Uji Coba Motor, Tiga pabrikan Turunkan Motor 2010

Jajal Motor Baru, Jajal Calon Rookie di Latihan Valencia

VALENCIA - Musim MotoGP 2009 berakhir Minggu (8/11) di Sirkuit Valencia, Spanyol. Senin keesokan harinya, persiapan menghadapi musim 2010 langsung diselenggarakan di lintasan yang sama.

Semua pabrikan memang langsung meramaikan lintasan mulai Senin sampai Rabu hari ini (9-11 November). Inilah kesempatan emas untuk menjajal sasis, mesin, dan pembalap baru sebelum larangan uji coba sampai pergantian tahun nanti.

Tiga pabrikan utama, Ducati, Yamaha, dan Honda, sama-sama menurunkan motor 2010 pada uji coba tersebut. Dari ketiganya, senyum lebar sudah terlihat dari barisan Ducati dan Yamaha.

Sejak Senin, Casey Stoner sudah turun dengan motor Ducati Desmosedici GP10 yang memakai mesin V4 silinder terbaru. Hasilnya, ketika hari pertama latihan selesai (Selasa dini hari kemarin WIB), Stoner menjadi yang tercepat.

''Mesin baru ini sangat baik. Jauh lebih mulus dan membuat motor jadi jauh lebih mudah ditunggangi,'' ungkap pembalap Australia tersebut.

Pasangan Yamaha, Valentino Rossi dan Jorge Lorenzo, sama-sama mampu menempel Stoner. Keduanya pun mengaku puas dengan motor YZR-M1 versi 2010. Apalagi, mereka sempat membandingkan langsung motor baru itu dengan motor versi 2009.

''Feeling keluar dari tikungan jauh lebih baik. Kami punya lebih banyak grip (kelengketan, Red) di bagian belakang, jadi itu jauh lebih baik untuk saya. Kami masih harus membenahi akselerasi, tapi saya suka dengan apa yang sudah kami miliki sekarang. Saya pikir, (tahun depan) kami akan terus kompetitif seperti tahun ini,'' ujar Lorenzo.

Rossi, sang juara dunia 2009, lebih berhati-hati dalam berkomentar. Dia mengingatkan, dalam uji coba itu Yamaha masih memakai mesin versi 2009. Jadi, spesifikasi penuh 2010 baru akan diturunkan pada uji coba selanjutnya, Februari tahun depan. ''Tapi, motor baru ini langsung terasa lebih stabil, dengan grip bagian belakang lebih baik,'' katanya mengulangi pujian Lorenzo.

Kubu Honda terkesan sangat hati-hati dalam berkomentar. Baik Dani Pedrosa maupun Andrea Dovizioso sama-sama menjajal motor RC212V terbaru, namun komentarnya masih sekadar ''positif''. Belum ada pujian konkret. Perbedaan paling mencolok, keduanya sama-sama ganti merek suspensi, dari Showa ke Ohlins.

''Yang paling penting adalah membiasakan diri dengan suspensi baru, karena feeling-nya cukup beda dan kami butuh waktu untuk menemukan setelan pada sasis baru ini,'' papar Pedrosa. ''Kesan pertama positif. Kami akan terus bekerja keras,'' lanjutnya.

Rookie Kagum

Uji coba Valencia ini juga menandai debut empat bintang kelas 250 cc mengendarai motor MotoGP. Marco Simoncelli dan Hiroshi Aoyama naik Honda, Hector Barbera naik Ducati, dan Alvaro Bautista naik Suzuki.

Simoncelli, yang tergabung di tim satelit kuat Honda Gresini, mengaku takjub dengan power MotoGP. ''Benar-benar beda! Kesan pertama saya, motor-motor ini tidaklah semudah yang dibicarakan orang. Sama seperti hal baru lain, kita harus bekerja keras untuk menyesuaikan diri,'' ungkapnya.

Di Gresini, Simoncelli bakal setim dengan Marco Melandri. Sehari setelah mengakhiri musim 2009 naik Hayate Kawasaki, mulai Senin Melandri juga langsung latihan lagi naik Honda milik Gresini. Bedanya langsung terasa, catatan waktu Melandri langsung jauh lebih baik (sekitar setengah detik per putaran) dari catatannya naik Hayate!

Di antara semua calon rookie, pendekatan unik dilakukan Aoyama, jawara dunia terakhir kelas 250 cc (mulai 2010 ganti jadi Moto2). Untuk mendapatkan kesan pertama, Aoyama mematikan semua perangkat elektronik pada motor Honda-nya!

''Saya mengendarai motor 4-Tak MotoGP untuk kali pertama. Kami tak memakai kontrol traksi maupun sistem elektronik lain untuk membiasakan diri. Saya juga belum terbiasa pakai rem karbon. Jadi, saya berkonsentrasi untuk mempelajariya. Bagi saya, semuanya serbabaru. Motor baru, tim baru. Jadi, yang penting adalah banyak keliling mempelajari motor,'' jelasnya.

Analisis dan perkembangan uji coba Valencia ikuti terus di harian ini.

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Signal Stoner Wins Again

Valencia - The signs of going over Casey Stoner Grand Prix (GP) Valencia seems more evident. Having mastered the entire training session, he memantapkannya to dominate qualifying session.

By reaching pole position in the series cover the season, Stoner register pole during this third season. He has shown speed in the early qualifying session. Although competition is tight, he slid from the top position. When the rival repair record, Stoner also improve.

Australian driver's created his best time, 1 minute and 32.256 seconds, to beat two local champion Spain, Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo, in the second and third positions.

For Stoner, pole is made more solid answer any question addressed to him. ''Many people say that I do not have sufficient reason to overcome the problem in mid-season. Far better for me to race in the present conditions, every day the better,''he told the Autosport.


The note was enough to make 0.263 seconds behind Pedrosa, Stoner and Lorenzo of only 0.018 seconds adrift of Pedrosa. Two of the Spaniard's ambition to save took the title in front of public. Last Spaniard who could champion Pedrosa there is the 2007 season.

But, for Lorenzo the most important thing now is to lock the second position. The only competitor who could move it was Stoner. 25 points separated the two. That is, Stoner Lorenzo can shift if they can win in Valencia, while Lorenzo did not get points.

''The problem is, we need one point to end the season in second position. So, we get pressure because of that. Saya tak boleh mengambil banyak risiko,'' kata Lorenzo.

On the other hand, the 2009 world champion Valentino Rossi season is still difficult to compete with the three drivers who start from the front row. After getting the fourth position in the first practice session Friday (6 / 11), he returned a fourth position in qualifying. He was 0.345 seconds behind from Lorenzo.

But, the fourth start position that was enough for Rossi to get the latest sedan BMW M3. Rossi earned the prize after being the top qualifier in the collection value. In this case, he was competing with Lorenzo.

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GP Winner in Iveco Australian Grand Prix 3 Times

Finally Stoner equip victory thrice successively in circuit of Iveco Australian Grand Prix, that is 2007, 2008 and 2009 this. Though from early to the last shadow race by Rossi, but Stoner looked to be in stamina and supported by its stable motor so that success Stoner win this race with time 40'56.651.

Rossi strarting race of second start after Stoner looked to be more easy going and looked to be reckon possibility and ability of [his/its] motor to overlap Stoner, but Stoner and his vehicle in a condition culminate so that Rossi is true difficulty to overlap and take the reins race, and looked to be that Rossi do not too push to win this race so that Rossi only finis in position to 2 with time difference 1.935 second.

Dani Pedrosa which early direct race take the reins to race, but finished direct first mop overlapped by Stoner, later;then go down third position after overlapped again by Rossi. And is final of race of Dani Pedrosa reside in sequence to 3 with time difference 22.618 second.
Natural accident by Lorenzo in the early race. Finished curve in first mop, Jog motor Lorenzo of Nicky Hayden so that he cannot master motor and fallen down and dragged enough far go out race-tracks. While Nicky Hayden which also go with the stream field exit, but still can master its motor and can enter again, but is final of race of Nicky only can become door-keeper.

With this result, Rossi more and more to back from Lorenzo for the struggling of World Champion 2009 with difference of poin 38. And Lorenzo if we like to expect World Champion have to strive harder and hope Rossi get result of ugly later in last two series.

No.	Racer	Time
1	Casey Stoner	40'56.651
2	Valentino Rossi	+ 1.935
3	Dani Pedrosa	+ 22.618
4	Alex DE ANGELIS	+ 32.702
5	Colin Edwards	+ 35.885
6	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	+ 38.482
7	Marco Melandri	+ 44.461
8	Randy de Puniet	+ 44.941
9	Mika KALLIO	+ 54.345
10	Toni Elias	+ 1'01.205
11	Chris VERMEULEN	+ 1'05.417
12	Loris CAPIROSSI	+ 1'05.950
13	Gabor TALMACSI Niccolo Canepa	+ 1'17.951
14	James TOSELAND	+ 1'17.985
15	Nicky Hayden	+ 1 Lap

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