(Above) Suzuki's Katsuaki Fujiwara will join Chili on the Alstare Suzuki team
in 1999.
(Left) Spaniard Gregorio L:avilla has been consistently fast during
preseason tests in his first outings on the Kawasaki.
(Below) Ducati's new Brembos have been used this off-season on both the
Aprilia 250 and SOOcc Grand Prix bikes.
(Below) The secret canisters
on the Castrol Hondas are for
the bike's Showa fork. Both
riders have indicated that
they're getting improved feel
from the new fork.
Who did
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1. Troy Corser
2. Ca,rJ Fogarty
3. Aaron Slight
4. Colin Edwards II
Ducati Performance
Ducati Perfonnance
Castro! Honda .. :
Castrol Honda
Kawasaki Racing Team
Kawasaki Racing Team
1:33.415
.1 :33.588
.1 :33.666
1:33.841
5. Akira 'iallagawa
.1:34.038
.. Gregorto Lavilla
.1:34.502
7. P.P. Chili
.5uzukiAlstare
1:34.741
.. Katsuaki Fujiwara .. .5uzuki Alstare .•........... 1:34.761
(Above) Akira Yanagawa gets down to business on the Kawasaki.
Yanagawa was fifth fastest at1 :34.038.
