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EMS Racing Battle Hard in Monza Qualifying  EMS Racing had a tough two days of qualifying for tomorrows’ Superstock 1000 FIM Cup race at Monza in Italy. South African rider Sheridan Morais claimed 13th position in the final session after initially running in the top ten, whilst Irishman Mark Pollock was disappointed to end final qualifying down in 30th place. For both riders it was their first visit to the historic Monza circuit, which is like no other venue on the WSB calendar, with its near 200mph straights and fast flowing corners. Both riders made the most of their track time but lost valuable laps due to rain in the first qualifying session on Friday. Despite the set back they were happy with the performance and speed of their EMS Racing Suzuki GSXR1000’s and put their grid positions down to a lack of track knowledge compared to that of their Italian rivals.  Sheridan immediately gelled with the Italian circuit but had his chance of improving his lap time wrecked when he suffered brake fade due to a broken bracket on his front brake oil reservoir. With less than ten minutes to improve his time in the final qualifying session, the determined South African stayed on track and rode around the problem the best he could but was ultimately bumped down the grid and in to 13th position.  “I was feeling confident and I just put on a new tyre when I noticed that the bracket holding the reservoir was broken. It wasn’t a problem for my first flying lap but after that the front brake started to fade which made it really difficult around this track because it is so fast. It’s disappointing to be knocked down to 13th place right at the end so now I’m just going to have to make a good start and I’m confident I can do that because it’s a long drag down to the first corner from the start line.” explained Sheridan. Irishman Mark Pollock began the weekend confident that the fast circuit would suit his style, but like his team mate, Sheridan, he lost valuable track time when the track was wet in first qualifying. At the end of the session Mark was disappointed to finish as low down as 30th spot but remains upbeat for his chances in tomorrows race.  “My pace was OK, but I just struggled to put a good lap together. If you look at my ideal times through the three different sections of the track then I should have been a lot higher up the field, but it just didn’t come together. We made a few changes to the gearing and the bike is working well, so I’m going to have to get a good start and really get stuck in during the race.” said Mark.  Sunday’s 11 lap race will get underway at 10.40hrs European time and promises to be a thrilling spectacle as the EMS Racing rider’s battle their way through the field.

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