Kagayama...a strong contender in 2008's WSB seriesTHEY MIGHT be without mighty Max Biaggi for the 2008 season, but the Alstare Suzuki pairing of Fonsi Nieto and Yukio Kagayama wasted no time in preparing for next season and have been out in action testing their GSX-R1000s at Qatar.
The Suzuki duo struggled against the conditions - strong winds gusted across the track bringing sand and dirt from the nearby construction sites onto the racing line.
Third team rider Max Neukirchner was absent from the test because of the "gentleman's agreement" between the top teams that means that only two riders per team are allowed to take part.
Fonsi Nieto - 4th fastest overall, 2:01.0
"We started the day with everything as the bike finished the 2007 season and we made good progress throughout the morning. In the afternoon we made some changes (exhaust and chassis) and I didn't get on with the bike as well. So we will look at the data this evening and decided where to start tomorrow."
