Bushiee46
10-12-2006, 14:27
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Six-time US Superbike champ Mat Mladin topped Monday afternoon’s AMA Superbike Daytona tyre test, the first major shakedown for the 2007 US season.
Mladin’s best time of 1:39.63 was a 0.1s quicker than Honda’s Jake Zemke 1:39.78, with Eric Bostrom third in his and Yamaha’s comeback to superbikes on the new R1.
Reigning champ Ben Spies was fourth fastest with a time of 1:40.249 on his Yoshimura Suzuki.
Former MotoGP rider, Britain’s James Ellison had his first experience of the Daytona banking on the Corona Extra Honda and set 13th quickest time with a 1:42.83.
Team-mate and fellow Brit Gary Mason is to race a Corona Extra Honda in the AMA Supersport class next year but rode a stock CBR1000 at the test and was 18th quickest with a time of 1:47.54.
Chaz Davies was 16th quickest, lapping his Yamaha R6 supersport –spec bike in 1:45.06.
The Dunlop Tyre Test at Daytona runs from December 4-6, and is followed by a Pirelli-sponsored test on Dec. 7 and 8.
SUPERBIKE Top Ten (2006 qualifying lap = 1.37.075)
Ben Spies: 37.823
Jake Zemke: 38.653
Jason DiSalvo: 38.711
Mat Mladin: 39.067
Jamie Hacking: 39.141
Eric Bostrom: 39.161
Roger Hayden: 39.404
Aaron Yates: 40.007
Miguel Duhamel: 40.246
Akira Yanagawa: 40.461
SUPERSTOCK Top Three (2006 qualifying lap = 39.185)
Ben Spies: 38.750
Ben Bostrom: 39.912
Aaron Yates: 40.304
FORMULA XTREME Top Three (2006 qualifying lap = 40.928)
Miguel Duhamel: 39.726
Jason DiSalvo: 41.980
Josh Hayes: 42.141
SUPERSPORT Top Three (2006 qualifying lap = 41.562)
Jamie Hacking: 42.182
Josh Herrin: 42.437
Chaz Davies: 43.140
Six-time US Superbike champ Mat Mladin topped Monday afternoon’s AMA Superbike Daytona tyre test, the first major shakedown for the 2007 US season.
Mladin’s best time of 1:39.63 was a 0.1s quicker than Honda’s Jake Zemke 1:39.78, with Eric Bostrom third in his and Yamaha’s comeback to superbikes on the new R1.
Reigning champ Ben Spies was fourth fastest with a time of 1:40.249 on his Yoshimura Suzuki.
Former MotoGP rider, Britain’s James Ellison had his first experience of the Daytona banking on the Corona Extra Honda and set 13th quickest time with a 1:42.83.
Team-mate and fellow Brit Gary Mason is to race a Corona Extra Honda in the AMA Supersport class next year but rode a stock CBR1000 at the test and was 18th quickest with a time of 1:47.54.
Chaz Davies was 16th quickest, lapping his Yamaha R6 supersport –spec bike in 1:45.06.
The Dunlop Tyre Test at Daytona runs from December 4-6, and is followed by a Pirelli-sponsored test on Dec. 7 and 8.
SUPERBIKE Top Ten (2006 qualifying lap = 1.37.075)
Ben Spies: 37.823
Jake Zemke: 38.653
Jason DiSalvo: 38.711
Mat Mladin: 39.067
Jamie Hacking: 39.141
Eric Bostrom: 39.161
Roger Hayden: 39.404
Aaron Yates: 40.007
Miguel Duhamel: 40.246
Akira Yanagawa: 40.461
SUPERSTOCK Top Three (2006 qualifying lap = 39.185)
Ben Spies: 38.750
Ben Bostrom: 39.912
Aaron Yates: 40.304
FORMULA XTREME Top Three (2006 qualifying lap = 40.928)
Miguel Duhamel: 39.726
Jason DiSalvo: 41.980
Josh Hayes: 42.141
SUPERSPORT Top Three (2006 qualifying lap = 41.562)
Jamie Hacking: 42.182
Josh Herrin: 42.437
Chaz Davies: 43.140