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FAVORITE FOR THE QUARTER OF LITER IS NOT CONSIDERED

Baptist: "the 2006 it will be difficult to surpass"

Alvaro Baptist, present champion of the category of 125 cc, hardly creates "superable" year 2006 after "fulfilling the dream" to crown itself in the liter eighth. "I am much more that satisfied, I do not have words to define what has been this year for me. Mainly after which I spent the year spent, the change in the 2006 has been radical and to better. I have managed to fulfill my dream, that was to be Champion of the World, but in addition to that, which prouder leaves is that we have marked to the difference remarkably race to me after race ", comments in an interview granted to its equipment.

In addition, the talaverano is wanted to clear I pull ahead of favorite for the next campaign where it will be released in 250 cc, "a new stage" for the young pilot. "I will have to work on moto to collect data and power much to respond to the problems thus that can arise to us. We counted on the advantage that the equipment has been many years in the races and have much information that surely, will be to us of utility ", affirms.

For that reason, Baptist will prepare the winter being centered in finding "' feeling' to moto to be able to really go quickly". "At the moment I have done two days of test and still he is in a moment for drawing conclusions", recognizes. The one of Talavera of Reina only wishes "to enjoy" in the new category since it has done it this year in 125 and it notices that in this sense its new mount "much more is amused that one 125cc", although insists on which it has left much learning.

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THE ONE OF VILLACAÑAS LEAVES THE CATEGORY OF 125 C.C.

Julian Simón gives the jump to 250 with the Honda-Repsol equipment


Julian Simón made official who lets to equipment KTM and the 125 category of c.c. to pilot an official Sling of the Repsol equipment in 250 c.c. The one of Villacañas has not had a good season, ballast by the injuries, and hopes to give a turn to its race in the 2007. The last campaign was not good either for the Repsol equipment in the ' quarter of litró, since I carry retired after not obtaining good results and their substitute, Cardinal red, shone either.

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TONI ELÍAS And CZECH CARLOS, FIFTH And SIXTH

The Suzuki was fastest in Sepang

The two Suzuki, piloted by the American John Hopkins and the Australian Chris Vermeulen, were the fastest motos in the second day of training deprived of Sepang, in which the Spaniards Toni Elías and Czech Carlos obtained the positions fifth and sixth.

Later a day of Wednesday disturbed in the rain, the sun appeared on the circuit and the pilots could work with normality on the new machines of 800 centimeters cubical with which they will dispute next the world-wide one.

Hopkins did better crono of 2:02.77 and Vermeulen followed to him with 2:02.78. Next the American Colin Edwards (Yamaha) with the 2:02.91 and present world-wide champion Nicky Hayden (Deep) with 2:03.74 classified themselves. Elías (Deep) covered the circuit in 2:03.87, a little more express than the Czech Sling of Carlos.

To the tests of Sepang they did not go the Italian Valentino Rossi (Yamaha), that participates from this Friday in the Rally de Nueva Zelanda, nor the Spanish Dani Pedrosa, who recovers of an injury.

The formation Rizla Suzuki, Kawasaki Racing, Deep Fortune, Deep Repsol, Tech 3 Yamaha and Camel Yamaha has been able to prove without interruptions their machines in the Malayan layout, one of the favourites of pilots and equipment to carry out preparatory important tests of the next season.



Officious times (800 cc) 1. John Hopkins (the USA) Suzuki 2:02.77 2. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Suzuki 2:02.78 3. Colin Edwards (the USA) Yamaha 2:02.91 4. Nicky Hayden (the USA) Honda 2:03.74 5. Toni Elías (ESP) Honda 2:03.87 6. Carlos Checa (ESP) Honda 2:04.08 7. Makoto Tamada (JPN) Yamaha 2:04.65 8. Tadayuki Okada (JPN) Honda 2:05.70.

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IT COMPETES IN The RALLY OF NEW ZEALAND To The CONTROLS OF A SUBARU




Valentino Rossi: "I will be two or three years more in the motos"
THIN ESTEBAN. Hamilton (New Zealand)

Valentino Rossi dares yet. The Italian pilot has aired publicly his love by the rallies and, after proving to do a long time in the British RAC, the blanket in the Rally de Nueva Zelanda returns to embroil at the top, to the controls of a Subaru.

What makes a pilot of MotoGP in the Rally de Nueva Zelanda?
It is a very great experience for me to be here. When we had to decide at the end of the championship of MotoGP what rally we were going to do, everybody said that the one of New Zealand was one of the best ones. Immediate goal is only to amuse to me and to try simultaneously to make kilometers with the car that attempt to know which is my rate, if I am slow or I am fast and to see how it is the Championship of the World of rallies. Really, if I like.

From when it likes so much the rallies?
The rallies always have been my passion. My father when he left the motos happened to this specialty and I have good memories. Unfortunately, I have just a short time and only I have been able to make the Rally de Monza regularly, because I always have a pile of things that to do. But it does not have anything to do with this, is to run with a car of rallies within a circuit. This year I have been able to come here and it is not going to be the last one perhaps and in 2007 I will see that it proves I can run, the Rally of Wales again. I am very young still and perhaps in the future it dedicates me to this when she leaves the motos. It is very difficult for a circuit pilot to come to the rallies. It is very different, is another world. Still I do not know when I will leave the motos, but will continue at least two or three years. I began in 1996 and this has been my tenth season, but my motivation is the same one that the first year. I like the motos and my work, but soon she will finish.

What is more difficult to lead a Ferrari F1 or a Subaru WRC?
It is very different to lead a Ferrari. It is a car strange, different from one normal one because there is much aerodynamics and the benefits are incredible, but for me it is easier to lead the one than a car of rallies. In the track you have the braking point, the cord..Y is easier to arrive at the limit. The form to drive a car of rallies is completely different, is another world and you need a pile experience to arrive at the limit.

Has helped his teammate, Petter him Solberg?
The relation between the pilots in the WRC is very different that in MotoGP, it is far better. Here no hand-to-hand combat with the other, I like much to fight in the track, you not only must fight against crono but also you must understand the other pilots, knowledge if a point is good to advance or no, that does not occur here. From that point of view less it is amused, but to run to 200 km/h by a normal highway compensates it.

Which is its objective in race?
I do not hope to do nothing in this rally, to improve and only to give another opportunity me that I did not have in a moment in Wales four years ago when leaving to me.

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AOYAMA WAS FASTEST IN 250 C.C. And TALMACSI IN 125 C.C.

Barberá and Bautista, fourth and fifth in the Sherry tests

the Japanese Hiroshi Aoyama, in the 250 c.c., and the Hungarian Gabor Talmacsi, in 125 c.c., has been the fastest pilots in the training that concluded in the circuit of speed of Sherry of the Border (Cadiz). Hiroshi Aoyama marked a time of 1:42.8 that equaled the best return of the circuit for this category made by the Spanish Daniel Pedrosa during the Great Prize of the 2005.; followed of its companion of mark the Finn Mika Kallio, just arrived at the category that marked crono of 1:43.9.

On the other hand, the Italian Locatelli Robert (Gilera) was third with 1:44.226, whereas Barberá remained to only one tenth, with 1.44.370. The Spanish Alvaro Baptist completed with this his second programmed session of training in the category of 250 cc with a time of 1:44.391.


Talmacsi continues making an impression

The attention in these tests in the category of 125 cc, was centered in the new pilot of the equipment To reel, Gabor Talmacsi that since it mounted in the Aprilia has let evolve and obtain better registries until arriving at 1:46.844 that Great Prize of Spain in being able of the Italian Matia Pasini with 1:46.937 improves in more than the one tenth first position of the past.

After the Hungarian pilot the Spanish Héctor Faubel located itself who also marked a 1:47.080 registry; whereas third he was the Italian Locatelli Robert.


Times of the last day: 250 cc: 1. Hiroshi Aoyama (JAP/KTM) 1.42.8 2. Mika Kallio (FIN/KTM) 1.43.9 3. Robert Locatelli (ITA/Gilera) 1.44.226 (48v) 4. Héctor Barberá (ESP/Aprilia) 1.44.370
(77v) 5. Alvaro Baptist (ESP/Aprilia) 1.44.391 (44v) 6. Alex de Angelis (SMR/Aprilia) 1.44.4 7. Alex Debón (ESP/Aprilia) 1.44.4 8. Thomas Luthi (SUI/Aprilia) 1.44.548 (57v) 7. Alvaro Molina (ESP/Aprilia) 1.46.178 (60v) 125cc: 1. Gabor Talmacsi (HUN/Aprilia) 1.46.844 (48v) 2. Héctor Faubel (ESP/Aprilia) 1.47.080 (58v) 3. Bradley Smith (GBR/Honda) 1.47.724 (105v) 4. T. Koyama (JAP/KTM) 1.47.9 5. Sandro Cortese (ALE/Aprilia) 1.48.224 6. Randy Krummenacher (SUI/KTM) 1.48.2.

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IT WILL BE OPERATED OF A SHOULDER And ONE WILL LOSE The SHERRY TESTS

Nicky Hayden: "I am ready to fight elbow with elbow with Rossi"

Nicky Hayden, effective champion of the world of MotoGP, will be taken part surgically in the United States and it will lose the next Sherry training. The fallen controversy that suffered in Portugal aggravated one old injury, reason why it is predicted that they retire a metallic plate to him that has been taking for a long time in the right shoulder. Thus the things, Pedrosa and Okada could be the pilots of Honda-Repsol in the circuit Andalusian.

Hayden, in any case, follows in a cloud after snatching the crown to him to Valentino Rossi. "To win to him he was something incredible, something super special. It is not like gaining your small brother to him or meterte with a small boy ", commented the American pilot.

Hayden gave its version on why the title fell Italian in the decisive race of Cheste ruining the its options of obtaining. "we returned to Him crazy and now it is going to leave to fight, but the best thing of me still is about to to arrive. I am ready to fight until death, elbow with elbow, him ", affirmed in the BBC.

The pilot of Kentucky assures that already he has pardoned to Dani Pedrosa to throw to him in the test of Portugal, because involuntarily he promised to help to him him in the Great Prize of the Valencian Community and he fulfilled it. On the year that hopes to them again to both together ones in box of Deep the Repsol equipment, he assures that they must be understood. "I need to work jointly with Dani to develop new moto of 800", affirmed.


Discomfort with the 800
Nicky also keeps awake that not yet it is to taste when rises the new mount. "new moto is quite different. She is smaller and still I do not go comfortable in her. Still we must understand all its potential, but we have some good men working for us in Sling ", joked the North American.

Hayden was the week last in Malaysia proving with the 800, but it could not roll much in the rain. The week that comes will return to rise her in Sherry.

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PEDROSA ONLY GAVE TEN RETURNS And SIMÓN SHONE IN THEIR OPENING IN 250



A Rossi with desire of revancha marks the best time in Sherry

Rain altered the development of the first day of the training of MotoGP and 250 c.c. that is celebrated in the circuit of Sherry. The humidity and the low temperatures delayed the beginning of the session, although in those conditions Valentino Rossi it was very combative and even it marked the best time. He was the only pilot who rolled below 1:42, although meteorology prevented that conclusions removed (around the 13:00 fell an intense heavy shower and most of the pilots it preferred not to return later to the track).

After the Italian they concluded the Americans John Hopkins and Colin Edwards, whereas Dani Pedrosa gave to ten returns to the layout Andalusian and only finished quarter.

Between outstanding notes of the day, the debut of Japanese pilot Shinya Nakano with the Sling and the one of the Brazilian Alex Mud with the Ducati of the team of Luis d'Antin. Between the incidents, to emphasize the fall - without serious consequences of the Italian Guareschi, probador pilot of the official equipment Ducati.

In the ' quarter of litró, the good news for the Spanish pilots, since Julian Simón was fastest in his debut with the official Sling. The luxury was even allowed to surpass to theoretical number one of the Japanese mark, Andrea Dovizioso.


TIMES OF MOTOGP1. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 1:41.7452, John Hopkins (USA/Suzuki) 1:42.1613, Colin Edwards (USA/Yamaha) 1:42.2934, Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 1.44.0305, Loris Capirossi (ITA/Ducati) 1:44.3076, Chris Vermeulen (AUS/Suzuki) 1:44.3947. Frame Melandri (ITA/Honda) 1:44.8768, Casey Stoner (AUS/Ducati) 1:45.5749, Shinya Nakano (JAP/Honda) 1:46.20010, Jeremy McWilliams (GBR/Ilmor SRT) 1:47.21611, Andrew Pitt (AUS/Ilmor SRT) 1:48.51812, Vitoriano Guareschi (ITA/Ducati) 1:50.38613, Alex Mud (BRA/Ducati) 1:59.078 TIMES OF 250 C.C. 1. Julian Simón (ESP/Honda) 1:46.0632, Shuhei Aoyama (JAP/Honda) 1:46.3423, Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Honda) 1:48.1334, Russell Go'mez (ESP/Honda) 1:50.653

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THEY HAVE MORE VACATIONS IN WINTER THAN IN SUMMER

The pilots of motos do not return to train until the 22 of January

the pilots of motos are of the few people in the world who have more vacations in winter than in summer. In August they were fifteen; now month and means. From the 1 of December and to the 22 of January, by regulation of the FIM, they have prohibited to train. For that reason they have taken advantage of these three days in Sherry to the maximum.

Thursday fell the sun on the circuit and still some rolled. By the way, that the Spaniards are not the unique ones who leave everything it for the last moment. And what do now? Then the one of the common one of the mortals: to spend the time with the family, a viajecito, etc... Some as Rossi returns to rise a car, in the Motor Show of Bologna. There he will not be single. One will be with rivals like Capirossi or Melandri, who also are given to compete to the four wheels. The passion by the speed was not going away to lose in month and means. Others, like Pedrosa, also will rise a vehicle, but his it does not go to motor. It will make bicycle by the Pyrenees because the form is not necessary to lose it. At the moment the motors are extinguished. In Sepang, the 22 of January will return to rugir. What passes express!

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A PLATE WAS EXTRACTED TO HIM THAT TOOK IN THE RIGHT CLAVÍCULA

Hayden, patient of the right shoulder in the United States

Nicky Hayden, champion of the world of MotoGP, was operated of its injury in the right shoulder by doctor Art Ting in the Freemont clinic of San Francisco. The objective era to reduce a fracture of clavícula and, at the same time, to extract the metal plate that the American pilot took since in 2004 he underwent a fall while supermotard' practiced ' and that it bent in his fall with Pedrosa in Portugal.

Hayden will have to keep rest during two weeks, although everything aims at that season will be able to participate in the first training of póxima, that will be celebrated the 22 of January in the Malayan circuit of Sepang.

"Everything has gone well. I will not be able to raise me moto by a time, but my trainer, Aldon Baker, have prepared I a cardiovascular program who I will initiate the next week. This year has been a great year and I must recover me to prepare the defense of the title in the best conditions ", declared Hayden.

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THE ITALIAN PILOT WANTS TO RECOVER THE CROWN THE NEXT YEAR

Rossi: "I feel more motivated than if it had won"

Sherry closed the door to the saddest year of Valentino Rossi. In 2007, with the new 800 motos of c.c. in action, the Italian pilot wants to take revenge itself. To be runner-up itches to him and it stimulates more to him. "he hurt to Me to lose, sure but in the life it is possible to be lost, is normal. To return to gain it is a very great stimulus ", assures the charismatic ' Valé.

Which is the general valuation that does of the training that have made in Spain?
These tests were important because the last year was a disaster by ' chattering' (bounce of the wheels). Luckyly, with the 800 we do not have that problem and I have been able to also go fast with the tires of race and with those of qualification.

In what point considers that they are?
In tests we have proven many things with Michelin, that was a little delayed with Bridgestone, but the work has not done more than to begin. Moto gives small problems, but it is a good base of exit. Now it is necessary to look for those problems and to reunite to me with Edwards because we must do one moto that goes soon fast.

What you like and what you do not like of the 800?
The brutal power of the 990 is not here, do not become the skidded ones that became, but it is piloted well because very it is balanced. In addition, the power, with 250 CV is guaranteed. C.c. but with more seems one 250 than 200 CV. Very it is amused to lead it.

She is more uncertain more when stopping near the curve?
No, for me she is safer. We have worked much with the Commission of security. With the 990 the acceleration did not have aim. Now you take lower control to it.

How it sees the rest?
The Sling always gives fear. Yes, one is moto new, with a new motor, will have to make kilometers and more tests, but it seems that it is enough outpost and that it needs horses just a few. The Suzuki is a great surprise. I was behind Hopkins and goes very hard. Also Vermeulen goes strong. I have not seen much the Ducati, but it seems that they have some problems, although is soon still.

Really, the sword is sharpened?
The sword we are sharpening it and goes enough good.

With the 800 you feel in advantage or disadvantage with the rest? They say that it is easier to pilot...
For me it will not change so much. Of to March the motos they will go more fort here and will be little difference. Sensitivity with the gas and the acceleration is less important; it is more important the trajectory, the refinement when piloting it. I do not see myself in disadvantage. Those that they went strong with the 990 will be such that they go strong with the 800. Clear that there is people who have come to him well, like a the Suzuki, that has balanced moto.

In five years one goes away for the first time of vacations without being champion, how feels?
It hurt to me to lose, sure mainly because almost it was done, but in the life it is possible to be lost. It is normal. I feel much, much more motivated and hard that if it had won. To return to win World-wide after five years gaining it is a very great stimulus.

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IT CREDITS TO HIM LIKE NEW WORLD-WIDE CHAMPION OF 125 C.C.




Alvaro Baptist gathered the ' Helmet of Prayed in Bologna
The Spanish pilot Alvaro Baptist received the ' Helmet of Prayed that c.c credits to him like champion of the world of 125. in a ceremony that organizes the weekly magazine ' Motosprint' annually and that within the framework took place of the Motorshow of Bologna. The prizes organized by the popular Italian magazine already go by his thirtieth edition.

In addition to Baptist, the Spanish Jorge Lorenzo and the American Nicky Hayden were awarded also, 250 world-wide champions of c.c. and MotoGP. Heptacampeón world-wide Valentino Rossi was distinguished with the trophy ' Top Rider'.

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ALEX BALDOLINI FILES BY EQUIPMENT KIEFER

Manuel Poggiali will follow in 250 c.c. with the Campetella equipment

Manuel Poggiali will follow the next season in the World-wide one of 250 c.c. The sanmarinense, ex- 250 champion of 125 and c.c., was dismissed of KTM after a mediocre campaign and it was speculated on with his retirement, but in the end it has fichado by the Campetella equipment to pilot a Aprilia. His teammate will be Fabrizio Lai. Other that he changes of airs is the young person Alex Baldolini, who will make equipment with the German Dirk Heidolf in the square Kiefer Racing.

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The MONEY WILL BE DESTINED To A CLASSROOM OF The ABBEY OF SAN GEROLAMO

The equipación of Rossi, sold by 35,000 euros in an auction

The equipación of race of Italian pilot Valentino Rossi was sold by about 34,480 euros in an auction in Internet with beneficial aims. In particular, the yellow monkey with which heptacampeón world-wide disputed some tests of MotoGP in 2006 reached the 19,600 euros, whereas by the gloves 4,730 and by the boots were paid, 10.150.

The money of the auction will go destined to the creation of a classroom inside the Abbey of San adjacent Gerolamo to the Institute Pediátrico Gaslini (greatest of its sort in Italy), that is in the locality of Genoa. In particular, they are classrooms of gymnastics and physical rehabilitation, game or for the encounter of the families, dedicated to the children who have been themselves forced to interrupt the school because of diseases that have motivated their enter the mentioned hospital.

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IT CONFRONTS HIS FIRST WORLD-WIDE ONE OF 250 C.C. COMPLETE WITH A SLING

The Stop equipment and Go bets by the Wilairot Thailander

Ratthapark Wilairot will dispute next World-wide of 250 c.c. with the Spanish equipment Stop and Go. The Thailander, which it was tenth in the last Great Prize of Japan, that disputed like ' wild card', and second in the Japanese championship of the category, will pilot Deep RS with ' kit' in his first complete season.

"I am contented because I have made reality the sleepy that it was from boy. I am going to dispute to all the championship of the world thanks to the confidence that Stop and Go has put in me and to the effort of Sling-Thailand to make it possible. It is a great opportunity and I hope to take advantage of it to the maximum ", explained Wilairot.

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THE WORLD-WIDE CHAMPION OF 125 MAKES BALANCE OF HIS GREAT SEASON

Alvaro Baptist: "To year 2007 to only I request him to enjoy the same"

Alvaro Baptist takes leave of a year of dream. The talaverano of 22 years was not one of the favorites when beginning him season, but its union to Jorge Martinez To reel sent to him to complete the best season of history in 125 c.c., where it obtained to eight victories and the historical record of points. Baptist makes balance and assures: "the 2006 are a year not to forget because he has been very pretty. I have amused much on moto, in addition the results are almost superb and I believe that never I will forget this year ".

After to have already proven the Aprilia of 250 with which he will pilot in 2007, Alvaro values: "It is a new piston displacement, with more power and moto weight more. Now there is much more work and I must change a little my way to lead with respect to 125 c.c. ", indicates. As far as the objectives for 2007, Baptist thinks that "she is going to be all new one. I will do all the possible one to be in highest because if I see the option to win I am going to fight for that reason. To the 2007 to only I request him to be able to enjoy the same upon moto ".