From a press release issued by Aprilia:

TEST SESSION AT JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA/1st DAY


LUCCHI IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CHALLENGES THE HEAVY RAIN


The heavy rain prevented the activity scheduled for the first day of testing at Jerez de la Frontera in South Spain.

Even if the visibility on track was really reduced, the test rider Marcellino Lucchi made about ten laps riding the Rscube under the rain. Whereas Shane Byrne, the English SBK champion who will ride next year for Aprilia has postponed until tomorrow his debut on the Rscube.

Unfortunately, the weather forecast for tomorrow is still bad, while it is expected an improvement starting from Wednesday.

Together with the MOTOGP team, at Jerez there are also Manuel Poggiali, the new Aprilia 250cc Champion with his team run by Rossano Brazzi, and some other Aprilia riders such as De Puniet, Locatelli (125cc) and Ui, with his 250 “kit”.

They have waited the whole day without the possibility of going out on track.

All activities have been rescheduled for tomorrow.