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View Full Version : Vermeulen 'very satisfied', Hopkins 'frustrated'


Newsbot
10-02-2006, 01:15 PM
The Sepang test ended today on a frustrating note for the Suzuki MotoGP team, with John Hopkins' 2006 GSV-R suffering an 'electrical control fault' which left him unable to complete any meaningful testing.

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Chris Vermeulen, on the other hand, completed 75 laps today and achieved a best time of 2’02.30, some four seconds quicker than his day one time. Team test rider Kousuke Akiyoshi put in a 2’03 dead as he gave the GSV-R a thorough chassis evaluation to assist the team in getting as much data for the new bike as possible. Despite Hopkins' technical problems he ended the test with a 2&rsquo...Read the full article. (http://www.motoreview.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=29)