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3è journée :
1. Sete Gibernau, Ducati Marlboro - 2'01.03
2. Loris Capirossi, Ducati Marlboro - 2'01.08
3. Marco Melandri, Fortuna Honda - 2'01.09
4. Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda - 2'01.51
5. Valentino Rossi, Camel Yamaha - 2'01.60
6. Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda - 2'01.69
7. Shinya Nakano, Kawasaki Racing - 2'01.79
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il semblerait que nakano ait amélioré mais méfiance ce sont peut etre les meilleurs partiels cumulés (méthode souvent utilisée en tests). en tout cas Eckl a l'air tres confiant pour 2006 !! :o)
MOTOGP News Thursday, 26th January 2006
Kawasaki faster than first thought...
Obtaining accurate test times is always something of a black art, but when no less than three different teams - and the official MotoGP website - reported that Shinya Nakano's fastest day three lap at Sepang was of
2min 1.7secs, it seemed conclusive...
However,
Nakano's Kawasaki Racing Team - and they should know - insist that their Japanese star actually set a best time of 2mins 1.27secs, which propels Nakano from seventh to fourth on the overall test timesheets - behind only Ducati team-mates Sete Gibernau and Loris Capirossi, plus the lead Honda of Marco Melandri.
"Shinya's fastest lap was almost 0.5secs faster than Loris Capirossi's pole position time from the race here just four months ago, and I think this indicates best of all the progress we've made over the winter," confirmed Kawasaki team manager Harald Eckl, referring to Capirossi's 2min 1.731secs Malaysian GP pole time.
But Nakano - who spent Wednesday evaluating a revised chassis and exhaust system for the all new ZX-RR - also made clear improvements in terms of race pace during an 18-lap simulation.
"(Wednesday) was very demanding because we did a lot of laps, but we also managed to complete our test programme, which is very important at this stage with a new bike. We tested some different settings and components in the morning, with positive results, before running an 18-lap race simulation during the afternoon," confirmed Shinya. "My lap times on race tyres were consistent, and very close to (race winner) Loris Capirossi's race times from last year, so we ended the test on a positive note."
Meanwhile, there were no 'surprises' in terms of Randy de Puniet's best lap time which, as reported, was a
2mins 2.18secs - placing the French MotoGP rookie an impressive eighth out of the 19 riders present.
"We tested a lot of different suspension components, both front and rear, (on Wednesday) to identify the best set-up on the bike," began de Puniet. "We also ran a race simulation in the afternoon, but I had to cut this short due to a small problem on the bike. I improved on my previous best lap time by almost 0.5s, so (Wednesday) has been very positive for us."
"Randy has also impressed during this test with his consistency, and also how close his lap times are to Shinya's," added Eckl. "I'm confident that with the new ZX-RR and our two riders we will see a clear improvement in our championship standing during the 2006 season."
The Kawasaki Racing Team will now travel directly from Malaysia to Australia, to participate in a further three-day test at Phillip Island – alongside Yamaha and Ducati teams - starting on Tuesday 31 January.
26/01/2006, 09h22
Adieu Norick...
Verra bien qui rira le dernier.. 
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