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Motegi MotoGP Preview
The MotoGP PR machine is starting to crank up for the Polini Grand Prix of Japan at the Motegi circuit. Here’s what some of the riders have to say:
Rizla Suzuki - Loris Capirossi:
“After what happened in Qatar, we now go to a track that I know well and have had lots of good times at I was very disappointed at Losail but that race has gone now and we have had time to see what happened. I hope I can have a very good result in Japan for the Suzuki guys that have put in all the hard work in the winter to give us a bike that we can now be competitive on. I have won here before and want to do it again, so I will be making sure we get everything right for race-day to give us the best possible chance of achieving that!”
Rizla Suzuki - Chris Vermeulen:
“It is really important to get back on the bike as soon as possible and try to rectify the issues we had in the race at Qatar. The bike was working well all weekend, but it seemed to feel very different in the race. The Factory has been working hard since then and there will be a lot of extra staff at the race in Motegi so we won’t be short of a helping hand! I really want to give Suzuki a good result at its home Grand Prix and I am sure that we will this year. I am looking forward to going there as I really enjoy racing in Japan and will be doing my best to get the bike on the podium!”
Chris Vermeulen talks about Qatar
Rizla Suzuki rider Chris Vermeulen let’s us know how his first race of the MotoGP season went.
Qatar MotoGP Images
Check out our photo gallery from the very long Qatar MotoGP weekend.
Images from the MotoGP Qatar Weekend
Stoner on Pole - Results and Quotes from Qatar Qualifying
Casey Stoner will start from pole positionafter setting the fastest lap during qualifying in Qatar.
Stoner dominated the session setting the fastest time and leaving second place to Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi who was behind by .473 of a second. Jorge Lorenzo had to settle for third on his soft race tires but was just .024 secs from his teammate.
Nicky Hayden who has been struggling all weekend with clutch problems and also an engine breakdown suffered a massive highside during the end stages of the 45 minute qualifying session was taken to a local hospital for scans after landing hard on his back.
Continue reading: Stoner on Pole - Results and Quotes from Qatar Qualifying
WSBK Valencia Preview
The 2009 Hannspree FIM Superbike World Championship returns to European soil this weekend for the third round at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit and riders and teams are ready for action.
Here is some rider comments about the upcoming Valencia round:
Alstare Suzuki -Max Neukirchner:
“I had too many crashes in Qatar and I don’t want that to happen again in Valencia. Last year in Valencia I was on the verge of taking my first ever WSBK victory until the very last corner of the very last lap. Then I was hit by Carlos Checa and crashed, breaking my collarbone in the process. As that happened in the first race, it meant that I also missed the second race, so it wasn’t a good end to what had been a very good weekend up to that moment. Valencia is quite a technical circuit and one that is quite hard physically because you hardly get any chance to rest on a lap. But I like the track and my goal is to finish both races and get on the podium.”
Alstare Suzuki -Yukio Kagayama:
“The last round in Qatar was also not so good for me and so I want to do much better in Valencia. The track is not a difficult one, but it is not an easy one either because is quite tough on the body. It is the kind of track where you must be very fit and concentrate strongly every lap. I like it though and want to get my season back on track by being able to chase the podium again. I am not so sure about the new Superpole system, but it is the same for everybody and it is up to all of us to get on with it and make the best we can. The new practice schedule, with no practice on Friday mornings, is going to give our mechanics extra work, but I have confidence in my team and I’m sure that they will work hard and do a very good job.”
Chris Vermeulen on Jerez 2009 Test
On completion of the final official Moto GP test of 2009 find out what progress Vermeulen and Suzuki have made in preparation for the start of the season on April 12th.
Rizla Commercial
Lets hope that Rizla will still be the title sponsor for Suzuki in MotoGP because I know a lot of guys that are really going to miss seeing Rizla’s brolly dollys with their dangling handcuffs standing on the grid.
Photo of the Day- Suzuki Green Goblin
Wasn’t Halloween last week? To turn a perfectly decent Suzuki GSX R-1000 this way you really have to be a hardcore
Spiderman comic book or movie fan.
Bridewell Wildcard in WSBK
Tommy Bridewell will make his World Superbike Championship debut having secured a wild card entry for the final race in Portugal at the end of this month, along side other British wildcards Leon Haslam and Cal Crutchlow. Tommy Bridewell, brother of Ollie, who died tragically at Mallory Park last year, will be riding his brother’s Team NB Suzuki GSXR1000.
“I’m delighted that our application has been successful and this will be a real test for us which I’m looking forward to. It’s been a tough year all round but to round it off with some World Championship points would be awesome and that’s what I’m aiming to do. Because this is surplus to our plans, both my dad and I are financing it to a greater extent but it’s too good an opportunity to miss and it’s good to see Old Ginger’s bike finally getting used where it should be!”
The 20-year-old, has been racing in the Italian Superbike Championship and in the Suzuki GSX-R 750 European Cup this year and also raced as a wild card in the 125cc World Championship at the British Grand Prix.
Source | Bikesportsnews.com<
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