Garry McCoy completed day one of a three-race Aprilia deal at Sepang this afternoon, where the Australian finished a cautious 20th fastest for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.
"The bike is quite a bit different to what I've been used to," said Garry, who has spent the 2003 season racing a Ducati 999 in World Superbikes. "There's so much to learn and I didn't want to push that hard and come unstuck. Today was all about getting to know the team and the bike and not doing anything stupid. The bike feels pretty rigid so you have got to be really smooth."
McCoy, who set a best time of 2min 8.251secs, was forced to ride with leathers borrowed off team-mate Jeremy McWilliams after a new batch of Alpinestars got lost in transit from Italy.
"I thought Jeremy was the same size as me with slightly bigger arms. But when I put his leathers on it was like a set of overalls! It certainly didn't make my first day any easier," said McCoy, who put black tape over all but the 'Mc' of 'Mc
Williams', written on the back of his leathers.
McWilliams ended the first qualifying session 15th fastest, with a best time of 2min 05.127secs.
