From a press release issued by Alstare Suzuki through the World Superbike Championship press office:

Round 2 – Phillip Island – Australia

The second round of this year’s Superbike World Championship takes place at Phillip island – undoubtedly one of the most spectacular racetracks in the world. It is one of the few circuits where the ocean can be seen in the background and is a track which always features as a favourite amongst riders and spectators alike. The 4.445 kilometre circuit is fast, flowing, undulating and always provides exciting racing. Last year local hero Troy Bayliss (Ducati) dominated the event, winning both races with Colin Edwards(Honda) and Ruben Xaus (Ducati) taking the remainder of the podium places.

Team Alstare Suzuki rider Gregorio Lavilla was seventh in the first race and eighth in the second and will be hoping for an improvement this time round.

GREGORIO LAVILLA
Last year, I was on a new bike with new suspension and this year, it will be another new bike and new suspension again. It’s always hard work when you change bikes and suspension, so it’s something that you just have to get used to. The change to the new GSX-R1000 Suzuki has not been without problems, but we knew that this was going to be the case, so it’s just a matter of getting on with the job in hand and moving forwards. Everybody at Alstare Suzuki is working hard and we are looking forward to Phillip Island because it is a much more flowing track then Valencia in the last round. I’m hoping that some of the problems we encountered there will not exist at Phillip Island, but we shall see on the first day of practice. I like the track and hope that my bike likes it as well!