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Sykes goes all the way in day 2 of Phillip Island testing - Malcolm - 21-02-2012 Tom Sykes was ultimately the man of the moment in two days of Superbike testing at Phillip Island, the Kawasaki man holding onto the top slot in today's warmer afternoon session that saw only two riders improve. Sykes's time of 1 minute 31.648 seconds remains the benchmark as the riders now gear up for the opening round of the 2012 FIM Superbike World Championship this coming weekend. Second place overall went to 2011 champion Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati), who ended up just a whisker behind. The Spaniard set the quickest time of the warmer afternoon session and then packed up for the rest of the day. Jakub Smrz (Liberty Racing Team Effenbert) was third on another Ducati 1098R, not far off the pace of the top 2, while Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike) was the only other rider to get into the 1 minute 32 seconds bracket. Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) showed remarkable consistency as he took the fifth slot, while Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad) failed to improve on day 2 and his time set yesterday was good enough for sixth. Superbike rookie Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Ducati) crashed harmlessly for the fourth time in this test but was impressive enough for seventh, while Leon Camier (Crescent Suzuki) completed the top 8. After five days of testing - private and official - the Superbike teams and riders now have a chance to wind down before opening round action begins on Friday. Times (Monday-Tuesday) 1 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'31.648 2 7 Checa C. (ESP) Ducati 1098R 1'31.652 3 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'31.800 4 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'31.913 5 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'32.034 6 33 Melandri M. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.232 7 34 Giugliano D. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.319 8 2 Camier L. (GBR) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'32.320 9 50 Guintoli S. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.347 10 91 Haslam L. (GBR) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.397 11 17 Lascorz J. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'32.540 12 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.605 13 59 Canepa N. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.746 14 4 Aoyama H. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'32.910 15 121 Berger M. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'32.911 16 86 Badovini A. (ITA) BMW S1000 RR 1'32.948 17 87 Zanetti L. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'33.136 18 19 Davies C. (GBR) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1'33.358 19 44 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'33.385 20 67 Staring B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX-10R 1'33.418 21 25 Brookes J. (AUS) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'33.623 22 18 Aitchison M. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'34.169 23 35 De Rosa R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'34.341 .