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Originally posted on Crash.net Checa will be helped in his efforts to move up the order by the knowledge that, by the end of day two, he has the fastest machine on track – having hit 343km/h (213mp/h) down the huge main straight.

"I feel comfortable on the bike and it's nice to know I've got the fastest bike on the track. I've never been as fast as I was today, except in a plane!" he joked. "Braking into the hairpin at the end of the main straight is amazing - from 343km/h to 55km/h in 350 metres!"