Sittingbourne's Shane Byrne blames poor qualifying display after modest finishes in World Superbike meeting in Germany
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Sittingbourne's Shane Byrne admitted he was
left playing catch-up during World Superbike round 11 at the
Nurburgring after a crash during qualifying ruined any high hopes
he had.
The 33-year-old, pictured, was sent
tumbling towards the start of the first round of qualifying in
Germany and paid the price.
Byrne started from 17th on the grid on race
day but did manage to finish inside the top 10 on both
occasions - ninth in race one and 10th in race two.
His British rival Jonathan Rea took victory
in race one while Noriyuki Haga climbed to the top step of podium
for the first time since April after winning race two.
And Bryne admitted had he not crashed he
could have been pressing towards the podium places.
“I showed that I had the pace to be up
there right from the very first practice session and I had high
hopes for two great races despite the crash,” said the Althea
Racing rider.
“But unfortunately the crash during
qualifying compromised the whole weekend and I didn’t really
achieve what I came to the Nurburgring hoping to do."
World Superbike Championship
races are broadcast on Eurosport, with the European rounds
also available in high definition. Eurosport is on Sky 410 and
Virgin Media 521. Eurosport HD is on Sky 412 and Virgin Media
522.
Monday, September 06 2010
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