West 5th-.2sec at Moto2 test 19 Feb. 2010.
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West 5th-.2sec at Moto2 test 19 Feb. 2010.
Results
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/r...oto2+final+day
MZ with a declaration of war
By John and Peter Orasche Preissler
02.03.2010 11:14:18
The team led by Martin Wimmer and Ralf Waldmann wants to literally force a place in the Moto2.
The MZ-Team, with Anthony West in the saddle, shining with sixth place on the first day of testing at Valencia. Only: MZ is in the field of teams of the new class still listed as a Moto2 replacement. MZ-be boss Martin Wimmer will have none: "We constantly slap down some great times, until we have a fixed place," announced in Munich.
In Valencia, the team came up with a gain: New on board the Frenchman Martial Garcia, who has for years pushed for Kawasaki France and France recently for Yamaha in the Supersport and World Superbike scene as a team manager's own development projects.
Because of the cost-cutting measures in Europe and the French Yamaha importer country, Garcia is 2010 people are no longer in the Superbike World Championship. Last year, the team with David Checa Yamaha Ipone World Cup final ranking with 37 and four world championship points was anything but successful.
From http://www.speedweek.ch
Jerez test Moto2: day's best time for the West on MZ!
By Oliver Feldtweg 08.03.10-17:48
For the first time succeeded in MZ with the Australian test driver Anthony West, a personal best in the new Moto2 class.
The third day of the IRTA test at the Circuito de Jerez weather is standing under an unlucky star. It was still raining again, so the times remained unchanged from Sunday.
Bright spot for the MZ-Team: Anthony West saw rain on Monday with 1:56,636 min for the day's best time. "This week will decide whether we finally declared a fixed launch site for the World Cup will Moto2" MZ engineer Ralf Waldmann. "The impeccable test time should help us ..."
Looks like the teams KINO racing and Stop & Go dont have the money for racing this years Moto2. So maybe a chans for West to race in Moto2. If MZ/West have the money.
Hmmm, yes I'd noticed they were absent from testing. Guess Kino (with Fabricio Perren aboard) weren't much of a surprise that they're missing - although I'd picked him for a Fantasy League team! - but Stop and Go are more unexpected as their riders are Hector Faubel and Ratthapark Wilairot...Quote:
Originally Posted by axxexs
MZ will be there!
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By John Orasche
The MZ-team led by Martin Wimmer have been fulfilled, on Sunday came from Spain the confirm a Moto2 starting spot.
Martin Wimmer in accordance with the telephonic confirmation from a launch site for his project from MZ Moto2 finally relax and plan. The troops had made at the official test at Valencia and Jerez, with Anthony West, several positive attention to himself and has now been incorporated into the permanent starter list of new Moto2 class.
Thus Wimmer Ralf Waldmann and partners have won a major stage win, after the project of the MZ-Roller-series had to be placed due to lack of bank commitments for the time being on ice. The stakes in the Moto2 class, as opposed to secured with budgets.
Even West was already committed for the entire season. Is now for the Zschoppau to produce enough parts to racing. On 26 March there in the last Jerez IRTA test before the season opener on 11 April in Doha.
Looks like Westy is back in the GP paddock :) Yey!
Great news for the team and West........fingers crossed.
West on the bike? Hope they dont run short of funds...
YEEHAA.......... FROM MOTOGP.COM
MZ Racing, who have Anthony West as their sole rider, have had their participation in the inaugural Moto2 season confirmed.
The German team, which is directed by Martin Wimmer with former rider Ralf Waldmann as his partner, have already ridden at the recent official tests at Valencia and Jerez, as well as the private test at Catalunya before that. MZ has now been made a permanent entry on the grid of the new category following the withdrawal of the Kino Racing team, who have cancelled their project due to financial problems.
The final readjustments to the Moto2 list for 2010 will see the return to the World Championship scene of experienced Australian rider West, who competed in the former 250cc class for a number of seasons on Honda, KTM and Aprilia bikes, and in MotoGP in 2007 and 2008 with Kawasaki. Absent from the Championship in 2009 West will ride the MZ chassis this year in Moto2, which proved very competitive at the official test at Valencia.
The Spanish Kino Racing team, which was preparing to compete in the new category with Argentinean rider Fabricio Perren, announced their withdrawal due to financial issues. The team were unable to complete their budget on time following the last-minute cancellation of sponsors who had been confirmed, said a team press release.
So who is gonna sponsor Ant West & the MZ team?