Ben Spies walked away with Provisional Pole in today's qualifying at Assen. Not bad for a track he's only ever ridden on a PlayStation3. Haga and Biaggi were way back in 12th and 16th. Behind Spies it went Smrz, Kagayama, Checa, Fabrizio, Laconi and Neukirchner. None of this really matters, since the top 20 riders still face the Superpole session tomorrow. This time they'll be on qualifying tyres and I predict Spies will break Troy Bayliss' lap record if he keeps the rubber on the road and that Haga and Biaggi will earn spots on the first or second row.
Remember last month when I said of Hopper that "big crashes are possible"? Well, unfortunately, I was right ... he crashed hard in the first free practice and dislocated his left hip. He will definately miss this Sunday's races and recovery time hasn't been announced yet.
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