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A Progressive Race for Takahashi at GP of Holland
6 Days ago
The 250cc Grand Prix of Holland ended today with an eighth place finish for Yuki Takahashi. Starting from tenth on the grid, Yuki took four positions in the first lap, settling into sixth place as he tried to maintain contact with the leading group. But, with cold tyres and a track down on temperature – as well as having a new suspension set-up on his bike which he could not verify in morning warm-up – it took Yuki a number of laps before he could settle into a good race pace. In the second half of the race, Yuki improved his rhythm and was lapping at the same pace as the leaders, but he could not improve his position in the race. These important points have helped the Japanese rider to secure eighth place in the championship.
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Dovizioso Ready for a Top-Five Race Finish at Assen
28 June 2008
The second day of practice for the Dutch TT at Assen was hit by wet circuit conditions this morning, thanks to overnight rain. This meant that the confrontation between the top riders was postponed until the afternoon’s qualifying session. Thankfully the sun came out and dried the Circuit Van Drenthe in time. The JiR Team Scot squad worked hard on Andrea Dovizioso’s race pace for tomorrow and are confident that the Italian rider will be able to fight for fourth or fifth position from his starting slot on the fourth row of the grid.
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Good Progress for Takahashi During Assen First Qualifying
26 June 2008
The Grand Prix of the Netherlands, the ninth event of the season, saw Yuki Takahashi end the first day of qualifying in ninth position. With a lot of progress made during the day today, the JiR Team Scot rider is confident that he and the team can improve during the day tomorrow and in the second qualifying session. Without going all-out for a fast time, instead Yuki and the team developed the chassis and engine settings, improving his race pace gradually before tomorrow’s final session, which he and the team hope will see him further up the grid.
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First Day of Practice for Dovizioso at Assen
26 June 2008
This weekend’s racing at the Dutch TT started well for Andrea Dovizioso, ending the first day in 11th position. He was in a group of ten riders all covered by just one second as they all fought for fourth position on the timesheets. During the morning, the JiR Team Scot rider started to find the right feeling with the circuit, which he admits from his time in 125 and 250cc categories isn’t one of his favourite circuits. In the morning he was in seventh position, then in the afternoon the whole programme of the team was focussed on finding the best set-up of the bike. For the qualifying day of tomorrow the team will aim to find an increased pace for the race. With Andrea only three-tenths of a second from fourth in the provisional classification, he’s confident that he can improve tomorrow.
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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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Takahashi Takes Valuable Points at Donington
24 June 2008
For Yuki Takahashi and the JiR Team Scot squad, the British Grand Prix has not fulfilled the potential shown by the team during the weekend. During practice the Japanese rider had consistently kept himself in the top positions and started from fifth position on the grid. During the morning warm-up the team had not made substantial changes to the set-up of the Honda RS250RW as Yuki Takahashi was confident to be battling for a podium position. At the start of the race, the JiR Team Scot rider was near the front of the pack, close behind early leader Marco Simoncelli, who immediately attempted to pull away. As the race went on, Yuki was unable to repeat the form he showed during both practice days and slowly lost touch with the leaders. Despite this, he hung on to collect important points for the World Championship standings.
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Takahashi Opens the Second Row of the Grid at Donington
21 June 2008
The British 250cc Grand Prix starting grid was effectively decided during Friday’s qualifying session. Today rain continued to fall on the circuit taking away the possibility for the riders to improve any further. The rules for the 250 class means there are two qualifying sessions and that meant that Yuki Takahashi starts from fifth position on the grid. Today’s weather was used by Yuki to find the best setting for a possible wet race and to adapt his riding style to make a good race rhythm. The morning session confirmed the good form of the JiR Team Scot rider, as he finished in second position. Then, in the afternoon he improved his performance still further but ended up in fifth position. Two days of practice have shown the very positive outlook Yuki has to the race and he is confident whatever the weather: sunshine or rain.
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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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Positive Day Of Testing For Dovizioso Despite The Rain
11 June 2008
Yesterday with the good weather and a full afternoon of work completed, the plan for today was to use the whole day to finish the test schedule. Unfortunately the variable weather has disturbed today’s programme with flashes of rain. Eventually the team needed to stop early because of the poor conditions on track. Andrea Dovizioso dedicated the few hours of dry conditions to test qualifying tyres, without looking for a quick time. Instead Andrea worked also on the electronic management of the engine to find an optimum balance on the bike. Eventually, the time recorded was in line with that done in qualifying for last Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix. Andrea Dovizioso finished the test to return to London to prepare for the next round at Donington Park.
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More Progress for Dovizioso After Catalan Race
10 June 2008
The JiR Team Scot squad, following on from yesterday’s Catalunya Grand Prix where they finished in fourth place, stayed on at the Spanish circuit to continue the development of their Honda RC212V. The Montmelo track was only accessible in the afternoon so rider Andrea Dovizioso used the track until the very last minute. At the end of the day the result was very positive and performance has been improved compared to the team’s performance in practice and the race. Both team and rider tomorrow will continue to test the new settings of the chassis and suspension and the new Michelin tyres.
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Race Comeback for Takahashi at Catalan GP
10 June 2008
After two days of practice during which Yuki Takahashi has shown continuous progress and qualified on the second row of the Grand Prix, during the warm-up this morning with a damp track thanks to overnight rain, the JiR Team Scot rider showed with rain tyres a very good pace. The race under a blazing sun saw the Japanese rider start well and he was fourth into the first turn but half way through the first lap he contacted with Roberto Locatelli, forcing the Japanese rider off the track, leaving him in 23rd and last position. Yuki didn’t surrender and he started his inexorable fight-back to finish at the flag in 12th place. This was a race that showed the combative character of Yuki Takahashi that now already looks to the next race in Great Britain.
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Positive First Day of Qualification for Yuki Takahashi
07 June 2008
The Catalunya Grand Prix started positively for Yuki Takahashi today, when he achieved the eighth best time in the first day of qualifying on the Barcelona circuit. This result could have been better if it was not for a small error during what would have been Yuki’s fastest lap. The JiR Team Scot rider is quite satisfied because from the morning he was in the top part of the rankings and the team worked hard to find a good setting of their technical package. The aim for tomorrow’s qualifying is to improve their position on the grid and start the race with 100% determination.
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A Tense Day at the Catalunya GP for Dovizioso
06 June 2008
The seventh round of the MotoGP season was welcomed to the Catalunya circuit on Thursday with heavy rain, which only ended last night. Practice today started with a very cold racetrack and lap-times weren’t at all representative of what can be expected this weekend. This afternoon the track conditions improved and Loris Capirossi was able to set a new lap record, beating Nicky Hayden’s previous record set during 2006. Capirossi was also second at the end of the session and only Dani Pedrosa did a better lap, but unfortunately the Spaniard crashed after setting a 1’43”017 lap-time.
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Proud Race for Yuki Takahashi at Italian GP
02 June 2008
Starting from 11th position in the sun at Mugello, Yuki Takahashi started fast today in the 250cc GP and within a few corners was up to fifth position. He stayed in this group behind the lead riders of Bautista, Simoncelli and Barbera but a number of crashes at the head of the field handed more positions to the following riders. The JiR Team Scot rider in warm-up showed his speed and intent for the race by setting the eighth fastest time and soon in the race he was in contact with Luthi and Debon fighting for the third and final podium position. Always Yuki was pushing at the maximum in the corners, as he had to try and snatch back the metres he was losing on the kilometre long straight. Sadly, just four laps from the end of the race, Yuki fell as he hit the brakes for one of the corners. Despite the lack of a result, Yuki proved himself once more, riding the whole race on the limit, showing the skill and deter mination of the Japanese rider.
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Yuki Takahashi Ready to Race at Italian GP
31 May 2008
The second day of qualifying for the 250 class saw the JiR Team Scot rider do a good job of development on his Honda RS250RW but was unable to finish in a good position on the grid because he encountered traffic during his hot qualifying lap towards the end of the session. Despite the fact that he starts from the third row, Yuki Takahashi believes he have a good race and be up at the front and battle hard in the early the laps up to the leading group of riders. The Japanese rider enjoys the Mugello circuit and he is motivated also by the passion of the many fans that are camped out on the Tuscan hills.
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Another Attacking Race for Dovizioso Tomorrow
31 May 2008
Today’s qualifying session for tomorrow’s Italian MotoGP race showed how strong Valentino Rossi is, beating the lap record of the track and also riding with a strong pace for the race. JiR Team Scot rider Andrea Dovizioso will be joined on the grid by Silvia Battisti, Miss Italy 2007. Tomorrow, Andrea will once more be forced to do an attacking race, one full of maximum determination as he starts from the fifth row of the grid. Mugello is a racetrack where a clean riding style is important and thankfully one, which are the main characteristics of Andrea’s. Unfortunately, there were some small problems today which included finding a good stability of the bike, which is important to get a good pace for the race and find the maximum effect of the qualifying tyres. The forecast for tomorrow’s weather is sunshine and clear skies. Warm-up tomorrow will be very important to clear up some small issues on th e bike.
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First Day of Qualification for Yuki Takahashi in Italy
30 May 2008
The unstable weather conditions have characterized the first day of qualifying practice for the Italian Grand Prix. The Mugello circuit was constantly wet today as the rain fell down without a break. JiR Team Scot was dedicated to developing the Honda RS250RW and to choose the right tyres to use for today’s qualifying and also for the race on Sunday. If the weather doesn’t change and the sun doesn’t come out from behind the Tuscan Hills this weekend, then Yuki Takahashi is satisfied and confident that the good work done today could be very important for him and the race.
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Positive Free Practice for Dovizioso Under Italian Rain
30 May 2008
The sixth round of the MotoGP World championship at the Mugello circuit has seen the first day of free practice under very constant and heavy rain. Unfortunately only one part of the morning was dry for the riders and fans. Andrea Dovizioso came onto the track with his Honda RC212V in a new livery to mark his home Grand Prix. Adorning the front number-board was a personalized logo of Ride4Planet scheme. This is an initiative to safeguard the forests, which sees the JiR Team Scot and 4Planet united together for the occasion. The morning session had wet Tarmac, but then for the last laps Andrea was able to use slick tyres and got the sixth best time. In the afternoon under heavy rain the rider from Forlì was again consistent and able to take a position of hig
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Takahashi Takes a Fine Fourth at Le Mans
19 May 2008
The fifth round of the 2008 MotoGP season took place today at the French circuit of Le Mans. Yuki Takahashi put in a race full of commitment once more, confirming to the competition that he is a rider with a very strong character. The start of today’s 250GP was delayed a little thanks to the rain, which affected the 125cc GP. The JiR Team Scot rider quickly took his 12th place on the grid, and from the start put in a series of laps in which he made many passes on the other riders to take second position on just the third lap. The condition of the track was precarious but the circuit got drier and there was more grip with every lap so that by the finish the whole circuit was dry. Only in the final laps was the Japanese rider that lives in Cattolica passed, but he tried valiantly to defend his position from Pasini and Simoncelli but in the end he took fourth position returning to the pits to applause from his team.
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