Friday, January 2, 2009
Race 3: Circuito de Jerez, España
Circuito de Jerez - Gran Premio de España MotoGP
Race Date: May 3, 2009- Pole Position: Left
- Track Length: 4,423 m
- Track Width: 11 m
- Longest Straightaway: 600 m
- Left Turns: 5
- Right Turns: 8
- Year Track Opened/Upgraded: 1986
- Track Location: Jerez, Apdo de Correos, (Sevilla) España
- Event Promoter: Bwin.com
- Event Website: www.circuitodejerez.com
- 1st Place: Valentino Rossi (Yamaha)
Built in 1986, shelter the first Grand Prix one year later, becoming one of the most popular circuit in the world. Situated in South Spain, has at its disposal two race courses of different lengths. Thanks to its structure, winter testing often takes place here.
Recent modifications to the Paddock and pit box areas of the circuit have turned it into one of the best equipped circuits in the World Championship.
Regarding the track, the new asphalt laid down in 2003 has solved the problem of the famous bumps. The only bumps remaining now are on the two fastest corners of the circuit, the Alex Criville corner and the Enzo Ferrari corner. These two corners are taken in fourth gear at more than 150 Km/h and with significant lean on the bike.
Jerez is a circuit where normally relatively hard settings are used in both the front and rear suspension. The riders come into the two hairpin bends on the circuit, the Dry Sack and the final bend leading onto the start/finish straight at great speed because they are preceded by two straights so the front suspension must be fitted with hard springs to stop it bottoming out. In the rear, due to the fact that there are many rapid corners, the suspension must be fitted with hard springs to keep the suspension rigid and to avoid the bike dipping too much.
Gear ratios are usually very short and with the increased power of the four-strokes teams now experience an added problem of the bike’s front lifting under acceleration. At this track it is not uncommon to see wheelies in higher gears, even in fourth and fifth!
Tyres are not normally a critical problem unless, as has happened on previous occasions, the temperatures reach higher than normal levels as this can produce problems in tyre performance.
Travel information
From Jerez Airport take the N-1V route towards Jerez, after 2km turning to follow directions to Seville, shortly afterwards turning off, following ‘circuito’ and joining the N382. Driving from Seville, follow signs ‘circuito’ to join the N382.
Circuit Permanente de Jerez
Ctra. De Arcos, km10
Apdo de Correos 1709
España
Tel: +34 956 15 1100
Fax: +34 956 15 1105
e-mail: prensa@circuitodejerez.com
HOW TO ARRIVE:
From Jerez airport, take N-1V route, direction Jerez. After2 km turn in direction Siviglia, afterwards turn following road signs 'circuit', and get into route N382.
By car, coming from , following road signs 'circuit' and get into road.
Recent modifications to the Paddock and pit box areas of the circuit have turned it into one of the best equipped circuits in the World Championship.
Regarding the track, the new asphalt laid down in 2003 has solved the problem of the famous bumps. The only bumps remaining now are on the two fastest corners of the circuit, the Alex Criville corner and the Enzo Ferrari corner. These two corners are taken in fourth gear at more than 150 Km/h and with significant lean on the bike.
Jerez is a circuit where normally relatively hard settings are used in both the front and rear suspension. The riders come into the two hairpin bends on the circuit, the Dry Sack and the final bend leading onto the start/finish straight at great speed because they are preceded by two straights so the front suspension must be fitted with hard springs to stop it bottoming out. In the rear, due to the fact that there are many rapid corners, the suspension must be fitted with hard springs to keep the suspension rigid and to avoid the bike dipping too much.
Gear ratios are usually very short and with the increased power of the four-strokes teams now experience an added problem of the bike’s front lifting under acceleration. At this track it is not uncommon to see wheelies in higher gears, even in fourth and fifth!
Tyres are not normally a critical problem unless, as has happened on previous occasions, the temperatures reach higher than normal levels as this can produce problems in tyre performance.
Travel informationFrom Jerez Airport take the N-1V route towards Jerez, after 2km turning to follow directions to Seville, shortly afterwards turning off, following ‘circuito’ and joining the N382. Driving from Seville, follow signs ‘circuito’ to join the N382.
Circuit Permanente de Jerez
Ctra. De Arcos, km10
Apdo de Correos 1709
España
Tel: +34 956 15 1100
Fax: +34 956 15 1105
e-mail: prensa@circuitodejerez.com
HOW TO ARRIVE:
From Jerez airport, take N-1V route, direction Jerez. After2 km turn in direction Siviglia, afterwards turn following road signs 'circuit', and get into route N382.
By car, coming from , following road signs 'circuit' and get into road.
Race 2: Twin Ring Motegi, Japan
Twin Ring Motegi - A-Style Grand Prix of Japan
Race Date: April 26th, 2009- Pole Position: Left
- Track Length: 4,801 m
- Track Width: 15 m
- Longest Straightaway: 762 m
- Left Turns: 6
- Right Turns: 8
- Year Track Opened/Upgraded: 1999
- Track Location: Motegi (Tochigi Prefecture), Japan
- Event Promoter: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Event Website: www.twinring.jp, http://www.mobilityland.co.jp/english/
Honda constructed the 4.801km circuit, which also incorporates an Indy Car style oval, in 1997 in the hilly countryside 100kms north of Tokyo. It was a massive construction project and the complex also includes the famous Honda Museum and a hotel.
The track has a comparatively long back straight but a series of slow corners and also two tunnels which allows the oval to run round the outside. The circuit staged its first grand prix in 1999, the very wet Japanese Grand Prix, which was won by the Kenny Roberts riding the Suzuki. Roberts won the Pacific Grand Prix the next year at the track but after that it became the domain of the circuit owners Honda and also the Honda Pons team.
Valentino Rossi won the 500cc race at the Pacific Grand Prix in 2001 but after that Sito Pons's Honda team have won three races in a row. Alex Barros won on his first appearance on the RCV four-stroke Honda in 2002. A year later Max Biaggi brought the Camel Honda team success and in 2004 Japanese Grand Prix, Makoto Tamada totally dominated the proceedings. Not only did he win the 24 lap race, but he also started from pole position and set the fastest lap, riding the Camel Honda.
The track has a comparatively long back straight but a series of slow corners and also two tunnels which allows the oval to run round the outside. The circuit staged its first grand prix in 1999, the very wet Japanese Grand Prix, which was won by the Kenny Roberts riding the Suzuki. Roberts won the Pacific Grand Prix the next year at the track but after that it became the domain of the circuit owners Honda and also the Honda Pons team.
Valentino Rossi won the 500cc race at the Pacific Grand Prix in 2001 but after that Sito Pons's Honda team have won three races in a row. Alex Barros won on his first appearance on the RCV four-stroke Honda in 2002. A year later Max Biaggi brought the Camel Honda team success and in 2004 Japanese Grand Prix, Makoto Tamada totally dominated the proceedings. Not only did he win the 24 lap race, but he also started from pole position and set the fastest lap, riding the Camel Honda.
Travel informationApproaching using the JOBAN expressway: from the toll gate, head towards Kasama for 200m, then left at first signal, and right at next. This road merges into Prefecture 52. Follow Mito-Motegi road, Prefecture 51 to arrive at south gate. Approaching using the TOHOKU expressway: from the toll gate follow National route 119, merging into National route 4. Turn left towards Yanagida Bridge, taking Prefecture 69, merging into National road 123 to arrive at circuit north gate.
Twin Ring Motegi
120-1 Himaya Motegi-Machi
Haga-gun 321-3597 Tochigi
Japan
Tel: +81 2 85 64 0001
Fax +81 3 32780733
HOW TO ARRIVE:
The circuit is far off 100km from the Narita Tokyo airport. Using the fast route JOBAN: from the tollbooth , to continue forward Kasama for about 200 km, turn left at the first tollbooth and turn right at the successive one. This route joint into Prefecture 52. To follow route Mito-Motegi, Prefecture 51 for arrive to the circuit South gate.
Using the fast route TOHOKU: from the tollbooth, follow the national route 119, joining into national route 4. Turn left forward Yanagida bridge, taking the Prefecture 69; then joining into national route poi 123 that arrive to the circuit north gate.
Using the fast route TOHOKU: from the tollbooth, follow the national route 119, joining into national route 4. Turn left forward Yanagida bridge, taking the Prefecture 69; then joining into national route poi 123 that arrive to the circuit north gate.
