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Mahindra Racing has announced their tie-up with the Swiss engineering consultancy firm Suter Racing Technology AG for the joint development of their 2013 Moto3 bike.

Mahindra is the only Indian manufacturer competing in the Moto3 class of the motorcycle world championship (MotoGP). The team entered the sport last year with their ‘GP125’ two-stroke 125cc bike and ended the year with a pole position in the final race of the season, the last ever of the 125cc class.

For 2012 Mahindra Racing switched to the MGP30 250cc four-stroke machine to compete in the new Moto3 class but the team has had a difficult time with the new engine which is hampering their progress. To overcome the situation, Mahindra Racing has partnered with the Swiss firm, led by former GP rider Eskil Suter, to develop a new chassis and engine for their 2013 project. Suter Racing Technology is one of the best technology consultants in the motorcycle racing industry and provides chassis and engine solutions to few other teams in Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP (CRT) as well.

Mahindra Racing has announced their tie-up with the Swiss engineering consultancy firm Suter Racing Technology AG for the joint development of their 2013 Moto3 bike.

Mahindra is the only Indian manufacturer competing in the Moto3 class of the motorcycle world championship (MotoGP). The team entered the sport last year with their ‘GP125’ two-stroke 125cc bike and ended the year with a pole position in the final race of the season, the last ever of the 125cc class.

For 2012 Mahindra Racing switched to the MGP30 250cc four-stroke machine to compete in the new Moto3 class but the team has had a difficult time with the new engine which is hampering their progress. To overcome the situation, Mahindra Racing has partnered with the Swiss firm, led by former GP rider Eskil Suter, to develop a new chassis and engine for their 2013 project. Suter Racing Technology is one of the best technology consultants in the motorcycle racing industry and provides chassis and engine solutions to few other teams in Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP (CRT) as well.

Ben Spies announced his decision of leaving the factory Yamaha team in MotoGP at the end of the 2012 season, during the Laguna Seca GP last month. There were rumours of him going back to the World Superbike Championship (WSBK) to ride a factory BMW S1000RR alongside Marco Melandri.

However, we hear that the British rider Leon Haslam has been offered a new deal by BMW to continue riding as their factory rider in WSBK next year while Spies is in talks with the Gresini Honda MotoGP team for the 2013 season. If the deal works out, Spies will replace Alvaro Bautista in the Gresini team and may get to ride a factory spec RC213V machine with full support from HRC.

Along with that, Spies is also discussing the possibility of working with Suzuki for the development of their 1000cc GSV-R MotoGP bike. It will involve a few wild races for him next year and maybe the entire 2014 season as a factory Suzuki rider.

 

 

 

 

Ben Spies announced his decision of leaving the factory Yamaha team in MotoGP at the end of the 2012 season, during the Laguna Seca GP last month. There were rumours of him going back to the World Superbike Championship (WSBK) to ride a factory BMW S1000RR alongside Marco Melandri.

However, we hear that the British rider Leon Haslam has been offered a new deal by BMW to continue riding as their factory rider in WSBK next year while Spies is in talks with the Gresini Honda MotoGP team for the 2013 season. If the deal works out, Spies will replace Alvaro Bautista in the Gresini team and may get to ride a factory spec RC213V machine with full support from HRC.

Along with that, Spies is also discussing the possibility of working with Suzuki for the development of their 1000cc GSV-R MotoGP bike. It will involve a few wild races for him next year and maybe the entire 2014 season as a factory Suzuki rider.

 

 

 

 

The MotoGP paddock is all abuzz with Ducati and Andrea Dovizioso having reached an agreement that will see the Italian wearing the colours of the Ducati Team in 2013 and 2014.

Andrea Dovizioso currently sits in fourth place overall in the MotoGP championship standings and will soon join Nicky Hayden on the team. The pair will face the next season together, working on development of the Desmosedici and the MotoGP project for the championship. President Gabriele Del Torchio had this to say, “It is with great pleasure that I welcome Andrea, as we marshal our best efforts in confronting the MotoGP World Championship. Along with Nicky Hayden, with whom we have renewed a working agreement, we are confident that we will be able to proceed with our development program, to compete, and to obtain the results and rewards that will repay our efforts and the faith.”

“Andrea’s technical sensibility and test-riding abilities are of great value, as are his talent and determination,” added Filippo Preziosi, General Manager of Ducati Corse. Andrea has done well for himself before and this new partnership will a great opportunity for him to take his racing career to the next level.

Andrea rode a bike for the first time at 4 years old, and at 7 he competed in his first minibike race. In 2000 he won the Aprilia Challenge trophy, and in 2001 he finished fourth in the Italian Championship. In 2008 he moved up to MotoGP, where he has achieved one victory so far (England, 2009) and twenty-one podiums.