'Fast' fairing for Nakano.
Shinya Nakano will be aided in his quest for a strong performance in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix by a new fairing on his Ninja ZX-RR, designed specifically to improve the aerodynamic efficiency of Kawasaki's MotoGP machine.
Designed by Kawasaki engineers in Japan, in conjunction with the same Institute of Technology involved with aerodynamic development of both aircraft and the famous Japanese bullet train, Sinkansen, the new fairing should offer some advantage along Mugello's 1100 metre main straight, where aerodynamic efficiency can have a big impact on top speed.
Shinya Nakano will be aided in his quest for a strong performance in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix by a new fairing on his Ninja ZX-RR, designed specifically to improve the aerodynamic efficiency of Kawasaki's MotoGP machine.
Designed by Kawasaki engineers in Japan, in conjunction with the same Institute of Technology involved with aerodynamic development of both aircraft and the famous Japanese bullet train, Sinkansen, the new fairing should offer some advantage along Mugello's 1100 metre main straight, where aerodynamic efficiency can have a big impact on top speed.
"We will run a new fairing on our Ninja ZX-RR machines this weekend, which should offer some advantage along Mugello's long main straight, where outright top speed is important," said Shinya. "In the past this has been a difficult race for us, but the same can be said of Le Mans, and I think our practice and qualifying performance in France shows that the new Ninja ZX-RR is a definite improvement over the old. For this reason I think we arrive in Mugello with more confidence of a good result that in previous years."
Nakano suffered the fastest crash ever recorded in MotoGP two years ago at Mugello, when a rear tyre failed along the home straight, then finished in tenth last season.
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