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Karel Abraham to home IRTA test at Valencia rode the eighth best time

Karel Abraham from the team Cardion AB Motoracing was among the thirty-seven riders new class Moto2, who tried for the first time the official engines,. Day before the start of the first three days of tests, all riders drew engines and Karel got the engine with the number 113. On Monday, Karel completed very difficult day with the motorcycle RSV in which he rode 73 laps and had the best time of 1:38,644 reached the eighth place. After the first day, he was very tired, but satisfied achieved over time.
"It was really difficult start. But first we had available the official engines Honda 600, so we tested as much as we could. We've changed the suspension settings to see the possibility of a new motorcycle. Now, I think that we know what and how to set and we also have prepared a program on Tuesday. We will start the same way like today morning when I rode my best time yet. Afternoon I have already had signed up fatigue and had not been good. We have a lot of work of course but I believe that by starting the World Motorcycle Championship we will be prepared well, "said Karel Abraham.

Best time on Monday drove the Spaniard Toni Elias (Moriwaki) from the Gresini team, who rode 1:37,530.

Results - Valencia
1st day IRTA test of Moto2

1st Elias (E, Moriwaki) 1:37,530
2nd Simon (E, RSV) 1:37,610
3rd Noyes (USA, Promoharris) 1:37,692
4th Corti (I, Suter) 1:37,729
5th Ivanov (RUS, Moriwaki) 1:38,040
6th Takahashi (J, Tech3) 1:38,089
7th Hernandez (KOL, BQR-M2) 1:38,354
8th Abraham (RSV) 1:38,644