KAGAYAMA SECOND AT WSB TESTS
 Yukio
Kagayama put his Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 into second place
overall on the second day of testing at Phillip Island in
Australia today.
With conditions hotter and breezier than the first day, the
Japanese rider posted an unofficial lap time of 1:32.32 in
the morning session, a fraction behind the 1:32.078 set by
Troy Bayliss (Ducati) 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 Max Neukirchner was a non-starter today due
to laryngitis. He hopes to return to the saddle tomorrow.
Yukio Kagayama - 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 Nieto - 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 than 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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