Team Suzuki Press Office - March 7.
Worx Crescent Suzuki's Yukio Kagayama stole the honour of recording the fastest lap-time from the Cartegena 2010 BSB test today in Spain after he slashed nearly a second off the previous best times and lapping at a scintillating 1:33.51.
With team-mate Tommy Hill only 200ths-of-a-second behind, the pair easily bettered the official lap record and finished first and second at the top of the BSB test times.
Jack Valentine - Team Manager:
"We're very, very pleased with today's outcome. We had only planned for three days' testing here but considering the high workload and the teething issues we've experienced, we felt the extra day would help prepare the team better for the next test at Guadix on Tuesday.
"Yukio's had his work cut out these last few days, but today he was able to put in 42 laps - nearly equal to what he did over the entire three previous days. This brought him up to Tommy's pace and it was a real pleasure to see the pair of them all-but sharing the best lap time. But, just as importantly, those lap times weren't one-offs for either of them as they were able to lap consistently at this very fast pace.
"So we're really happy with the progress made: We've come here with a team that's much bigger than we had last year and we've come with new kit in the form of the Öhlins suspension and Motec engine management. The bikes, the riders; and the team are really starting to gel and we've achieved everything we set out to do."
Unofficial overall top 10 test times:1
Yukio Kagayama (Worx Crescent Suzuki) 1m:33.51s 2
Tommy Hill (Worx Crescent Suzuki) 1m:33.53s 3 Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki) 1m:34.3s
4 Dan Linfoot (Motorpoint Yamaha) 1m:34.4s
5 James Ellison (Swan Honda) 1m:34.5s
6 Stuart Easton (Swan Honda) 1m:34.8s
7 Neil Hodgson (Motorpoint Yamaha) 1m:34.9s
8 Alastair Seeley (Relentless Suzuki) 1m:34.9s
10 9 Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) 1m:35.0s
Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) 1m:35.2s
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Source: Participating teams unofficial times.Cartegena Test images: http://www.suzuki-racing.com/imagelibrary_thumbs.aspx?SRS_ID=9&RND_ID=0&OBJ_ID=18382