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JiR Team Scot Head to Sachsenring Aiming for Prestigious Results
Yesterday
After a one week break following the British and Dutch GP ‘double header’ last month, the 2008 MotoGP season resumes at the Sachsenring. The German event will provide the stage for the tenth round of the championship. The circuit winds its way through the edge of a forest, where the riders face a series of tight corners, with a series of seven left-handers, before opening the throttle on the short straight. The JiR Team Scot squad looks to gain significant results in both categories. Andrea Dovizioso, riding the Honda RC212V, has returned from three positive races in which he obtained fourth and two fifth-place finishes and he wants to improve still further. Meanwhile Yuki Takahashi has a good feeling with the German track, as back in 2006 he took one of his two victories of the season at the track and now he wants to repeat that feat this weekend.
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Dovizioso Comes Home a Competitive Fifth at Assen
30 June 2008
The Grand Prix of the Netherlands in which Andrea Dovizioso finished in fifth position, confirms the positive trend that JiR Team Scot has maintained during the last three races. After two days of practice, which was disturbed by rain and unstable weather conditions, the ninth round of the MotoGP championship saw Andrea Dovizioso make a good start as the lights went out, taking fifth place on the first lap. Then followed a good fight with Chris Vermeulen, where Andrea passed the Suzuki rider as the duo were caught by Yamaha’s Colin Edwards, with Edwards eventually passing the JiR Team Scot rider. With a fourth and two fifth place finishes, Andrea and JiR Team Scot are showing that they can battle at the front of the pack, ahead of teams with equal technical equipment.
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Dovizioso Takes a Fighting Fifth at Donington
24 June 2008
After a weekend of very differing weather conditions at the eighth round of the MotoGP World Championship, today Donington Park was finally kissed by sunshine. Thankfully, stable weather conditions blessed the MotoGP race, which saw Andrea Dovizioso on his Honda RC212V finish in fifth position for JiR Team Scot after a very strong race. Starting from the second row of the grid in sixth position, Andrea was able to stay with the three leaders with Casey Stoner out front, who was pushing hard to make a gap on the following riders. For the whole race Andrea was able to be involved in some exciting battles with the likes of Dani Pedrosa, Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards. The final position of fifth is a result, which is very important for the World Championship in which the Italian rider maintains sixth place overall.
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Dovizioso on the Second Row at Donington
21 June 2008
The second day on the circuit of Donington Park and heavy rain in the morning led to a wet practice session, which showed how Andrea could ride in the rain. Always staying in the upper part of the classification, Andrea ended in first position making a virtual front row packed with Honda machinery. In the afternoon the JiR Team Scot rider in the qualifying session for the British Grand Prix ended with the sixth fastest time – his best qualifying this season – thanks to this he will start on the second row of the grid.
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First Day of Practice for Dovizioso at Donington
21 June 2008
Today’s first day of practice for the British Grand Prix saw some typical English weather. In the sky there were clouds, just a little sunshine but no rain despite the weather forecast! In the morning session Andrea Dovizioso showed that he would be a force to be reckoned with, having a good pace with the leaders and ending the session in fourth place. In the afternoon the JiR Team Scot rider worked hard on tyre choice, testing all the various materials that Michelin brought for him, as he prepared for the practice and qualifying sessions of tomorrow. The final position in the afternoon does not show Andrea’s potential and both team and rider are confident to find the right pace for the race.
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Great Race for Dovizioso with a Fine 4th at Catalan GP
10 June 2008
The Spanish weekend ended in satisfaction for the JiR Team Scot squad. The huge amount of work done by the team during the previous days brought a superb final result of a fighting fourth place for the silver Honda in a great race, the same result as he did in first race of the year in Qatar. In the race Andrea showed a high degree of maturity against the best riders in the world. Fast straight away from the third row of the grid, Andrea was in second position at the end of lap one, just behind Dani Pedrosa who began to pull away leaving the other riders behind.
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A Tenacious Home Race From Dovizioso at Mugello
02 June 2008
The Italian Grand Prix at Mugello saw Andrea Dovizioso fighting at the head of the field once more. A great start from 13th place on the grid and in just a few corners he took fifth position and tried not to lose the contact with Rossi, Stoner, Pedrosa and Capirossi. During the race both Dovizioso and Alex de Angelis came through the pack and the JiR Team Scot rider was then fighting with Loris Capirossi for seventh position. The fighting was spectacular and could have ended in Andrea being higher up the order, if it was not for a lack of grip towards the end of the race. Instead, Andrea went for the finish and some safe points, climbing one position to seventh in the World Championship rankings.
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JiR Team Scot Heads Home to Mugello
26 May 2008
The MotoGP championship arrives in Mugello this weekend – a track, which is one of the most exciting circuits in the world for both the fans and thanks to the media interest generated at this legendary track. For Italian riders it’s a home race where they strive to take the victory. The riders of JiR Team Scot will prepare and ride with the usual passion and courage, which is inspired by the home support and the fans that populate the Tuscan hills.
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JiR Presents its Programme for the Future
25 May 2008
Since its launch in 2004, JiR has developed the activity of motorcycle sport together with commercial activities putting JiR in the position to offer companies and partners a different service for promotions, marketing and communications. Since JiR's beginning, the prestigious MotoGP world championship has been synonymous with professionalism and dynamism and has provided an excellent way for JiR to grow. Gianluca Montiron, the founder and CEO of JiR, pursuing the philosophy to "create something different" is proud to announce the programme for the future. This joint sporting venture will see JiR teaming up with the Castelletto di Branduzzo circuit which is located near Pavia. The JiR team will have the track, which is very close to its new premises, at its disposal.
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Dovizioso Rides Another Strong Race at Le Mans
19 May 2008
After two days of hard work in practice to find the best technical package, Andrea Dovizioso started from 10th on the grid today and once more was able to move back up the rankings and finish the race in 6th position. It was a race as usual with a lot of determination, with some very close riding and it proved to be a difficult race thanks to a collision with Yamaha’s James Toseland. Thankfully the JiR Team Scot rider was able to remain in the race but the clash cost the Italian rider a lot of precious time. The end of the race for Dovi was again a battle, this time for 5th position with Suzuki’s Chris Vermeulen.
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The JiR Junior Team Ready For Italian Championship!
19 April 2008
The ‘Campionato Italiano Velocità’ starts this weekend at Mugello. The spectacular Tuscany track plays host to the first appointment of the season of the Italian Championship this Sunday, 20th April. In the CIV series, the JiR Junior team is running with Matteo Traversa on the Honda RS125GP two-stroke machine. After his baptism of fire in the first race of the Honda RS125GP Trophy in Misano, the rider has learned a lot by racing against more experienced riders. This weekend’s race will be very important for the growing experience of the Junior Team project, which was originally realised by Gianluca Montiron.
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JiR Team Scot Ready For World Championship In Spain
25 March 2008
After the start of the championship at Qatar in the desert night, the MotoGP circus comes back to Europe to start round two of the championship in Spain at the wonderful circuit of Jerez de la Frontera on Sunday 30th March. JiR Team Scot has both riders in excellent spirits, thanks to their good results at the first round of the series. Both Andrea Dovizioso with his Honda RC212V and Yuki Takahashi with his 250GP two-stroke Honda have both shown that they can fight without fear of anyone against the best riders in each of the categories. They are both now looking forward to getting more good results at the Andalusian track, as the team morale is high thanks to the excellent work they have already done at the track in winter testing.
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Dovizioso Finishes An exciting 4th In First 2008 Race!
10 March 2008
Andrea Dovizioso attacked the Losail circuit tonight and took fourth place in an amazing race, in which he was always attacking. The 21-year-old Italian started in 9th position on the third row but always wanted to get to the front of the fight. Andrea battled hard in the final part of the race and eventually took fourth place following a very hard ride in the Losail darkness. After the previous sessions of the preceding days which didn’t show our rider’s value; the team found a technical configuration for the race which gave the JiR Team Scot rider a fast lap just 0.37 sec from the best at the circuit recorded in 2007. Tonight at Losail was a fantastic race for ‘The Silver Arrow’ now we look forward to Jerez.
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Dovizioso Starts On 3rd Row In Ninth Position
09 March 2008
Tonight’s very important qualifying session for the first MotoGP race of the season produced a lot of expectation and also came with some big surprises. Andrea Dovizioso, heading towards his first start in the MotoGP championship, gains a third row position for tomorrow’s race. Obviously JiR Team Scot wanted more than that with their previous testing form around the Losail circuit, but the atmosphere in the garage is serene ahead of tomorrow’s 22-lap race because their pace in race trim is very consistent and at a high level. In any case the third row looks is very special as the three riders on it have 11 world titles between them!
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Andrea Dovizioso With Fifth Fastest Time!
08 March 2008
Today’s first day of practice which kicks-off of this weekend’s 2008 MotoGP championship felt like the first day of school as it was the first real occasion for the teams to show the fans the results of all the hard work done during the winter tests. Tonight Andrea Dovizioso made his silver Honda shine under the lights at the Losail track. The lap time achieved showed that the Italian rider is in a very positive frame of mind at the start of the season managing to secure the 5th best lap time overall and becoming the first of the Italian riders on the time sheets. In the first session Andrea took the third-best lap time as he took time to verify things tested in the past week at Qatar. Andrea suffered a small crash today with no major injury for the rider, which didn’t interfere with the overall progress of the team.
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Dovizioso Happy With Third Position On final Day
19 February 2008
Rain once again disturbed today’s final day of testing at the official IRTA tests at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain. In the afternoon the sunshine finally dried out the 2.748-mile track and the JiR Team Scot squad was once more hard at work researching improved settings for their Honda RCV212V machine. Despite only a few hours of quality track-time available, the circuit was in good condition, but with some high winds affecting some riders in a number of corners. Today Andrea Dovizioso focussed his attention on qualifying tyres, setting the third fastest time overall.
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JiR Team Scot & Dovizioso Wrap-Up Tests At Jerez
30 November 2007
JiR Team Scot and rider Andrea Dovizioso completed their successful 2007 winter test program with more progress at the Spanish circuit of Jerez today. The 21 year-old Italian improved once more on both race and qualifying tyres and declared today the ‘perfect end’ to his 2007 test schedule. The 2004 125cc champion improved his times on both race and qualifying rubber around the 2.748 mile (4.423km) track as he made setting changes to the chassis of his RC212V Honda as he becomes more accustomed to the four-stroke. He finished fourth overall in today’s times. The test ban now comes into effect between December 1st and January 20th after which Andrea will return to Sepang in time to try his new 2008 RC212V that he will campaign throughout the 2008 MotoGP season.
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Positive Final Day For Dovizioso & JiR Team Scot At Sepang Test
17 November 2007
Today’s third and last day ended on a positive note for new MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso and his JiR Team Scot squad. The 21-year old Italian took advantage of more track time on his four-stroke Honda RC212V and completed a total of 54 laps with his best time being 2 '02.128” – four tenths quicker than yesterday’s time. Andrea’s time was enough for him to hold fourth place overall on the timesheets.
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Dovizioso Still 4th As JiR Team Scot Make More Progress
16 November 2007
Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso continued to make excellent progress in his early winter test schedule today at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. With overnight rain once more affecting proceedings, it wasn’t until around midday that the 21-year-old former 125cc World Champion was able to take to the track on his JiR Team Scot Honda RC212V. Conditions were humid and difficult for all the riders, but Andrea was still able to make 57 laps of the 3.447 mile (5.548 km) track on his four-stroke 800cc Honda. Tomorrow the team hopes to make further progress before returning to Europe and the Jerez MotoGP tests at the end of this month.
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Fourth Fastest For Dovizioso & JiR Team Scot
15 November 2007
JiR Team Scot and new MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso continued their winter test schedule with day one of their test at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia. The 2007 250cc class runner-up did a total of 26 laps on the 2007 Honda RC212V around the 3.447 mile (5.548 km) track. Testing was halted during the second half of the day thanks to rain, but the 21-year-old Italian managed to set the fourth fastest time of the day at one of his favourite tracks on the MotoGP calendar. Testing continues tomorrow and Saturday.
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