"I have been a
Bridgestone rider for many years, so it was a pleasure to join them last week in Jerez for such an important event," said Capirossi. "The BT-016 is a great tyre, and gave me a really good feeling, especially at the front, which works really well and is very stable. The rear grip is also good, and it is the first time that I feel the road tyre is similar to the race tyre. I felt immediately comfortable. I now need to get some for my own Suzuki GSX-R1000 which I use on the road!"
"It has been a privilege to welcome
MotoGP riders to our Battlax BT-016 international media launch event in
Jerez, a very important occasion for Bridgestone Corporation and Bridgestone Europe," said Kenji Shoda, Bridgestone Europe's director of Consumer Products.
"This new tyre sees us transfer tyre technology from MotoGP into road bike tyres and we are thrilled to have been able to showcase that cross-over by having some of the best riders in the world in Jerez," he added.
The MotoGP riders will be back at Jerez with their prototype machinery for round two of the 2008 world championship, from March 28-30.
