New chassis for KR211V.

Valentino Rossi won't be the only person testing a new chassis at Le Mans this weekend, with Kenny Roberts Jr looking forward to receiving a similar development for his brand new KR211V.

Roberts has finished 8th, 10th, 13th and 13th in the first four races of the 2006 season, but believes this weekend's return to Europe will mark the start of a "steep improvement curve" for Team Roberts.

Roberts, Chinese MotoGP, 2005
Roberts, Chinese MotoGP, 2005
© Gold and Goose

Valentino Rossi won't be the only person testing a new chassis at Le Mans this weekend, with Kenny Roberts Jr looking forward to receiving a similar development for his brand new KR211V.

Roberts has finished 8th, 10th, 13th and 13th in the first four races of the 2006 season, but believes this weekend's return to Europe will mark the start of a "steep improvement curve" for Team Roberts.

"This series of European races will really help our development as we can respond faster to any changes we need to make. This race should be the start of a steep improvement curve for us," declared the 2000 500cc world champion.

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