Max and Team Alstare in Positive Mood After Kyalami Test
Max Neukirchner and the Suzuki Alstare team left Kyalami circuit in a positive frame of mind after three days of testing. This was the second test of the all-new GSX-R1000 K9 and a lot of work had to be completed in the three days, but the team used the available time well and gathered a lot of information and data. Now they will go back to the workshops and begin the work analysing all the info before preparing the bikes for the next test in January/Portimao.
Max: “Generally I am happy about this test and the work we did here. It’s always difficult testing or racing at altitude, but we managed to try lots of different things and made a lot of progress. We changed the balance of the bike for the afternoon and I was doing a long run when the red flag came out and that prevented us getting some valuable data. We had some problems yesterday, but still went fast, but today we had problems and could not go fast! It wasn’t so hard to do good lap times, but it was hard to then shave off those fractions of a second and go even quicker.
We have learned a lot about this new bike and my team and I are happy because we know that we’ll improve further at the next test. For me, it was important for me to understand this bike and I feel that I have achieved that goal.”
Fastest laps of the 3 days
- 01. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati) - 1:39.714
- 02. Ben Spies (Yamaha) - 1:39.978
- 03. Noriyukio Haga (Ducati) - 1:39.984
- 04. Jonathan Rea (Honda) - 1:40.035
- 05. Carlos Checa (Honda) - 1:40.170
- 06. Max Neukirchner (Suzuki) - 1:40.394
- 07. Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki) - 1:40.675
- 08. Max Biaggi (Aprilia) - 1:40.768
- 09. Shinya Nakano (Aprilia) - 1:40.968
- 10. Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) - 1:41.067
- 11. Troy Corser (BMW) - 1:41.102
- 12. Tom Sykes (Yamaha) - 1:41.562
- 13. Ruben Xaus (BMW) - 1:41.996
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