Post-race Quote From Pere: Assen

21st Pere Tutusaus:
"It was a really strange race. They stopped and we were made to start again, but I didn't feel at ease in either of the races. The weekend was developing well and I felt a good feeling with the bike, but I didn't have any good starts and was behind from the beginning. I would have liked to have fought for the top fifteen, but I wasn't able to do it. In Sachsenring we have another opportunity to continue learning, and I hope that things go better."

Dutch GP - Assen - 125cc: Race Results

Pos | Rider | Bike | Time
1. Gabor Talmacsi Aprilia 9:04.520
2. Joan Olive Derbi + 0.128
3. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 0.255
4. Sandro Cortese Aprilia + 0.340
5. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 0.425
6. Esteve Rabat KTM + 0.568
7. Mike Di Meglio Derbi + 0.846
8. Andrea Iannone Aprilia + 0.928
9. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 1.438
10. Raffaele De Rosa KTM + 2.554
11. Stefano Bianco Aprilia + 2.829
12. Stefan Bradl Aprilia + 3.021
13. Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM + 3.201
14. Michael Ranseder Aprilia + 3.600
15. H. van den Berg Aprilia + 4.547
16. D. Agerter Derbi + 4.592
17. Steve Bonsey Aprilia + 4.819
18. Jules Cluzel Loncin + 10.548
19. R. Krummenacher KTM + 10.643
20. Pablo Nieto KTM + 10.849
21. Pere Tutusaus Aprilia + 11.094
22. Robin Lasser Aprilia + 11.854
23. Alexis Masbou Loncin + 13.716
24. Louis Rossi Honda + 13.828
25. Robert Muresan Aprilia + 16.155
26. M. van der Mark Honda + 18.201
27. Robert Gull Derbi + 25.692
28. Jasper Iwema Seel + 29.208
29. Ernst Dubbink Honda + 29.949
30. J. van de Bunt Aprilia + 36.419


NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:

Rider | Bike | Lap
Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia 3
Lorenzo Zanetti KTM 3
Scott Redding Aprilia 0
Sergio Gadea Aprilia 0
Marc Marquez KTM 0
Efren Vazquez Aprilia 0
Joey Litjens Seel 0
R. Lacalendola Aprilia 0


FASTEST LAP: Di Meglio, 1:46.661 on lap 5

Pere - Quote After Quali 2, Assen

24th Pere Tutusaus: 1.47.354 (15 laps):
"Today was tricky because of the weather. In the morning we rode in the wet and got a good feeling but in the dry this afternoon we struggled to get a rhythm together. I got with a group of riders ahead of me and was almost as fast as them. I came in to change tyres and we stepped the pace up bit but then I got held up by Nico and Smith and it cost me a good lap. I think it wasn't possible to lap as fast today as we did yesterday because of the conditions, which were damp all day, and tomorrow's race will be tough for us starting from 24th. We have to believe in ourselves, get a good start and try to make up positions."

Do All You Can To Keep MotoGP On Eurosport

Someone has posted a comment on my Alvaro Bautista blog, responding to my article about Dorna's move to kill of Eurosport's MotoGP coverage, and has kindly flagged up a petition...
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/RCV212V4

and the following email addresses to contact...

mkt@dorna.com
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tvproduction@dorna.com

Please take a few minutes to write to them and then please spread these contacts as far as you can.

Although the BBC have not actually stolen the coverage from Eurosport, those of you in the UK (particularly those who have an interest in 125cc and 250cc) might also consider leaving a message for BBC Sport to make sure they understand that a lot of angry and frustrated MotoGP fans will be expecting a hell of a lot from them in terms of extensive and quality coverage...

Pere - Quote after Quali 1, Assen

24th Pere Tutusaus: 1.47.354 (15 laps):
"Assen is a pretty cool track - my first impressions are really good. In qualifying I improved my best lap by over a second from the morning. I think that taking into account the fact I didn't follow anybody it is a good lap time but we have to hope that it doesn't rain tomorrow, as it is forecast, so that we can continue to improve.
We experimented with the rear wheel because I went for the smaller one (115), as I did at Donington, but it was moving around a lot so I came in and changed to the bigger one (120). The change worked well but the fact it is a completely new circuit doesn't help much."

dutch GP - Assen - 125cc: Qualifying 1

Pos | Rider | Nation | Team | Lap time

1 S. CORSI ITA Jack & Jones WRB 1'45.533
2 B. SMITH GBR Polaris World + 0.340
3 J. OLIVE SPA Belson Derbi + 0.363
4 M. DI MEGLIO FRA Ajo Motorsport + 0.364
5 S. CORTESE GER Emmi - Caffe Latte + 0.402
6 S. REDDING GBR Blusens Aprilia Junior + 0.495
7 R. DE ROSA ITA Onde 2000 KTM + 0.572
8 N. TEROL SPA Jack & Jones WRB + 0.606
9 S. GADEA SPA Bancaja Aspar Team + 0.785
10 S. BRADL GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 0.796
11 R. KRUMMENACHER SWI Red Bull KTM 125 + 0.863
12 D. AEGERTER SWI Ajo Motorsport + 0.911
13 G. TALMACSI HUN Bancaja Aspar Team + 0.999
14 S. BIANCO ITA S3+ WTR San Marino Team + 1.021
15 E. RABAT SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 1.167
16 T. KOYAMA JPN ISPA KTM Aran + 1.227
17 M. MARQUEZ SPA Repsol KTM 125cc + 1.365
18 L. ZANETTI ITA ISPA KTM Aran + 1.402
19 P. NIETO SPA Onde 2000 KTM + 1.423
20 M. RANSEDER AUT I.C. Team + 1.486
21 S. BONSEY USA Degraaf Grand Prix + 1.544
22 E. VAZQUEZ SPA Blusens Aprilia Junior + 1.573
23 A. IANNONE ITA I.C. Team + 1.710
24 P. TUTUSAUS SPA Bancaja Aspar Team + 1.821
25 H. VAN DEN BERG NED Degraaf Grand Prix + 1.925
26 T. NAKAGAMI JPN I.C. Team + 1.969
27 J. CLUZEL FRA Loncin Racing + 2.084
28 A. MASBOU FRA Loncin Racing + 2.317
29 J. LITJENS NED Abbink Bos Racing + 2.402
30 R. MURESAN ROU Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 2.494
31 R. LACALENDOLA ITA Matteoni Racing + 3.244
32 M. VAN DER MARK NED Dutch Racing Team + 3.640
33 R. LASSER GER Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 3.674
34 L. ROSSI FRA FFM Honda GP 125 + 4.742
35 E. DUBBINK NED RV Racing Team + 4.791
36 J. IWEMA NED Abbink Bos Racing + 5.041
37 J. VAN DE BUNT NED Degraaf Grand Prix + 6.027
38 R. GULL SWE Ajo Motorsports Jnr. Project + 6.887

Dutch GP - Assen - Event Schedule

Thursday June 26

125cc :: Free Practice 1 :: 09:00-09:45
MotoGP :: Free Practice 1 :: 10:00-11:00
250cc :: Free Practice 1 :: 11:15-12:15
125cc :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:10-13:40
MotoGP :: Free Practice 2 :: 13:55-14:55
250cc :: Qualifying 1 :: 15:10-15:55

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Friday June 27

125cc :: Free Practice 2 :: 09:00-09:45
MotoGP :: Free Practice 3 :: 10:00-11:00
250cc :: Free Practice 2 :: 11:15-12:15
125cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 13:15-13:40
MotoGP :: Qualifying 1 :: 13:55-14:55
250cc :: Qualifying 2 :: 15:10-15:55

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Saturday June 28

125cc :: Warm-Up :: 08:40-09:00
250cc :: Warm-Up :: 09:10-09:30
MotoGP :: Warm-Up :: 09:40-10:00
125cc :: Race :: 11:00-11:45
250cc :: Race :: 12:15-13:00
MotoGP :: Race :: 14:00-15:00

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(*All times local)

British GP Photos - Pere In The Paddock

Couple of photos from Donington...
Firstly - me & Pere on the Friday following first practice.
(Muchas gracias Tutu y Pedro!)
Second is Pere's scooter outside the Aspar Hospitality, complete with black cat mascot ;)

British Grand Prix - Donington - Report

After qualifying 25th, Pere came home 22nd in the British GP; and although as you can see from the quote below he isn't overly pleased with the result, he shouldn't be too hard on himself in a weekend of wildly variable conditions on a track completely new to him - and a challenge to many riders really...
The race was ultimatley dominated by Scott Redding's historic win, but Pere rode solidly and avoiding any troubles with other riders or any aggravation from the blustery conditions.

Great weekend for me, finally getting to meet with Pere and his manager Pedro - many thanks for your time! It was a pleasure to meet you both. I hope this website will continue to work hard to represent Pere to fans outside of Spain and across the world.

Anyway - back to the race. Here's Pere's quotes...
I am very disappointed with 22nd, because it wasn’t what I wanted and I think that I could have done more. I never felt comfortable with the bike and know that we can improve further with the bike. In the race I started really well, but there was a crash at the start that put my chances in danger. Now my goal is to be in the points over the next few races.

And here's the results in full:

Pos | Rider | Team | Time
1. Scott Redding Blusens Aprilia Junior 41:39.472
2. Mike di Meglio Ajo Motorsport + 5.324
3. Marc Marquez Repsol KTM 125cc + 5.806
4. Sergio Gadea Bancaja Aspar Team + 13.990
5. Simone Corsi Jack & Jones WRB + 16.855
6. Tomoyoshi Koyama ISPA KTM Aran + 17.181
7. Joan Olive Belson Derbi + 18.014
8. Takaaki Nakagami I.C. Team + 18.222
9. Sandro Cortese Emmi - Caffe Latte + 18.404
10. Bradley Smith Polaris World + 18.891
11. Esteve Rabat Repsol KTM 125cc + 18.976
12. Michael Ranseder I.C. Team + 28.269
13. Randy Krummenacher Red Bull KTM 125 + 28.347
14. Raffaele De Rosa Onde 2000 KTM + 29.403
15. Lorenzo Zanetti ISPA KTM Aran + 35.763
16. Jules Cluzel Loncin Racing + 35.868
17. Stevie Bonsey Degraaf Grand Prix + 38.158
18. Nicolas Terol Jack & Jones WRB + 42.766
19. Dominique Aegerter Ajo Motorsport + 42.924
20. Stefano Bianco S3+ WTR San Marino Team +1:06.296
21. Robin Lasser Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing +1:10.158
22. Pere Tutusaus Bancaja Aspar Team +1:10.905
23. Louis Rossi FFM Honda GP 125 +1:29.269
24. Robert Muresan Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing + 1 Lap
25. Hugo van den Berg Degraaf Grand Prix + 1 Lap
26. Lee Costello Vent-Axia + 1 Lap
27. Roberto Lacalendola Matteoni Racing + 1 Lap


NOT CLASSIFIED/RETIREMENTS:

Rider | Team | On lap
Andrea Iannone I.C. Team 20
Stefan Bradl Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing 19
Matthew Hoyle SP Racing/Mackrory 15
Connor Behan Connor Behan Racing 15
Paul Jordan KRP 15
Alexis Masbou Loncin Racing 6
Luke Hinton Buildbase/Knotts 5
Gabor Talmacsi Bancaja Aspar Team 2
Pablo Nieto Onde 2000 KTM 1
Danny Webb Degraaf Grand Prix 1


FASTEST LAP: Redding, 1:38.704 on lap 15

Off To Donington

Okay - just a quickie - I'm off to Donington very early tomorrow morning for the GP weekend.
This means that I may not be able to update the blog over the coming days (I'm taking my MacBook Pro and camera, but simply don't know if I'll actually get online).
To keep up with all the chat on 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP for the British Grand Prix I couldn't do better than point you at BatiFans.com

Let's hope for a brill time for Pere on the back of that excellent CEV performance.
Buena Suerte Tutu! :)