07 May 2011 GP150 overcomes T1, Chen Peng-Yuan secures first personal CSBK pole position--2011 CSBK

After half an hour's rest, 2011 CSBK Zhuhai Opening Round's 2nd qualifying session begins at 2:50pm. As usual, 150cc Open class takes to the track first. With some adjustments, reigning champion Tianyu DTU Racing shows its true colours, its trio of riders Zhou Hang-Kai, Qiu Shi-Yi and Qiu Ming-Xian quickly establish themselves in the top 3 positions. Loncin Dexi Racing's Chen Peng-Yuan and Cai Zheng-You follow closely behind.

But Chen Peng-Yuan's performance with the Loncin GP150 was already evident in the 1st session. As expected, Chen Peng-Yuan quickly set a time of 2:22.788 to topple the three SYM machines. Meanwhile, the Wuyang-Honda riders have not yet set any time. At the beginning of the session, Young Cubs Racing's team personnel said because they have been very busy preparing, not all the parts have arrived. Maybe they are saving some valuable parts today in order to have a good performance tomorrow?

In the final stages, Tianyu DTU's riders once closed the gap to Chen Peng-Yuan to about 0.6 second, but still no breakthrough. In the end, Chen Peng-Yuan takes pole position once again, while Qiu Ming-Xian takes second place, 0.088 second behind. Zhou Hang-Kai is another 0.265 second behind in third place. Chen Peng-Yuan, the 2010 Chinese Autosports Awards' Rookie of the Year Award winner, thus secure pole position for the 150cc Open class race on 8th May.

The SS600cc class' 2nd qualifying session begins at 15:30. At the start, Huang Shi-Zhao spares no time to set a 1:41.368 lap time, 1.5 seconds faster than Huang Zhi-Yu. Xiao Jin, Xu Wei-Lang and Su Xiao-Xiong are third to fifth. In the middle of the session, Xiao Jin begins to charge up and his 1:42.122 places him ahead of Huang Zhi-Yu. In the last 10 minutes, the riders and the bikes get quicker and everyone begin to improve.

Huang Shi-Zhao manages a 1:41.126 to consolidate his pole position, with Xiao Jin 0.873 behind.  Huang Zhi-Yu's 1:42.128 allows him to stay in third place. In the end, Huang Shi-Zhao once again tops the time sheets and takes the first pole position for the SS600cc class of the new season. His teammate Xiao Jin will start from second place while Huang Zhi-Yu and Li Peng-Yu will occupy the last two starting spots on the front row.