American Honda’s Jake Zemke posted the fastest time so far in the three-day Dunlop tire test during Wednesday morning’s session at Daytona International Speedway. After spending the first two days of the test focusing on dialing in his new suspension and engine management electronics, Zemke was testing tires Wednesday morning when he recorded a 1:38.975 around the 2.95-mile infield road course. “I had 16 laps on that tire when I did that lap,” Zemke told Roadracingworld.com Wednesday. “As I was progressing through the new tires it was like, this one is a little bit better, this one is a little bit better. But here at the end this morning, I came back to an old tire to see where we were at, and the new stuff Dunlop brought is definitely better than last year.” Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies was the second-fastest rider, with a 1:39.125, as he continued to ride his 2007 GSX-R1000 Superstock bike. Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki’s Aaron Yates got his first taste of his 2007 GSX-R1000 Superstock machine and reported that the bike came off the corners well and had good power for being a very stock motorcycle. Jamie Hacking got into the 1:39s Wednesday morning, signifying the progress he has made adapting to his new factory Kawasaki ZX-10R Superbike. 2006 AMA Formula Xtreme Champion Josh Hayes did not ride anymore Wednesday morning after suffering a big crash exiting the infield portion of the course on the American Honda CBR600RR. Hayes was on his out lap on the machine when, “I went from being tucked in to sliding down the pavement in a blink of an eye,” said Hayes, who was not injured. Hayes said it was confirmed that a mechanical problem caused the crash. Dunlop Tire Test Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida December 6, 2007 Wednesday Morning Test Times (as provided by AMA Pro Racing timing & scoring): 1. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:38.975, Superbike 2. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:39.125, Superstock 3. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1), 1:39.472, Superbike 4. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), 1:39.553, Superbike 5. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:39.671, Superbike 6. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:40.067, Superbike 7. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), 1:40.282, Superstock 8. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:40.396, Superbike 9. Akira Yanagawa (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:41.057, Superbike 10. James Ellison (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:42.089, Superbike 11. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:42.613, Supersport 12. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR), 1:43.704, Formula Xtreme 13. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:43.180, Superstock 14. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:43.191, Supersport 15. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), 1:43.333, Formula Xtreme 16. Gary Mason (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:44.369, Superbike 17. Chaz Davies (Yam YZF-R6), 1:44.405, Supersport 18. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), 1:45.927, Formula Xtreme 19. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), 1:46.263, Supersport