VOL. 50 ISSUE 25 JUNE 25, 2013
P23
MARQUEZ TRIES THE NEW HONDA
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
R
epsol Honda's Marc Marquez had his first outing on
the 2014 Honda MotoGP prototype at the Motorland Aragon
track in Spain last week while
also turning in some 60 laps on
his current RC213V.
The MotoGP rookie lapped at
a best of 1:48.496 on his 51st
lap with his current Honda before jumping on the new bike for
13 laps. He concurred with his
teammate Dani Pedrosa, who
tested the new bike a day earlier,
in that he will stick with his 2013
model for the remainder of the
season.
"It's been a positive test here
in Aragon - which is one of my
favorite circuits," Marquez said in
Marc Marquez put in some 13 laps on the 2014
Honda MotoGP prototype last week in Spain.
a Honda release. "I have learned
quite a lot in these two days, in
the beginning I struggled a lot
in the long corners, but togeth-
er with my team we have progressed and today I was able to
ride well - with a good rhythm.
I've tested many things and every
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its name from this year. The MX3
class, which featured 125cc twostrokes, will be dropped.
The race format for both classes will be two, 30-minute, plustwo-lap motos with a maximum
of 30 riders in the MXGP class
and 40 riders in the MX2 class –
this is five minutes less than what
the series currently runs but falls
in line with the AMA Motocross
Championship.
The MX2 class will retain its
maximum age limit of 23 years
old, but MX2 World Champions
can defend their title as often as
they like as long as they are under the age of 23.
The 108 percent qualification
rule has also been abolished for
The World Motocross
Championship will
undergo some
changes for 2014.
2013, but the FIM Race Direction has the authority to prevent
a rider from starting or order his
withdrawal from the event if he
doesn't perform at World Championship level.
The Super Final concept has
also been abolished.
