Winter tests: Phillip Island, January 8-10
Day 2, January 9:
Conditions: Mostly sunny
YUKIO SECOND FASTEST. FONSI STEADY. MAX UNWELL.
The second day of the official SBK Top Teams tests took place
in hotter conditions than yesterday, though a strong breeze
helped to cool things down a little. This afternoon, the breeze
was strong enough to give all riders something to think about,
but not strong enough to cause any major problems. In the
morning, Team Alstare Suzuki rider Yukio Kagayama posted a
lap of 1:32.32, which ended up being the second fastest lap
of the day. Once again, it was Troy Bayliss (Ducati) on top
of the pile, with a lap of 1:32.078 - set in the afternoon
session. Fonsi Nieto continued his learning process on the
GSX-R1000 Suzuki, getting more and more familiar with the
bike with every lap. But unfortunately, Team Alstare Suzuki
rider Max Neukirchner was a non-starter today, thanks to what
may be a touch of laryngitis, but hopefully he will return
to the saddle tomorrow.
Yukio: 1:32.32 (78 laps)
This morning was good and my feeling with the bike was very
good. Of course we are still testing many things and my other
bike did not have such a good feeling - but that’s why
we are testing. Even though I put in quite a few laps, I felt
that it would’ve been good to do even more! Tomorrow
we will continue our work and hopefully we will end the tests
with two good bikes working well!
Fonsi: 1:33.00 (93 laps)
For me, today was not so good and we had a few problems, but
we’re here to experience the problems and then solve
them! After all, it’s better to have problems at this
stage of the season then later on! I did improve my lap times
today, but not enough for my own feeling. But, I think tomorrow
can be a good day for us and I am determined to finish these
tests on a positive note.
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