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Troy goes under a 1:59 at Losail |
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Posted by Staff
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Thursday, 29 November 2007 |
TROY GOES UNDER 1:59!
Conditions
at the Losail circuit in Qatar were better today and Troy continued his
superb form by going into the 1:58s - the only rider to do so on day
two of these tests. Despite a crash, which left him with a bruised arm and back,
he continued
to post good lap times throughout the
day.
Troy - 1st, 1:58.6
Yeah, I had a bit of
a get-off today and banged my arm and back a bit, so I guess I may be a
bit sore tonight. It happened when I just lost the front and down I went. The
corner was a fast one, but the crash was real slow-speed stuff and for a while I
thought I'd better hold on to the bike with one hand. But when I hit the gravel
trap and saw the size of the stones, I decided to let go of the bike and take my
chances.
The gravel trap looks like gravel from a distance, but when you get
up close (too close in my case!) it's not gravel, they're rocks! The crash was
on the sort of new bike and I think I just got caught out. There's not a whole
heap of difference between the 2007 and 2008 bikes, but the chassis feels a bit
different (stiffer, I suppose) and it's something I have to understand and then
get on with.
We tried some new tyres today and they worked better
than what we've run here before and certainly the grip was better - especially
in the morning.
The tyres seem to work best in the morning
and then towards the end of the day, but it's almost impossible to go fast at
the end of the day because the sun is so low, that it's in your eyes and you
can't see where you are going properly. It's like looking at a glazed surface
and you have to trust your instincts and just pitch the bike in!
We've still
got stuff to try tomorrow, so we'll keep plugging away and get as much done as
possible. We're all pretty happy with how these two days have gone
but, if I'm feeling in a good mood and the conditions are
right, I think I can do a 1:57!
from Troy Corser's Newsletter
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