IRTA
- Jerez
1.
Losail
2. Motegi
3.
Jerez
4. Le
Mans
5. Mugello
6. Catalunya
7.
Assen
8. Laguna Seca
9. Sachsenring
10. Donington
11.
Brno
12. Indianapolis
13. Misano
14. Estoril
15. Phillip Island
16. Sepang
17. Valencia
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News 05/04/2009
IRTA Test : Jerez
SFW dominates the first battle of
the season at the Official IRTA Jerez Test.
Seby came 2nd at +0.269 with Skider 3rd at +0.609 and Vouks 4th at
+0.686.
Interviews:
SFW Yamaha
England-Netherlands (winner, 1:32.250):
"Thank you all!
After all those winter testing it was good to do some real laps that
count for something. Jerez suits me well and I do most of my testing
here so I guess it helps if you only get 2 sessions to make the best
lap time.
I'm really satisfied with the way the official Irta test went for me,
from the beginning till the end i was able to faster and faster and my
best lap was almost perfect. I think other riders have the same
potential but Jerez is a tricky track and a mistake is easy made when
riding here on the limit. I'm looking forward to finally start racing
and I think it's going to be great fun with these physics, last year we
had to struggle with the tyres and setup strategy but now we don't have
to worry that much about those things anymore and just have fun on the
track."
Seby Lords Of
Shadow (2nd, 1:32.519):
"Congratulations SFW for the victory in the first official fight of the
season. Lucky it doesn't give points, only the keys to a Trabant.
Also gg to Skider, Vouks and Thunder for good laps in 32s.
30 riders took part in this test, looks very good, thanks all.
I did some practice this week and i did 32.6 in the first day of
practice after 1 year without playing on this track. I did more laps
with Vouks on Saturday and i did 32.3. Also on Sunday i did few 32.4
while hosting others but when the official session came i couldn't do
such good times. I seem to lose some time in the last sector of the
track, few times i had -0.100 or so to SFW in the 1st session and i
lost it all in the last sector. In the 2nd session i only did one clean
lap, that 32.6 and after that i made mistakes in every single lap,
maybe because i was too tired and bored. I had some pretty good chances
to be close to SFW but screw it every time. Ah well, i don't mind
getting beaten in this test, i'm a bit disappointed it was at that
difference, i think i could have been at less than 0.100 behind. Now
it's time to wait and see if the guy who wins the Irta test can finally
win the title after 6 years of racing or it will be like it usually is,
which means they lose the title."
GVG Yamaha
England-Netherlands (10th, 1:33.978):
"GG SFW and everyone else!
This test didn't went like expected. After my good result at Qatar i
felt very strong and confident for this test. That Monday i did already
my first laps at Jerez with others. I could do a 34 low then, but for
the rest of the week i was very busy so i could not practice more. Then
it was Sunday. Before the test i did an online session with SPIDEY en
DanDam where i did a lap time of 33.8. I knew i could go faster cause i
made a mistake in first section what cost me a couple tenths. Official
came and i was ready. But i had a very hard time on the track. I made
stupid mistakes and had a lot of trouble getting my lines well in the
first section. An 34 high was all i can do. It didn't fell right and
fast. In second session i try again and with a lot of trouble i
improved my lap times till i did a 33.9 in my very last lap.
It was not what i had expected but that's how it goes. One time you do
good and other time you have trouble. Jerez is for sure not my best
track but i hope i can improve before we have the race here. First we
go to Qatar where I'm heading with a positive feeling. In 4 of the 5
tests i joined(physics test not including), i finished in top 10. And
the last one was a great result of course. A bit unexpected but i hope
i can transform my good shape to the races. I'm ready for MGP 2009! See
ya all at Qatar!
P.S. I want to thank Seby for everything he does to make this
championship so alive. He puts a great effort in it and i really
appreciate that!"
SPIDEY Team
Sask Ducati (17th, 1:34.875):
"GG ev1, more riders! Welcome back rezist!
From Team Sask's Perspective,
Gr8 performance Daniele! Looking forward to a good season. My session
was ok,but i could do better. I was on a better lap time but mistimed
my run and hence ended up being not recorded, so i feel there is
certainly lots of room for improvement. Riding a ducati is not all that
easy, its a tricky bike to master. Peace, and enjoy the real motogp
race this weekend!"
rezist Rezist
Racing Yamaha (18th, 1:35.291):
"Top 20, thats good for me considering I've only done about 15 laps
practice beforehand. lol
I went nearly 1sec faster in the second session which proves theres
still more room for improvement.
With Jerez it's all about getting a clean lap, especially with all the
extra runoff.
Most of the time i was 0.5sec or more away from my best time...
Well done to SFW who has struck the first blow for 2009 hehe, but after
winning the Jerez (dry) test 2 years ago its hardly a surprise you must
like this track."
Statistics:
SFW has taken a
0.269 advantage over the nearest rival in the Qualifying Award.
17 more rounds until we will know the winner of the Qualifying Award
and it seems the battle will most likely be between SFW, Seby, Skider
and Vouks.
Join us in 2 weeks time for the first race of the season at Losail,
Qatar.
Report by Seby
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