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    BMW Motorrad Motorsport rider Troy Corser recorded his best Superpole qualifying of the year by taking the eleventh quickest time in Q2, to end up on row three. And it might have been even better, but for yellow flags and marshals on the kerbs when Troy was on a fast lap towards the end of the session. Troy’s team mate Ruben Xaus ended with the fourteenth fastest lap and will start from row four but was happy that he too had improved in Superpole. American Ben Spies (Yamaha) continued his perfect run of Superpole wins this season, with Michel Fabrizio (Ducati) second, Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) third and Max Neukirchner (Suzuki) fourth.Troy - 11th, 1:45.543Well that is our best result in Superpole this year, but I really think it could’ve been even better. I was on a fast lap towards the end of the session and as I approached the Parabolica I saw yellow flags and oil flags being waved. I had to roll off the throttle a little and when I got to the turn there were some marshals standing on the kerbs! Obviously there had been a crash or something, but it was a real shame because I knew I was going to beat my previous lap time. I feel pretty sure that I would’ve qualified for Superpole 3 and that would have meant a start from at least row two.We solved some of yesterday’s problems, but I think we still need a more consistent braking feeling. There are quite a few bumps here and that makes our bike move and skip about a bit. We’re working on a lot on the electronics side of things and it’s an area which we have to sort out completely and then we’ll be able to lap faster and be more competitive. But I’m happy with out best Superpole result so far and if I can get two good starts, then I’ll be in with a chance of some good results.Ruben - 14th, 1:6.571Everything is coming better and although there’s still lots to do, we are all working together well and the bike is improving and improving. Maybe here today we had too much grip and that affected the feel of the bike. Also the bike didn’t feel as fast today as when we tested here a month ago and that might be to do with grip and it might be to do with electronics. Today we tried to set the bike up for consistent lap times and maybe lost a little power as a result. I had a little crash today, but I think five other riders crashed using the same tyre, so I think it was because of the soft tyre all of us had used. Tomorrow morning we’ll make some adjustments in the warm-up and hopefully we’ll improve some more.Berti Hauser (Director BMW Motorrad Motorsport) Congratulations to Troy for giving us our best Superpole result so far and I’m only sorry because it seems like it could've been even better. But that’s the way things are sometimes and we have to be happy that we are getting better every time we go out. Ruben also made an improvement and I think we are showing that we are going in the right direction. Troy and Ruben have both proved that they can fight from way down the grid and I’m sure we’ll see more of that from them tomorrow.Final qualifying1 Spies (USA-Yamaha) 1:44.073, 2 Fabrizio (I-Ducati) 1:44.270, 3 Kiyonari (J-Honda) 1:44.642, 4 Neukirchner (D-Suzuki 1:44.900, 5 Haga (J-Ducati) 1:45.096, 6 Rea (GB-Honda) 1:45.170, 11 Troy Corser (Aus-BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 1:45.543, 14 Ruben Xaus (E-BMW Motorrad Motorsport) 1:46.571

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