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Kawasaki 2009 Ninja ZX-RR　Hayate Racing (画像提供:MOTORCYCLE　NEWS)



ハヤテ・レーシングからカタール合同テストに参加したメランドリは
3/12、1年契約を結び2009年シーズンをスタートさせる。1月上旬に
川崎重工が活動休止を発表したことから契約を解除。新たに結成された
ハヤテ・レーシングでナイトテストに参加した後、数日間状況を検し、
1年間の契約を結ぶことを合意。


「開幕前に、このバイクを改善するにはどのような対策をするのか
分からない。３月末までに懸命に働くことを保障してくれたチームの
言葉信じる。ヘレスで何かニュースがあるか見てみたい。」

「ファクトリーからのサポートが受けられないことを自覚している
けどシーズン開始までに仕事をすることができると思う。もしバイク
が少し良くなればグループを維持でき可能性を持つことができると
思う。今はあまり遠くの将来を考えないことにしている。」

３月上旬、開幕戦の舞台で、開発が止まったカワサキの2009年型プロト
タイプを使用して、新たに結成されたハヤテ・レーシングと共にテスト
に参加。再起を誓うメランドリとハヤテ・レーシングは3/28からの
ヘレス公式テストに参加を予定している。





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Marco Melandri has decided today (Friday) to race a re-branded factory Kawasaki ZX-RR in the 2009 MotoGP world championship.

The Italian has decided to continue riding for the new Hayate team after he tested the ZX-RR during the night test in Qatar earlier this week.

Although the former world 250GP champion finished 17th and slowest at the Losail International Circuit, his manager Alberto Vergani confirmed to MCN that Melandri had informed Hayate management of his intention to compete in 2009. He finished 3.107s slower than Casey Stoner in Doha.

Melandri had initially refused to commit to the project until he had tested the new 2009 ZX-RR in Qatar and assessed its performance potential.

Many expected Melandri to sign regardless, given his apparent reluctance to sit out this season and try and find a ride in 2010, even though his contract will be renegotiated at a significantly reduced rate.

His prime concern had been a lack of development on the bike during the season, with Kawasaki only committing to the maintenance of engines and production of existing rather than new parts.

Melandri, who has signed a contract to race a factory Kawasaki with American John Hopkins in 2009, will now renegotiate his contract with Hayate in the next few days.

Vergani told: "Marco will race on. He has decided today that he will go on. He tested the bike in Qatar and he said the new bike was not so bad. If they can solve a problem with rear grip then he believes he can be reasonably competitive."

Vergani said Melandri had decided not to go into self-imposed exile to enhance his chances of finding a place in the premier class again in 2010.

"He decided to race because he felt staying out of the championship for just one year was too hard. Even though the bike might not be at the highest level, for him it was best to carry on and at least try rather just sit at home.

He spent a couple of days thinking about it after Qatar, and nothing is signed yet but he will carry on.

There is no alternative, so he has to try, "said Vergani.
Vergani also added that Melandri was under no illusions about how tough 2009 will be, particularly with Kawasaki not developing the bike during the season.

"He is aware of the situation. He knows he has to suffer a little bit. It will be a tough, tough season, but you never know. There was some encouragement in Qatar so maybe he can surprise in some races. He said the bike is better than 2008. "said Vergani Former Kawasaki Technical Director Ichiro Yoda is running the Hayate team.





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最新トレンド2台のフェアレディZ33

道路に偶然、2台のフェアレディZ。
こちらではZカー (ズィーカーと発音)と呼ばれます。

カリフォルニアの最新トレンド。
2ドアの洒落たクルマに人気が急上昇しています。

SUVが流行ったのが2000年をピークに減少。
そして昨年のGas高騰、追い打ちをかけて金融危機によるBIG3の挫折。

ガスイーター(燃費の悪いクルマを表すスラング)として嫌われ、
今ではディーラーがSUVを買うとオマケに小さなコンパクトカーを
タダで付けます！なんてメチャクチャなセールスまで出現するほど(笑　
さすがのアメ人もこれには苦笑いでした:-))

2009年、圧倒的にカリフォルニアで人気なのがトヨタ製のハイブリッド・カー、
プリウス。半年待ちの大人気でプレミアまで付けられて売られているほど。

1人しか乗らないのに大きなSUVは不必要とようやく皆が気づき、燃費の
よい日本製や韓国製の2ドアが大人気です。
特に韓国車が10年保証を謳い文句に著しい販売増加を成し遂げています。

これで、なぜに日本で全く人気のない2ドアスポーツカーの日産、
フェアレディZが新型を登場させたかわかりますか。。
USでは大人気です。わたしはドロンドロのV8信仰者ですが;)


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Kawasaki 2009 Ninja ZX-RR Hayate Racing (画像提供:motogp.com)

カワサキ「ハヤテ・レーシング」

マルコ・メランドリの1台体制でようやく始動したカワサキ。
新チーム名「ハヤテ・レーシング」としてカタール合同テストに参加
した。同テスト前に、新チームとして新シーズンに１台体制で参戦する
ことを発表。ハヤテ・レーシング・チームとして、開幕戦の舞台に登場。
3日間で最多の171ラップを周回。

昨季までカワサキ・レーシング・チームを指揮した依田一郎が、再び
チームディレクターとしてチームを統率。
テレメトリーだったアンドレア・ドソリがチームマネージャーに就任した。


Kawasaki 2009 Ninja ZX-RR　Hayate Racing (画像提供:motogp.com)

最終日のセッション終了間際の最終ラップにはベストタイムを記録。
4番手のバーミューレンから1.6秒落ちだった。

「Okayの3日間だった。リアのグリップとトラクションに関しては、
とても遠い。正真正銘のポテンシャルを見つけるために、本当に改善
しなければいけないしビックチェンジをしなければいけない」と、
メランドリはプロトタイプマシン感想を述べた。

「現状では100％ではないから我々のライバルたちと比較して僕たち
が実際にどのポジションに位置するのか確認するために、たくさん
働かなければいけない。」ともコメント。

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Kawasaki 2009 Ninja ZX-RR　Hayate Racing (画像提供:motogp.com)

【Qatar test】

Former world champion Casey Stoner continued his incredible record at the Losail International Circuit tonight as he ended the night test in Qatar nearly one second clear of his rivals.

Stoner, who has won the last two MotoGP races at the Middle East venue was in stunning form again tonight, the Aussie logging a best time of 1.55.744 in his 31-lap stint.

Not even a crash just after 10pm at the second corner could stop Stoner’s charge as he was the only rider to break under the 1.56 barrier.

Despite track conditions being far from perfect with the Losail Circuit again hit by cold temperatures, Stoner was only 0.6s slower than his best race lap set in 2008 when he created history by winning the first MotoGP race to be run at night under floodlights.

Using a new carbon fibre swingarm for the first time to help cure a stability problem with the factory Ducati GP9 under acceleration, Stoner ended the test 0.989s clear of closest rival Jorge Lorenzo.

Lorenzo did 82 laps tonight but he was the only rider to lap within a second of the impressive 2007 world champion.

Fiat Yamaha rival and reigning world champion Valentino Rossi was a massive 1.228s slower than Stoner in third place as he struggled to find a setting on his YZR-M1 to suit the cool track temperatures.

While Stoner was in a class of his own, there was also some heartening news for new team-mate Nicky Hayden.

The American made a big breakthrough in his quest to adapt to the GP9 as he clocked the fifth best time with a lap of 1.57.225.

It was still 1.481s off Stoner’s blistering pace, but the 2006 world champion was only 0.001s off Chris Vermeulen’s best time in fourth place.

Suzuki’s factory GSV-R had another good showing tonight with Loris Capirossi managing to claim sixth place.

It was an expensive night for the Italian though after he crashed twice in quick succession, writing one V4 bike off and nearly destroying another.

He first crashed at Turn Six at 8.20pm when he lost the front at 100mph. And he crashed again as track temperature plummeted to below 15 degrees at 11pm.

There were gloomy faces all round at Honda too as the best RC212V was down in seventh places. Frenchman Randy de Puniet was the quickest on the LCR Honda with a best time of 1.57.401 in his 77 laps.

James Toseland was plagued by a vague feeling from the front end of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1 as he finished 15th quickest.

The British rider clocked a best time of 1.58.786 but he was still 3.042s away from Stoner, though he did go some way to restoring some of his battered confidence after a 125mph high-side during last month’s Sepang test in Malaysia.

Marco Melandri was behind Toseland in 16th as he posted a best time of 1.58.851 on the Hayate machine, which is just a re-branded factory Kawasaki ZX-RR.

The Italian will now sit down with Hayate management this week to decide whether he wants to continue racing in 2009, or whether he doesn’t have enough confidence that the bike will be competitive enough when the season starts in Qatar on April 12.


【Kawasaki returns to MotoGP】

Kawasaki will have a presence in the 2009 MotoGP Championship with a one-rider team featuring Marco Melandri.

The Japanese manufacturer announced its withdrawal from MotoGP racing on Jan. 9 due to the global financial crisis. Series promoter Dorna Sports was seeking to keep the team and the Kawasaki ZX-RR in the MotoGP paddock.

Kawasaki was under contract to enter its prototype motorcycle in the series until 2011 and Dorna chief Carmelo Ezpeleta at one point asked the manufacturer to race 2009 or face legal action.

After lengthy discussions between Kawasaki, Dorna and other third parties, Kawasaki agreed to supply a motorcycle for Melandri for the new Hayate Racing Team. Melandri was quick to return to action as the first rider on the track March 1 for the official MotoGP night test for the opening round race at the Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar.

Marco Melandri will ride a Kawasaki ZX-RR in the 2009 MotoGP Championship for the Hayate Racing Team..

Marco Melandri will ride a Kawasaki ZX-RR in the 2009 MotoGP Championship for the Hayate Racing Team..
Melandri led all riders in the tests with 35 laps in a rain-shortened session and recorded the second-fastest time.

“I need so much more time. I did only a few laps and the times were pretty slow because of the dirty track,” Melandri told MotoGP.com following the test. “The bike is also completely different to the ’08 that I used in November; I need a few more hours to understand it but the first impression was quite good.”

Named for the Japanese word for ‘hurricane’, the Hayate Racing Team will be managed by Andrea Dosoli, a former electronic fuel injection technician for the Kawasaki Racing Team. Jasja Bos has been named team coordinator.

Kawasaki’s announcement made no mention of rider John Hopkins who, like Melandri, was under contract with the factory team. Former Kawasaki Racing Team chief Michael Bartholemy also does not appear to be involved with the new team.