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    lundi 11 novembre 2013

    Toyota Motorsport GmbH announces the GT86 CS-R3 rally car


     Toyota Motorsport GmbH announces the GT86 CS-R3 rally car

    Can compete in the World Rally Championship

    Toyota Motorsport GmbH has announced plans to develop a new GT86 CS-R3 rally car.
    Designed for customer racing teams, the GT86 CS-R3 will be built to meet R3 regulations and should be ready for the 2015 season.
    Pricing and specifications will be announced in the coming months but TMG confirmed the model will have a six-speed sequential transmission, a limited slip differential and high-performance brakes. The company also said the engine will be upgraded to produce the "maximum level permitted within the regulations."
    According to Nico Ehlert, Principal Engineer of Customer Motorsport, "The GT86 CS-R3 promises to be a thrilling car on the rally stages; with rear-wheel drive we can expect some dramatic action which is sure to be entertaining for drivers and fans alike." He went on to say the company will draw on their experience from the GT86 CS-V3 race car to create "a reliable, safe and high-performance car, plus all the required technical support, for our customers."
    The GT86 CS-R3 will be eligible to compete in all FIA-sanctioned rallies including the World Rally Championship.
    Source: Toyota Motorsport GmbH

    NEED FOR SPEED: KEN BLOCK'S GYMKHANA SIX

    Need for Speed and Ken Block present:  Gymkhana SIX:  The Ultimate Gymkhana Grid Course.  Need For Speed's Racing Advisor Ken Block built the ultimate Gymkhana GRID course -- a real-life playground to showcase the sheer speed, fun and exhilarating action of driving. This means all-new obstacles that help raise the difficulty for Block to master in his Ford Fiesta ST RX43 2013 racecar, including maneuvering around a moving wrecking ball and sliding through narrow opening cut into the sides of shipping containers. Block also added videogame elements from Need for Speed Rivals. Watch as he executes multiple jumps, drifts around Lamborghini Aventadors and evades the videogame-themed Redview County cops on Segways in his own unique style. You can almost smell the burn of the rubber as he tears up this incredible course. So sit back and enjoy the ride. 


    Silvano Galbusera becomes Rossi's Crew Chief / Silvano Galbusera sera le nouveau chef mécanicien de Rossi


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    The appointment follows the announcement that Jeremy Burgess would no longer continue with team following the Valencia Grand Prix weekend.

    Silvano began his career in motorcycle racing in 1979 with Gilera, spending 14 years working on both road racing in the 250 World Championship with riders such as Alessandro Gramigni and Paolo Casoli and also worked off road on African Rallies such as the Paris-Dakar with Michele Rinaldi. He then moved to Cagiva in 1994 and worked in the 500 World Championship with John Kocinski.

    The following year saw Silvano arrive in the Yamaha family where he remained until 2011. During his time there he worked as both a Crew Chief and Technical Director in World Superbike and World Supersport, guiding riders including Troy Corser, Noriyuki Haga, Cal Crutchlow and Ben Spies to multiple race wins and of course the 2009 World Superbike Championship title. For 2012 and 2013 Silvano worked with Italian Marco Melandri in BMW’s World Superbike team.
      
    Massimo Meregalli - Team Director
    "It’s nice to welcome Silvano back to the Yamaha family. Having worked with him personally for ten years I have the utmost respect for his skill and technical expertise. For sure he will need some time to adjust to MotoGP™ but I have no doubt that he has the capability to successfully lead Valentino’s crew into and through the 2014 season. It has been a pleasure to work with Jeremy over this last season. On behalf of Yamaha I would like to say we are indebted to him for the huge number of successes and invaluable knowledge he has contributed to Yamaha."
      
    Silvano Galbusera - Valentino Rossi's Crew Chief
    "I’d like to thank Yamaha and Valentino for this great opportunity to work close to such a multi titled, high level champion. I’m happy to be back in the Yamaha family and to have an opportunity in such a successful team that is always at the top."
    galbusera new rossi crew chief
    Silvano Galbusera commence sa carrière en compétition en 1979, avec Gilera, et passe quatorze ans dans le Championnat du Monde 250cc aux côtés de pilotes tels qu’Alessandro Gramigni et Paolo Casoli, tout en participant à plusieurs rallye-raids dont le Paris-Dakar avec Michele Rinaldi. Il passe ensuite chez Cagiva en 1994 et travaille dans le Championnat du Monde 500cc avec John Kocinski.
    Il rejoint la famille Yamaha l’année suivante et y reste jusqu’en 2011. Durant cette période, il travaille comme chef mécanicien et directeur technique dans les Championnats du Monde Superbike et Supersport, avec notamment Troy Corser, Noriyuki Haga, Cal Crutchlow et Ben Spies, avec qui il remporte plusieurs victoires et le Championnat du Monde Superbike en 2009. Il travaillait aux côtés de l’Italien Marco Melandri chez BMW en World Superbike en 2012 et 2013.
    Massimo Meregalli - Directeur du team :
    « Nous sommes ravis que Silvano revienne chez Yamaha. J’ai travaillé avec lui pendant dix ans et j’ai beaucoup de respect pour son talent et son expertise technique. Il lui faudra certainement un peu de temps pour s’adapter au MotoGP mais je suis certain qu’il parviendra à mener l’équipe de Valentino pour la saison 2014. Travailler avec Jeremy la saison dernière a été un plaisir. Je tiens à dire, de la part de Yamaha, que nous avons une dette envers lui pour les nombreux succès auxquels il a participé ainsi que pour tout ce qu’il apporté à Yamaha. »
    Silvano Galbusera - Chef mécanicien de Valentino Rossi :
    « Je tiens à remercier Yamaha et Valentino pour cette superbe opportunité de travailler avec un grand champion, titré plusieurs fois. Je suis content de revenir dans la famille Yamaha et d’avoir l’opportunité de travailler dans un team qui est toujours au plus haut niveau. »

    TM Racing Supermoto’s (& Rally) @EICMA 2013


    2014 tm rally 01 TM Racing Supermotos (& Rally) @EICMA 2013
    2014 tm rally 02 TM Racing Supermotos (& Rally) @EICMA 2013
    2014 tm supermoto TM Racing Supermotos (& Rally) @EICMA 2013
    2014 tm 450 fi 03 TM Racing Supermotos (& Rally) @EICMA 2013
    2014 tm supermoto 01 TM Racing Supermotos (& Rally) @EICMA 2013
    Mauno Hermunen’s 2013 Supermoto Championship winning TM.
    2014 tm 450 fi 02 TM Racing Supermotos (& Rally) @EICMA 2013
    2014 tm 450 fi 01 TM Racing Supermotos (& Rally) @EICMA 2013
    2014 tm 450 fi TM Racing Supermotos (& Rally) @EICMA 2013
    2014 tm 300 supermoto 02 TM Racing Supermotos (& Rally) @EICMA 2013
    2014 tm 300 supermoto TM Racing Supermotos (& Rally) @EICMA 2013
    Digging this 300cc 2 stroke Supermoto they made.