Haslam happy with preparation for season opener
Added on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Haslam happy with preparation for season opener
Leon Haslam has revealed that he isn’t worried about his time in testing at the weekend and believes that he will be more than ready for the opening round of the season this weekend at Phillip Island.
Haslam, who has performed strongly in pre-season testing after making the move to Alstare Suzuki this season, posted the seventh fastest time of the weekend in the final pre-season test in Australia, belying previous good times in Portimao but the Derbyshire rider has brushed off the times, claiming that things will be different when the action starts for real this weekend.
“We started with the two bikes set up differently and I preferred some things on one bike and some things on the other, so the mechanics will now try to put the best bits of both on one bike and that’s what I will start with during first practice next Friday,” he claimed.
“We spent a lot of time trying out race tyres so we will be in a good position next week, but that meant that we didn’t really go for a very quick lap time.
“I am not worried about the guys ahead of me because I know that things will be very different come the race. That’s more important than lap times. I feel good about our prospects and that’s the main thing.”
