WSBK Valencia Test Day 2 - Biaggi Smashes Lap Record

Submitted by David Emmett on Thu, 2009-12-10 21:44

Testing concluded at Valencia for the World Superbike riders today, and it was Max Biaggi who finished the test on top of the timesheets. Biaggi broke Noriyuki Haga's existing lap record by some eight tenths of a second on his final lap of the test, before climbing off the bike and heading off to the airport to fly back home. Biaggi finished ahead of yesterday's fastest man Leon Haslam, the young Briton confirming his excellent pace on the Alstare Suzuki. Third fastest was Sterilgarda Yamaha's Cal Crutchlow, just a tenth off Haslam's time. The reigning World Supersport champion has taken no time at all to adapt to the World Superbike machines, and continues to be very quick.

Crutchlow finished ahead of both Johnny Rea and James Toseland, the Ten Kate Honda man working on new suspension, while Toseland concentrated on electronics and chassis setup for his Yamaha R1. Reigning British Superbike champion Leon Camier finished some way off the pace, after crashing a couple of times during the day. He was joined in the gravel by Ten Kate Supersport rider Michele Pirro and James Toseland, though all three riders walked away uninjured.

Unofficial times from day 2 at Valencia:

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Max Biaggi	Aprilia	1'33.8
2	Leon Haslam	Suzuki	1'34.0
3	Cal Crutchlow	Yamaha	1'34.1
4	Johnny Rea	Honda	1'34.2
5	James Toseland	Yamaha	1'34.3
6	Max Neukirchner	Honda	1'34.7
7	Sylvain Guintoli	Suzuki	1'35.0
8	Leon Camier	Aprilia	1'35.2
9	Alex Hofmann	Aprilia test team	1'35.3