Month: July 2019

    After the summer break, the Italian rider will start this weekend his third GP with the Reale Avintia Arizona 77 in the Czech Republic. In the Brno circuit, a track he already knows, Nepa will try to continue progressing and improving his results on his KTM.

    The Brno circuit has a length of 5.6km and has 8 turns to the right, 6 to the left that are usually joined in changes of direction, which makes it quite a symmetrical circuit. Despite its length, its longest straight barely exceeds 630m.

    “We arrived in Brno for my third race with the team in the World Championship. It is a long and beautiful track that I already know and I like. During these three weeks of summer break I have trained a lot, especially the first week as I went in Andorra where I had fun with Rubén Xaus that helped me a lot. I arrived looking forward to do it well and I can’t wait to be back on track. “

      After a well deserved summer break, the Reale Avintia Racing Team wants to maintain the good performance shown in the Sachsenring race just before the start of the summer break. In the German track, both riders managed to score since they got inside the Top15 in Sunday’s race.

      After the first nine races of the season, Tito Rabat, who arrives in Brno with a new two-year contract with the Reale Avintia Racing Team, is in 19th position in the MotoGP world championship standings with 14 points in the box . On the other hand, Karel Abraham, who will race in his native Czech Republic this weekend, is currently in the 25th position of the world championship.

      “I am really excited about the Czech GP, especially considering the good performance we had in Germany where I could score points. During this summer break I have been training very hard in order to get ready and fit for the second part of the season. Beisdes, I feel motivated after renewing the contract for the next two years with the team, which gives me more confidence.”

      “It’s my Grand Prix at home and I really want to compete here because it is the most beautiful race of the year. However, at the same time it becomes the most complicated event of the season because there are many people and many local fans to whom I have to be happy. Hopefully we can fight to get some point, that would make it a good weekend.”

        Reale Avintia Racing team is pleased to announce a new agreement reached with Tito Rabat for the 2020 and 2021 MotoGP seasons. The former Moto2 World Champion will continue for two more years with the team owned by Raúl Romero, who now aims at getting state-of-the-art bikes with the latest factory specifications, as well as a factory technical crew. Furthermore, and thanks to the excellent relationship between Esponsorama and Rabat family, the team is in negotiations with a major sponsor to complete an ambitious project which will allow Reale Avintia Racing to fight for strong results in the upcoming seasons.
        Following his serious accident during the British Grand Prix last season, Tito Rabat struggled in a difficult first part of the championship, but in the last two races, the Spanish rider began to recover the feeling with his bike, he was ninth in Catalunya and he was close to the ‘top 10’ last time out in Germany.
        Today’s announcement puts an end to the latest rumours that had Rabat looking for a ride in WSBK. It also confirms that Raúl Romero’s team will continue in the MotoGP World Championship stronger than ever.

        “I’m very happy that I signed for two more years with my team. The best news is that we are going to have factory bikes from 2020, which is crucial to our goal of fighting for top positions in every race. The MotoGP class is more competitive than ever and you need to have the best machinery to get good results. I want to thank Raúl for his confidence in me. We had a difficult start into this year, but we got stronger in the last few races. Knowing that I will continue for two more seasons is a boost to my confidence and I’m sure I‘ll be back stronger in the second half of the championship.”

        Raúl Romero (CEO Esponsorama)
        “It is a pleasure to announce that Tito will continue with us for the next two seasons. There has been a lot of talk about Tito’s future and the future of the team, but with this announcement we made it clear that we are moving forward together and that we will be stronger than ever before. The team grew steadily since we arrived in MotoGP and the next step is to get factory machines, the same way as all the other independent teams in the championship. We are working on this right now and we are also in negotiations with a big sponsor that perfectly matches the size of the project we are planning for the upcoming seasons.”

          The ninth race of the MotoGP season held at Sachsenring was positive for the Reale Avintia Racing Team riders as both managed to finish the race in points positions, which is very important for their morale after an unfortunate race in Assen.

          Both Spanish and Czech riders were able to overcome a poor qualifying session on Saturday in which Karel Abraham and Tito Rabat closed the standings in 21st and 22nd positions respectively. Tito Rabat made a great comeback to the eleventh position, near the Top10. Karel Abraham, meanwhile, did another comeback in order to get inside the Top15.

          The Reale Avintia Racing Team hopes to continue with this positive performance after the summer break at the Brno circuit that will host the GP of the Czech Republic on 2, 3 and 4th of August.

          “I am happy with the set-up of the bike since we found support in the rear wheel, something I have been missing since we swiped into these tires. I’ve had a good time on the bike, I’ve been reaching and overtaking riders and the truth is that you do not get tired because you’re enjoying it. We will take advantage of these three weeks to continue working and come back stronger. I hope to continue with this performance in the following races.”

          “I am very happy because after two unfortunate races I was able to finish the race and get a point. It has been a hard race, from which I believe we can draw positive and negative aspects. The positive is that we have made good lap times and the negative is that I think I could have ended up with Tito but I have to be stronger and have less fear on the track. Unfortunately, at the start of the race I had a moment in turn 11, just before the waterfall and that made me lose a lot of time but I was able to recover some of it. ”

           

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            The MotoE Championship is now a reality and the riders of the Avintia Esponsorama Team have managed to finish in the top ten. Eric Granado, who started from the front row of the grid, suffered an incident in the first corner that took him back to second last positioin. From there on, his career was all about recovering positions up to a meritorious eighth place. In the same first corner Xavier Simeon would make a mistake a couple of laps later losing some positions when he was in top losing, consequently, contact with the front group. With two laps to go, Lorenzo Savadori’s bike broke one of the airfances after a crash when he was overtaken by Granado and race direction was forced to draw the red flag, neutralizing the race and concluding it.

            “It was a very fun race but it was a shame not to finish on the podium or in the Top5. In five laps you can not make any mistakes, and that’s what I did in the first corner when I lost three positions. That hasn’t helped me but the truth is that it has been a very nice race, I hope to continue having fun in the next one. ”

            Eric Granado | P8

            “Touching another rider in the first corner was a shame as the brake lever moved and I had to put it in its place. I tried to recover as fast as possible, the bike was very good and I felt very comfortable, I was able to overtake all those in front of me until I reached the eighth position. I leave Sachsenring with a bittersweet taste because I knew I had options to fight for the podium or victory. The positive part is that we are fast and competitive and we are ready to fight in Austria.”

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              Stefano Nepa started the german race from the seventh row of the grid in 20th position. The Italian rider completed his second race with the Reale Avintia Arizona 77 in a new weekend of adaptation to his KTM.

              The end of the race was supposed to be a question mark as nobody knew if the tires would arrive until the end in good shape and their consumption would have to be managed throughout the race. Sachsenring is a slow circuit, narrow and with very short straight lines, so slpistreams were not that important as in other occasions and did not get to form a large group once the pace rose in the second half of the race.

              Stefano Nepa was climbing positions thanks to the crashes that were happening ahead to reach the 18th position, so close to the points’ positions. Next race will be at the Brno circuit on August 2, 3 and 4th, just after the summer break.

              “It has been a very positive weekend. We got very close in terms of lap times and we have reduced the time with the top riders. We have lacked a bit of rhythm in the race because I can not make the pace of the first group, but in the next race we will continue working to get even closer and stay with the top riders throughout the race.”

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                On the first day of MotoE’s history both Avintia Esponsorama Racing riders managed to qualify in the top ten in the combined times of the free practices 1 and 2. Today, the riders had two free practice sessions -one in the morning and another in the afternoon- 30 minutes each.

                Eric Granado | 1'29.166 | P6


                “We worked a lot on the set-up of the bike, the last time I came here was with the Moto2 and the references I had were very different and therefore it took me a bit to understand how this bike works on this track. It was particulary different at the entrance of the corners as the MotoE weighs a lot and has a different inertia, then I got used to it and I have been able to go more or less comfortable, I was the hole session alone, looking for references and important points to attack especially in the morning session. Regarding the E-Pole it will be super important to have everything very clear because you are alone on the track without references from other riders This afternoon we could not improve everything we would have liked for certain details but the most important thing is the race on Sunday “.


                “It has been a very positive day. It is a very cool category because the way to approach is very different from what we are used to as we have very little time to go fast and make the set-up. You have to understand everything very quickly and this makes you have a very open mind because you have to be in rhythm quickly. We need to improve a little to be ahead but I trust that we can do a good job to solve it. “

                  The Sachsenring circuit will be the place of the first electric motorcycle race in the history of the World Speed Championship. After a fire burried all the material of the new championship, its start was delayed until the German appointment this weekend. All the MotoE teams had a three test days two weeks ago at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo in Cheste, in which, in addition to training sessions, the new pole system and the race were simulated. Eric Granado won the first MotoE simulated race as Xavier Simeon was sixth.

                  Sachsenring, where Sunday’s race will be held, is one of the most characteristic racetracks of the calendar due to its design since it has 10 left and 3 right curves that are linked in a narrow 3,671m full of ups and downs that make it the shortest circuit of the season.

                  Eric Granado

                  “I am motivated and confident for the first MotoE race where I hope to have a good weekend after doing quite well in the Valencia test. There we got a good base for the bike and, although Sachsenring is another track and the results of the test do not guarantee anything, they do give me a lot of confidence. On Friday we will try to get the bike as ready as possible for the Pole on Saturday and especially the race on Sunday”.

                  “I am very motivated and I am determinated of our goal that will be fighting for the lead. It will be a very intense weekend because it will be the first edition of the MotoE so it is very difficult to know the expectations. The Valencia test was better than I thought and now we have to take all that experience we acquired there for the first race. We won’t have much time on the track and it will be very important to be focused because the failure is not allowed in this category”.

                    After debuting in the Moto3 World Championship with the Reale Avintia Arizona 77 in Assen, Stefano Nepa is ready to continue with his adaptation to the team as he is back in the championship. The Italian rider wants to continue improving and polishing details that lead him to mark good times in practice to be able to start in the front positions in the race.

                    Sachsenring is one of the most characteristic racetracks of the calendar because of its design, since it has 10 left and 3 right turns that are linked in a narrow 3,671m full of ups and downs that make it the shortest circuit of the season.

                    “The Sachsenring is not my favorite circuit of the calendar, but I like it, most of the corners are left and that makes it characteristic. It will be the second race with the team and we have to work hard to improve. We’ll see how we do in the free Free Practices, I hope we can qualify straight for Q2. “

                      After qualifying out of the points in the Grand Prix of the Netherlands last week, both Tito Rabat and Karel Abraham want find back their potential acquired in the last rounds. On this occasion, the stage will be the Circuit de Sachsenring (Germany) where the HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deustchland will host this weekend as the ninth round of the World Championship.

                      The Sachsenring is one of the most characteristic racetracks of the calendar for its design since it has 10 left and 3 right curves that are linked in a narrow 3,671m full of ups and downs that build the shortest circuit of the season .

                      “Despite having a good race in Montmeló and a good test, Assen’s weekend was a disaster, I would like to do well in Germany because I feel strong and 100% and I’m looking forward to get there even though Sachsenring doesn’t regulary suit Ducati. ”

                      “I look forward to race at Sachsenring because Assen’s race did not turn out as we expected and Germany’s is like my second home race because it’s very close to where I live. lt’s a fun and very different circuit that can also be complicated. I hope we can do a good job as we did in Assen on Friday and Saturday and that we can take a good step towards the race and get one or two points before the summer break.”