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Posted by Staff
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Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
BAYLISS AND FABRIZIO COMPLETE FINAL TEST SESSION IN QATAR BEFORE SUPERBIKE
CHAMPIONSHIP OPENS
Losail
(Qatar), Wednesday
13th February: Bayliss and Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) took to the track
this week in Qatar, taking part in the final test
sessions before the Superbike championship
begins on 23rd February. Faced with blistering track temperatures,
Bayliss got back to business after an enforced rest period due to a broken
collarbone, and clocked up a total of 55 laps on Wednesday with a fastest lap
time of 1m58.8s. Team-mate
Fabrizio registered a fastest lap time of 1m59.6s, completing a total of 71 laps
on this, the second and last day of testing for the Ducati Xerox
Team.
Troy
Bayliss
1m58.8s
"I'm
pretty happy with how things have gone here. On Tuesday we sorted out a few
"gremlins" so to speak. We had a brand new bike here and it always takes a bit
of time to run in so we hope that we have solved those problems before next
week's race. We've tried different
things today with regard to set-up and I managed to complete 55 laps. Lap times
were good and we were able to do a long-run after lunch too which went well. I'm
also pretty positive about my condition, as although yesterday I wasn't feeling
so comfortable with the bikes settings, I felt much better today after we
changed a few things and I think I can say I'm pretty much back to normal. I'm
happy I still have another week to get even fitter before next
week."
Michel
Fabrizio
1m59.6s
"It went
well here this week. Yesterday we had a few technical problems but today it all
went much better and I'm happy with the progress we made. Today I managed to do
10 laps, each in under 2 minutes, and a total of 71 laps. I'd say that we're
ready for the race next week and I can't wait for the championship to
begin!"
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