Toprak Razgatlioglu says he’s “fortunate” to have escaped a crash on the opening day of the Phillip Island World Superbike take a look at with none damaged bones.
The reigning and two-time WorldSBK Champion ended the opening day of the ultimate preseason take a look at of 2025 third-fastest, however suffered a high-side on the exit of flip six through the morning.
The Turkish rider – one in every of two high-profile riders to crash throughout on Monday, with Jonathan Rea sustaining foot fractures in a flip two crash – described the crash as “unusual”, owing to the quantity of throttle he was making use of on the time of the crash.
“For me, it was a really unusual crash,” Razgatlioglu instructed WorldSBK.com.
“We checked the info, and I used to be at 39 per cent throttle once I had the high-side, as a result of the traction wasn’t working correctly.
“I don’t know why, even after speaking with my electronics man, and he additionally checked it. We nonetheless don’t know the rationale, however anyway, it’s not too dangerous.
“I’m fortunate there are not any damaged bones, however I really feel ache all over the place, particularly in my hand.
“Within the afternoon, we rode once more as a result of I wanted to grasp the bike higher and work on the setup. By the top of the day, we had a great tempo, understood the bike extra, and located a great setup.”
Looking forward to the second and closing day of this week’s WorldSBK Phillip Island take a look at, Razgatlioglu is eager to search out some extra tempo from his BMW M1000 RR.
“Tomorrow can be one other day, and I hope we will discover a higher setup,” he mentioned.
“The tempo is okay for now, however I want a little bit extra.
“I really feel significantly better for the race weekend as a result of we now have three or 4 days, so I’m simply centered on my bike, as we want a great setup.
“Every part appears to be getting into a constructive course, however the one disappointing factor was the unusual begin. Anyway, that is racing.”
