WSBK Portimao Tests – Brit Pack Flex Muscles

Ten Kate Honda’s Jonathan Rea lead almost the entire three days of testing at Portimao except for the first day that was led by Alstare Suzuki’s Leon Haslam.
In dry and wet conditions over the weekend, Rea and Haslam swapped the fastest laps.

Yesterday’s final test day saw Rea’s put in a best lap of 1′42.

270 while Pocket Rocket Haslam did a 1′42.
557.
As a comparison, Ben Spies’ 2009 Superpole was a 1′42.
412.
Althea Ducati’s Shane Byrne took third place with a 1′42.

887.
Yamaha’s Cal Crutchlow impressed on Friday but could not better his time and a crash in the afternoon session didn’t help, but his previous times were enough for fourth.
Xerox Ducati’s Michel Fabrizio who was nursing a bad case of the flu all weekend finished fifth with a 1′43.

157.
James Toseland was down in sixth almost a second slower than Rea.