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 |  Subject: High Winds and Low Times at Valencia  Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:18 pm | |
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- BAYLISS DEFIES HOWLING WINDS TO SCORE FASTEST LAP
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) continued on his strong form from day one to set a remarkable 1'34.102 lap in the very last session, beating the official track best handsomely, using qualifying tyres. Second fastest overall was rapid local Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Berik) who took his 2006 factory machine to a 1'34.565. A dominant test for the Ducati riders in general put Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) third, on the second 2007 factory machine.
BIAGGI AND CORSER THE BEST FOUR-CYLINDER RIDERS
Max Biaggi (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) was the fastest rider of a four-cylinder machine on show at these tests, also setting his best lap in the final session, despite the changeable but generally strong winds. Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia) was the top Yamaha rider, and the 2005 champion worked through a massive amount of material and alternate machine setting on his way to fifth fastest time. He was followed in the final analysis of the times by his team-mate Noriyuki Haga, although the Japanese star was not entirely satisfied with the way his test sessions went, falling twice in the morning session today.
NIETO THE TOP SCORING KAWASAKI RIDER
Fonsi Nieto (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) and his team-mate Regis Laconi (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) found the winds on the second day a particular handicap to their forward progress and thus Nieto was only 7th at his home track and Laconi an eventual tenth. Privateer riders Karl Muggeridge (Alto Evolution Honda) and Max Neukirchner (Suzuki Germany) went into the top ten, finishing eighth and ninth respectively.
WORLD SUPERSPORT
Despite strong winds which affected most of the action on the final day of testing at Valencia, Kevin Curtain (Yamaha SSP Racing) and Massimo Roccoli (Yamaha Team Italia) managed to edge out Fabien Foret (GIL Kawasaki) from the top of the timesheets. Curtain set the best lap with a 1'37.126. Katsuaki Fujiwara (Althea Honda) was the top Honda runner over a single lap, while a good day for the Yamaha entrants was completed by Broc Parkes (Yamaha SSP Racing) and Davide Salom (Yamaha Spain); fifth and sixth respectively. Parkes completed 118 laps, more than any other rider. Twenty-five riders in total set test times at Valencia, with Vesa Kallio (Pioneer Hoegee Suzuki) the fastest Suzuki rider on show, in ninth.
DONINGTON AWAITS ALL CLASSES
Having last visited Donington Park in 2001, World Superbike makes a welcome return to the panoramic venue in the heart of England, with practice starting on 30 March and raceday coming on April 1. World SBK | |
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