The wet weather in Sepang today was particularly frustrating for Repsol Honda rider Nicky Hayden, who was planning to test the 2005 and 2006 RCVs back to back.

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The regularly changing conditions made it hard to gauge the differences between the two machines reliably as a result of the changing grip on the track. Hayden was one of a few riders who opted to keep riding during some of the wet weather and completed 60 laps, compared to teammate Pedrosa's 35. Nicky was 10th fastest today with a 2'02.86, his joint quickest time of the test having completed the exact same time on day one. Pedrosa's quickest time of the day was a 2'02.68 which was the 9th fastest time today and eight tenths of a second slower than his best time of the test, which he achieved on day one.

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