Hoy hemos terminado antes de lo previsto por inflamación en el hombro, pero seguimos trabajando! 💪🏼
We finished earlier than expected today due to shoulder inflammation, but we keep working!
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Rossi: “We found something that improved the performance”
“We continued to work because we have some other items to improve and also today was not so bad,” explained Rossi. “We found something that improved the performance, and, I think, we made a good job. In the end, my pace was always quite strong so yeah, it’s quite a positive second day. We still have something for tomorrow so we will try to continue to work and we will see our situation at the end of the three days.”
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Miller: “I have a little bit more up my sleeve”
Miller, who finished 0.620 off Maverick Viñales’ (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) late surge to P1, continued to find his feet with the MotoGP™ bike again after the winter break, playing around with different settings. And in general, despite another crash at Turn 9, the Australian was pleased with his second day in Malaysia.
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Top 5 Motorcycles For Dirt Bike Riders On The Street
Wide bars are only the beginning
Hate it when your dirt-riding friends are faster than you on the street? These five bikes will only make it worse.
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Viñales obliterates the opposition on Day 2
On Rins’ tail was the fastest Ducati on Day 2 and once again it was an Independent Team rider – this time Jack Miller (Alma Pramac Racing). The Australian was a late mover like those above him and was only a tenth off Rins by the end of play, putting in 49 laps. Just behind him came Andrea Dovizioso, who was the fastest Mission Winnow Ducati and looked set to top the day’s action until the late flurry of fast laps saw him pushed down to fourth. Initially, the number 04 was working on frames and Team Manager Davide Tardozzi confirmed that teammate Danilo Petrucci was focused on finding a better connection between the throttle and the rear tyre – working on the electronics and engine. Roles were then reversed, and Tardozzi also confirmed the Borgo Panigale factory also had some work on aero planned. That’s expected tomorrow. Today, it was two red machines in tandem as the two were on track together on some longer runs in the afternoon, with Petrucci saying he has “more to learn” than his teammate and ending the day in ninth. Tito Rabat (Reale Avintia Racing) pipped him on his GP18 to end Thursday in P7, with Francesco Bagnaia fastest rookie in P12 for Alma Pramac Racing.
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Day 2 midday: Dovi top by 0.004
Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar), second fastest on Day 1, is currently eight quickest and the last rider to dip below the 2:00 barrier. Then comes Jack Miller (Alma Pramac Racing) in ninth, the Australian crashing unhurt before lunch, with Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Aleix Espargaro completing a top ten that is split by just 0.539 seconds.
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Listen to Lorenzo live on After the Flag!
After sustaining a left scaphoid fracture while training in Italy at the end of January, Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda Team) has sat out this week’s Sepang Test in order to be as fit as possible for the Qatar Test at the end of this month, and the Qatar GP on the 10th March.
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Don’t miss After the Flag live!
So, to keep up with everything that is going on in Malaysia, why not tune in to our live After the Flag show? Starting at 09:30 GMT and finishing at 11:00 GMT, Matt Birt and Neil Morrison will offer their expert analysis, with Simon Crafar joining them live from the Sepang International Circuit.
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Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup back on track for 2019
It’s almost time for the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup to get in gear for 2019 and the first port of call before competition begins is testing, with riders ready for two days of track action at Sepang International Circuit. That’s on the 9th and 10th of February as the returners come face to face with their 14 new rookie rivals, with reserve rider Shota Kiuchi and Malaysian Harith Zamri also in attendance. Danial Sharil, injured in a crash at the end of last season, won’t be back on track just yet, but the Malaysian is expected to return to the IATC mid-season.
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Tom Toparis looking for points in WSS wildcard
Tom Toparis ready for wildcard
Teenage motorcycle racing star Tom Toparis has left no stone unturned in his preparation for the opening round of the 2019 Supersport World Championship at Phillip Island’s Yamaha Finance round from February 22-24.
After a “warm-up” wildcard in the 2018 Phillip Island WorldSSP round when he finished in 15th position, the 18-year-old from Goulburn (NSW) believes he now has all the key elements in place to “give it a red-hot go” in 2019.
“I didn’t really have a major goal ahead of the 2018 event,” said Toparis, who’s the current Aussie supersport No.2. “In 2019, armed with my new Yamaha, I am certainly aiming at scoring at least a point, or even points, and I want to get my lap times down into the 1:34 bracket.”
Toparis has switched from Kawasaki to Yamaha machinery in 2019 and, as well as the YZF-R6 he’ll be riding in the Aussie title, a bespoke machine is being prepared for his one-off ride in the 18-lap WorldSSP race on February 24.
“I’ll be racing with the Landbridge Transport team, and they are the same outfit that ran Aiden Wagner and Mitch Levy in WorldSSP,” said Toparis, who’s an apprentice builder.
“Sam Costanzo is putting together the R6, and I’m confident that with the work we’re putting in with the suspension, engine and data logging, we won’t be at too much of a disadvantage compared to the internationals.
“We’ve also got a great data technician, Adrian Monti, joining us so that’s going to be a great help. That all said, I also want some familiarity with the WorldSSP machine: I don’t want it to feel much different to my local bike, which I am already very comfortable on.”
Toparis will ride his WorldSSP Yamaha at the official two-day test at Phillip Island on February 18-19. There he’ll be joined by the championship top brass such as 2018 Phillip Island winner Lucas Mahias, Jules Cluzel, Randy Krummenacher, Federico Caricasulo and Raffaele de Rosa, as well as new faces such as Hector Barbera and Isaac Vinales.
“I really love the thrill and challenge of world championship competition,” continued Toparis, who also has Moto3 wildcards to his name. “It helps me to become more race-hardened, and Phillip Island is also one of my best circuits – so why not try and take advantage of that.”
Like fellow Goulburn native Troy Herfoss in WorldSBK, Toparis will be the only Aussie competing in WorldSSP – and he’ll also start his 2019 domestic supersport campaign at Phillip Island as well.
With 13 races across the race weekend including the Australian supports, the schedule launches a new and expanded WorldSBK formula: two 22-lap races at 3:00pm on Saturday and Sunday, and a 10-lap no-holds-barred sprint at midday on Sunday. World Supersport races Sunday in an 18-lap showdown, with Australian Superbike, Supersport and Production 300 completing the bill with races across Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets now on sale A three-day general admission pass with FREE Paddock access for World Superbikes is just $120*, secured in advance, or $230* when you add on-circuit camping to your purchase.
For all ticket and racing information, visit www.worldsbk.com.au or Ticketek.
Source: MCNews.com.au