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Friday, 2nd May 2008

Loris Capirossi is hopeful of a 'great weekend' at Shanghai after concluding Friday's pair of free practice sessions in sixth and eighth places.

"It's not been a bad day's work at all today. The Bridgestone tyres and the Suzuki GSV-R both seem to be a good match to the Shanghai circuit," said tema manager Paul Denning. "We've still got a lot of detailed work to close the gap on the very fastest riders, but both the guys have a clear plan and a good level of confidence that we can take big steps tomorrow.

Rizla Suzuki was joined at the track today by Mr Masahiro Nishikawa, general manager of Suzuki's Motorcycle Engine Design Department. He will stay with the team for the weekend as it continues to prepare for Sunday's 22-lap race.

"It's also been a pleasure to welcome Mr Nishikawa, to his first MotoGP event outside of Japan and we hope that we can put on a decent show for him this weekend, and make sure that he returns to some more events in the future!" said Denning.

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