# New Kawasaki signing John Hopkins was the fastest rider on day two of the Sepang test.Hopkins, eighth on day one, used a late lap to edge out former team-mate Chris Vermeulen by 0.144secs at the conclusion of the second day in Malaysia, with day one leader Randy de Puniet demoted to a still impressive third for HondaLCR. Kawasaki revealed that there will be no 'new' machine for 2008."What the're doing is to keep improving on what they have now and get new parts throughout the winter. So they'll always have new parts to test, but there won't be a completely different bike or anything like that."
# Nicky Hayden put 65 more laps on the new 2008 spec Honda RC212V during day two of testing at Sepang - and killed a Cobra in the process! Hayden's knee collided with an unfortunate snake at Turn 11 of the 5.548km circuit. The Repsol Hondarider emerged unscathed from the encounter but the snake was not so lucky..."I smoked my first snake, the poor thing," confirmed Nicky. "I was just heading through turn 11 when the snake sat up and I saw it but I was committed on the apex of the corner. I picked the machine up and tried to avoid him but caught him with my knee. I'm pretty sure it was a cobra and I'm sorry for it."
# MotoGP riders to undertake final 2007 tests at Jerez from 27-29 November.
Suzuki is the only factory not present in Spain, having instead chosen to develop its GSV-R at Phillip Island in Australia.
Rossi will be back on two wheels this week, during testing at Jerez, when he is due to ride with Bridgestonetyres for the first time.
