The fact that the heat would set riders and teams an additional challenge in #Thailand was to be expected, and so it was as the Superbikes took to the Buriram track for the second round of the world championship.
An air temperature of 36°C and a track temperature of 56°C characterised day one of action, which saw #leoncamier and Ryuichi
Kiyonari place 9th and 16th place respectively in the combined standings after the day's two practice sessions.
Effective setup work allowed Leon to lower his time by around one second in the afternoon's session and duck under the 1'34" barrier by the end of day one.
Ryuichi was also able to improve on his times throughout the day, despite not being able to retain the morning's 14th place finish.
The final free practice will kick off at 11am local time tomorrow, before the Superpole and the 20lap first race, which will get underway at 4pm local time.
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