The second day of private tests at Phillip Island, Australia proves once more that the resurfacing of the track should have been done a bit earlier, maybe: still, pretty much all those who rode in the yesterday tests crashed, save for some wary riders and those who were unable to mount the bikes.
The day ended with Fixi Crescent Suzuki rider Leon Camier in the first position, clearly enjoying the updated bike and riding really hard. He managed to lap half a second under the record, but he also crashed due to the different grip conditions, wrecking his Suzuki
Aprilia's Frenchman Guintoli (Camier's former future team mate) also had a good day, finishing in second, close to the Suzuki rider. He was followed by the Pata Honda rider Jonathan Rea and BMW's Melandri.
Some of the riders preferred to skip the day, mostly due to injuries. Suzuki man Jules Cluzel cashed during the first day, opening an older wound and had a minor surgery to fix it, while Kawasaki Tom Sykes also sat out after having fractured a radius bone in yesterday's hard crash. French rider Loris Baz was also just watching, due to pain in his back after the day 1 crash.
Carlos Checa misses day 2 also, being treated in the hospital for a blocked intestine. He was joined in the hospital by Alstare Ducati rider Ayrton Badovini, brought in by helicopter after a very nasty highside and the medics suspecting broken ribs. It turned out that Badovini was ok, and no fractures actually occurred. Both he and Checa are expected to rider in the official tests starting on Monday.
Aprilia's Frenchman Guintoli (Camier's former future team mate) also had a good day, finishing in second, close to the Suzuki rider. He was followed by the Pata Honda rider Jonathan Rea and BMW's Melandri.
Some of the riders preferred to skip the day, mostly due to injuries. Suzuki man Jules Cluzel cashed during the first day, opening an older wound and had a minor surgery to fix it, while Kawasaki Tom Sykes also sat out after having fractured a radius bone in yesterday's hard crash. French rider Loris Baz was also just watching, due to pain in his back after the day 1 crash.
Carlos Checa misses day 2 also, being treated in the hospital for a blocked intestine. He was joined in the hospital by Alstare Ducati rider Ayrton Badovini, brought in by helicopter after a very nasty highside and the medics suspecting broken ribs. It turned out that Badovini was ok, and no fractures actually occurred. Both he and Checa are expected to rider in the official tests starting on Monday.
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