DiSalvo
Third Fastest @ Tire Test
impressive
mark for new superbike
by
evan williams - www.superbikeplanet.com
Thursday,
December 07, 2006
Yamaha's
Jason DiSalvo spent two days on board his Superbike at Daytona and was
third on the timing sheets with a mark of 1:38.711, less than a tenth
off second place Jake Zemke of the Honda team.
DiSalvo
spent the first day on the 600, but when it came time to ride the Superbike,
the New Yorker got on with the task at hand. "I think we made a lot
of progress, our own stuff with Yamaha and well as testing tires,"
he said. "I think everyone was happy with the fastest time, and we
did a race stint and we were in the 1:39s the entire stint, with a couple
of 1:38s there at the end. I wasn't riding too hard, just trying to stay
smooth. It came relatively easy and I didn't want to take chances."
The uphill development curve still applies to Yamaha, back in AMA Superbike for the first time since the 2002 season. "Any little bit of seat time I can get, we're making improvements," said DiSalvo.
The
R1's time was made more impressive by the fact that the motor is yet to
get the full mojo tuning job at this point as Yamaha continues to develop
their engines. On Wednesday, DiSalvo got to use the more stout mill that
Eric Bostrom had used on Tuesday, but appeared to lack the top end steam,
according to the radar gun readings.
"There's
not really much else to say, rather than we're upbeat and working hard,"
added DiSalvo.
