MotoGP – Marquez and Pedrosa prepare for the Austrian GP Moto GP on the Honda RC213V-S – Used HONDA

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Marquez and Pedrosa prepare for the Austrian GP Moto GP on the Honda RC213V-S

MotoGP - Marquez and Pedrosa prepare for the Austrian GP Moto GP on the Honda RC213V-S - Used HONDA

MotoGP World Championship leader Marc Marquez (Honda-Repsol) and his teammate Dani Pedrosa took advantage of a promotional event in Austria to do a few laps on the new Red Bull Ring circuit, home to the Austrian Grand Prix on August 14, riding a replica of their Grand Prix motorcycle: the RC213V-S…

The leader of Marc Marquez (Honda-Repsol) and his teammate Dani Pedrosa took advantage of a promotional event in Austria to do a few laps on the new circuit of the Red Bull Ring, theater of, on the handlebars of the replica of their motorcycle of Grand Prix: the RC213V-S (read our).

If the "Honda road MotoGP" obviously does not match the level of extreme performance of the usual racing motorcycles from Marquez and Pedrosa, its 215 hp for only 160 kg (with the optional track kit) as well as its cycle part modeled on the RCV Open for the 2014 season still make it interesting for this private practice session.

Marquez did not hesitate to let it be known that he had taken "a lot of pleasure" to discover the Red Bull Ring on the RCV213-S. This microscopic series motorcycle (200 copies!) Is the most expensive ever produced by Honda: € 201,000 in its Racing configuration (not homologated on the road), an option at € 13,000 obviously installed on motorcycles tested by Honda- riders. Repsol.

Three Honda RC213V-S drives in France !

According to our information, of the 200 RC213V-S built by Honda, only three have been sold in France – at a minimum of € 188,000 each! -, including two to the same person. This passionate – and certainly rather well-off – customer wants to use one on the road and the other on the track.

No sports project is also planned in France with the RC213V-S, such as a one-off commitment in Endurance, we also explained. the general manager of Honda France.

Recall that a British dealer comes from a Honda RC213V-S at the Tourist Trophy, with some success since it finishes in the expert hands of Bruce Anstey.

Marquez’s full-angle and elbow-on-the-ground photos seem to corroborate his positive impressions, while Pedrosa praised the quality of the infrastructure..  

Thanks to this exceptional session, Marc Marquez – who had already briefly toured the Austrian route last year with Red Bull – and Dani Pedrosa are taking a little lead in the recognition of this unprecedented circuit, moreover recently resurfaced..

The adversaries of the Honda riders will have to wait until the end of July to set their first benchmarks there within the framework of two official days of testing … HRC advantage, therefore !

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