FLAT TRACK
BARCELONA SUPERPRESTIGIO INDOOR SHORT TRACK
DECEMBER 12, 2015
PALAU SANT JORDI STADIUM / BARCELONA, SPAIN
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"Maybe I was not aggressive
enough into turn one," Márquez
rued the missed chance. "I was
able to reduce the gap, but to
overtake, especially with the
conditions on the track was re-
ally difficult."
The 7500 thousand crowd,
most of whom had come to see
Vierge, Swedish speedway ace
Fredrik Lindgren, Endurance
racer Dani Ribalta, and Japa-
nese drift racer Masotoshi Ohm-
ori in the Superfinal. Baker got
the holeshot, pushing Márquez
wide to hold the lead out of turn
two, holding a lead all the way to
the line.
other out all night long."
They weren't alone, Márquez
tried to help his brother Alex in
the Superprestigio category final,
but the younger Márquez was
beaten to the last Superfinal slot
by former teammate Alex Rins.
Mees, Baker and Márquez
faced Rins, Moto2 rider Xavi
(Above and bottom right) Two riders, two totally different styles. Baker's traditional
stance on the machine contrasted greatly with Márquez's ultra-aggressive style.
SET UP: FLAT TRACK VS MOTOGP
Jared Mees and Marc Márquez swapped bikes during
training ahead of the Barcelona race, and the swap was
revealing for both riders.
"It was interesting because it was completely dif-
ferent," Márquez said. "His bike has a lot more rear
grip, while mine rides a lot more on the front wheel. In
MotoGP, you're always pushing the front more, so maybe
this is why my bike is set up like this. It's easier to enter
the corner and turn with the front wheel, but the bike is
more nervous. In the end, the dirt track way is to turn
with the rear wheel, so we are already thinking for next
year. Santi [Hernandez, Márquez' MotoGP crew chief]
has ideas for next year."
Mees' set up was different. "The bike is higher, and
this creates more pitching," Márquez said. "This also
creates more rear grip, but it's more unstable on corner
entry." Mees agreed. "Everyone wants to dive their bikes
off corners as hard as they can."
