Saturday, 14th July 2007

If Team KR's new chassis, exhaust pipes and other parts are completed in time for next weekend's US Grand Prix, team manager Chuck Aksland has revealed that he will be taking them as checked luggage.

Technicians at the team's headquarters in Banbury, England have been working furiously to have a new race bike ready for the Roberts' family home grand prix at Laguna Seca - but time is tight.

"The plan for Laguna Seca is that I'm leaving England last so I can bring everything," said Aksland. "It won't be a whole bike but not far from it; frame, exhaust pipes and other parts. But it's all right down to the last minute. So hopefully I'll be bringing a big ole box with me. The plan is for the bike to get built on Thursday."

With Kenny Roberts Sr not returning until the new chassis arrives, younger brother Kurtis is again Team Roberts' only rider at this weekend's German Grand Prix - where he qualified 19th and last, but within 1.83secs of pole.

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"Once we got grip into it, the bike started behaving right," said Aksland. "So hopefully some of the stuff that we're bringing to Laguna will increase the grip level or help the set-up for the bike turning back. I'd say, given what we have, Kurtis did a good job."

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