Rizla Suzuki’s Cal Crutchlow continued his recent run of good form by taking a strong seventh place on the grid for tomorrow’s Bank Holiday 11th round of the British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire. He suffered a high-speed crash yesterday and lost valuable set-up time but that didn’t deter him as he took nearly three-quarters of a second off his best – and the existing lap record of 1:27.704s – to secure his second row start. Chris ‘Stalker’ Walker is still re-learning the twisty, undulating and demanding 2.18-mile track after a seven year absence and continued to make swift progress, leaving his fastest lap – under the existing lap record – until the end and taking a third row start in 10th place. Ducati’s Leon Haslam took pole position. Cal Crutchlow: “It’s not quite the pole position we had last time out but the truth is we lost some set-up time and to get on the second row is a decent starting position. After my crash in practice, my team mechanics were up until midnight and then back in the garage at 0700 fixing my bike so it’s a big thank you to them all for their support – they are the unsung heroes. “The forks on my Rizla Suzuki are right on the limit with no more suspension left through some of the corners. That’s something we can sort for the races and should help me to run further up the field.” Chris Walker: “I have gone faster and faster with every session and as well as learning the track with every lap, my Rizla Suzuki is improving as well. Starting from 10th on the grid is OK and I think we can better that in the races as my confidence grows. “I have always enjoyed racing at Cadwell Park and nothing has changed in that respect since my last visit here in 2000. The crowd is fantastic and really gives me a lift – I’m looking forward to putting on a good show in the races and hopefully giving the Stalker fans something to cheer about.” Simon Buckmaster – Team Manager: “It’s been another professional performance from Cal Crutchlow to get a second row start. Achieving seventh when he is against a field of such depth and quality is an achievement and I’m sure if he had not lost practice time and run off using his first qualifying tyre, he may have been even higher. He’ll be going for the top six in the races. “Chris has done a mega job to take 10th on the grid after being away from here for so long. Racing at Cadwell Park takes a lot of commitment and he lacks none of that; it also suits a fighter which is right up his street. He is learning fast and if he keeps up his progress he’ll be in the mix for the top six.” Qualification Times: 1: Leon Haslam (Ducati) 1:26.081 2: Jonathan Rea (Honda) +0.101 3: Tom Sykes (Honda) +0.346 4: Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati) +0.469 5: Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) +0.578 6: Leon Camier (Honda) +0.932 7: Cal Crutchlow (Rizla Suzuki) +0.972 8: Shane Byrne (Honda) +1.040 9: Tommy Hill (Yamaha) +1.335 10: Chris Walker (Rizla Suzuki) +1.449 More, from a press release issued by Stobart Motorsport: Another Front Row for Sykes 2007 Bennetts British Superbike Championship Rounds 21 & 22 Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire Stobart Vent Axia VK Motorsport rider Tom Sykes romped to his fifth front row start of the season when he qualified in third position after a hectic qualifying session for round eleven of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire today. Following on from his double podium at Croft two weeks ago, the 21 year old Yorkshireman posted a time of 1m26.427s in scorching conditions. Showing no ill effects from a high speed crash this morning Sykes ended up behind Leon Haslam and Jonathan Rea and is in a buoyant mood going into tomorrow’s two 18-lap races. For team mate Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne it will be a row two start after he posted eighth fastest time in the 50 minute session. The 30 year old Londoner was hoping to be further up the grid but got held up on his fast lap meaning he has a little work to do from outside of row two. Tom Sykes: “All in all I’m happy with a front row start and I’m pleased with my race set up also. I made a couple of mistakes in both sessions but the front row start was what we were aiming for so I’m looking forward to tomorrow and hopefully I can repay the team with some more good results.” Shane Byrne: “I’m not having much luck in qualifying and I got held up on my fast lap, which I’m not too happy about. But we’ve got a good race pace so I just need to get a good start from the second row tomorrow and get up there at the front.” Paul Bird: “That was another good qualifying from Tom, especially after his crash earlier today. We had a plan, everything worked perfect and it came off. Shakey needs a bit of luck in qualifying but I think they’ll both be in the mix tomorrow.” The first of the Bennetts British Superbike races gets underway at 13.15 with the second one screened live on ITV4 at 16.40. Qualifying: 1, Leon Haslam (Ducati) 1m26.081s, 2, Jonathan Rea (Honda) 1m26.182s, 3, Tom Sykes (Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport Honda) 1m26.427s, 4, Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati) 1m26.550s, 5, Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) 1m26.659s, 6, Leon Camier (Honda) 1m27.013s, 7, Cal Crutchlow (Suzuki) 1m27.053s, 8, Shane Byrne (Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport Honda) 1m27.121s, 9, Tommy Hill (Yamaha) 1m27.416s, 10, Chris Walker (Suzuki) 1m27.530s.