Four Superpoles in a Row For Spies

Breaking Troy Bayliss' Assen track record by nearly a second, Ben Spies has set the record for consequetive start-of-season Superpoles. Three more will break the all-time record for consequetive Superpoles set in 1991. Behind him at fairly close intervals were Smrz, Haslam, Haga, Fabrizio, Neukirchner, Checa and Sykes. For some reason, Biaggi was well off the pace in 10th and BSB Champion Byrne doesn't appear to able to keep up either, finishing 14th. At least he was a tenth faster than Corser on the Beemer. While odds are that Spies will run away with one if not both of tomorrow's races, there could be a lot of good racing at the front.