Essai Valence

theophil · **Essai Valence -** 07/02/2006, 09h24

WORLD SUPERBIKES News Monday, 6th February 2006

Bayliss again on Valencia day one.

Troy Bayliss continued his fantastic run of testing form, since his return to World Superbike, by setting the pace during day one of testing at Valencia, Spain.

Favourable track and weather conditions contributed to every rider's opening day performance, but Bayliss was in a class of his own - back with the factory Ducati WSBK team after three-seasons in MotoGP - turning in a time only 0.267secs from the official Valencia lap record (set by Neil Hodgson in 2003)

Second fastest, by a sizable 0.9secs, was another former World Champion - and the man Bayliss replaced in the Ducati Xerox team - James Toseland, who scored a 1min 35.8secs with his new Winston Ten Kate Honda team.

"I'm very satisfied with today," smiled the Briton. "We had a good setting at Almeria, and about the same settings here - we have only had to make one or two clicks on the suspension. I also tried different front and rear tyres. I have never been in the 1min 35secs here, not ever, and to be in the 1min 35secs already on race tyres is great. The last time I was here I was in the 1min 37secs, so to go into the 1min 35secs, and see so much progress, is really good. We will try some different front forks and shocks but at the moment everything seems to be going really well."

Toseland's team-mate, Karl Muggeridge, did not concentrate much effort on setting lap times on day one, as he worked through a gruelling chassis testing programme. Nonetheless he went third fastest, thanks to a 1min 36.1secs.

"So far today we have been successful in trying out new stuff on the bikes. I tested out some new forks and shocks, finding better suspension settings, things like that. As far as lap times are concerned, we haven't really tried yet; we are just concentrating on the bike," confirmed the Australian. "We're just using standard tyres and working on the rest. Tomorrow we have one more set of forks to try and then we can start working with the new tyres, to get the whole thing to mesh better. But today has been pretty successful."

Bayliss's team-mate, Lorenzo Lanzi, scored fourth quickest time, with a 1min 36.8secs - on a day when none of the top riders were issued with Pirelli qualifying tyres.

Top Yamaha rider was former grand prix star Norick Abe, who will be starting his second WSBK season in 2006. The Japanese posted a best time of 1min 36.9secs - almost equalling the quickest lap of his 2005 qualifying efforts. As a non Pirelli Development Team rider, Abe - like many of his peers - lapped on 2005 spec rubber throughout. Ivan Clementi (Pedercini Ducati) was also in fine form, scoring a 1min 37.2secs, while his new team-mate Max Neukirchner set a 1min 37.5secs.

A new face at the test was former MotoGP star Roberto Rolfo, who matched Neukirchner's best time with his Caracchi Ducati. A strong Ducati presence was completed by Lucio Pedercini (Pedercini Ducati), Marco Borciani (Sterilgarda Ducati) and Norino Brignola.

Fabien Foret, on a 'home-brewed' Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki, ran out with a best of 1min 38.7secs in his first test after his promotion from World Supersport.

Meanwhile, at the same time, Yamaha Motor Italia riders Noriyuki Haga and Andrew Pitt, plus DFX Honda's Frankie Chili and Michel Fabrizio were testing at Qatar (see separate story).

Notable teams not testing at either Valencia or Qatar are the Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra factory team of reigning world champion Troy Corser and team-mate Yukio Kagayama, plus Foggy Petronas Racing pilots Steve Martin and Craig Jones.

en résumé
1. Troy Bayliss AUS Ducati Xerox 999 1min 34.9 secs
2. James Toseland GBR Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR 1000RR 1min 35.8 secs
3. Karl Muggeridge AUS Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR 1000RR 1min 36.1 secs
4. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA Ducati Xerox 999 1min 36.8 secs
5. Norick Abe JPN Yamaha Motor France-Ipone YZF R1 1min 36.9 secs
6. Ivan Clementi ITA Team Pedercini Ducati 999 1min 37.2 secs
7. Roberto Rolfo ITA Ducati SC Caracchi 999 1min 37.5 secs
8. Max Neukirchner GER Team Pedercini Ducati 999 1min 37.5 secs
9. Lucio Pedercini ITA Team Pedercini Ducati 999RS 1min 37.9 secs
10. Fabien Foret FRA Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 1min 38.7 secs

2005 Valencia WSBK - 24/4/2005:

Fastest qualifying lap: Troy Corser AUS Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSXR1000 1min 35.666secs

résultat WSS

WSS Valencia test times – Monday.

World Supersport test times from Monday's opening day of pre-season testing at Valencia, Spain.

1. Sebastien Charpentier FRA Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR 600RR 1min 37.6 secs
2. Katsuaki Fujiwara JPN Megabike Honda CBR 600RR 1min 38.4 secs
3. Yoann Tiberio FRA Megabike Honda CBR 600RR 1min 39.5 secs
4. Kenan Sofuoglu TUR Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR 600RR 1min 37.6 secs
5. Josh Brooks AUS Ducati SC Caracchi 999 1min 41.3 secs
6. Luka Nedog SLO Ducati SC Caracchi 999 1min 43.4 secs

2005 Valencia WSS – 24/4/2005:

Fastest qualifying lap: Sebastien Charpentier FRA Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR 600RR 1min 38.341 secs

RIP · 07/02/2006, 10h23

Séb est en grande forme il colle presque une seconde au deuxiéme.

theophil · 07/02/2006, 10h42

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Séb est en grande forme il colle presque une seconde au deuxiéme.

exact avec ce jap inconnu : Kenan Sofuoglu !
quelqu'un le connait celui là ?? jamais entendu parlé moa ....

theophil · 07/02/2006, 10h49

données corrigées !!!
je me disais aussi !!!

Charpentier Winston Ten Kate Honda 1.37’’6
Fujiwara Megabike Honda Team 1.38’’4
Tiberio Megabike Honda Team 1.39’’5
Sofouglu Winston Ten Kate Honda 1.39’’5
Brooks Team Ducati SC Caracchi 1.41’’3
Nedog Team Ducati SC Caracchi 1.43’44

nono_le_robot · 07/02/2006, 11h04

C'est pas un Jap c'est un turque

C'est le vice gagnant du 1000Superstock (qui se cour en même temps que le SBK) et Tibério est le vice gagnant du 600Superstock!

RIP · 07/02/2006, 11h05

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C'est pas un Jap c'est un turque

C'est le vice gagnant du 1000Superstock (qui se cour en même temps que le SBK) et Tibério est le vice gagnant du 600Superstock!

theophil · 07/02/2006, 11h09

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C'est pas un Jap c'est un turque

C'est le vice gagnant du 1000Superstock (qui se cour en même temps que le SBK) et Tibério est le vice gagnant du 600Superstock!

merde c ecrit en plus .... lol

(pour Tiberio y'a pas de pb, on sait tous qui il est !)

toons · 07/02/2006, 18h32

impressionant charpentier, il met une seconde a foret qui lui est en sbk!!
imcomprehenible !

toons

theophil · 07/02/2006, 19h09

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impressionant charpentier, il met une seconde a foret qui lui est en sbk!!
imcomprehenible !

toons

sebastien charpentier connait tres bien moto meme si elle a du evoluer.
Fabien foret doit probablement etre en pleine recherche de set-up voir peut etre tester des solutions pour le team, ce qui est son role. Donc ses temps sont je pense pas tres representatif de ses possibilités

toons · 08/02/2006, 10h39

1. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) 1'34"4 (con le qualifiche – 1'34"3)
2. Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) 1'35"6 (1'35"4)
3. Toseland (Honda) 1'35"8 (1'35"2)
4. Muggeridge (Honda) 1'35"9 (1m35.4s)
5. Neukirchner (Ducati) 1m36.4s
6. Abe (Yamaha) 1m36.4s
7. Clementi (Ducati) 1m36.6s
8. Rolfo (Ducati SC) 1m36.6s
9. Borciani (Ducati) 1m36.7s
10. Foret (Suzuki) 1m36.9s

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