Eric Bostrom Encouraged By Daytona Tire Tests

Eric Bostrom Encouraged By Daytona Tire Tests

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From a press release issued by Lawdog Sports Management:

BOSS FAST ON HIS 750. 800 STILL TO COME.



Daytona Beach, FL. Although most of the testing days at Daytona this week were rained out, Eric Bostrom made the most of the only dry full day of testing (on Wednesday) by sharing the top of the time charts with his brother, Ben Bostrom. Those that read the charts and saw the Bostrom name at the top, in duplicate, couldn’t help but wonder if that was an indication of things to come. A sign of great racing, a fierce rivalry, and a 2003 championship battle between brothers that will be even more fun to watch than last year’s duel between Eric and Nick Hayden.

Was this a sign that race fans were hoping for? “I certainly hope so. It was pretty nice to be on top of the list for awhile. But then I came in and we were trying some more things and I saw that Benny aced me out. I was disappointed at first, but then happy for him because he seems to be getting along with his bike, so it should be good for next season.”

But just how hard was Eric pushing on Wednesday? “Well, we weren’t on my favorite tire yet, and were still getting up to speed a bit. In some areas we were pushing hard on the throttle, but there was still time to be made with the front. And I’m really happy with the front, actually. It’s night and day different compared to where we were in March. I couldn’t get any feel or control out of it, and now it seems I have both. We’ve had an entire year to get used to the gas cartridge fork, which was new for us the last time we were here.

“Overall, the test went well. You can’t be out there for the ultimate fast times, because it’s a test. You have to go out and look for ways to make things right for the race in March. I’d like to see the 600 come along a little quicker, but I’ve only done a handful of laps on it and it’s a brand new bike. We’ll get it figured out before we come back here in March.”

Wednesday was reminiscent of last season, when Eric looked strong on the 750cc Superbike. This without even having tested the new 800cc Superbike that he will be allowed to campaign with next season. “I really hope that the 800 will do good things for us. The chassis on our current bike is really good.”

But can the current chassis handle the extra power? “I’m sure it can. Obviously I won’t be able to say for sure until I ride the thing, but it should be a bright future for us. The chassis seems to be second to none at the moment and if we can get the extra power to the ground and control it, we’re going to be a threat.”

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