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Race weekend full of activities

and unforgettable emotions


Misano, Italy: Under the warm and humid weather of the Riviera, the numerous guests who joined the NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team at the home race in Misano could experience a race weekend full of activities and unforgettable emotions. Among the guests of the team even VIP celebrities as Nina Senicar, Martina Colombari, Federica Pellegrini and Filippo Magnini.

The DARK DOG riders faced a long and tricky race. Jules Cluzel crashed during the seventh lap in thirteenth position, while Raffaele De Rosa finished twenty-second after a complicated race between contacts with other riders and technical inconveniences.

Although the last race ended with mixed feelings, both riders are happy about their progress in the past days and are looking forward to show their talents during the next race on Sept 18th in Aragon, Spain.

Cluzel Jules, 16

not classified
"Honestly I can just say sorry to the team. I wanted to ride a really good race espe­cially here, where I always felt comfortable on track. Unfortu­nately today I could not handle it. My start was actually not too bad, I kept my grid position but afterwards it was difficult to find my rhythm. I tried to do my best to stay with the leading group but unluckily I made a mistake while braking at the first corner, and conse­quently I was too fast to stay in the line and crashed."

Raffaele De Rosa, 35

22nd position
"The race today could have ended well, because during the warm up we have seen that the modifications we made af­ter qualifying improved considerably my feeling with the bike and I was easily able to ride constant 1,39 sec lap times. However, my start itself was not that bad, unfortunately I was jammed in the first corner when Baldolini, Wilairot and two other riders cra­shed out. In this situation somebody hit my bike and it was a miracle that I didn't crash out. But just af­ter a few laps I realized that my rear tire had an ab­normal behavior because it was very slippery. I tried to handle this inconveniences by adapting my riding style, but I wasn´t able to realize the lap times I did during the whole weekend with old tires. It's really a shame, however for sure I won't give up and I'm looking forward to the next race in Aragon."