Dani Pedrosa and the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, corner by...
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5 1 2 3 4 It's another left turn in which you don't let off the throttle, although you have to take it very smoothly, as you usually skid and it links up to a right turn. It's a first gear turn, and a good place to overtake, as it is not followed by a very long straight, and therefore, you don't go much faster. On coming out, you change up a gear. It's a third gear turn, in which you usually pass through the centre of the track very fast and then accelerate to the next turn. There isn't much overtaking on big bikes. Turn 4 is the first right turn, and therefore, the tyres are always cold and it's a point where there are usually a lot of falls. On exiting, in second and hardly touching the throttle, you reach turn 5. You take this turn in second and you have to prepare the exit very well, because turn 6 follows, which takes you to the back straight. 8-9 10 11 6 7 It's a point where you also usually hear the crowd. You start changing up to fourth or fifth, depending on the bike, and you reach the braking section on the back straight. This is a braking section on a turn and another important overtaking point, where it's easy to make a mistake, although it's not a turn with many secrets. On exiting, you change up nother gear.” Left (turn 8) to right (turn 9) chicane, very fast, always with throttle, and when you're in theright turn you have to brake nearly flat, which makes it a dangerous spot. It's a right hairpin that you take in first and which you leave accelerating, without too many problems. You change up to third to reach the next turn. This is taken in second, and although it's tight, it's very fast. You exit quickly changing up two gears and in no time you reach the big left turn. 12 This is a turn in which you always skid a lot and it takes you to the final angle of the track. 13 This is the last braking section, where there is usually overtaking. It's taken in second. It doesn't cause many problems, although the bike reaches it with a lot of inertia and tends to push you outwards. 1 2 3 4 5 7 8-9 10 11 12 13 - Year of construction 1999 - Length: 4.005 m - Maximum width: 13 m - Number of corners: 14 5 right-handers and 9 lleft-handers - Direction:santi-clockwise Circuit Ricardo Tormo 6 Dani Pedrosa and the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, corner by corner
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It's another left turn inwhich you don't let offthe throttle, althoughyou have to take it verysmoothly, as you usuallyskid and it links up to aright turn.
It's a first gear turn, and agood place to overtake,as it is not followed by avery long straight, andtherefore, you don't gomuch faster. On comingout, you change upa gear.
It's a third gear turn, inwhich you usually passthrough the centre of thetrack very fast and thenaccelerate to the nextturn. There isn't muchovertaking on big bikes.
Turn 4 is the first rightturn, and therefore,the tyres are always coldand it's a point wherethere are usually a lotof falls. On exiting, insecond and hardlytouching the throttle,you reach turn 5.
You take this turn insecond and you have toprepare the exit verywell, because turn 6 follows, which takesyou to the back straight.
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It's a point where youalso usually hear thecrowd. You startchanging up to fourth orfifth, depending on thebike, and you reach thebraking section on theback straight.
This is a braking sectionon a turn and anotherimportant overtakingpoint, where it's easy tomake a mistake,although it's not a turnwith many secrets. Onexiting, you change upnother gear.”
Left (turn 8) to right(turn 9) chicane,very fast, always withthrottle, and when you'rein theright turn you haveto brake nearly flat,which makes it adangerous spot.
It's a right hairpin that youtake in first and whichyou leave accelerating,without too manyproblems. You changeup to third to reach thenext turn.
This is taken in second,and although it's tight,it's very fast. You exitquickly changing up twogears and in no time youreach the big left turn.
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This is a turn in whichyou always skid a lot andit takes you to the finalangle of the track.
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This is the last brakingsection, where there isusually overtaking. It'staken in second. It doesn'tcause many problems,although the bike reachesit with a lot of inertia andtends to push yououtwards.
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- Year of construction 1999- Length: 4.005 m- Maximum width: 13 m- Number of corners: 14 5 right-handers and 9 lleft-handers- Direction:santi-clockwise
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Dani Pedrosa and the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, corner by corner
