Davies shows potential

Britain’s Chaz Davies celebrated his 18th birthday with testing at Valencia yesterday, Thursday, February 10, finishing as top privateer and fifth fastest 250cc rider overall.

Aprilia’s Sebastian Porto was fastest 250 rider, improving on his time from the first day with a 1:36.1. But Jorge Lorenzo was just .010 of a second behind and Casey Stoner third quickest.

The Aprilia Germany bike of Davies in fifith went quicker than reigning 125cc world champion Doviziioso, and factory-supported riders Hector Barbera, Alex de Angelis and Simone Corsi, boding well for the season ahead. The British teenager has got a newer chassis for this season, and is finding fast laps easier with the new machine.

In the 125cc class local rider Sergio Gadea set the quickest lap for the Master Aspar Aprilia team with a time of 1:40.060, just pipping Thomas Luthi and Mika Kallio.

Unofficial 250cc lap times:

Sebastien Porto 1:36.100

Jorge Lorenzo 1:36.110

Casey Stoner 1:36.144

Randy de Puniet 1:36.521

Chaz Davies 1:36.726

Andrea Dovizioso 1:36.765

Alex de Angelis 1:36.862

Roberto Locatelli 1:37.035

Hector Barbera 1:37.392

Yuki Takahashi 1:37.885

Unofficial 125cc lap times:

Sergio Gadea 1:40.060

Thomas Luthi 1:40.493

Mika Kallio 1:40.584

Gabor Talmacsi 1:41.388

Lorenzo Zanetti 1:41.524

Imre Toth 1:41.651

Dario Giuseppetti 1:41.822

Hector Faubel 1:41.862

Mateo Tunez 1:41.940

Julian Miralles 1:41.995