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Jerez testing update from WTR San Marino Team, March 6-8, 2010, Circuito de Jerez
Source: Motourage - Monday, 8th March 2010, 20:32 GMTJust a few days after the end of the first International Road Racing Teams Association privateer teams test at Valencia, the WTR San Marino Team returned to testing; this time in the rain at Jerez. The first day, Saturday, was characterized by strong rain, which made it impossible to enter the track until 2pm, when, fortunately, [...] Read article
Márquez maintains leading form at Jerez
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Monday, 8th March 2010, 17:06 GMTThe Red Bull Ajo Motorsport rider is the fastest 125cc rider at the second official test, as he was last week at Valencia. Read article
VALENCIA AND JEREZ MOTO2/125GP DAY TWO TEST TIMES
Source: Bike Sport News RSS Feed - Monday, 8th March 2010, 0:00 GMTAll of the times from day two at Valencia and Jerez Read article
Moto2/125 Test Jerez Day 2 – Elias And Marquez Make The Most Of The Dry
Source: MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that the winter is now officially over for racing fans - Sunday, 7th March 2010, 20:28 GMTTesting continued for the Moto2 and 125cc class at Jerez today under considerably better conditions than prevailed yesterday. The morning saw the best of the weather, the sun coming out to dry a still damp track, but the afternoon saw intermittent rain making the track damp from time to time, and complicating testing. Toni Elias was the rider who best used the conditions to his advantage, setting a strong lap in the early afternoon of 1'45.024, about 1.7 seconds off the fastest time set during last year's 250 race here, in much sunnier, hotter conditions. Elias was half a second faster than the Colombian Yonny Hernandez, and nearly seven tenths quicker than American Kenny Noyes, who had led during the morning. Alex de Angelis continued his strong form from yesterday, setting the 4th quickest time, ahead of the Forward Racing Team of Jules Cluzel and Claudio Corti. Julian Simon, the fastest man at the previous test at Valencia, crashed early in the session, but walked away unhurt, and could manage only the 10th fastest time. read more Read article
Moto2/125 Test Jerez Day 1 – De Angelis And Vazquez Lead In The Wet
Source: MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that the winter is now officially over for racing fans - Saturday, 6th March 2010, 21:36 GMTAfter a brief respite at Valencia, the rain was back in full force at the Jerez test for the Moto2 and 125cc class, so bad that it was causing flooding in the nearby towns of Cadiz, Conil and Chiclana. The handful of kilometers that separated the Jerez circuit from the flood-affected areas were sufficient to spare the assembled riders most of the problems, other than being cold and wet for much of the session. The rain dried up in the afternoon, though the track remained tricky, and by the end of the day it was Alex de Angelis who proved best at mastering the difficult conditions for the Moto2 riders, his time of 1'55.835 still over 13 seconds off track record pace. De Angelis finished the day ahead of Tech 3's Raffaele de Rosa and Gresini's Toni Elias, with Swiss rider Thomas Luthi in 4th position. De Rosa's 2nd place is remarkable turnaround for the Italian, as at Valencia and Barcelona he had been outclassed by his teammate Yuki Takahashi. De Rosa wasn't the only rider whose relative standing changed on a wet track: Heroes of the previous test at Valencia Julian Simon and Kenny Noyes dropped down to 10th and 12th respectively in the wet, two seconds off the pace set by Alex de Angelis. read more Read article
Jerez Moto2 Test Live Timing – Rain Keeps Riders In Pits
Source: MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that the winter is now officially over for racing fans - Saturday, 6th March 2010, 12:21 GMTThe weather gods, having given the Moto2 class its first break at Valencia, have struck back with a vengeance at Jerez. The first morning of the three-day test has so far been rained off, with only Toni Elias and Sergio Gadea having braved the conditions, and lapping well over the 2 minute mark, over 20 seconds off the pace. With the wet weather expected to continue for the remainder of Saturday at least, not much is likely to happen today, and the teams will have to hope for better conditions tomorrow. When the riders are out on track, you can follow the action via live timing, which is available online, and shown embedded below:read more Read article
Moto2 preparations continue at Jerez
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Friday, 5th March 2010, 11:22 GMTThree days after the first official Moto2/125cc test in Valencia, the Jerez circuit hosts the second pre-season test this weekend. Read article
Work going well on Moto2 bike for Karel Abraham
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Friday, 5th March 2010, 10:45 GMTPositive results from the official test at Valencia mean the Cardion AB Motoracing rider is feeling very positive about his machine ahead of the second test at Jerez at the weekend. Read article
McCoy To Test FB Corse On March 15th And 16th
Source: MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that the winter is now officially over for racing fans - Friday, 5th March 2010, 9:58 GMTThe status of the FB Corse project has been shrouded in mystery ever since the Italian team announced they would be contesting the 2010 MotoGP season. Though the bike has been officially presented, and details about the three-cylinder MotoGP machine widely circulated, the bike has yet to turn a wheel in public, and no one knows whether the bike is even capable of achieving race speeds. This latter point has caused some concern inside IRTA, the organization representing the race teams and charged with ensuring the quality of the teams involved. IRTA boss Mike Trimby told MCN last week that FB Corse would not be allowed to take part in MotoGP until the bike had demonstrated its competitiveness, by lapping at a Grand Prix circuit within three seconds of race pace. FB Corse has now risen to that challenge. Today, the team issued a press release stating that Garry McCoy is to test the FB01 at Valencia on the 15th and 16th of March, before running a timed test in front of Franco Uncini, who will be watching the test on behalf of Dorna. A representative from IRTA will also be present to monitor the test, to ensure the team is proficient enough to be allowed into the MotoGP paddock. read more Read article
Scott Redding upbeat despite lowly finish
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | MotoGP - Thursday, 4th March 2010, 11:08 GMTBritish teenager Scott Redding declared himself happy with progress on his Marc VDS Racing Moto2 machine despite finishing a lowly 28th at the first official test in Valencia. Using Honda’s new spec CBR600RR motor for the first time, Redding logged... Read article
