New bikes and a slippery track surface made for three days of sliding for Competition Accessories.com's Larry Pegram at Daytona. "It was slicker than this place has ever been, period," Pegram said. 

"Everybody here was doing the same thing: struggling for traction." 

The Ohio squad concentrated more on setting up their trick new 2001 Superbikes than setting quick times.

Pegram isn't too concerned about being so behind the Suzuki team at this stage. "It looked like Mat had a leg up on everybody, but they've been here three times in the past few months, too. They started out with two tests under their belt before they got here, and we started out, basically, out of a crate. Five days ago, everything here was in two crates," Larry opined. 

"These guys have done an awesome job to get this stuff to where it is now. This test was basically too early for us, we weren't ready."

Unfortunately, Ducati's Atlanta test that would have given the team more track time was snowed out.

The CompAcc Ducatis were tested at Daytona with all-black Carbon fiber bodywork. "Ducati sent us some awesome bikes, and the Competition Accessories guys did a great job here," said Pegram, winner of the 1999 Willow Springs Superbike National. "Now we just need to move forward."
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