GixerGaz
28-02-2007, 13:51
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Jonathan Rea continues to lead the BSB stars testing out in Spain, with the new HM Plant signing again going fastest at Almeria on day two of the three-day test there.
His performance is all the more remarkable, since Rea is riding for the first time since breakijng his leg at the end of last year, and also in his first run on Michelin tyres after a move from Dunlop.
Second quickest on day two was Leon Haslam. 0.3 down on Rea's 1.35.3 laptime, which the 2006 runner-up said was beyond expectations, explaining: "This is a regular Michelin test track so we knew we might be well down on the Hondas because they have so much data for here, and we thought that to get within one second would be good – so to actually get within 0.3 is great for us."
Reigning BSB champion Ryuichi Kiyonari was third fastest yesterday, setting a 1.35.9 best, with 2005 champ Gregorio Lavilla 0.4s adrift in fourth. Shane Byrne set a 1.36.8, Chris Walker a 1.37 dead on the first of the Rizla Suzukis, Tom Sykes on 1.37.1, Cal Crutchlow 1.37.4, and Leon Camier on 1.37.5.
Conditions were excellent, and the only problems reported include an electrical problem on Lavilla's Ducati 999, which forced an engine stoppage, and a suspected dropped valve on Crutchlow's GSX-R1000 – eventually discovered to be a faulty amplifier
Jonathan Rea:
“I’m gelling well with the team and my knee is feeling okay. It is great to be back out on the bike which is really good, as are the tyres and I have completed a race distance run.
“It is the first time I’ve been out on a bike since the crash, so I have a few aches and pains, but nothing to worry about and for a first test my general feeling is that it has all going very well,” said Rea, whose best lap came in 1m 35.29secs.
All of the teams are due to continue into a third day at the circuit, with some then planning to move on to Gaudex, again in Spain, to continue their development works ahead of the new season which starts at Brands Hatch on Easter Monday, 9 April.
Almeria Day Two Times
1. Rea 1.35.3
2. Haslam 1.35.6
3. Kiyonari 1.35.9
4. Lavila 1.36.3
5. Byrne 1.36.8
6 .Walker 1.37.0
7. Sykes 1.37.1
8. Crutchlow 1.37.4
9. Camier 1.37.5
Jonathan Rea continues to lead the BSB stars testing out in Spain, with the new HM Plant signing again going fastest at Almeria on day two of the three-day test there.
His performance is all the more remarkable, since Rea is riding for the first time since breakijng his leg at the end of last year, and also in his first run on Michelin tyres after a move from Dunlop.
Second quickest on day two was Leon Haslam. 0.3 down on Rea's 1.35.3 laptime, which the 2006 runner-up said was beyond expectations, explaining: "This is a regular Michelin test track so we knew we might be well down on the Hondas because they have so much data for here, and we thought that to get within one second would be good – so to actually get within 0.3 is great for us."
Reigning BSB champion Ryuichi Kiyonari was third fastest yesterday, setting a 1.35.9 best, with 2005 champ Gregorio Lavilla 0.4s adrift in fourth. Shane Byrne set a 1.36.8, Chris Walker a 1.37 dead on the first of the Rizla Suzukis, Tom Sykes on 1.37.1, Cal Crutchlow 1.37.4, and Leon Camier on 1.37.5.
Conditions were excellent, and the only problems reported include an electrical problem on Lavilla's Ducati 999, which forced an engine stoppage, and a suspected dropped valve on Crutchlow's GSX-R1000 – eventually discovered to be a faulty amplifier
Jonathan Rea:
“I’m gelling well with the team and my knee is feeling okay. It is great to be back out on the bike which is really good, as are the tyres and I have completed a race distance run.
“It is the first time I’ve been out on a bike since the crash, so I have a few aches and pains, but nothing to worry about and for a first test my general feeling is that it has all going very well,” said Rea, whose best lap came in 1m 35.29secs.
All of the teams are due to continue into a third day at the circuit, with some then planning to move on to Gaudex, again in Spain, to continue their development works ahead of the new season which starts at Brands Hatch on Easter Monday, 9 April.
Almeria Day Two Times
1. Rea 1.35.3
2. Haslam 1.35.6
3. Kiyonari 1.35.9
4. Lavila 1.36.3
5. Byrne 1.36.8
6 .Walker 1.37.0
7. Sykes 1.37.1
8. Crutchlow 1.37.4
9. Camier 1.37.5