Voltcom Suzuki’s Rand De Puniet has found some of his form at the Laguna Seca World Superbike round after undergoing arm-pump surgery in the summer break.
The Frenchman ended the opening day in California in eighth place, one ahead of team-mate Alex Lowes, and was less than a second slower than pace-setter Chaz Davies.
“I’m very happy! Today was a really good day, the feeling of the GSX-R has been good since first thing this morning and I’m feeling good myself on the bike. We’ve made some adjustments, some good some not, but in the end everything looks ok so far with the original settings and the lap time also looks good,” said De Puniet.
“I’m really hoping we can continue in this direction for the rest of the weekend and improve a little further to be close to the top five. It’s great to have two strong sessions and be close to the top, and I’m feeling much, much better after my surgery so I’m happy.
“I think the break was good for everybody, thanks to the team for continuing to work so hard throughout the year, now if we can have a good race and finish the season in this way it will be great.”
