| FTR SUCCESS CONTINUES AT SILVERSTONE |
| FTR MOTO suffered mixed fortunes with the five M210 machines in action at the fifth round of the Moto2 World Championship at Silverstone, GB on Sunday but Spaniard Alex Debon ensured the run of top five finishes continued for the Buckingham-based chassis manufacturer. FTR machines have taken top five finishes five times in 2010 and Aeroport de Castello-Ajo Team rider Debon continued that run on the new, 3.665-mile Northamptonshire circuit – home of the British MotoGP round for the next five years. Andrea Iannone – the runaway winner of the fourth round at Mugello, Italy a fortnight ago – battled to 12th place on his FIMMCO Speed Up Team machine while wild card rider Kev Coghlan finished 22nd on the FOGI Racing-backed FTR machine in the 18-lap race. Gabor Talmacsi – in his 150th Grand Prix start – crashed out of the battle for ninth place with three laps to go, escaping injury, and luckless Cardion AB Motoracing’s Karel Abraham also fell, on the last lap and while chasing 14th place. Abraham suffered a wrist injury in the crash. “It’s been a frantic and tough weekend overall but Alex Debon once again proved the potential of the FTR machine with a strong finish and, in the early stages, he showed signs of being able to challenge for the win,” said FTR’s Steve Bones. Bones continued: “We’ve got three riders in the top 10 of the Championship, Kev Coghlan’s machine was fastest through the speed trap at Silverstone and the interest in the FTR Moto2 machine continues to grow so we’re all pretty happy. “We’ve got Assen and Catalunya in quick succession now and the closeness of Moto2 is evident week in, week out. With that in mind the new class is quickly becoming not just a battle of constructors but it’s also pushing the teams to the limit in terms of their technical abilities. “In the teams we’re involved with and the technical support they have we’re sure there’s a lot more excitement and success to come in 2010 for FTR.” Ends. For further information regarding FTR Moto2 machinery and/or the Elf-Haslam replica Moto2 machines contact Mark Taylor; tel: +44 (0) 1280 815800; e-mail: mark@ftrmoto.com. |
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