Former British 125GP Champion Matt Hoyle has been testing with his new Maxtra 125cc team at Valencia and the squad have declared themselves happy with progress.
Both Hoyle and team-mate Michael Ranseder are developing a new version of the Jan Witteveen-built engine and although nether was on the leaders' pace, team boss Garry Taylor said he is happy with the direction.
"This was a good shakedown test for the whole team," said Taylor. "This is the first time Michael and Matt have ridden since November last year and it was good to see them both so fit and keen to get on with the development programme.
"It was also the first time out for the complete Maxtra 125 GP team and even the new truck worked out well on its maiden voyage! We have a clear direction where we need to make improvements and the whole project is on track for its debut race at Qatar in April."
Hoyle managed to knock a full three seconds off his lap time by the end of the last session but both he and Ranseder were four seconds slower than the fastest men. He also walked away from a crash.
