Red Bull Yamaha Concludes Two-day Test At Valencia

Red Bull Yamaha Concludes Two-day Test At Valencia

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Red Bull Yamaha concluded a two-day test at Valencia Thursday.

American John Hopkins and Frenchman Jean-Michel Bayle rode the team’s YZR500 Yamahas.

Hopkins took 0.4-second off his previous-best lap time at Valencia on the first day despite cold conditions, but then highsided late in the day on a new tire and rang his bell. Hopkins sat out the second day of testing with a headache.

Bayle is being considered as a test rider/replacement rider for the team, although nothing had been finalized at the end of the test.

The team expects Garry McCoy to be ready to race at the first round of the 2002 MotoGP World Championship, at Suzuka, Japan on April 5-7.

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