Phillip Island - Test
 BAYLISS
INJURED WHILE FABRIZIO CONTINUES TO IMPROVE ON THE FINAL DAY
OF TESTING AT PHILLIP ISLAND.
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) fractured his collarbone this
afternoon after high-siding while attempting to pass French
rider Regis Laconi. Bayliss was taken to hospital in Melbourne
for further assessment. New signing Michel Fabrizio continued
to show great progress, concluding the final session with
the third fastest time of 1m32.3s, just one tenth off the
pace of his team-mate.
Troy Bayliss 1m32.2s
"Basically I went to pass Regis Laconi around Lukey Heights
but when I realised I couldn't make it, I had to brake hard
and high-sided coming in to the MG hairpin. I have fractured
the collarbone close to the sternum and have also chipped
the end of the sternum. I am not in too much pain and for
now it doesn't seem as bad as the last break I had to my collarbone.
I plan to come straight back to Italy to get further tests
and the treatment that I need in order to be back on the bike
as soon as possible. Up until my fall we were making great
progress, testing a lot of tyres with Pirelli. We made a long-run
and I was feeling good about how everything was going. This
isn't an ideal outcome of course but I'm happy with the progress
we made this week and now just have to concentrate on getting
better as quickly as possible."
Michel Fabrizio 1m32.3s
"Overall, I'm happy with this week's test results. I
had a fall on Tuesday but I'm fine now, although I was pretty
tired after we finished the long-runs. Basically everything
has gone well, my times have not been bad and I was especially
happy with the second fastest time that I set this morning.
We have really clocked up a lot of miles on the track this
week! We are still working towards the right set-up and although
there's still work to be done, we're definitely on the right
track. There are still two tests to come of course so let's
say that we, and me especially, will continue to improve over
the next few weeks."
Davide Tardozzi, Ducati Corse Superbike Project
Leader:
"We would also like to welcome Heather Watson to Team
Ducati Xerox. Heather will undertake the role of press officer."
TIMES: Kagayama (Suzuki) 1m32.1s; Bayliss
(Ducati Xerox) 1m32.2s; Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) 1m32.3s; Xaus
(Ducati) 1m32.3s; Nieto (Suzuki) 1m32.3s; Haga (Yamaha) 1m32.4s;
Corser(Yamaha)1m32.7s; Biaggi(Ducati)1m32.8s; Laconi (Kawasaki)
1m33.0s; Tamada (Kawasaki)1m34.6s; Neukirchner (Kawasaki)
1m35.5s
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