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november 30, 2019 - Kawasaki Racing
Very positive Jerez test for Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
Kawasaki Puccetti #racing has concluded the two-day test session at Jerez de la Frontera in Spain in a very positive fashion. Manuel Puccetti’s team were on track on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 November with #xavifores on the Ninja Superbike and the ZX-6R of Phillip Ottl, the latter having already completed a two-day session at Valencia on 25-26 November.
Sunny conditions and a dry track facilitated the work of the riders and technical staff at Jerez, the team able to complete their planned work schedule. Both riders were able to build confidence with their respective bikes and technical staff. Without paying too much attention to lap times, both Forés, who is making his debut with the Kawasaki ZX-10R, and Ottl made significant and consistent progress, declaring themselves pleased with the work carried out at the Andalusian track.
Xavi Forés’ fastest lap time was a 1’40”356, while Ottl set a best of 1’42”729.
This Jerez test is the last of 2019. #kawasakipuccettiracing will return to the track in January for additional test sessions in preparation for round 1 of the Superbike and Supersport championship which will take place over the weekend of 28 February to 1 March at the Phillip Island circuit in Australia.
Xavi Fores: “I’m pleased with what we’ve done here at Jerez. I still have a lot of work to do with my team in order to better understand the bike and how to use it to its full potential of course. It’s a very different bike to those I’ve ridden in recent years, but I’m getting on better with every exit I make. I haven’t had any particular problems with the electronics, in fact they helped be go faster on day two. I tried to make the most of the two days to adapt as far as possible to the bike, without focusing too much on lap times. I immediately had good feeling with the team and overall, I can say we’ve had a very positive test here. We’ll continue to work in this way during the January tests”.
Phillip Ottl: “The bike I’ve used here at Jerez is different to what I rode at Valencia; it’s definitely more powerful and enjoyable to ride. On day one we tested various set-ups. It’s only my second outing with the bike but I haven’t had any real issues with the Pirelli tyres and we’ve tested both the cut and new slick solutions, which offer excellent grip. I’m getting on very well with the team. The guys know everything there is to know about the bike and so they’re helping me to unleash its potential. Two positive days, and I think we need to continue in this way when we test in January, so that we can start the championship in the best possible way”.
Manuel Puccetti – Team Principal: “Two extremely positive days. We carried out a shakedown with Forés in Superbike, while Ottl, who had already been out on a training bike at Valencia, was able to ride the race bike here and work hard with his time, setting some times that exceeded our expectations, despite that not being our main focus with either rider here. Thanks to our collaboration with Orelac, we’ll be managing Can Öncü’s rookie season in Supersport, to help him grow and show his full potential. Now we head into the winter break, but we’ll be back soon with the 2020 bikes for the Portimao test on 26-27 January”.
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