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Yamaha Portimao test notes 2010-01-23
Crutchlow and Toseland get a wet weather workout in Portimao Day two of the first World Superbike test of 2010 saw wet sessions for Yamaha riders Cal Crutchlow and James Toseland, with dry track only appearing towards the end of the day. Both ...
Published: Jan 24, 2010, 8:11 PM
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Crutchlow and Toseland get a wet weather workout in Portimao
Day two of the first World Superbike test of 2010 saw wet sessions for Yamaha riders Cal Crutchlow and James Toseland, with dry track only appearing towards the end of the day. Both riders took it easy and enjoyed the opportunity to familiarize themselves with how their bikes worked in the wet for the first time.
The second day saw more extensive testing of the electronic settings and also an opportunity to test the wet and intermediate Pirellis tyres for the season ahead. Cal was again one of the quickest riders of the day, finishing in the top five, whilst James took a more relaxed approach, not pushing too hard in the wet weather.
Cal Crutchlow, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team, (4th, 1'50.1)
"It wasn't so bad today, it dried up in the end. It was a bit of a last minute thing to get a good time in. In the end we only had two laps on intermediate tyres. We got through some more electronics today but we still have some work to do on chassis and other electronics tomorrow."
James Toseland, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team, (15th, 1'55.4)
"It was one of those situations today, we had the last ten minutes getting to grips with intermediate tyres, I was getting up to speed as the last session ended. It's a bit of a risk to get a good time in the wet on those tyres. It's looking good for tomorrow though so we're looking forward to some more dry time. Having said that it's been good to get out on rain tyres and ride in the damp to experience how the bike behaved."
Massimo Meregalli, Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team Manager
"Today was our first fully wet practice, the second practice started wet and slowly dried out. We worked a lot on the electronics adjustments with both riders. Last year we didn't have so many wet practices so it has been very helpful today to gather data and information. We've had a full day to get a good wet strategy together, so we're happy and looking forward to some more sunshine tomorrow."
-source: yamaha
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