For American racers in MotoGP it was a mix of emotions with rookie Ben Spies finishing the test with the 5th fastest lap, Colin Edwards (Ben's Teammate) finishing 7th and Ducati factory rider Nicky Hayden completing his fastest lap in 8th place. Nicky and Colin are saying that they were testing new parts and trying new things which is why they did not put any blazing laps in whereas Ben Spies who tested fifth feels that he could have gone quicker but suffered jet lag. Although each of the Americans finished in the top ten they still have not been able to break into the leading pack. Will they be able to this season, only time will tell.
The AMA had a few less surprises with the shake down of the new bikes being a bit uneventful as most teams haven't received any substantial changes with the factories all backing away and the money being cut back to individual teams. That being said the big news was the larger purse sizes for Daytona which is a huge sigh of relief for many of the privateer teams.
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