MIXED FORTUNES FOR FPR ON DAY TWO AT QATAR
09 December 2005 - Foggy PETRONAS Racing

FPR’s second day of testing alongside other factory World Superbike teams at the desert circuit in Doha, Qatar, saw its riders Steve Martin and Craig Jones have a day of mixed fortunes.

Craig was unable to ride for the first half of the day due to illness with a fever and stomach bug, although following a trip to the medical centre for treatment and a good sleep in the morning, was able to return to the FP1 seat for the afternoon’s running and completed over thirty laps.

Steve was also feeling a little weak after his first day back on a bike following surgery just six weeks ago. He completed almost forty laps but had a steady day of running for development purposes rather than pushing himself to his full potential.

Despite both Steve''s and Craig’s day being slightly hampered by ailments, they were both able to progress positively with testing of development parts and also, both improved on their lap times from yesterday, with times of 2:03.10 and 2:02.84 respectively.

Steve commented, “I’ve felt pretty weak today so have just concentrated on steadily evaluating the development parts. Despite not pushing to anywhere close to my limit I was still able to improve my lap time and so I’m looking forward to more of the same progress all round, on day three.”

Craig said, “It’s annoying I was ill this morning as I wanted to have another good and full day, but I felt much better after lunch and I’m pleased to be continuing to make good progress. I was able to further evaluate tyres and found a good combination to help me put in the quickest lap of the test so far. I’m really enjoying this test and can’t wait to get back out there tomorrow to hopefully put in even more laps, test more development elements and also try for an even quicker lap time.”

UNOFFICIAL TIMES
1. Corser (Suzuki) 1:59.17; 2. Bayliss (Ducati) 1:59.40; 3. Lanzi (Ducati) 2:00.48; 4. Kagayama (Suzuki) 2:00.64; 5. Muggeridge (Honda) 2:00.68; 6. Toseland (Honda) 2:00.90; 7. Haga (Yamaha) 2:01.50; 8. Pitt (Yamaha) 2:01.80; 9. Jones (PETRONAS) 2:02.84; 10. Martin (PETRONAS) 2:03.10

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