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16 November, 2018

Reale Avintia Academy 77 Moto3 – GP of Valencia – Ricardo Tormo

Reale Avintia Academy 77 rider, Vicente Pérez, finished 28th on the first rainy day of practice for the Grand Prix of Valencia.

The local rider started with a lot of enthusiasm in wet conditions and, in the morning, he was close to the fastest pace, but he crashed out and this cutted his evolution eventualy finishing FP1 in 16th position.
In afternoon’s FP2, the conditions of the track have been the same and the rain didn’t stop. Vicente was set to improved and he was searching a fast lap, but he crashed again and the rider from Cullera finished the day more than three seconds behind the fastest rider.
Moto3 action will start tomorrow at 9:00am with FP3 and Pérez is determined to improve his feelling ahead of the las Qualifying practice of the season, scheduled for 12:35pm.

Vicente Pérez P28 1’55.179

“It was a difficult day because I have crashed twice and, although fortunately they have not had consequences, you always loose a little bit of confidence. We have to turn the page and think about tomorrow Saturday, because we know we have the potential to be faster. I race at home, the set-up is good and if the conditions are bad again, we will have to adapt in the best way to improve. This is the target tomorrow.”

16 November, 2018

Reale Avintia Academy 77 Moto3 – GP of Valencia – Ricardo Tormo

On Saturday at 18:00h, the Andreas Pérez foundation will be presented in the hospitality of Team Reale Avintia Racing. Mr. Adolfo Pérez, father of Andreas, Mr. Raúl Romero, CEO of Esponsorama and Mr. Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports will be present at the act.

All members of the media are invited to join the team for this presentation, where the foundation’s plans and goals of helping and promoting promising young motorcycle racers will be explained in detail.

WHERE: Reale Avintia Racing Hospitality Unit (Circuit Ricardo Tormo)

WHEN: Saturday November 16^th at 18:00h.

14 November, 2018

This Friday 16 at 19:00 In the Hospitality de Avintia, we will present PARS (Paralyzation System).

After two years of development and several tests, this safety system for motorcycle riders will finally be part of the series of systems designed to offer security to the users.

The simplicity of PARS will ensure that everyone can use this device because it is convenient, easy and economical.

At the presentation there will be all the world champion pilots, the managers and the most bound people with the project from its first days.

In a relaxed atmosphere, its creator, David Martinez, will show the product ready to be sold. We hope that you can attend this presentation and that you pass the word of this news that without doubts will be important for the motorcycling world.

For any questions, please contact us

Kike Gonzalez

Prensa.- 0034 722 237 562

info@pars.es

14 November, 2018

Reale Avintia Academy 77 Moto3 – GP of Valencia – Ricardo Tormo

In the true sense of the word, Reale Avintia Academy 77 rider Vicente Pérez will race at home this weekend. The Spanish rider lives just half an hour by car from the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, the place where he made his first steps in his riding career as a student of the Cuna de Campeones school.
Vicente Pérez competed in several Grand Prix as a wild-card entry before joining the team at the German Grand Prix. In his first nine races as a full time World Championship rider, the 21-year-old scored 16 points, with sixth place in Thailand as his best result. His good work has helped him to secure another season with the Reale Avintia Academy 77 team to compete in the Moto3 World Championship 2019.
This weekend in Valencia, Perez wants to score a strong result, rewarding the team for their trust in his talent. Even though the weather forecast is not very good for the weekend, he hopes to be fighting at the top during the practice sessions from Friday and within thepoint rankings in the race on Sunday .
The first free practice session will start on Friday at 9:00am. The last Moto3 race of the season will start on Sunday at 11:00am.

“I go to Valencia carrying the momentum from the overseas races. Although we could not score points in all the races, we have always been at a good level and this weekend I race at home, so I hope to do my best. I know the circuit very well and it suits my riding style very well. I only hope that the forecast is wrong and we will have dry conditions. But I’m looking forward to start and give the maximum in any condition.”

14 November, 2018

MotoGP GP of Valencia – Ricardo Tormo

Reale Avintia Racing team riders Xavier Simeon and Jordi Torres head to the Ricardo Tormo Circuit this weekend for the last round of the 2018 MotoGP World Championship, the Grand Prix of Valencia.
For Xavier Simeon it will be a very special weekend, because it will be the last one in MotoGP class before his new adventure in the FIM MotoE Cup next season. Simeon will rider the Ducati GP17 of Tito Rabat again, the same bike he raced to score points at the Australian Grand Prix. The 29-year-old Belgian rider is keen to score more points in his farewell of the premier class.

Jordi Torres heads to Valencia far from being in best shape, after undergoing surgery to set the fracture in the metacarpal bone of his left thumb last week. However, the work done by Dr. Mir has been fantastic and the Spanish rider hopes to be competitive in his last race with the team.
The MotoGP action will start with FP1 on Friday at 9:55 am. The race is scheduled for Sunday at 2:00 pm.

“Valencia will be a very exciting and special Grand Prix for me, because it will be my last one in MotoGP. Tito hasn’t recovered enough to compete at this race, but I hope he can make a strong comeback at the test next week. Being able to ride the GP17 again this weekend is an important opportunity for me, because in the last few races, we improved a lot with the bike and I hope to continue in the same line in Valencia. I want to finish my MotoGP career in the best possible way on a circuit that I like a lot and I want to enjoy every minute of this weekend.”

“I look forward to racing in Valencia. It is the last of the year and it is our home Grand Prix, which makes it very special. It’s a pity that I’ll be a little bit limited after the injury in Malaysia, but my thumb gets better every day and if we manage to modify the handlebar in a way that makes riding a bit easier, I think the weekend will go well. I want to thank Dr. Mir and his team, because my recovery was super fast. Valencia is a very technical circuit and I have always been fast on this track, even though I have not raced there in a long time.”

8 November, 2018

MotoGP – Reale Avintia Racing – GP of Valencia

Reale Avintia Racing team rider, Tito Rabat, jumped back on a motorcycle last Tuesday, 73 days after suffering a triple fracture in his right leg during the course of FP4 session for the British Grand Prix. The Spanish rider has been riding his training Ducati Panigale V4, and with more than 200 HP, it was a good test for Rabat’s strenght.

His feelings with the bike were positive, however, 2014 Moto2 World Champion, realized that he is still far from his best physical condition and, therefore, has decided together with the team and Dr. Angel Charte, not to take part in the Grand Prix of Valencia and postpone his return until the official MotoGP tests, at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, from November 20 to 21.
Tito Rabat will climb on his new Ducati GP18, the same bike with which Dovizioso and Lorenzo raced to the top of the podium six times this season.

“I have been working hard for more than two months since I got injured, my leg is getting better everyday and I have been able to test with my Panigale in a couple of circuits. I have seen that on the bike the leg is not a problem, but I have also seen that I’m still not 100%, therefore, it would be very dangerous for me and the other riders to return for next weekend’s Valencia race. We believe it is the best decision. But for sure I will try the at test on Tuesday with my new Ducati GP18. We will see how I feel and then keep working to recover my leg to reach the top before next season. This is the most important thing”.

7 November, 20187 November, 2018

MotoGP Reale Avintia Racing – Barcelona

On Tuesday, Reale Avintia Racing rider Jordi Torres underwent surgery in the University Hospital Dexeus in Barcelona. In charge of the procedure was Dr. Xavier Mir, specialist for upper extremeties within the Catalonian Institute of Traumatology and Sports Medicine ICATME. In a minimally invasive intervention, Dr. Mir inserted various cannulated bone compression screws to set a displaced intra-articular fracture to the base of the metacarpal bone of the left thumb. Torres had suffered the injury in a practice crash during the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang last weekend. He was discharged from the hospital today and he will start rehabilition this week.

“The surgery went well. It took a little more time than Dr. Mir thought initially, because there were small bone fragments floating around. Aided by an arthroscope, the magic hands of Dr. Mir inserted two screws and successfully put these bone pieces back into their place. It hurts a little, but everything went well and I was able to go home already. I’ll start to move the other fingers this week and I’ll see the doctor again on Monday.”

4 November, 20184 November, 2018

MotoGP GP of Malasia – Sepang

In blistering heat and extreme humidity, conditions that challenged the riders to the maximum, Reale Avintia Racing Xavier Simeon rode to 17^th place at the Grand Prix of Malaysia.

Simeon was the only one representing the team at Sepang, since his teammate Jordi Torres suffered an injury to his left hand in a crash during FP4 on Saturday. The Spanish rider will undergo surgery in the Dexeus University Hospital of Barcelona next week.

Simeon started from 15^th place on the grid, after his best qualifying result in the MotoGP class so far. But once again, he struggled at the start and lost a number of positions that were very difficult to recover. Race pace was higher than expected, so the lost seconds on the opening lap cost the Belgian rider dearly and eventually he finished outside of the point rankings.

The MotoGP World Championship will conclude in two weeks with the Grand Prix of Valencia on the Ricardo Tormo circuit. If everything goes according to plan and the expectations of doctors and patient, Tito Rabat will celebrate his comeback aboard his Ducati GP17 at this final round.

“I knew that it would be a difficult race in dry conditions. Even though my start was better than in Australia, it still wasn’t good and I lost all the advantage I had with my starting position. But all in all, I am still satisfied with the outcome of the race, because I hadn’t felt comfortable in dry conditions before and in the race, my pace has been quite consistent and similar to the riders that finished close to the Top 10. Considering this, I am a little frustrated, because I did most of the things right to achieve another place within the point rankings, but I still struggle to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. In MotoGP, everything needs to be perfect and little details can make all the difference. Apart from that, the team has done a great job once again and I reduced the gap to the front runners a lot. In fact, I didn’t expect to be that close. Now we have to wait and see what will happen at Valencia. I hope Tito can ride again and for myself, I hope to enjoy my last race in MotoGP with the team.”

4 November, 2018

Reale Avintia Academy 77 Moto3 – GP of Malaysia – Sepang

In a fantastic battle, Reale Avintia Academy 77 rider Vicente Pérez recovered from 21^st place to finish in 13^th spot at the Moto3 Grand Prix of Malaysia.

Pérez had shown an impressive pace in qualifying on Saturday and only missed out on a second row start due to another rider getting into his way at the final corner of his fastest lap. Considering his speed, Pérez knew that he was able to recover positions in the race and this is exactly what he did. By mid-race, he even had options to fight for the Top Ten. In the end, he added three additional world championship points to his account.

In two weeks, the Moto3 world championship returns to Europe for the final round. The Valencia Grand Prix will be the home race for Vicente Pérez, where he hopes to be able to put up a good show again and finish the year with a strong result.

“I am happy. I had to start way back on the grid, but I managed to catch up in the race. The only pity is that I couldn’t finish within the Top 10. I was close, but in the end it wasn’t meant to happen. I had contact with another rider on the two last laps, which slowed me down considerably. The bike worked an absolute treat and I want to thank the team once again for the great job they’ve done. After two Grand Prix without a result, we managed to finish the overseas triple on a high note. Now we have to focus on Valencia, my home race, where I hope to finish this year’s championship in style.”

3 November, 20183 November, 2018

MotoGP GP de Malasia – Sepang

Reale Avintia Racing rider, Xavier Simeon, achieved his best qualifying result so far this season today at in Sepang International Circuit. Tomorrow he will start Malaysian Grand Prix from 15^th place of the grid.
The weather played again a big role today and both qualifying sessions in MotoGP have been in wet conditions. Simeon did a good job in Q1 with the Belgian rider loosing a place in Q2 for just two tenths of a second. This positive result of Xavier Simeon, which today was the fastest Rookie of the day, has been sweet feelling for Reale Avintia Racing in Sepang.
The bitter part was for his teammate, Jordi Torres, who suffered a big crash during FP4 and he womnt be able to race tomorrow. He fractured one metacarpal of the thumb of his left hand. Without any warning from the marshals, Torres went from turn 10 to 11, opened the throttle and suffered a big high side because the track was competely wet. The weekend started very well for the Spanish rider, but it came to and end before than expected.
The time schedule for Sunday has been revised because of the forecast of inclement weather with the 20-lap-race, scheduled for 1pm local time.

“It was a shame because and we missed Q2 by just 0.2s. I feel really comfortable in wet conditions with this bike, but today was the first time his season we had completely wet conditions. I just had 15 minutes to give my best, and I was cautious in the first few laps and this was my mistake because the best laps of the tyre were the first laps. In the end I pushed and, although I improved, I lost Q2 by two tenths. But at the end of the day I am happy because it is my best qualifying of the year. Now I hope to have a wet race tomorrow, because, to be honest, we are struggling in dry conditions. Even so, we will see how the warm-up goes, although better if it rains.”

“Today was a disaster. We had the opportunity to do it very well and,it was completely the oposite. This morning the track still had some wet patches and I touched one and crashed in turn 9, but it was a very low speed crash. In FP4 the intention was clearly to pick up the pace for the race but, without warning, it has started to rain and had a big high side in acceleration. Luckily I only fractured the thumb of my left hand, but unfortunately the race weekend is finish for me. I will get surgery in Barcelona next week and we will see how it goes.”