Mike Jones tops FP2 at QLD Raceway | ASBK FP2 Results

SBK 2022 Round Two – QLD Raceway

Alpinestars Superbike FP2

You ain’t seen nothing yet…  That was the word around the pits after FP1.

Mike Jones had comprehensively dominated that opening session, putting in no less than 11 x 1m08s, the best of which was a 1m08.398.

Pit talk though tells us that we can expect more than a second to be lopped off that time tomorrow. There is chatter that 1m06s are not out of the question, and that the front running race pace could be in the mid 1m07s, a second under the old lap record here at QLD Raceway…

Time will tell on those scores, but we had been put on notice that 1m07s would be coming this afternoon.

A lot of riders, particularly Queensland based riders and teams have put in plenty of laps here during pre-season testing, but the Boost Mobile Ducati squad have had only half a day and thus are bit behind the eight-ball here compared to most of the field.

Bryan Staring and DesmoSport Ducati have put in plenty of laps here, and believe that there is a lot more left in their package than what was shown in FP1 this morning. That was the overwhelming sentiment up and down the majority of pit-lane ahead of this FP2 session.  You ain’t seen nothing yet….

FP2 got underway at 1320 in warm sultry conditions, par for the course here really out at Queensland Raceway in March.

Bryan Staring and Wayne Maxwell were the early pacesetters in this FP2 session, a 1m08.531 to Bryan and a 1m08.693 for Wayne.  Still some way from the 1m08.398 set by Jones this morning.

Bryan Staring crashed at turn six with ten minutes to go in the session while still atop the standings.   Matt Walters also fell late in the session at turn four.

Wayne Maxwell then dropped in the fastest time of the day so far, a 1m08.281, only to be gazumped a few minutes later by Mike Jones with a 1m07.967, he backed that up with a 1m08.154 on his next lap.

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Cru Halliday went P3 late in the session to push Staring further back to fourth. Then it was the Maxima Oils BMW duo of Josh Waters and Glenn Allerton in P6-7 respectively ahead of Troy Herfoss and Arthur Sissis.  Lachlan Epis ninth and Anthony West rounding out the top ten.  But, I don’t think we have seen anything yet…

Alpinestars Superbike FP2

Michelin Supersport FP2

Johnny Lytras dominated the opening Supersport practice session and he carried that form into FP2, although Jack Hyde and Olly Simpson closed the gap.

Jack Hyde achieved that P2 despite running off the track late in the session.

Tom Edwards still has a little time to find but I think we can expect him to bridge that gap to the front trio by race day.

Michelin Supersport FP2 Results

Dunlop Supersport 300

Cam Dunker made significant progress in the second 20-minute Dunlop Supersport 300 session to top proceedings ahead of Glenn Nelson and James Jacobs.

Dunlop Supersport 300 Results

Yamaha Finance R3 Cup FP2

Glenn Nelson topped the second R3 Cup session of the day ahead of Taiyo Aksu and Cameron Dunker.

Yamaha Finance R3 Cup FP2 Results

Yamaha OJC FP2

Sidecars FP2

TBC

When the flag drops the bullshit stops, let’s go….

ASBK 2022 Round Two – QLD Raceway Schedule

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