Poor weather on 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 of those waiting around🃏, 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 Kawasaki rider – and focussing instead on the upcoming te🌄st in Portimao.

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

“We did co♛mplete some good testing and we were able to set some strong lap times. ꦦI think it is positive to leave Jerez with that.

“The weather on day tw🍷o wasn’t great, but we did a few laps in the rain. I didn’t have a lot of time to ride ꦚas 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 𒆙to wait until Portimao and do more testing there. I’m looking forward to it.”

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

“Unfortunately, the rain changed our plans🅰 and the team and rider worked on the wet setup, collecting useful data an𝓡yway.

“We started our test progജram in a positive way to approach the first round at Phillip Island. We will continue testin🍨g in a few days at Portimao.”