Which Favorite Track ?
At Jerez de la Frontera in Spain on 21 and 22 December, Team Tech 3 perform a series of tests, to continue the development of the infant project, which will start in the new category of Moto 2. Before leaving for the Andalusian circuit, the French team rider Raffaele De Rosa, has unveiled the first sensation of motion that will accompany next year the adventure world: "Compared to the 250 - emphasizes the Neapolitan - is easier. Changes of direction does not suffer the weight of the bike, and accelerating the delivery of the engine is more linear and less abrupt than the two times. Who says four-stroke engines help in driving to the limit, does not say something remote from reality. Our bike has its strong point in the cycle, because an early releases showed a purely racing. The phase of braking, however, and develop because he suffers from chattering. Just started off, trigger vibrations that I slow down when entering. Engineers have assured me that they will solve the problem through better weight distribution. Another aspect that needs improvement concerns the modulation of the clutch. Overall, the guys have set up a competitive bike, and it will show me the path of development. " Although the year has not yet been completed, our thoughts turn to opponents to beat in 2010: "I think - he says - that the overall level of the pilots of the class is very high. Personally I respect everyone, but I'm not intimidated by anyone. With some of them are also friends, but once inside the track, we become adversaries. Presenting a prediction, frankly, is difficult, but my goal is to fight for the title. "
In Moto 2 you start to get serious, with teams struggling with a new project to be developed to be competitive from the start. The Tech 3 team, led by the expert Herve Poncharal, will the next 21 and 22 January in Spain, Cadiz, at Jerez de la Frontera, to continue the task of refining its prototype. To indicate what the direction will be taken Raffaele De Rosa, a Neapolitan who wants to show his skill in riding a bike four times: "The test of pre-Christmas - says the boy Fuorigrotta - Valencia, were not very helpful because it rained two days out of three, and in the one where Jupiter Pluvia not told her there was a strong wind, the temperature of only three degrees. Despite everything, we returned home happy, because we have disconnected interesting times, which proves the good work of the technicians of the team. In the coming days we'll be the only team to run at Jerez, and our aim will be to improve the bike in general. To achieve this we will focus on geometry and weight distribution of the frame, to find the right compromise between stability and handling. Another aspect that will keep under control the dynamics of suspensions. Instead we have no way to work on the engine, because the official one will be delivered only in the month of February. Certainly the road to development is long, but this is not a disadvantage for us, indeed it is the beauty of this category. Turn on the track without points of reference, it is an extra stimulus to do better, and the increased responsibility that falls to us drivers, I see it as another challenge to win. "
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