FIM World Supercross Championship
The 2022 FIM World Supercar Championship took place overnight with the opening practice sessions for the first round in Wales, where the British Grand Prix kicked off a new era of global superbikes.
2020 World Champion Tomac set the fastest time of the day on his Yamaha YZ450F.
Two-tenths of a second Tomac’s time with arch-rival Ken Roczen, the genuine Honda Racing driver himself, is only two-tenths behind Rick Ware Racing’s Joey Savatgy, the racer with which Kawasaki is tied with three manufacturers. appeared in the top three.
Eli Tomac – P1
“It’s good today. This is a real track, this is the real deal. I think the song has a good mix of speed, technique and rhythm. The surface is actually quite hard, but I think that’s a good thing as it will make it a bit more technical and it will keep the passing options open. During the free practice, I went back and forth with Ken [Roczen] And overall, I feel good. It was good to be able to ride a horse because I was quite lagging before. The cool thing about this series is that we’re bringing it internationally, and I’m excited to see new Transcendental fans.“
Ken Roczen – P2
“My first day was really good. I had to get rid of the awkwardness a bit and we got brand new wheels, little things like that feel a bit stiff. The track is really hard, lots of rocks and the ledges are super flat so it’s very difficult to ride because we will lose a lot of traction. Overall, I had a really nice day; Eli and I went back and forth a few times for the fastest lap. I’m second and a tenth so I’m pretty happy with how today went and I’m glad I was able to ride a little bit before we start racing tomorrow. It will be a really good day.“
Joey Savatgy – P3
“The track is very good and I think it’s going to make for a great race, that’s the exciting thing about it,” commented third man of agility Joey Savatgy. For now, we’re just starting to find some lines, but the rhythm sections are giving some options. good for the track and good for tomorrow’s race. That will be the best part and it will form quite well. It gets slick and has some marbles but I think the built in rhythm is really nice, everything is pretty clean and it doesn’t look like a break or die situation here. The whole World Supercross crew put together a good job and I think it will be even better tomorrow. “
The fastest Australian on day one was CDR Yamaha’s Luke Clout in fifth place.
The SX2 timetable was led by 23-year-old American Derek Drake on MDK Motorsports KTM, with two tenths of a second breaking out of the top three. Craig Dack Racing’s Aaron Tanti finished the second fastest day, ahead of Shane McElrath and Mitch Oldenburg.
The heat races that kick off Saturday night before the WSX Superpole session will decide the final pick for the top 10 ahead of the World Supercross Championship’s innovative three-race main event format.
WSX Friday practice time
- Eli Tomac – Yamaha 46,985
- Ken Roczen – Honda 47,250
- Joey Savatgy – Kawasaki 47,498
- Vince Friede – Honda 47,607
- Luke Clout – Yamaha 47,639
- Dean Wilson – Honda 47,782
- Justin Brayton – Honda 47.846
- Josh Hill – Yamaha 47,864
- Cedric Soubeyras – Kawasaki 48,100
- Josh Grant – Honda 48,410
- Cade Carlson – Yamnaha 48,477
- Freddie Noren – Suzuki 48,844
- Grant Harlan – Yamaha 48,856
- Anthony Bourdon – Yamaha 49,004
- Jordi Tixier – Honda 49,076
- Thomas Ramette – Yamaha 49,090
- Ryan Breece – Yamaha 49,258
- Angelo Pellegrini – Honda 49,820
- Justin Starling – Suzuki 50.020
- Chad Reed – KTM 50,113
- Adrian Escoffier – Kawasaki 50,543
- Jack Brunell – GASGAS 52,048
SX2 Friday practice time
- Derek Drake – KTM 48.152
- Aaron Tanti – Yamaha 48,273
- Shane McElrath – Yamaha 48,351
- Mitch Oldenburg – Honda 48,393
- Justin Bogle – KTM 48,445
- Carson Brown – Yamaha 48,456
- Max Anstie – Honda 48,476
- Jace Owen – Yamaha 48,564
- Cole Seely – Honda 48,567
- Chris Blose – Kawasaki 48.580
- Maxime Desprey – Yamaha 48,862
- Matt Moss – Kawasaki 49,330
- Wilson Todd – Honda 49,346
- Dilan Schwartz – Suzuki 49,604
- Phil Nicoletti – Yamaha 49,624
- Thomas Do – Honda 49,693
- Derek Kelley – Suzuki 49,719
- Kyle Chisholm – Yamaha 50.012
- Henry Miller – Yamaha 50.313
- Dylan Walsh – Kawasaki 50,378
- Lorenzo Camporese – Honda 50,420
- Dylan Woodcock – Suzuki 51,434
