On a dry track, Sterilgarda Ducati's Shane Byrne continued to do what he's been doing all weekend: dominate the proceedings. But though the veteran Brit ended the day on top of the timesheets, and half a second faster than Troy Bayliss' race lap record, he didn't have it all his own way. It was Suzuki's Max Neukirchner who topped the timesheets for a large chunk of the session, before Xerox Ducati's Noriyuki Haga deposed the young German.
Shakey Byrne tried to stamp his authority on the proceedings with 40 minutes of the session left, but the impressive American rookie Ben Spies had followed Byrne round to take the fastest time. As the clock ticked down, Byrne put in a blistering lap to snatch back the top time, taking two tenths off the Yamaha Motor Italia rookie's time, and finishing the day with the fastest lap. Spies held on to second spot, ahead of Haga and Spies Yamaha team mate Tom Sykes.
Testing concludes on Sunday.
1 | 67 | Byrne S. | GBR | Ducati 1098R | 1'43.294 |
2 | 19 | Spies B. | USA | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'43.484 |
3 | 41 | Haga N. | JPN | Ducati 1098R | 1'43.487 |
4 | 66 | Sykes T. | GBR | Yamaha YZF R1 | 1'43.546 |
5 | 7 | Checa C. | ESP | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'43.657 |
6 | 76 | Neukirchner M. | GER | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 | 1'43.674 |
7 | 96 | Smrz J. | CZE | Ducati 1098R | 1'43.767 |
8 | 84 | Fabrizio M. | ITA | Ducati 1098R | 1'43.951 |
9 | 65 | Rea J. | GBR | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'44.115 |
10 | 91 | Haslam L. | GBR | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'44.170 |
11 | 71 | Kagayama Y. | JPN | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 | 1'44.425 |
12 | 11 | Corser T. | AUS | BMW S1000 RR | 1'44.479 |
13 | 55 | Laconi R. | FRA | Ducati 1098R | 1'44.546 |
14 | 9 | Kiyonari R. | JPN | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'44.610 |
15 | 23 | Parkes B. | AUS | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'44.704 |
16 | 53 | Polita A. | ITA | Ducati 1098R | 1'45.108 |
17 | 56 | Nakano S. | JPN | Aprilia RSV4 | 1'45.179 |
18 | 3 | Biaggi M. | ITA | Aprilia RSV4 | 1'45.260 |
19 | 24 | Roberts B. | AUS | Ducati 1098R | 1'45.278 |
20 | 25 | Salom D. | ESP | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'45.393 |
21 | 100 | Tamada M. | JPN | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'45.446 |
22 | 36 | Lavilla G. | ESP | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'45.672 |
23 | 33 | Hill T. | GBR | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'45.679 |
24 | 99 | Scassa L. | ITA | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 1'45.820 |
25 | 111 | Xaus R. | ESP | BMW S1000 RR | 1'46.128 |
26 | 44 | Rolfo R. | ITA | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'46.916 |
27 | 77 | Iannuzzo V. | ITA | Honda CBR1000RR | 1'46.971 |
Fastest lap during the race in November 2008: Troy Bayliss - 1'43.787
Comments
man...spies continues to impress...
...new bike, new tyres, new tracks...always at/near the top of the time sheets!
we'll have to see how that translates into pace, on race weekends when things are more hectic and he has a steady diet of new tracks to learn.
even so, it's a promising start for the talented young man!