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14-02-2006, 02:44 PM
Today was something of a wasted opportunity for Ducati rider Sete Gibernau, as his Desmosedici GP6 suffered a mechanical problem which cost much of the day.
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Gibernau completed just 38 laps of the hot and humid Sepang circuit before suffering a gearbox 'glitch' which lost the Spanish rider a lot of track time. At the end of the day Sete's best lap was a 2'03.51, far off the pace of his times at the previous test, likely as a result of the conditions and limited track time.
Sete Gibernau - 2'03.51
"Today we had a mechanical problem which ruined almost all the time available" said Sete, whose bike suffered a gearbox glitch. "Just before it began to rain I went out on the second bike which was much better, but then the rain...Read the full article. (http://www.motoreview.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120&Itemid=29)
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Gibernau completed just 38 laps of the hot and humid Sepang circuit before suffering a gearbox 'glitch' which lost the Spanish rider a lot of track time. At the end of the day Sete's best lap was a 2'03.51, far off the pace of his times at the previous test, likely as a result of the conditions and limited track time.
Sete Gibernau - 2'03.51
"Today we had a mechanical problem which ruined almost all the time available" said Sete, whose bike suffered a gearbox glitch. "Just before it began to rain I went out on the second bike which was much better, but then the rain...Read the full article. (http://www.motoreview.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120&Itemid=29)