Poor weather o🎶n the second day of the Jerez WorldSBK test left numerous riders stuck in the pits as they🍨 tried to preserve test days for later in the year. 

Garrett Gerloff was not one of𒁏 those waiting arou꧒nd, but his time on track was further restricted by a crash.

It was a final corner high-side that Gerloff suffered on Thursday in Jerez, the American calling it a day after that – and after an opening day of the test that left a positive impression on the Kawasa🧜ki rider – and focussing instead on the upcoming test in Portimao.

“Day one was really positive, even though we didn’t have most amazing riding conditions because of how much wind there🔜 was,” Gerloff said.

“We did comp🐓𒐪lete some good testing and we were able to set some strong lap times. I think it is positive to leave Jerez with that.

“The♈ weather on day two wasn’t gre༺at, but we did a few laps in the rain. I didn’t have a lot of time to ride as I had a pretty big highside crash in the last corner, taking a big impact on my right hip.

“So, we decided it was better to wait until Portimao and do 🧔more testing𝔉 there. I’m looking forward to it.”

Ma෴nuel Puccetti, Team Principal, added: “It was an extremely positive test. On the first day Gerloff set the fourth fastest time overall and always maintained a very high pace.

“Unfortunately, t𒁃he rain changed our plans and the team and rider worked on the wet se꧂tup, collecting useful data anyway.

“We started our test program in a positive way to approach the first round at❀ Phillip Island. We will continue testing in a few days at Portimao.”