Danny Kent fastest KTM rider in Moto3 tests at Jerez

Ajo also said his third rider, Australian Arthur Sissis, who finished second overall in the 2011 Red Bull Rookies MotoGP Cup have 'improved a lot'. He's up with the top ten now," he said.

Again prominent among the fastest riders were the two Aspar Team Moto3 riders Alberto Moncayo and Hector Faubel, both of Spain and who ride the KTM-powered KALEX machine while other KTM riders were also prominent in the top ten fastest on the Spanish circuit.

Aki Ajo Team Boss Red Bull KTM Ajo said, "Jerez is a very different track than Valencia but we could see here that it was one that suits Danny Kent. Of course with a different track there are different problems, that's normal. But we have no big problems and we have to be happy that the engines are working well so we are mainly working on the settings. There's now a lot of hard work for the team and the KTM Racing Department to prepare for the next tests in three weeks and of course for the start of the season.

Alex Baumgaertel of KALEX-KTM also described the tests as promising and said they were 'in the ball park' as far as preparations were going. "We lost a little time yesterday when Luis Salom (RW Racing ‰ÛÒ KALEX-KTM) crashed and also with Moncayo's crash. They were not injured but it just set us back a little with our preparations. But we had almost perfect conditions on the final day and at 2:00 p.m. the tarmac temperature was up to 30 degrees and that was good for us. We know we can improve more as we work towards the next tests in Jerez."

Main Photo: Danny Kent fastest on all three days