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Capirossi looking forward to Sepang test

The Suzuki MotoGP team is on its way to Sepang, Malaysia, for the first test of 2009 following the winter test ban, with high hopes as it begins its preparations for the forthcoming season. Promising tests towards the end of 2008 and comprehensive updating of the Suzuki GSV-R at the Suzuki factory during the break will give Suzuki rider Loris Capirossi a highly modified machine to evaluate during the three-day test.

Sepang is a favoured test track of the MotoGP circus as the usual good weather and the interesting layout of the circuit - with its two long straights, tight turns and fast sweeping corners - make it an ideal test-bed for the 800cc MotoGP bikes.

Commenting on the upcoming test in Sepang Loris Capirossi said: "I am ready for this test and I'm really looking forward to getting on the bike again. I've worked very hard through the winter with my trainer and feel as fit as I have ever been. I am now 100% and planning to put that to good use as soon as I get on the bike.

"I'm very excited to see what the guys back in Japan have done to the GSV-R and for Chris and myself to get the chance to ride the latest version of the bike at Sepang. I am sure that all the recommendations we made during the last tests will have been analysed and any improvements the Factory could make they will have done in the winter."

The three-day test gets underway on Thursday 5th February with the first race of the 2009 MotoGP season scheduled at Losail in Qatar on Sunday 12th April.

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