Kawasaki have claimed their lead WSBK rider Tom Sykes set the quickest time at Jerez, lapping in 1’40.5s on a qualifying tyre despite not putting transponders on his bike.
Official timing put the Goldbet BMW's Marco Melandri in top spot with a 1'40.758 with Davide Guigliano in second but Kawasaki bosses say Sykes was two-tenths faster and then did a 1'41.6 on a race tyre.
"We have to be very happy after this test. Yesterday we had some wet track time and for some people it was maybe not very good but for us it was very valuable. We learned some things yesterday and also today in dry track conditions," said Sykes.
"Eventually we had decent track conditions and we got up to speed. We were able to test very constructively. Both days have been very valuable and I would like to thank the team and Kawasaki because our test schedule has been very good and all the time we have been moving forward. For this I am happy.
"This circuit is quite special and for sure it is not our strong point but looking at what is on paper we are not in a bad situation. On a race tyre we did a long run and was able to set a 1’41.7 time after 14 laps with this tyre option. Overall I am happy to have achieved what we have achieved and am looking forward to the next test at Phillip Island.”
