RAMSEY resident Cal Crutchlow had a one-day test session at Brno in the Czech Republic on Monday where he worked on adapting his riding style.
The Tech 3 Yamaha rider had crashed during the MotoGP race at the circuit the day before.
The 25-year-old had started his debut MotoGP season well but has had a recent run of bad form.
With eight hours of track time available and conditions for most of the day bright and warm, Crutchlow dedicated his efforts on improving the set-up of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team YZR-M1 machine.
The prime focus was improving his front-end confidence and he also concentrated on further adapting his riding style to suit the 800cc machine.
He was able to focus on improving his braking technique and he was satisfied with his progress after completing 74 laps before heavy rain started to fall with 30 minutes of the session remaining.
His best time of 1.57.591 was more than 0.2s faster than his qualifying time for the race the day before.
The next round takes place at Indianapolis in America on August 28.
Cal said on Monday: "This morning we didn't change the bike and I just went out and did some laps and I was doing low 58s on old tyres, so that makes me feel even more disappointed with the crash in the race yesterday because that pace would have put me on for a good result.
"The front-end could still be better but we've definitely been working in the right direction and we're trying to figure out how we can make more improvements.
"But this process isn't just about working on making the bike better.
"I know I've got to improve myself and adapt my style more and I've worked on that a lot today.
"At the moment some laps I'm braking much better and how I should be and others I go back to my normal style, but that is all part of the learning process and why this test has been so valuable.
"I still need to release the brake earlier to help me carry more corner speed, so I'll be working on improving more in that area in the future.
"My crew have worked really hard today after a long weekend, so credit to them for that. It was a good day and I can take some confidence to Indianapolis now."
