Superbikers tested the new tires

Earlier this week at the famous racetrack Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, the team of world Superbikeprinyali part in official tests, which have experienced a new soft tires Pirelli.

In the next official test was attended by all the teams class Superbike, with the exception of the factory Kawasaki Racing Team, as well as many of the team acting class Supersport. Before the start of each season offers motoproizvoditel promoter championship and tire supplier Pirelli's team of the Superbike and Supersport classes to participate in the development of tires. During the official tests these teams get the opportunity to try different versions of the tire is not used in the races. In class SBK such "commands developers" are the Fixi Crescent Suzuki, Team Ducati Alstare, BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK, Aprilia Racing Team, Pata Honda World Superbike and Kawasaki Racing Team, and in a class Supersport - Honda PTR, ParkinGo MV Agusta Corse, Yakhnich Motorsport and MAHI Racing Team India.

In the course of the test all the Superbike class team received standard version of the tire rubber compound of medium hardness SC2 (R982) for the front wheel. This tire was used in the first seven stages of the championship and, due to the rigidity of the tread band, showed the best performance at high ambient temperatures. For rear wheel teams were offered the standard version with a soft compound tire SC0 (made its debut at Monza in a version with enhanced central part of the tread and successfully proved in Donnington, Portimão and Imola) and the standard version with the composition of medium hardness SC1 (R828). In addition to these tires, the drivers' teams of developers "have the standard version of tires SC1 (R426) for the front wheel and five new Diablo Superbike tires for the rear wheels, which are close to the stiffness of the soft composition of the SC0, but they differ in design, scope and internal materials. These tires have been developed with a view to 2014 and, in particular, to provide resistance to high temperatures. Some of these decisions may be particularly effective on such tracks as the Turkish Istanbul Park and the Australian Phillip Island, which is historically more demanding on the tires due to the nature configuration and high temperatures.

In the Supersport class, all pilots have provided bus standard version Diablo Supercorsa SC1 (P1177) for the front-wheel drive version of the R303 and the standard composition of medium hardness for SC1 rear. In addition to these versions on motorcycles "developers" installed version S753 for the front wheel (experimental version, brought only in Portimão, which is the rigidity of the composition is intermediate between the SC1 and SC2, providing greater stability and rigidity than SC1, as well as a better grip, than SC2) and a new test version of S0014 with the composition of medium hardness SC1, designed as an alternative to the standard version of SC1, and is made using a different manufacturing process. To install the rear wheel motorcycles offered in four versions with the new lineup SC0. The aim was to test tires which can be helpful in the short and long term at high temperature.

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Electric unicycle Mobbo

An independent group of Asian entrepreneurs developed a unique vehicle - an electric unicycle Mobbo, working by analogy with the famous Segway.

The idea of ​​creating environment-friendly personal transport dominates the minds of engineers around the world, so that the light appears all kinds of scooters, compact scooters and other vehicles to electric. Through the efforts of several Asian entrepreneurs was organized by the company Mobbo, in the depths of which have created a unique electric unicycle. With only one wheel, Mobbo is equipped with a gyroscope and an automated balancing system, similar to that established by Segway. Since Mobbo is one of the leading Asian players in the field of technology, found use of electrical devices, their unicycle is equipped with the most advanced developments of the company that are designed to maximize the autonomy of the device. Thus, the electric "odnokolesnik" comes regenerative braking system which allows it to downhill or braking recover some lost energy.

Lightweight and compact Mobbo is equipped with an electric motor power of 1 kW, able to unicycle accelerate to 16 km / h Small vehicle weight of only 12 kg is able to carry a person weighing up to 100 kg. "Lifetime" lithium-ion battery is not known, but to fully charge it only takes about three hours. In the United States, electric unicycle Mobbo sells for $ 1000. In addition, the company offers Mobbo delivery device in most Asian and European countries.

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Sam Lowes fastest in testing

Brit Sam Lowes who fights the Russian team Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha in WorldSupersport, the fastest lap time in testing at Imola, Italy.

The leader of the World Cup in the Supersport category, Sam Lowes, who plays in the Russian team Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha, completed the official test day at Imola as a leader. In the first half of the day the British pilots were able to demonstrate best lap time - 1'50 .477. In addition, Lowes spent a lot of time testing new tire compounds provided by the test development department Pirelli.

The test day was very hot (34 ° C in the air and 49 ° C on the surface of the track). The winner of the race at Imola, Kenan Sofuglu (Mahi Racing Team India Kawasaki) was engaged in substantially the same as the British, but was able to improve the speed in the second half of the day, finished the day in third. Behind Sam Lawes was his mate Yakhnich Motorsport - Vladimir Leonov, who ran into some technical problems fighting YZF-R6.

Good news came from the hospital Imola: Vladimir Ivanov last night was made a successful operation, which was conducted Dr. Vincenzi. Recall pilot DMC-Lorenzini Kawasaki broke his left thigh during yesterday's race WSS, which was interrupted by red flags in just a few seconds after the incident involving the Russian.

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