Aprilia’s first day (yesterday) of private testing was cut short due to fog at the Misano World circuit.

Max Biaggi didn’t even try to do a couple of laps, while Leon Camier, who stepped in for in the now retired Shinya Nakano, and yet to be confirmed by the factory Aprilia team, did 28 laps, some on rain tires with a best time of 1.40″20.

According to rumors, Camier should be announcing his signing with the Aprilia factory team after this two day test.

Alex Hofmann, Aprilia’s test rider also did a few laps in the morning, on rain tires with a 1’45.20 has his best time. According to Hofmann’s Twitter page, Alex 66, they even tried to dry the track by driving over it with rental cars.

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Marco Simoncelli who has had his car driver’s license pulled twice for speeding, loves to drift with his BMW.

In his autobiography Diobò che Bello!, SuperSic writes that he had two accidents in the same day while drifting his car on a dead end road and lucky for him his mechanic, who is also Graziano Rossi’s mechanic, is the best with BMW suspensions.

The video was filmed by Alex Hofmann, Aprilia’s test rider, former Motogp rider and sometimes MotoGP commentator for DSF German TV.

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