AIRWAVES DUCATI ALMERIA TEST COMPLETE
The Airwaves Ducati team have finished a successful test
in Almeria, Spain with both riders posting consistent times
throughout the three day test.
With an air temperature of 24 degrees and a track temperature
of 37 degrees the 4km circuit saw 383 laps completed by the
Airwaves Ducati riders, 181 by Gregorio Lavilla and 202 by
Leon Haslam.
On day two Leon clocked his fastest time of 1:35.6; he was
pushing to better this on the final day when he crashed, reducing
the opportunity for him to improve on it further. Greg set
a quickest lap of 1:35.8 having ridden 729km over the three
days.
Throughout the test both riders worked on a number of new
settings on their bikes including successfully testing new
sizes and compounds of Dunlop tyres. The team also tried out
new Ohlins TTX 36 Factory 07 shocks on the final day.
Having completed 813km at the test Leon Haslam commented,
“This test has gone well, I am really pleased. It has
been our first good weather test so I was pleased when I was
setting 1:35.6’s on the second day. I was looking forward
to working to improve those times on the third day and my
crash set me back but I am absolutely fine. I am pleased with
the times overall especially as we are still working on some
settings on the bike and the new Ohlins shocks. I think as
we work on the fine tuning the consistency will improve with
more race runs at the next test.”
Greg knows the Spanish circuit well and was pleased with
his performance saying; “This test has been good, we
worked on a number of things and it has been a starting point
for me with the bike, tyres and settings. We have tried some
different things that we thought about last season and overall
we have done a really good job here. I am looking to get the
feeling back with more testing and hopefully we can continue
the good work.”
Team Manager Colin Wright added, “This is GSE Racing’s
second test of the season and to enjoy three days of sunshine
has given us ample opportunity to test settings and parts.
It enabled us to complete the test as planned and therefore
we are well on target to be ready for our first race at Brands
Hatch. I must add a final thanks to Honda for allowing us
to join them at Almeria.”
Round One of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship
commences at Brands Hatch on April 9th.
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