Kenny, making us proud!

[MOKE1K]

American Kenny Noyes rode with four pain-killing shots in his right hand and completed only 15 laps on the third day of the final Moto2 tests at Jerez de la Frontera, but still managed fifth best time, just .360 from the quickest time of 1:44,044 set by Italian Claudio Corti. Kenny left the tests satisfied with the development of the bike. He suffered a high-sider when his Honda 450 single-cylinder training bike (a Moto3 type road racer) seized while he was training on the Motorland SuperTT track the week before the final Jerez tests.

At Jerez Doctors at the Clinica Mobile assured the rider and team that it was only a hairline fracture and that he would be completely recovered when the season starts at Losail. Qatar on April 9-11.


Kenny Noyes:
"We have to be satisfied with the results of the three days. We have the Jack & Jones by Antonio Banderas Pro-Harris working well and we know how it reacts now to slight adjustments. Sure, I'd be happier if we left here with the fastest time, but I wasn't able to push as hard as I would have if I had been 100%. We didn't even put in a soft tire, so we know we have more in reserve. The hand was OK on Friday, but a little worse on Saturday and so on Sunday I just went over to the Clinica, got some shots and went for it. I was planning to go out again on a soft tire, but the painkiller wore off early and we decided to load up. We are ready to race now and this class is shaping up like I thought with more and more guys getting faster and faster every time out."

(Rider, Nationality, Team/Chassis, Best time

1 Claudio CORTI (Italy) FORWARD RACING/SUTER 1:44.044

2 Toni ELIAS (Spain) GRESINI RACING MOTO2/MORIWAKI 1:44.077

3 Karel ABRAHAM (Czech Republic) CARDION AB/RSV 1:44,291

4 Scott REDDING (G.B.) MARC VDS/SUTER 1:44,394

5 Kenny NOYES (USA) JACK&JONES BY A. BANDERAS/HARRIS 1:44,406

6 Julian SIMON (Spain) MAPFRE ASPAR/RSV 1:44,450

7 Yonny HERNANDEZ (Columbia) BLUSENS-STX/BQR 1:44.477

8 Jules CLUZEL (France) FORWARD RACING SUTER 1:44,522

9 Anthony WEST (Australia) MZ RACING TEAM/MZ 1:44,530

10 Yuki TAKAHASHI (Japan) TECH 3 RACING/TECH 1:44,552

11 Thomas LUTHI (Switzerland) INTERWETTEN/MOIWAKI 1:44,615

12 Alex DE ANGELIS (San Marino) SCOT RACING/SCOT 1:44,624

13 Shoya TOMIZAWA (Japan) TECHNOMAG-CIP/SUTER 1:44,635

14 Stefan BRADL (Germany) VIESSMANN KIEFER/SUTER 1:44,737

15 Alex DEBON (Spain) AEROPORT DE CASTELLO – AJO/FTR 1:44,848

16 Roberto ROLFO (Italy) ITALTRANS S.T.R./SUTE 1:45,009

17 Niccolo CANEPA (Italy) RSM TEAM SCOT/SCOT 1:45,264

18 Gabor TALMACSI (Hungary) SPEED UP/SPEED UP 1:45,286

19 Axel PONS (Spain) TENERIFE 40 PONS /PONS-KAL 1:45,331

20 Alex BALDOLINI (Italy) CARETTA TECHNOLOGY/C.I.C.P. 1:45,357




More, from a press release issued by Dorna Sports:

Moto2/125cc Official Test at Jerez, Spain - Monday 29 March

With the start of the season now less than two weeks away the on-track preparations of the Moto2 and 125cc riders and teams were finished at the Jerez circuit on Monday – the third and final day of the last Official pre-season Test.

[acecycleins]

eoapo- buy a damn ad. Don't crash threads. At the very least start your own thread and quit hijacking.

Moke- Kenny is going to be fine in Moto2. I don't think he will transition into a GP rider, but he's an exciting FX/Superbike rider. I wish there were 1 more American, but Kenny should do us proud.

[pplassm]

Wait, is Moto3 going to 450s? That's news to me.

[acecycleins]

Originally Posted by pplassm

Wait, is Moto3 going to 450s? That's news to me.

Not the way I hear it. They are suppose to be the new generation 250 4strokes, I think the referrence was to the chasis. They begun developing the 3 chasis and I think that many modern 450 singles are near the same hp and weight as the 250 4strokes race ready motors.

[pplassm]

So, Moto3 is going to be 250 4 stroke singles? Again, news to me.

[acecycleins]

It's not set yet. Probably 2012 or 13.

[pplassm]

Cuddy will have an orgasm.