THE FIRST ROUND BACK AFTER HIS INJURIES, FAULKNER WAS ALWAYS GOING TO FIND THIS ROUND TOUGH.

A hugely demanding track with the infamous mountain section, and requiring inch perfect lines around the narrow circuit. Despite his efforts, a slight mistake in set up by his team, meant that the Team Emco Yamaha would not turn quick enough and Faulkner missed out by a small amount in the qualification maxima. Again finding good from the bad, the team found a few settings that would help in the coming rounds.