Byrne fastest Brit at Phillip Island

FORMER BSB Champion Shane 'Shakey' Byrne led the British charge at the weekend's WSB pre-season test at Phillip Island, posting a best time to put the Kent rider second in the overall timesheets.

Ducati-mounted Byrne put in a best lap of 1:31.662 in the morning session of the final day, just 0.012 secs outside the fastest time of the weekend, set by Ducati's Michel Fabrizio.

At the end of the weekend, Byrne said:

”In general, I’m very happy with this second day of testing even though unfortunately, this afternoon we had some small problems with the bike, and I was forced to use the second one. During the second session we lost time trying to fix the problems and I was able to run only few laps. The guys did a very good job this morning and I’m really satisfied with my first bike. I completed a very fast lap time in the first session, finding a very good pace. The only thing we can do now is rest and wait for the races next weekend“.

Byrne for a race win on Sunday, anyone?