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Nakano ready for final shakedown
21 February 2007Konica Minolta Honda rider Shinya Nakano is looking forward to the final MotoGP test, which will be held at Jerez this weekend. With only a few weeks to go before the official start of the season Nakano hopes to have a positive final test at the track in Southern Spain.
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The official test at Jerez will be the last chance for riders and teams to fine-tune their new-for-2007 800cc machines before the season starts for real in just over two weeks time. 29-year-old Shinya Nakano has spent the last three months getting to grips with more changes than most riders on the grid. The former 250cc Championship runner-up has a new Team, new tyres and a new motorcycle to deal with as he aims to better his previous podium placings and try and take his elusive debut win.
But first the winter's work must continue at Jerez, with the team aiming to find a better set-up to the rear-end of the Honda Honda RC212V and help Shinya acquaint himself with the new Michelin qualifying tyres which will be vital in determining where the Japanese rider will start the coming races.
Looking ahead of this week test at Jerez Nakano said: "The coming three days at the IRTA tests are very important because they are held only 15 days before the first round of the 2007 MotoGP World Championship! It'll be vital to find a good combination of tyres to use for the first and second races, in particular we need to find a good rear tyre during this test."
"I do not feel 100% ready yet, so I know that I still have much to do and improve, but by the end of this test I hope that we'll be more than prepared for the first two races of the year. I'm happy at how the Team and I have learned to work together over the last few months as good communication will be vital throughout the year. I like Jerez, it is a good technical track and in the past I have obtained good results, so I love riding around there."
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