Colin Edwards excited to debut BMW powered Suter machine at Jerez – MotoGP news
MotoGP veteran, Colin Edwards will debut BMW powered Suter bike at the Jerez circuit, Spain.
The Texan rider has left Monster Yamaha Tech3 squad with the end of 2011 MotoGP season.
Earlier in the season, he signed a deal with Forward Racing team that will participate in premier class under Claiming Rule Teams regulations. He will be testing the bike during a three-day test session.
Edwards is the first high profile rider to sign a deal with the CRT team. His past experience of 990cc will be a crucial asset for newborn contenders in developing the 1000cc machines.
Edwards revealed the delight to motorcyclenews.com and said, “We are all excited about this new project but I think right now there is still a big question mark. Looking at the lap times doesn’t worry me because we just have to work.”
He also revealed that the production bikes have been about four seconds slower than the MotoGP prototypes. It is a big time gap to cover and Edwards is confident to cover the gap.
The Yamaha expert rider has spent seven years on the M1 and is enthused to taste a new type of competitor. It will be his first ride since his crash at Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia.
He had a crash during the Malaysian GP that left Italian MotoGP rider, Marco Simoncelli dead. Edwards sustained a dislocated shoulder and torn ligaments. Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team) was also involved in the crash but escaped without any serious consequences.
Since the Malaysian GP incident, Edwards missed season finale event at Valencia and two day test session held at the Ricardo Tormo circuit.
Texas Tornado added, “It will be interesting because I’ve been on the Yamaha chassis for seven years, so I’m looking forward to working on this new bike. I’ve been on World Superbikes and a lot of years in MotoGP, so now it will be a mix of the two, I think
it will be cool.”
The American rider added on that bike’s improvement will have to rely on electronics and chassis. The key thing is to stick to the ground and deliver maximum output on the tarmac, he said.
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