Kawasaki’s Eric Bostrom took the pole and set a new class track record in the 600cc Supersport qualifying session for even-numbered machines at Loudon. Bostrom’s time was a 1:12.127 set on a qualifying tire.

But despite the best efforts of Aaron Yates and Tommy Hayden on Dunlop qualifying tires, John Hopkins’ time from the odd-number session on Michelin race tires held up for second on the grid for tomorrow’s 600cc Supersport race.

Jamie Hacking crashed during the session and ended up sixth-fastest. Jake Zemke also crashed and ended up fifth-fastest.

Even-session Times follow:

1. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:12.127
2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:12.602
3. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:12.865
4. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:13.568
5. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:13.701
6. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:14.101
7. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:14.237
8. Daigoro Suzuki, Kawasaki, 1:15.246
9. Paul Hopkins, Yamaha, 1:16.241
10. Roland Williams, Suzuki, 1:16.363