Day 2 at the official IRTA test in Jerez started with better weather conditions than yesterday, allowing almost all riders to ride faster already.The first session again showed the usual picture [...]
Session 2 Pos / Rider / Team / Fastest Laptime / Laps1 Julian SIMON BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc 1:47.345 172 Efren VAZQUEZ DERBI RACING TEAM 1:48.023 143 Andrea IANNONE ONGETTA TEAM ISPA 1:48.368 [...]
Tomorrow the official IRTA test in Jerez will see all riders of the three classes starting off the season. Wednesday, 25th March * 10.00 to 14.50h Combined Test 250cc-125cc * 15.00 to 15.50h Test [...]
Álvaro Bautista 1.41.119 (70 laps)“I can conclude this test with a good taste, because I was able to improve my overall feeling compared to yesterday, the collarbone has bothered me less [...]
1. Hector Barberá (Aprilia) 1.41,1132. Álvaro Bautista (Aprilia) 1.41,1193. Marco Simoncelli (Gilera) 1.41,1394. Gabor Talmacsi (Aprilia) 1.41,6365. Mike Di Meglio (Aprilia) 1.41,7036. Alex Debon [...]
The Estoril test ended for the 125cc class in what can now almost be called normal order with Bancaja Aspar rider Julian Simon leading the pack by over a second and almost breaking the lap [...]
The second day of testing at the Portuguese track saw a distinct shift of positions in the 250cc class. Mapfre Aspar rider Alvaro Bautista was only 10th fastest in the official rankings [...]
Julian Simón 1.45.863 (70 laps):“I am very happy with the kind of feeling we got at this track today which is new for me on this bike. I believe that the performance of the as bike as well [...]