Fabrizio and Spies Lead First Misano Qualifier

While Ben Spies lead today's WSB Misano Free Practice over Fabrizio by 1/10th of a second, Michel returned the favour and came out on top in the first Qualifier with two quick laps at the end of the session. There are 19 riders running within a second at this stage, so tomorrow's qualifier and Superpole sessions should result in faster times for the leaders. Misano is an odd track, with many riders like Biaggi and Fabrizio crashing over the years. In fact Fabrizio has only finished two of six career starts here. Haga has never won here, with only a 25% podium result in 18 races. Troy Corser is the most successful rider at Misano, but he's a half second off the pace, down in 10th, on the BMW. A couple of turns have been added to the billiard table flat layout, so maybe the racing will be a little better this year.