2011 champion Checa leads the way in testing
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 14:12 GMT
2011 champion Checa leads the way in testing
Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) led the way in the second session of testing for the eni FIM Superbike World Championship runners at Moscow Raceway, heading up the 21-strong group.
His final best time of 1 minute 35.891 seconds was enough to keep him ahead of Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) and the charging late push of Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team). Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) ran out fourth, only just ahead of the works Aprilia Racing machine of Max Biaggi.
Chaz Davies (ParkinGO MTC Racing Aprilia) put his vee four into the top six places, ahead of Checa's team-mate Davide Giugliano. Top Honda rider was Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) in 12th place, one up on the best Suzuki tester, Leon Camier (FIXI Crescent Suzuki).
