“I was so impatient because the GSX-RR is one of the best bikes at the moment, but it’s even better than I expected. The engine character, how light it us, how the electronics work, the anti-wheelie…riding a MotoGP bike is an incredible experience. I also already know Jerez well and I’m not short of references. So it was a great pleasure for me to do some laps on Monday afternoon. We got down to work more the following day, to start finding a good feeling. Overall it went well so I’m pretty happy with the tests.” Source link
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VR46 Master Camp riders speed up on second day
Tomas Casas: "Yesterday was a really fun day. We started in the gym, trying out the race simulator, which was pretty awesome. Migno demonstrated how it works and made it look a lot easier than it actually was, but it was a good experience for us to try the simultor and adjust to it. It‘s a good training and helps you to get to know tracks and get used to bikes. Afterwards we did some Pilates, which was a nice way to end the morning session, to feel relaxed. We then went to the go-kart track and we tried MiniGP, which is was a great experience for myself, as I had never been on a MiniGP bike before. It was
Third Master Camp gets off the starting blocks
Thailand‘s Peerapong Boonlert (18), Indonesia‘s Anggi Setiawan (18), Japan‘s Shota Ite (15), Malaysia‘s Muhammad Akid bin Aziz (18), Australia‘s Brandon Demmery (19) and Canada‘s Tomas Casas (17) each traveled half-way across the world to Cattolica, Italy, were the Master Camp has its base (you can watch a video of yesterday's orientation day HERE). Today, May 10th, they will embark on their Master Camp adventure, with the goal to acquire as much knowledge and as many skills as possible over the five-day long training period. Source link
Marquez praises positives of #JerezTest
Marc Marquez, P2: “I’m very happy with how the day went. We did 96 laps and didn’t even stop to eat. We had to do a lot of laps with the new exhaust to do different tests. We also tried the new Michelin front tyre, which is more like the one from last year – you can feel the bumps more but you have more grip. I like it, there are more possibilities. We’ll see if we’ll use it this year. We’ve had a lot of positives.” Source link
Crutchlow: “Front row in the dry in Jerez is good”
Cal Crutchlow, P3: “I’ve been losing in the last sector the whole weekend but I’m very happy to be on the front row, my second of the year, and it was really nice to complete the Honda front row. The team have been working really hard and this weekend we’ve been testing some things for Honda, long nights for the guys in the garage and we haven’t changed much in the setup but we’re happy to do it and it’s a nice job to have – and we’re fast at the same time. We’ve tried most of the tyres and we know the soft rear won’t last the race. The hard will last but I don’t know if it will
Kent: KTM Moto3™ test and wildcard at Le Mans
Aki Ajo, Team Manager: "After learning of Danny Kent’s situation in the World Championship, the team, Red Bull and KTM had the joint idea of asking him to test and develop our bike. Danny is a rider who has already been part of our team in the past; we know well how he works and he knows us, and we believe that with his experience he can give us a very interesting point of view for the technical development of our bike. In addition, what every rider needs is to compete, so we have offered him the possibility of a wildcard ride at Le Mans with us. I am convinced that the outcome of this collaboration will be very satisfactory
Marquez on Jerez: “I think we’ll be able to do well”
Marc Marquez: “I’m happy the next round is back in Spain after three flyaway GPs, because racing at home and in front of my fan club is always special. Of course our win in Austin gave the whole team more confidence and motivation to keep up the hard work and to try to understand how to further improve our bike’s setup, although Jerez is one of the most difficult and tricky circuits from that point of view. It’s kind of an ‘old school’ track: very short, very narrow, with heavy acceleration points and strong braking areas. You have to make the bike turn well but you also need good stability under braking, because that’s where you can get good lap