Elias happy with good work on first day of post-season testing

There is no rest for the motorbike racing world championship. Yesterday was the last day of the season and today is the first working day of the 2013 season. Today the riders who are changing teams or making their debut in the championship tried out their bike for the first time and exchanged the first impressions with those who will share a lot of situations and sensations with them for a year.

It was also the case for Blusens Avintia Moto2 new riders world champion Toni Elías and rookie Kyle Smith. Toni who became the first champion in this class is joining the team highly motivated to retrieve the success he has been missing for a few seasons. Today Elías – who took part in the last few rounds riding a Kalex belonging to an Italian team – had the opportunity to ride a similar bike managed by his new team waiting to receive the 2013 model by mid-February.

Both Elías and Smith had a quiet working day although early this morning Kyle experienced a crash but without any consequences. Toni spent some time setting his provisional bike up to his liking while he is waiting for the new model to arrive whereas Kyle got in touch with his bike and his team for the first time, riding at a good pace and with consistency throughout the day. Of course none of them tried to set a good time but both are happy with their results.

24_Toni Elías: “I am happy with this working day. Though we spent most of the time setting the bike up to my liking I had good sensations when I took it out to the track. This is a provisional bike I’ll be using until the 2013 model arrives but it’s all right to get the job started though. And even if we didn’t attempt to score good times at any moment the final results of the day were satisfying despite the engine is not as competitive as the one we’ll have in the future. I’m happy with the job we have done and also the connection with all the team members. We’re now going to Albacete to carry on working and get the big picture before the season starts. The fact I could ride the Kalex in the last few rounds of the championship will enable me to give more accurate and direct guidelines on how to amend the bike so we can be as competitive as possible. In brief today was positive and I am very excited as we are now leaving Valencia to embark on the new season”.

Source: Avintia Press Release