The big headline from the session, however, was a huge highside crash for Championship contender Tom Lüthi (CarXpert Interwetten), with the Swiss rider getting to his feet but headed to the Medical Center for a check up. Lüthi was fifth fastest, with EG 0,0 Marc VDS rider Alex Marquez just beating him to fourth. Rookie of the Year Francesco Bagnaia (Sky Racing Team VR46) took sixth to complete Row 2. Source link
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Foggia takes his first pole, aims for title at MotorLand
Dennis Foggia (Junior Team VR46 Riders Academy) earned his first pole of the season in the seventh and penultimate round of the FIM CEV Repsol at MotorLand Aragón this weekend and will be looking to clinch the Moto3™ Junior World Championship title. Ricky Cardús (Team Stylobike) in Moto2™ and Manuel González (Halcourier Racing) in the European Talent Cup took pole in their respective categories. In the European Kawasaki Z Cup Raul Martínez (Motorbike Moya Competition) won the first race of two this weekend from pole position.In Moto3™, Dennis Foggia (Junior Team VR46 Riders Academy) took pole position with a time of 1:58.158. The next best times were posted by Alonso López (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) and Aleix Viu (42Motorsport).
Masaki, Cardús, González and Sardanyons on pole in Barcelona
In Moto3™, Kazuki Masaki (Asia Talent Team) achieved his first pole position in the Moto3™ Junior World Championship after setting a time of 1:54.062 in Q1 ahead of his teammate Ai Ogura, who trailed by 0.193. The leader of the category, Jeremy Alcoba (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) took third slot on the front row of tomorrow's grid. AP Honda Racing Team rider Somkiat Chantra, who took pole position in the first round of the FIM CEV Repsol in Albacete, will not be participating in either of the two scheduled races on Sunday after suffering a hard fall on Thursday and sustaining a hand injury requiring surgery. Source link
Blue sky! Marquez faster than pole on Sunday morning
Aleix Espargaro (Team Suzuki Ecstar) led brother Pol Espargaro (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), with Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), Jack Miller (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) and Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Yakhnich) completing the top ten. Dani Pedrosa's injury replacement Nicky Hayden impressed once again on the Repsol Honda in his one off return, in P11. Source link
American Pole Vaulter Halts Attempt When Star-Spangled Banners Starts Playing
Share this: Sam Kendricks, a second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve, was competing in the pole vault last week when midway through one of his attempts, the star-spangled banner from a medal ceremony happening on the other side of the stadium started playing. In a show of patriotism for his country and respect for his fellow athletes, Kendricks stopped competing once he heard the national anthem. He put his hand over his heart and didn’t resume his attempt until the anthem finished. Kendricks finished third in the men’s pole vault final, earning himself a bronze medal. It was Team USA’s first pole vaulting medal at the Olympics in 12 years. Thumbnail photo via Eric Seals/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Edwards claims Bristol pole
The Roush Fenway Racing Sprint Cup Series brigade helped itself in its attempt to claim team owner Jack Roush’s 18th NASCAR national-level win at Bristol Motor Speedway by claiming both front row starting spots during pole qualifying on Friday afternoon for Sunday’s Jeff Byrd 500 at the track. Carl Edwards claimed the top spot with an average qualifying speed of 128.014 mph, or a lap time of 14.989 seconds. Edwards was the only driver to turn in a sub-15-second lap during Friday’s qualifying session. Starting alongside him on the front row on Sunday will be RFR teammate Greg Biffle, who pulled off a 15.035 second lap at an average speed of 127.622 mph. “Greg motivated me, as I didn’t think he would