Troy left the Valencia circuit happy and in a positive mood after two days of testing and is now already looking forward to his next time on the bike. He completed 156 laps and was able to do a long race simulation on the second day, with consistent lap times and finished without being tired at all. After the terrible conditions in Portimao last week, it was good to get two of testing without any rain. But, although there was no rain, conditions were far from ideal. Strong winds buffeted the circuit both days and there were not enough bikes circulating to lay down enough rubber for good grip. But, thanks to hard work by Troy and a tremendous all-round team effort, everybody left the circuit happy and in a positive mood ahead of the next tests. Troy comfortably managed to get into the low 1:36s, on standard tyres. Troy (156 laps) Generally we’ve gained a lot of useful information for the engineers and technicians during these two days. It’s been good to be able to do plenty of laps and now I feel very comfortable on the bike and can ride it without thinking about it. We found a good set up for the suspension, both front and rear, improved the balance of the bike, the brakes and made the throttle connection more consistent. I did a long run of 24 laps this afternoon and did good consistent lap times and felt OK at the end. We used standard tyres throughout the test but, if conditions had been better and more rubber on the track, I’m sure I could’ve gone faster. That was not the point about these tests though, the point here was to carry on improving the bike and learning as much as we can and I feel pretty happy because we managed that. We’ve made big steps here and although there’s still lots of work to do, I’m pretty happy and positive about the next time out on the bike. If I had to race the bike tomorrow, I would be happy enough to do it.