The first day of tests on the SBK Spanish circuit of Valencia has just been finished. Even though Xerox Ducati and Yamaha Motor Italy missed the action due to the fact that riders Max Biaggi and Vittorio Iannuzzo are injured, the many teams that have presented made a damn good impression.
For starters, Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki) imposed itself in the first session of the morning with a time of 1’35.313 followed by Carlos Checa (Ten Kate Honda) and Fonsi Nieto. Behind the three was Yukio Kagayama (Alstare Suzuki) as well as Regis Laconi and Makoto tamada (PSG-1 Kawasaki).
In the afternoon Ruben Xaus won with a time of 1’34.265, but team Suzuki Alstare composed of Max Neukirchner and Yukio Kagayama kept breathing in its scruff.
The Italians Lorenzo Lanzi (eight), Roby Rolfo (tenth) and Ayrton Badovini (thirteenth) obtained, as you could see, decent position.
Ranking first round, Valencia:
1 M. NEUKIRCHNER GER Team Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 Suzuki 1'35 .313
2 C. Checa ESP Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR Honda 1'35 .637
3 F. Nieto ESP Team Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 Suzuki 1'35 .993
4 Y. Kagayama JPN Team Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 Suzuki 1'36 .079
5 R. Laconi FRA PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'36 .102
6 R. Xaus ESP Go Eleven Sterilgarda Ducati 1098 RS 08 1'36 .170
7 K. Muggeridge AUS D.F. Racing CBR1000RR Honda 1'36 .248
8 M. Tamada JPN Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'36 .287
9 L. Lanzi ITA R.G. Team Ducati 1098 RS 08 1'36 .322
10 R. Kiyonari JPN Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR Honda 1'36 .334
11 R. Rolfo ITA Hannspree Althea Honda CBR1000RR Honda 1'36 .356
12 A. Badovini Team Pedercini ITA Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'36 .807
13 S. Nakatomi JPN Yamaha YZF Yamaha YZF-R1 1'37 .083
14 K. Sofuoglu TUR Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr.. Honda CBR1000RR 1'37 .207
15 L. Napoleon FRA Grillini PBR Team Yamaha YZF-R1 1'38 .765
16 R. Holland AUS D.F. Racing CBR1000RR Honda 1'44 .417
Ranking second round, Valencia:
1 R. Xaus ESP Go Eleven Sterilgarda Ducati 1098 RS 08 1'34 .265
2 M. NEUKIRCHNER GER Team Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 Suzuki 1'35 .313
3 Y. Kagayama JPN Team Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 Suzuki 1'35 .368
4 C. Checa ESP Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR Honda 1'35 .395
5 R. Kiyonari JPN Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR Honda 1'35 .797
6 R. Laconi FRA PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'35 .910
7 F. Nieto ESP Team Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 Suzuki 1'35 .993
8 L. Lanzi ITA R.G. Team Ducati 1098 RS 08 1'36 .018
9 M. Tamada JPN Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'36 .047
10 R. Rolfo ITA Hannspree Althea Honda CBR1000RR Honda 1'36 .182
11 K. Muggeridge AUS D.F. Racing CBR1000RR Honda 1'36 .211
12 S. Nakatomi JPN Yamaha YZF Yamaha YZF-R1 1'36 .600
13 A. Badovini Team Pedercini ITA Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'36 .807
14 K. Sofuoglu TUR Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr.. Honda CBR1000RR 1'37 .123
15 R. Holland AUS D.F. Racing CBR1000RR Honda 1'38 .534
16 L. Napoleon FRA Grillini PBR Team Yamaha YZF-R1 1'38 .765