Laverty leads second test day

From worldsbk.com

A dry track and fabulous sunshine delivered good conditions for the World Superbike riders testing at Magny-Cours on Wednesday, allowing some strong times to be set and a lot of work to be carried out as they prepare for a new season barely a few days after the end of the old one.

A consistently high pace was set in the afternoon sessions by Eugene Laverty (Yamaha Sterilgarda), in his first Superbike ride. Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) rode hard from the start in his new team, spending most of his time on the 2010 spec S1000RR, and going for a fast time right at the end of play.

Noriyuki Haga (Aprilia Pata Racing Team) got through a lot of work but fell late in the session, without injury. He finished early, after going back out for a short time after his fall.

Michel Fabrizio (Suzuki Alstare) rode for most of the day in his single bike team.

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Katsuaki Fujiwara (KHI Test Rider) set good times for such a new bike as the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R, while the new-spec BMW S1000RR, complete with stubby exhaust pipe, redesigned fuel tank and new engine spec took Troy Corser (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) towards his third BMW season in WSBK racing.

Unofficial Times
1. Laverty 1:38.8
2. Haslam 1:39.2
3. Sykes 1:39.3
4. Corser 1:39.9
5. Haga 1:40.0
6. Fabrizio 1:40.0