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April 2015 Round 2 Texas Preview

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Riding tricky Texas COTA “The track is really impressive. It's a very up and down track with blind corners and it's very interesting for overtaking. It's also a very challenging circuit for the rider on the bike”

The first part, where the chicanes are, is where the biggest difference can be made. Physically this half of the track

wears you out, because you're constantly exerting yourself

Une spécificité de ce tracé est qu'il reprend certains virages connus de circuits existants : les virages 3 à 6 reprennent l'enchainement Maggots-Becketts-Chapel du circuit de Silverstone, les virages 13 à 15 reprennent l'entrée du stade du circuit d'Hockenheim et les virages 16 à 18 ressemblent au quadruple-gauche du circuit d'Istanbul Park. Autre spécificité de ce circuit est son dénivelé. En effet, c'est le troisième circuit ayant le plus de dénivellation avec 40,5 mètres, derrière les circuits de Spa-Francorchamps et de Suzuka. The design draws from several European Formula One circuits, including a recreation of Silverstone's Maggotts-Becketts-Chapel sequence, Hockenheim's arena bends, and a replica of Istanbul's Turn Eight.Other corners were loosely inspired by the Senna 'S' at Interlagos and the Österreichring's Sebring-Auspuffkurve. Die Strecke umfasst 20 Kurven, beinhaltet Höhenunterschiede von 40 Metern und wird als eine der wenigen Strecken in der Formel 1 gegen den Uhrzeigersinn gefahren. Die Start-Ziel-Gerade endet mit einer Bergaufpassage, die in eine Haarnadelkurve mündet. Die Strecke enthält Passagen, die dem Maggots-Becketts-Abschnitt in Silverstone oder dem Motodrom in Hockenheim ähneln

POLE POSITION: RIGHT LENGTH: 5513 meters WIDTH: 15 meters 20 Corners ( 9 right, 11left)

TRACK DATA

Austin 2014 Highlights In Austin last year Dunlop was able to prove its latest tyre performance in both the Moto2 and Moto3 classes. From the first practice to the race the circuit developed and changed and lap times fell in both classes. The Moto2 race was eventually one minute eleven seconds quicker than in 2013 with Viñales crossing the line first. In Moto3 Jack Miller was the winner. 2014 Fact: Maverick Viñales’ fastest race lap of 2’ 10.103 in Austin was a staggering 1.639 seconds faster than that set by Nicolas Terol in 2013.

COTA Tyre allocation Moto2 Option 1 Fronts: 120/75R17 Medium ’2’ (Black ’Dunlop’ on Silver) Medium ’123’ (Yellow ’Dunlop’ on Black) Option 2 Rears: 195/75R17 Hard ’3’ (Yellow on black) Special Hard ’4’ (White on black) 3 Wet tyre front and rear, one extra if too many session under rain condition.

SCHEDULE HORAIRES

FRIDAY 10TH OF APRIL 09.00 - 09.40 Moto3 FP1

09.55 - 10.40 MotoGP FP1 10.55 - 11.40 Moto2 FP1

13.10 - 13.50 Moto3 FP2

14.05 - 14.50 MotogGP FP2 15.05 - 15.50 Moto2 FP2

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SATURDAY 11TH OF APRIL 09.00 - 09.40 Moto3 FP3 09.55 - 10.40 MotoGP FP3 10.55 - 11.40 Moto2 FP3

12:35-13:15 Moto3™ OP 13:30-14:00 MotoGP™ Free Practice 4 14:10-14:25 MotoGP™ OP1 14:35-14:50 MotoGP™ OP2 15:05-15:50 Moto2™ OP

SUNDAY 12TH OF APRIL 08:40-09:00 Moto3™ Warm Up 09:10-09:30 Moto2™ Warm Up 09:40-10:00 MotoGP™ Warm Up

11:00 Moto3™ Race (18 laps) 12:20 Moto2™ Race (19 laps) 14:00 MotoGP™ Race (21 laps)

by TECHNOMAG- DERENDINGER- INTERWETTEN

Illustration: Amaël Lemaitre and @kimu

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