Chaz checks in: Jerez and Estoril.

Friday, 22nd April 2005

In his latest update for Crash.net, rising 250 GP star Chaz Davies reviews the two opening rounds of the 2005 world championship; the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez and Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril, which saw contrasting fortunes for the 18-year-old Aprilia Germany privateer...

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From about lap 16 I had started to drop my team-mate and by lap 20 he was a couple of seconds behind. On the entry to the chicane I clipped a small wet patch that had been there all race whilst I was on the brakes. Straight away the front tucked and I was down. The bike was hardly damaged and the only reason I could not continue was because I had broken the clutch lever.

So, it was a disappointing race. At best I could have got 15th but really should have been higher had it not been for a bad opening laps. There are 14 more races and I’m looking for some improvements. The next race is in Shanghai on May 1st.

It’s gonna be a new track for everyone so it should be pretty interesting. It’s supposed to be one of the most advanced tracks and best in the world. I only have a week at home now before we fly to Dubai and then onto China. I need to give my ankle a rest for a couple of days and will do a bit of mountain biking later in the week.

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