11/13/2012

FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROAD-RACE, MOTO2 RELEASE / MORIWAKI to Supply HONDA ASIA TEAM TADY the MD600 moto2.

The only Japanese GP rider to win four victories in WGP, “TADY OKADA”, also famous for a winning rider of Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race, at present is passionate in coaching the young followers of his, had announced a launch of a new team, “Honda Asia Team Tady” to compete in moto2, 2013.  The team aims to cultivate and to lead the growing Asian riders as a whole, including the Japanese youth, to compete in one of the world’s most competitive racing championship series, moto2.

Moriwaki, as one of the Asian Chassis Constructors, will supply Honda Asia Team Tady with our MD600 Moto2 Machine 2013 model which have continuously been developed.  As a chassis constructor, Moriwaki take this exciting opportunity as a new challenge.

HONDA ASIA TEAM TADY with Tady Okada, leading and pushing the Asian youth up to the world highest standards, gathering the Asian power, is a start of a new dream story, which Moriwaki find very exciting, promising a full back up to bring the dream come true.

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PRESS RELEASE
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07/09/2012

Press Release From Q.M.M.F 9th July

West happy with handling, but struggles with speed – Rosell retires with a forearm problem
QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West pulled all stops in the German Grand Prix to get a good result and some world championship points. But even though the Australian rider was faster than his immediate rivals in the twisty sections of the Sachsenring, he couldn’t take advantage of his riding skills, because he simply didn’t have the speed to go with the others on the straights. After seventh place in the wet qualifying, 17th position in the dry race was a disappointing result for the 30-year-old Queenslander.
Team-mate Elena Rosell also put up a strong battle within her group of riders, but was forced to retire after 19 out of 29 laps when the pain in her left forearm, caused by an inflammation of either a nerve or tendon, became too much to safely control the bike.
Anthony West – 17th place
“I can’t complain about the chassis or the handling, but the bike was simply too slow. I was quicker than anyone else around me in the first section of the track, but because it’s all just corners and very tight and twisty, I had to wait and couldn’t pass. On the back straight and the main straight however, the others passed me with ease, because they just had that much more power and speed. When I was behind them, I couldn’t even hold their slipstream. I followed Zarco for maybe three or four laps, and every time I was behind him in the corners, I felt so much faster than him, but I couldn’t do anything to pass him. The bike’s handling was not bad in comparison to the other bikes, the team did a good job and I can’t complain. But the bike is slow. From what I know, the airbox pressure is never right and the exhaust is not the most powerful one, because the better one from Moriwaki won’t fit on this frame!”
Elena Rosell – retired
“This could have been a good race for me. After the first laps, I gained a few positions and found myself in quite an exciting battle with two other riders, who I managed to keep at bay. I was feeling good on the bike and I had a lot of fun. But when the bike started to slide, I started to get a strange pain in my left forearm, like an inflammation in a nerve or one of the tendons. It got increasingly difficult to control the bike when the rear stepped out and on two occasions I was close to crashing. Eventually, I decided it was best to pull in before putting myself or others in danger. I underwent treatment in the clinic immediately and I hope to be fully fit for the next race at Mugello!”


Press Release From Q.M.M.F 8th July

­­Rain king West qualifies in seventh place and­­­ wants more in the race – Rosell improves in dry and in wet conditions
QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West lived up to his reputation of having supernatural talents in wet conditions when he took seventh place in qualifying for the German Moto2 Grand Prix today. In a session with heavy rainfall that only eased towards the end, the Australian was consistently within the fastest riders on the track and could have been even higher up if time hadn’t run out for a tyre change. If the conditions are similar again in the race, West is determined to take full advantage of his good grid position and to fight for his best result this season so far.
Team-mate Elena Rosell was working successfully on her track knowledge and on improvements on the set-up of her Moriwaki prototype in the dry morning session. The only lady racer in the Grand Prix world championship also managed to improve in the wet qualifying, but missed out on a better grid position when she ran into a tyre problem again.   
Anthony West – 7th in 1.35,110
“I should be happy but honestly, I was expecting to be even more towards the front in rain conditions. At the beginning of the qualifying session, I didn’t have a good feeling with the rear shock, so I came in for a pit stop and a change on the set-up. When I went out again, the feeling was better, but with this change, we had also sacrificed some of the tyre grip. I stayed out and I kept doing a lot of laps, so the consistency was good, but maybe I should have stopped for another set-up change and some new tyres in the end, because even though I tried everything, I couldn’t improve my lap time. But even though I missed the chance to chase an even better grid position, we should be satisfied with what we achieved today. It’s a good result for Moriwaki and the team and it’s a good position to start the race from. Sachsenring is a tough place to pass other riders, so to be in third row is going to be a bit of an advantage for us!”
Elena Rosell – 34th in 1.39,716
“In the dry session this morning, we continued to work on set-up improvements and we went quite well. I wish the dry conditions would have continued, because when it was wet again in the afternoon, I struggled because I just don’t seem to find a comfortable feeling in the rain. We also ran into the same problem with the rear rim that we had on day one, with the tyre losing pressure and the bike therefore moving around in a strange way. Nine minutes from the end I came in for a pit stop where we confirmed the problem. We made a wheel change and I managed to do three more laps. I did my best time on this last run, but it was tough to find back to a good rhythm!”


Press Release From Q.M.M.F 7th July

Anthony West and Elena Rosell: No luck in tyre gamble but confidence for tomorrow
In strange and ever-changing weather conditions at the second free practice session for the German Grand Prix on Friday afternoon, Anthony West and Elena Rosell lost their tyre and set-up gamble: When the track dried up, both QMMF Racing Team riders were on rain tyres and a rain set-up, but when they pulled in for a pit stop to change for slick tyres and a dry set-up, it started to pour again. But despite their bad luck in timing for the unpredictable conditions, both riders are confident for the official qualifying session on Saturday: Anthony West found the right base settings for the twisty Sachsenring almost immediately and is confident to be able to fight for a strong result, whereas Elena Rosell made quick progress in learning another new circuit and also got more experience in the wet.
Anthony West – 18th in 1.26,325
“This afternoon, we first went out on rain tyres because the track was still damp. I made a good time, but then the track started to dry up, so I came in and waited because we all thought it was going to rain again. I then went out for another lap on rain tyres but as soon as I came in to change for slicks it started to rain. I am a bit upset that I missed my chance to ride with slicks this way, but the good thing is that the set-up of the bike is feeling okay for this track. We have a good setting compared to the last races and it felt closer to what I like with the bike. We just have to wait and see what the weather will do tomorrow. If it’s like this again, we have to be a bit more on time putting the slicks in!”
Elena Rosell – 34th in 1.30,772
“Sachsenring is another new circuit for me and my first task this morning was to find my way around. It’s an interesting track, but it isn’t easy to find the right lines with all the up- and downhill sections. I did a few initial laps before we ran into a problem with the rear tyre that started to lose pressure, but when I went out again after this pit-stop, I started to improve. Unfortunately, the weather conditions this afternoon made it difficult to make further progress. We started on a track that was a bit damp, more dry than wet, but we went out with a rain-set-up and on rain tyres, which was not the best choice. And when I came in to make the change for a dry set-up and slicks, it started to rain! We only got things right at the very end when it rained again and I managed to do three flying laps on rain tyres. This was very valuable because I used to be quite fast in the wet in the Spanish Championship, but the Moriwaki bike is much stiffer and I need to get more experience in the rain in order to find the right feeling!”


2012 MotoGP World Championship Series 8th round, eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland

German Grand Prix was held this past weekend. The event started under rather unstable weather condition.

Bad weather already affected the weekend event from day one. The first free practice started in dry but the weather slowly deteriorated and by the second free practice of Moto2, rain started dropping on-and-off, made everyone difficult to progress setup.
The weather improved on Saturday morning and the third free practice went through in dry but once again the qualifying practice in the afternoon was in wet.
Anyway, the weather helped Anthony West who favors wet race and marked 1’35.110” at his last attempt and got 7th grid, just 0.6sec outside of the leader. But the ever-changing weather really made West’s teammate, Elena Rosell struggle and she finished the day2 with 34th position.

The race started on Sunday in dry, 27 degree C air and 43 degree C ground at 11:21 local time. 1 rider already went down in the opening lap but West and Rosell went safely through. West tried to hang on within point-gaining position but he gradually dropped down. He rode hard to finish the race with best possible position and finished in 17th.
Rosell retired the race after she pulled the bike in at 10lap remaining. It was disappointing race finish for her.

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MD600 Qualifying Practice result:

--  7th
  TEAM　/　QMMF Racing Team
  RIDER /　No.95　Anthony WEST
  TIME　/  1.35,110

--34th
  TEAM　/　QMMF Racing Team
  RIDER /　No.82　Elena ROSELL
  TIME　/  1.39,716

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MD600 Race result:

--17th
  TEAM　/　QMMF Racing Team
  RIDER /　No.95　Anthony WEST

Not Classified
  TEAM　/　QMMF Racing Team
  RIDER /　No.82　Elena ROSELL

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The Moto2 goes to Italy for next round, on July 15.
Thank you for your continuous support to MORIWAKI riders!!

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07/02/2012

Press Release From Q.M.M.F 2nd July

West and Rosell confident despite unlucky practice incident
After an encouraging third free practice session on Friday morning, QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West decided to take Spanish team-mate Elena Rosell into his draft and to pull her along in qualifying in the afternoon. But all hopes of a smooth and successful session came to an abrupt stop when West unexpectedly ran into a very slow rider and crashed, only for Rosell, who was following very closely, to run into West and go down as well. Both riders walked away unscathed and their bikes didn’t suffer a lot of damage, either. But whereas Rosell, the only female rider in Grand Prix racing, managed to improve and to get her best lap time of the weekend after the incident, West couldn’t find back to the same good feeling for his Moriwaki bike and was unable to match his previous pace.
Anthony West – 28th in 1.40,333
“Things went quite well in the third free practice session this morning when I did a time of 1.39.7 and took 24th place. We had a good set-up and I felt I could go faster when it counted in qualifying in the afternoon. I had a good feeling at the beginning of the session, but then I had a very slow rider in front of me and ran into him. This incident ruined our whole session. We had to try and fix the bike, but when I went back out, the handlebars weren’t straight, so I had to come back. And even after that, the bike just didn’t feel the same any more and I couldn’t repeat my lap times, let alone go faster than in the morning!”
Elena Rosell – 33rd in 1.42,273
“Our idea for this afternoon was to ride together for a while so Anthony would pull me along. I waited for him, but when he started to push, he collided with another rider and I literally ran over him. I crashed and had to return to the garage because the handlebars were bent. It took a while to fix the bike, then I went out again and I managed to put a lap together that was faster than this morning and my best lap of the weekend so far. There were still problems with the bike moving too much, so I came back for another long pit stop. I went out with four minutes to go in the session and there was simply no time left for another improvement, also because there was a lot of tension and I was a bit nervous. Now I hope for good weather tomorrow – I want to do the same that I did in Silverstone when I put up a fight with the riders that were close to me!”


06/30/2012

Press Release From Q.M.M.F 30th June

West and Rosell confident despite unlucky practice incident
After an encouraging third free practice session on Friday morning, QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West decided to take Spanish team-mate Elena Rosell into his draft and to pull her along in qualifying in the afternoon. But all hopes of a smooth and successful session came to an abrupt stop when West unexpectedly ran into a very slow rider and crashed, only for Rosell, who was following very closely, to run into West and go down as well. Both riders walked away unscathed and their bikes didn’t suffer a lot of damage, either. But whereas Rosell, the only female rider in Grand Prix racing, managed to improve and to get her best lap time of the weekend after the incident, West couldn’t find back to the same good feeling for his Moriwaki bike and was unable to match his previous pace.
Anthony West – 28th in 1.40,333
“Things went quite well in the third free practice session this morning when I did a time of 1.39.7 and took 24th place. We had a good set-up and I felt I could go faster when it counted in qualifying in the afternoon. I had a good feeling at the beginning of the session, but then I had a very slow rider in front of me and ran into him. This incident ruined our whole session. We had to try and fix the bike, but when I went back out, the handlebars weren’t straight, so I had to come back. And even after that, the bike just didn’t feel the same any more and I couldn’t repeat my lap times, let alone go faster than in the morning!”
Elena Rosell – 33rd in 1.42,273
“Our idea for this afternoon was to ride together for a while so Anthony would pull me along. I waited for him, but when he started to push, he collided with another rider and I literally ran over him. I crashed and had to return to the garage because the handlebars were bent. It took a while to fix the bike, then I went out again and I managed to put a lap together that was faster than this morning and my best lap of the weekend so far. There were still problems with the bike moving too much, so I came back for another long pit stop. I went out with four minutes to go in the session and there was simply no time left for another improvement, also because there was a lot of tension and I was a bit nervous. Now I hope for good weather tomorrow – I want to do the same that I did in Silverstone when I put up a fight with the riders that were close to me!”


Press Release From Q.M.M.F 30th June

Anthony West happy with new chassis – Elena Rosell keeps learning and improving
QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West rode to 21st place on the first day of practice for the Assen Grand Prix and is confident to go even quicker in qualifying on Friday. A long-awaited new chassis with a higher engine position from manufacturer Moriwaki made all the difference to the handling of his Moto2 prototype, whereas a new exhaust system gave a welcome boost to acceleration and speed of his bike.
Team-mate Elena Rosell battles with the after-effects of a cold, but still managed to improve her lap times significantly from the first to the second practice session at Assen.   
Anthony West – 21st in 1.40,084
“We have an all-new frame with big changes. The centre of gravity and the engine position are in a completely different place and the bike felt good from the first moment that I went on the track this morning. We improved this afternoon and even though my best lap time was not that much stronger, my consistency was much better and I had the right feeling for the bike. All in all I can say that the new Moriwaki chassis is an improvement and because its new, we just have to find the right set-up for it. We are heading the right direction, there are just a few small things that are still slowing us at the moment. We are still down on top-speed a little bit, but we have a new exhaust and when I compare ourselves with the other bikes, we have improved from the last race at Silverstone. I now can stay in the slipstream of other riders. I still can’t pass them, but I can stay with them, which helps a lot. More speed and a better chassis – that’s quite an achievement for this first day here at Assen and makes me confident for tomorrow!”
Elena Rosell – 33rd in 1.43,360
“I had a cold and was congested since the last race at Silverstone, and with the temperature changes of today, I felt quite exhausted. Especially in the afternoon, when I tried to go faster, I struggled with my coordination and everything that I was doing on the bike felt slow. But even though I felt this way, we still managed to improve our lap times considerably from this morning, which is good. After practice, Anthony and I had a long chat and we discussed ways to improve further, so I am quite confident and it will be interesting to see what we can achieve tomorrow. He went a bit better after the changes on his bike, whereas I will continue to work with what we have. Anthony has a lot of experience, so it’s definitely the right strategy that he tries new things and confirms improvements, whereas I try to keep learning and improving with what I’ve got since the beginning of this year!”


06/20/2012

CBR1000RR MORWAKI ORIGINAL RACING PRODUCTS

We are now developing original race products for CBR1000RR. Those products are currently installed to TOHO RACING CBR and tested in actual races in All Japan Championship.
We’ll be releasing exhaust system, back step kit and steering stem kit for φ52 front forks in near future.
Please contact Sales Div., MORIWAKI ENGINEERING for detail.
Tel: 059-370-0090

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■Back step kit

High strength yet light weight, it enables accurate control.

New knurling design is given to the foot pegs.
 
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■Steering Stem

Steering stem for φ52 racing front forks.

MORIWAKI’s know-how from racing experience is packed into every detail.

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06/19/2012

Press Release From Q.M.M.F 19th June

New seating position helps Anthony West – Elena Rosell happy about strong race finish
Anthony West’s 27th and Elena Rosell’s 31st place at the British Grand Prix were far from the results the QMMF Racing Team riders are aiming for, but the mood in the team was still good and upbeat after the chequered flag came down. Both riders had improved their lap times in comparison to the practice days and both riders had learned things about the bike that are going to help them in the races to come.
Anthony West – 27th
“We have to be happy with the lap times, they were not so bad even though we are still far away from where we want to be. I struggled all weekend with lots of things. There is not one thing in particular that is wrong with the bike, there are a lot of details combined. One thing was that I didn’t have any feeling for the front until the warm-up. We realized we were far from the right balance of the bike in the corners, so we put ten millimetres of seat padding on, which improved things. It sounds like a silly thing to do, but I immediately started to feel what the bike was doing. The front being light in the corners is quite a common thing with the Moriwaki and this track makes the problem worse, so shifting my position on the bike a little bit helped a lot. In the end, the times were not so bad, but I still have a huge problem with the speed. I was getting passed by my old MZ bike on the straight and I shook my head because it was so frustrating! Once again it is not one problem in particular but a combination of exhaust, body work, air intake and fairing that is just not getting us the speed we need!”
Elena Rosell – 31st
“We managed to get a race finish which is good because it gave us more experience with this bike. Anthony and I managed to do better lap times than yesterday, which is also a positive thing and gives us a bit more confidence for the races to come. Of course you would like to achieve more as a rider, especially when you know you could do better than that, but we just have to continue to work and to keep our heads down even though we suffer a bit. Now we’ll see what the next race at Assen brings. At least, I have been there before and I know the track. It won’t be easy, but I am determined to keep learning and to keep improving!”


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