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MotoGP rd.8 eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland /Toni Elias took his 3rd win of the season!

Toni Elias was the fastest qualifier among MD600,started the race from 3rd in the grid.  Yannick Guerra from Holiday Gym G22 team had returned and all 7 MD600s were at the starting grid.

The rain stopped by the time of Moto2 race though the track wasn’t completely dry.  The mercury went just 19C and the track temp was 26C.

Right after the start of the race, a multiple number of riders involved a crash at the turn1 and unfortunately one of MD600 riders, Lukas Pesek could not escape it and retired the race.

Toni Elias started from 3rd position but soon lost his position to 11th at lap1.  Fonsi Nieto was in 15th and Xavier Simeon was 16th.  Elias started gaining back his position from lap2 and recovered all the way to 3rd position by lap8.  Nieto was also gaining his position, gradually moving up.

Thomas Luthi wasn’t his usual position through this weekend and he collided with a rider in front and crashed.  It seemed did not harm his concerned left shoulder but he had to retire the race at 20laps remaining.

As the race was progressing, Elias was challenging to top 2 riders fiercely and passed the 2nd rider, 12 laps to go.  It took him another 6 laps to finally reach the top rider and passed him at the turn 1.

Then afterwards he just kept his pace and won the race by more than 3seconds lead.

While Elias was getting rather comfortable win, Nieto was battling to get 3rd position through the last 4 laps but just missed the podium.

Finally the moment came to Vladimir Ivanov who finished in 14th.  His first ever points in the championship.  Simeon was just behind Ivanov, also gained a championship point.  The returning rider, Guerra finished the race in 26th.

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Toni Elias (quoting from post race interview from MotoGP official website)

“I think the most important thing was yesterday’s last 50 minutes, we found something better.  Today we went one step directly to the race without having test.  And just first lap out of pit, I felt it was much better than yesterday.

And the problem was that I did the very bad start.  At the beginning I lost a lot of time with all the riders, everybody tried to pass me but after 2 to 3 laps, I gained my rhythm and I did may overtakes and finally reached leading riders.  I passed the leader quickly, tried to make distance.  Until the moment I caught up with them, it was hard and very difficult but after I passed them, I got my rhythm and I think it was so easy to get away.  I’m vey happy because this is very important for the championship.  We have more advantage now.  Especially my team is working really hard and they never give up so we have this situation now.  I’d like to say thank you to all of them, and also to my family and friends because they helped me a lot this week."

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Toni Elias extended his championship lead and Thomas Luthi kept runner up position though he could not gain any points this weekend.

For the Constructor Championship, MORIWAKI is now having more lead to the next one.

Thank you for your continuous support to MORIWAKI.

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MD600 race results:

-- 1st: No.24 Toni Elias, Gresini Racing Moto2 (QP 3rd)

-- 4th: No.10 Fonsi Nieto, Holiday Gym G22 (QP 17th)

--14th: No.61 Vladimir Ivanov, Gresini Racing Moto2 (QP 28th)

--15th: No.19 Xavier Simeon, Holiday Gym G22 (QP 25th)

--26th: No. 88 Yannick Guerra, Holiday Gym G22 (QP 41st)

Not Classifide

-- No.12 Thomas Luthi, Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2 (QP 21st)

Not finished first lap

--No.52 Lukas Pesek, Matteoni CP Racing (QP 33rd)

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World Championship Classification

- CONSTRUCTOR CHAMPIONSHIP: MORIWAKI MD600 1st

- RIDER POINT RANKING

  1st / No.24 Toni Elias / 136point

  2nd / No.12 Thomas Luthi / 94point

11th / No.10 Fonsi Nieto / 38point

27th / No.19　Xavier Simeon / 9point

29th / No.52 Lukas Pesek / 4point

30th / No.61 Vladimir Ivanov / 2point

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MotoGP official website: http://www.motogp.com/en/

Result: http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics

MORIWAKI MD600 website: http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/racing/07_01.html

MORIWAKI ZEPHER 1100 concept machine is being displayed at Suzuka Motor Sports Cafe

MORIWAKI ZEPHYR1100 the concept Machine is being displayed at Suzuka community”Motor Sports cafe in Suzuka.”

Besides the Moriwaki machine, there are variety of machines are also displayed.

When you come near, please come visit us.

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MORIWAKI　ZEPHYR1100　PROJECT　WEB　site
http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/product/zephyr1100_01.php

Suzuka Community “Motor Sports Cafe”
http://www.suzucomi.com/about

Opening Hours： 10：00～18：30

Regular Holiday   ： None

TEL ： 059-370-1800

MotoGP rd.7 GRAN PREMI APEROL DE CATALUNYA /Thomas Luthi again in second on podium!

Today the race started under the clear sky, atmosphere was 32C and track temp was 46C.

Both 2 front row MD600s started the race good and Luthi took the hole shot and Elias was second to go through the turn 1.  There were a crash at the turn1 behind them and quite number of riders were out.

Fortunately all MD600 riders avoided the crash and Luthi and Elias completed the lap1 in 1st and 2nd.

A few riders past them as the race progresses.  Luthi was in a battle for 2nd and Elias was for 5th.

A ride-through penalty was given to the leader and the rider dropped off at lap7.

Luthi and Elias battled all the way through and Luthi finished in 2nd, consecutive podium finish.  Elias finished in 5th, kept his championship lead, and now Luthi came to the 2nd position on the ranking.

As a constructor, MORIWAKI is keeping the top position on the championship, too.

Next round will be in Germany in 2 weeks.  Thank you for your support to all MD600 riders in the championship.

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MD600 race results:

-- 2nd: No.12 Thomas Luthi, Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2

-- 5th: No.24 Toni Elias, Gresini Racing Moto2

-- 8th: No.10 Fonsi Nieto, Holiday Gym G22

--18th: No.61 Vladimir Ivanov, Gresini Racing Moto2

--24th: No.19 Xavier Simeon, Holiday Gym G22

Not Classifide

--No.52 Lukas Pesek, Matteoni CP Racing

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World Championship Classification

- CONSTRUCTOR CHAMPIONSHIP: MORIWAKI MD600 1st

- RIDER POINT RANKING

  1st / No.24 Toni Elias / 111point

  2nd / No.12 Thomas Luthi / 94point

13th / No.10 Fonsi Nieto / 25point

25th / No.19　Xavier Simeon / 8point

28th / No.52 Lukas Pesek / 4point

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MotoGP official website: http://www.motogp.com/en/

Result: http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics

MORIWAKI MD600 website: http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/global/racing/07_01.html

MotoGP rd.7 GRAN PREMI APEROL DE CATALUNYA Moto2 class Qualifying Practice

The Moto2 class QP session had finished.

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The Qualifying Practice session started in dry and warm condition. The temperature went up to 34C and the track temperature rose to 52C

Thomas Luthi who should be suffering from his broken collar bone, marked 1’47”973 at lap4, came on the top of the timesheet.  His time was overtaken by a couple of riders later and he settled in 3rd which was his best qualifying result in the season so far.

Toni Elias followed Luthi at his home race qualifying, got 4th grid start for tomorrow.  2 MD600s are now line next to each other at front row.

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MD600 results:

-- 3rd: No.12 Thomas Luthi, Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2

  TIME / 1’47”973

-- 4th: No.24 Toni Elias, Gresini Racing Moto2

  TIME / 1’48”089

-- 17th: No.10 Fonsi Nieto, Holiday Gym G22

  TIME / 1’48”563

--24th: No.52 Lukas Pesek, Matteoni CP Racing

  TIME / 1’48”677

--31th: No.61 Vladimir Ivanov, Gresini Racing Moto2

  TIME / 1'49”036

--34th: No.19 Xavier Simeon, Holiday Gym G22

  TIME / 1'49”169

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The race will start 19:15 Japan time.  Thank you very much for your support!!

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MotoGP official website: http://www.motogp.com/en/

Result: http://www.motogp.com/jResults+Statistics

MORIWAKI MD600 website: http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/racing/07_01.html

Press release from Indianapolis Motor Speedway; USGPRU race will be on at Indy GP

Talented young riders from the United States and Canada will compete in a United States Grand Prix Racers Union (USGPRU) event during the Red Bull Indianapolis GP on Aug. 27-29 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

USGPRU is the premier feeder series in North America for young riders aspiring to race professionally.

Riders aged 12 to 16 will race at Indianapolis in a special youth class, riding Moriwaki MD250H machines featuring Honda engines. Two rounds of the 13-race 2010 USGPRU schedule will be contested at Indianapolis , one each for East Coast Region and West Coast Region riders.

"We are absolutely thrilled to have been selected to join the MotoGP community at Indianapolis for this year's event," said USGPRU Chief Steward Stewart Aitken-Cade. "It's a tremendous opportunity for our young racers to get out there on the world stage and give everyone a glimpse at what great young talent America has coming up through the ranks.

"We are equally pleased to be able to showcase these racers aboard the Moriwaki MD250H powered by Honda. Over the past two years, this bike has been a solid platform that has reliably provided some of the closest and most exciting races every weekend they race. Hopefully the MotoGP fans will enjoy the show the USGPRU brings to Indy."

The addition of USGPRU races adds even more excitement to the on-track schedule for fans at the Red Bull Indianapolis GP. USGPRU joins the three World Championship classes - MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc - in action at IMS.

Moriwaki MD250H machinery for USGPRU riders incorporates a single-cylinder, four-stroke engine built by Honda and sourced from Honda's CRF250X motorcycle. The USGPRU's MD250H class provides an excellent means for young racers to gain first-hand exposure to grand prix-style racing.

"American Honda's support of this class through purpose-built machinery and excellent contingency rewards - $180,000 on the season - represent direct efforts to support and expand road racing at the grassroots level," said Keith Dowdle, assistant manager, Honda Rider's Club of America. "The addition of this new round of MD250H racing to the USGPRU schedule means that these young racers will now have the opportunity to compete at one of the most storied tracks in the United States during one of the most prestigious motorcycle racing events in the nation, before a huge crowd - quite an adventure for these young competitors! All of which makes the 2010 Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix an even more compelling race date than ever before."

For more details about MD250H-class racing and the USGPRU, visit www.usgpru.net or watch this video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyh9VPEHWUo.

MDGP round13 (Suzuka); Kasai second in podium!

MDGP round13 underwent at Suzuka Sunday Road Race event on June 27 and Kasai (#23) onboard MD250H showed his determined attitude and finished in 2nd on podium.  He also marked fastest lap in the event.

Other MD250 riders: Takase and Yumioka were in 3-way battle for 4th position and finished 5th and 6th respectively.  Okuno lost some times in earlier stage of the race but came back strongly and finished 8th.

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#80. Takase, Kinki Sportsland Mac Western

#10. Yumioka, ICU Racing Team

#17. Okuno, Team Little Wing Agazuma Tamashii

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http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/md250cup/md.html

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MDGP ROUND13 (Suzuka); Pole position for Kasai!

MDGP round13 is undergoing at Suzuka Sunday Road Race event this weekend and Kasai onboard MD250H marked 2min44.437 to take the pole position at qualifying practice yesterday in rain.

The race starts at 15:20 today.  It looks like we are going to have dry race.  Thank you for your support to all MD250 riders.

↓Qualifying practice result↓

1. Kasai, Tanishi Racing & Speed Heart (MD250H)

2. Fujii, Suzuka High School TSR

3. Matsui, Team Plus One

4. Taki, Racing Garage Niwa & Takahawa & Joe

5. Yumioka, ICU Racing Team (MD250H)

8. Okuno, Team Little Wing Agazuma Tamashii (MD250H)

10. Takase, Kinki Sportsland Mac Western (MD250H)

http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/md250cup/md.html

MotoGP rd.6 TIM TT Assen Dutch Grand Prix Moto2 class / Toni Elias 2nd, Thomas Luthi 3rd. MORIWAKI is top of the Constructor Championship!!!

Since the introduction of Moto2, the class has shown competitive battles.  TT Assen was no exception.  15 riders in a split of a second, it was already predicting another great race after the qualifying practice ended.

3 MD600 riders were in the top 15; Thomas Luthi was in 5th, followed by Toni Elias in 6th and Lukas Pesek in 11th.

The mercury went up to 20C and the track temperature rose to 33C with a help of fine Dutch weather.  The race started in the favored condition.  Great start for MD600 riders, Elias, Luthi and Nieto went into turn 1 in 3rd, 4th and 5th.  At lap2, Elias moved to the 2nd position and battled the position while leaving the 4th and the rest of riders behind.

Later the race, Luthi gradually gaining his position and joined the 3rd-position battle.  At last 5lap, Luthi marked 1’39”414 re-writing the record lap and getting a chance to take 3rd position.  At the last 2laps, finally Tom Luthi became 3rd.  Toni Elias was just in front of Luthi and he had the position since lap14.  The 2 MD600 riders kept their positions all the way to the finish line, Elias 2nd and Luthi 3rd.

Vladimir Ivanov was the only remaining one to complete the race, with 21st position.  Fonsi Nieto, Lukas Pesek and Xavier Simon did not finish the race. Nieto retired at lap6.  Pesek was out at 8laps to go, and Simon was the last one to crashed, just 1 lap short to complete the race.

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Toni Elias, 2nd: “It was a good through the week, stayed in top group all the time.  I started the race good but the gap with Iannone was already growing when I was battling to get 2nd position and I could not reach him.  The second in podium was good for the championship so I’m very happy with the result.  I would like to win again at next round.”

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Thomas Luthi, 3rd: “The start of the race was not easy. I had a good start but could not switch into the gear and lost the connection a little bit because of that. Then Iannon e was already building up a gap behind him. At the end I was able to fight for the podium, but the second place was impossible to reach. I am very happy with my third place though."

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Now, MORIWAKI is back on the top of Constructor Championship.  Toni Elias kept his championship lead and Thomas Luthi is now just 2 points behind the runner up.

Official race report will be issued later.

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MD600 race results:

-- 2nd: No.24 Toni Elias, Gresini Racing Moto2

  GAP / +4.492

-- 3rd: No.12 Thomas Luthi, Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2

  GAP / +5.390

--21st: No.61 Vladimir Ivanov, Gresini Racing Moto2

  GAP / +43.395

Not Classified

-- No.19 Xavier Simeon, Holiday Gym G22

  GAP / 1lap

--No.52 Lukas Pesek, Matteoni CP Racing

  GAP / 8laps

--No.10 Fonsi Nieto, Holiday Gym G22

  GAP / 17laps

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World Championship Classification

- CONSTRUCTOR CHAMPIONSHIP: MORIWAKI MD600 1st

- RIDER POINT RANKING

  1st / No.24 Toni Elias / 100point

  3rd / No.12 Thomas Luthi / 74point

16th / No.10 Fonsi Nieto / 17point

24th / No.19　Xavier Simeon / 8point

27th / No.52 Lukas Pesek / 4point

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Next round of Moto2 Grand Prix is going to be in Spain, Catalunya circuit, on July 2 – 4.

Let’s hope to see another great race by MORIWAKI MD600s!!!

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MotoGP official website: http://www.motogp.com/en/

Result: http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics

MORIWAKI MD600 website: http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/racing/07_01.html

American Honda press release: USGPRU to Race Moriwaki MD250Hs During 2010 Indy USGP. MD250 one-make race will be on!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 22, 2010

USGPRU to Race Moriwaki MD250Hs During 2010 Indy USGP

Torrance, CA: American Honda announces today that during the 2010 Red Bull Indianapolis GP, August 27 to 29, a special youth class has been added for racers riding the Moriwaki MD250H powered by Honda. This event, part of the United States Grand Prix Racers Union (USGPRU) race schedule, will allow up-and-coming road racers aged 12-16 to compete at the world-famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This Indy addition will feature a double-header race format with two points-paying races added to the 2010 USGPRU schedule.

In a parallel to the World Grand Prix Moto2 class, which uses a spec-built Honda engine based on the CBR600RR powerplant, the Moriwaki MD250H incorporates a Honda-built single-cylinder four-stroke engine sourced from the CRF250X. The USGPRU¹s MD250H class provides an excellent means for young racers to gain first-hand exposure to grand prix-style racing.

“American Honda’s support of this class through purpose-built machinery and excellent contingency rewards—$180,000 on the season—represents direct efforts to support and expand road racing at the grass-roots level,” said Keith Dowdle, Assistant Manager, HRCA. “The addition of this new round of MD250H racing to the USGPRU schedule means that these young racers will now have the opportunity to compete at one of the most storied tracks in the United States, during one of the most prestigious motorcycle racing events in the nation and before a huge crowd—quite an adventure for these young competitors! All of which makes the 2010 Red Bull Indianapolis GP an even more compelling race date than ever before.”

“We are absolutely thrilled to have been selected to join the MotoGP community at Indianapolis for this year's event,” said USGPRU Chief Steward, Stewart Aitken-Cade. “It’s a tremendous opportunity for our young racers to get out there on the world stage and give everyone a glimpse at what great young talent America has coming up through the ranks. We are equally pleased to be able to showcase these racers aboard the Moriwaki MD250H powered by Honda. Over the past two years, this bike has been a solid platform that has reliably provided some of the closest and most exciting races every weekend they race. Hopefully the MotoGP fans will enjoy the show the USGPRU brings to Indy.”

For more details about MD250H-class racing and the USGPRU go to usgpru.net

For more information about American Honda’s involvement in the 2010 Red Bull Indianapolis GP, contact: American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (310) 783-3745.

©2010 American Honda Motor Co., Inc. All Rights Reserved.

MotoGP rd.6 TIM TT Assen Grand Prix Moto2 class Qualifying Practice

The Moto2 class QP session had finished.

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The Qualifying Practice session started in dry.  The temperature went up to 21C which pushed the track temperature to 28C.

Toni Elias and Thomas Luthi found their pace from earlier in the session and Elias was 2nd and Luthi was 3rd at 25min left.  Just a couple of minutes later, one machine crashed and red-flagged the session.  The session restarted a few minutes later and all MD600 riders completed the session without troubles.

Once again it is very close competition, 15 riders within a second, and 3 MD600s in top 10

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Thomas Luthi is leading MD600 riders with 5th fastest.

MD600 results:

-- 5th: No.12 Thomas Luthi, Interwetten Moriwaki Moto2

TIME / 1’39”671

-- 6th: No.24 Toni Elias, Gresini Racing Moto2

  TIME / 1’39”711

-- 8th: No.10 Fonsi Nieto, Holiday Gym G22

  TIME / 1’39”777

--11th: No.52 Lukas Pesek, Matteoni CP Racing

  TIME / 1’39”856

--29th: No.61 Vladimir Ivanov, Gresini Racing Moto2

  TIME / 1'40”716

--30th: No.19 Xavier Simeon, Holiday Gym G22

  TIME / 1'40”762

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The race will start 19:15 Japan time.  Thank you very much for your support!!

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MotoGP official website: http://www.motogp.com/en/

Result: http://www.motogp.com/jResults+Statistics

MORIWAKI MD600 website: http://www.moriwaki.co.jp/racing/07_01.html