Mashel Al Naimi in action during the free practice sessions prior to the fifth round of the Qatar Superstock 600 Championship at the Losail International Circuit on Friday.
Qatari rider Mashel Al Naimi got his third pole position of the season and was to start in front of the grid when the fifth round of the Qatar Superstock 600 Championship (QSTK) which was scheduled to flag off at the Losail International Circuit.
Out of the nine riders that took part in the Superpole 2, Al Naimi was the fastest rider with a time of 2:05.225. In the Superpole 1, Jassim Al Thani and Soud Al Thani were the two riders promoted to participate in the Superpole 2.
"I didn’t expect my lap time so slow, it is slower than before, I tried to do 2:04 but I don’t know what happened today. The bike is still new, I did only 300km I have to use it more to make the engine better because I have a problem in the beginning with the throttle, the bike has no power at the beginning. I will try tomorrow to push to win both races, I fell not so bad but in the warm up I will try to change something in the set up" Al Naimi said.
Saeed Al Sulaiti will start from the second place on the grid as he did a laptime of 2:05.401 in the Superpole 2.
The winner of last race, Nasser Al Malki, was the third rider in the Superpole 2, 2:05.828.
Meanwhile, in the free practice session of fifth round of the Qatar Touring Car Championship, fastest driver was Mahmoud Al Khalaf with a lap time of 2:28.559.
Al Khalaf was very happy with his performance yesterday.
"My car is really good today, I had no issue and I am very happy with my timings. I hope tomorrow I can keep the same and I will try to fight for the victory," Al Khalaf said after Free Practice.
The leader of the championship, Abdulla Al Khelaifi only managed to do the second-best time, 2:28.634.
Omran Karama did the third best time, 2:28.995 in the free practice session.
