Kawasaki tests 2011 Superbike at Valencia
Friday, 17 September 2010 08:34 GMT
Kawasaki tests 2011 Superbike at Valencia
After being shown to selected media for the first time at the previous Nürburgring round, the all-new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R undertook its second European test session recently, as part of its development into a full factory WSB racer for next season.
A lone machine had been run at Almeria last month by team regular Tom Sykes and others, but this time there was a second machine, sent direct from KHI in Japan, for Kawasaki WSS rider Katsuaki Fujiwara to run alongside Sykes's existing bike.
Lap times of mid 1'34s on new race tyres and mid 1'35s in race simulations, were achieved. The existing lap record, also set on race tyres, is a 1'34.618.
The track was in generally good condition but high track temperatures, over 40°C were reported at some points of each day.
