BAYLISS (DUCATI XEROX TEAM) SMASHES UNOFFICIAL VALENCIA
LAP RECORD
BAYLISS (DUCATI XEROX TEAM) SMASHES UNOFFICIAL VALENCIA
LAP RECORD TO COMPLETE TOTAL DOMINATION OF FGSPORT TESTING
- LANZI MOVES UP TO THIRD BEHIND XAUS FOR A DUCATI 1-2-3
Valencia (Spain), Wednesday 29 March: Troy Bayliss (Ducati
Xerox Team) smashed the unofficial Superbike lap record at
Valencia today to complete his total domination of the three-day
FGSport official test. The Australian's time of 1m33.758s,
set on qualifying tyres in the morning, was almost one second
quicker than the rest of the 28-strong field of riders and
was six-tenths of a second under the time he set during February
testing at the same circuit. Troy's performance on race tyres
was also impressive, his time of 1m34.60s a fraction under
2003 Ducati champion Neil Hodgson's mark.
"When I woke up this morning and saw that the conditions
were good, I knew I could do some quick times" declared
Bayliss, "and I immediately did a 34.7 on my first exit
on race tyres. We tried a few more things this morning and
then I put on a Q-tyre to set the time. My first long-run
in the afternoon was not as good as we expected, but we made
a few changes to the front and rear and did a great full-race
simulation. My last lap was one-tenth of a second slower than
my best lap so we did everything we set out to do. I've been
wanting to do a lap in the 33s here for some time and I'm
feeling great about it. Ruben also looked good today, it feels
really strange to have my former team-mate and my current
team-mate behind me!".
Ducati Xerox team-mate Lorenzo Lanzi made a further step
forward today, the Italian recording third-quickest time behind
Ruben Xaus on the F05 version of the Ducati 999.
"We have improved a lot over the last three days and
the results are clear to see because I set third quickest
time so I am pleased with my performance" commented Lanzi.
"This afternoon in the long-run I wanted to lap in the
same times as the front-runners but I struggled a bit, maybe
because it was so warm out there. We have changed my 999 a
lot in these tests, but now I believe we are going in the
right direction. It's always a pleasure to be ahead of guys
like Corser and Haga in the standings, but I can't say the
same about Ruben who is using my bike from last year!".
World Superbike now heads to the Santamonica circuit in Misano
Adriatico, Italy for a further two days of testing on April
12-13 before the championship resumes on April 23 with the
Spanish Round at Valencia.
OVERALL TIMES: 1. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox)
1m33.758s; 2. Xaus (Ducati) 1m34.659s ; 3. Lanzi (Ducati Xerox)
1m34.848s; 4. Corser (Suzuki) 1m34.933s; 5. Martin (Petronas)
1m35.178s; 6. Haga (Yamaha) 1m35.295s; 7. Nieto (Kawasaki)
1m35.377s; 8. Pitt (Yamaha) 1m35.423s; 9. Fabrizio (Honda)
1m35.437s; 10. Kagayama (Suzuki) 1m35.538s; etc.
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