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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!”


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