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This year's championship runner-up Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) moved to the top of the timesheets as the first bout of end-of-season testing concluded its second day of three at the MotorLand Aragon circuit in Spain. The Yorkshireman knocked a full second off his day 1 time as he continued with his terrific form at the Kawasaki team's ‘home' circuit.

In second place today was the man who beat him to the title by just half a point, Italian Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team), who completed exactly the same number of laps and who also dropped his time by a full second. Day 1 pacesetter Leon Camier (FIXI Crescent Suzuki) continued his superb testing form with third quickest time.

The only incident to report on a warm sunny day with no wind was a harmless crash for Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Ducati).

These three days of unofficial testing conclude tomorrow Wednesday.

Times: 1.Sykes (Kawasaki) 1'57"6 (52 laps); 2. Biaggi (Aprilia) 1'57"8 (52); 3. Camier (Suzuki) 1'58"1 (60); 4. Laverty (Aprilia) 1'58"4 (68); 5. Fabrizio (Aprilia) 1'58"4 (70); 6. Checa (Ducati) 1'58"5 (60); 7. Baz (Kawasaki) 1'59"2 (51); 8. Giugliano (Ducati) 1'59"4 (37); 9. Waters (Suzuki) 2'00"2 (48); 10. Hofmann (Aprilia) 2'00"8 (50).