Reigning champion Razgatlioglu set a new unofficial lap record of 1m39.616s on the second of two days of testing at the Portuguese track, edging out Kawasaki rider Rea by 0.235s to top the timesheets.
That was some half a second faster than the time Razgatlioglu set on his way to pole at Portimao last year.
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Denning admitted that he was not expecting the Turkish rider to set the pace owing to Rea’s strong record at Portimao – 13 wins of a possible 17.
“Everybody loves the circuit but the track’s in really good condition, the grip levels were high,” Denning told the official WSBK website. “The lap times everybody was doing were fast but, in the end, we were quite shocked by the level of performance at this first test.
“Here is a special track for Jonathan and he’s always been incredible here. We expected Jonathan to be quickest, [so] to be at a similar level, and even be able to push a couple of tenths faster, was a nice surprise to have.”
The Portimao test…
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