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Boasting victories at Brno for the previous three years and supplying the wheels for the highest eight places the prior
year in the Czech Republic, Bridgestone have a fantastic bloodline at the event for this week’s round eleven action.
The Czech track is rolling but overally reasonably balanced, with eight right and six left hand turns. It was resurfaced
last year and has now achieved a more abrasive surface, hence Bridgestone’s choice to go with firm and extra solid compound
front slicks. Due to the circuit's flowing way, the medium and solid compound rear Bridgestone slicks have been chosen.
Hiroshi Yamada, Bridgestone’s Motorcycle Sport Unit Manager, reveiewed the event by stating, “I think
we are all looking forward to going racing again after the much deserved summer break, and Brno has traditionally been a good
circuit for Bridgestone as we have been very successful there in recent years, with three consecutive wins.”
He continues, “We have seen some fantastic races so far this season in the single tyre era, and the championship is
still close at the front so I’m sure we’ll continue to see more nail-biting competition.”
Bridgestone’s
Motorcycle Race Tyre Development Boss Tohru Ubukata explained, “Brno has a long lap but an even balance of left and
right handed corners so we will bring symmetric compound tyres again. Since it was resurfaced in 2008 Brno has become a more
abrasive circuit, so we will bring harder front tyres this season to cope with the loads generated through the fast and flowing
corners.”
“The circuit is characterised by its undulating nature and flowing corners that require a
great deal of finesse from the riders. This also places a premium on bike setup so that each rider package can use our tyres
to the optimum. This is especially crucial on the more abrasive surface where excess sliding can accelerate wear.”
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