Only one month after the final Round of Magny Cours the World Superbike riders are back on their bikes for a test of major interest. This appointment opens the 2006 season, the third with Pirelli as official tyres supplier delivering its Diablos for the whole paddock. The development teams are called to test on the Spanish track the new tyres developed by Pirelli technicians to face a ’06 season that announces to be exciting and extremely battled. Many news in the grid with the two Ducati Xerox riders of last season approaching the fight for the Title with team Kawasaki PSG-1 (Laconi) and Honda Ten Kate (Toseland), leaving their Italian red bikes to Troy Bayliss and Lorenzo Lanzi. Another interesting news is represented by Fonsi Nieto, ready to ride the third Kawasaki, while Yamaha Motor Italia and Suzuki Alstare have confirmed their riders, and Petronas lines up Craig Jones with the still convalescing Steve Martin. These are the riders now in Valencia, representing all the Manufacturers and thus the whole paddock in the two days intended for testing the new Pirelli solutions that will be brought at the races for every rider. The first day of test was unfortunately ruined by the bad weather that in the last years is always coming with the winter tests in Spain and that allowed only a few laps with rain tyres. A pity because the new solutions to be tested were a lot, and Pirelli was waiting to know the comments on the important news brought for the different classes, the 17″ slick and the Nationals. The second day was somehow better, with 5 hours of dry testing but with the absence of Troy Corser. The fastest at the end of the day was Lorenzo Lanzi, that made a great 1’35″7 with the new Race tyres achieving the same laptime of Corser’s pole. Behind the Italian his team mate Troy Bayliss took the second position even if he’s not yet in perfect shape and still suffering his wrist. 1’36″1 for the Australian, comfortly back on his 2 cilinders. Kagayama and Haga (1’36″3 and 1’36″6) could also improve of almost a second their race time proving the great performances of the new solutions. In the Supersport the new World Champion Charpentier is again the fastest guy with 1’38″2 preceding Vizziello (1’38″6), Foret (1’39″5), Van de Goorbergh (1’40″0) e Chambon (1’40″5) In the SuperStock best time for Roccoli with a good 1’37″9. Appointment now in Qatar for the next tests in December.