The Kawasaki Racing Team rolled out their screamer powered Ninja ZX-RR again during the recent post-race test at Jerez, this time in the hands of regular race pilots, John Hopkins and Anthony West, as well as test and development rider, Olivier Jacque.

Once the screamer had been set-up to suit the characteristics of the Jerez circuit by Jacque, the former 250cc World Champion handed control to Hopkins, who completed a short five lap stint on the bike.

"It's very different to the big bang version of the Ninja ZX-RR," declared Hopper. "But, while my first impression of the bike was good, I think there's still quite a bit of development work needed before we're ready to race it. I am looking forward to testing the bike again further down the development path."

After putting the screamer through it's paces, Hopper returned to working on the set-up of his race Ninja ZX-RR with his crew, leaving teammate West to sample the unique characteristics of a MotoGP machine with an even firing order engine.

"My time aboard the screamer version of Kawasaki's Ninja ZX-RR was quite short, but it was also very interesting," said West. "The bike is really loud, and it sounds like you're travelling at 330km/h everywhere because of the pitch of the exhaust note! I'm really looking forward to testing this bike again in the future, because it's was great fun to ride."

Kawasaki test rider, Olivier Jacque, will continue with the development of the screamer while Hopkins and West focus on the next two rounds of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship in Estoril and Shanghai.

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