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ANTHONY WEST READY FOR RED BULL KTM 250 DEBUT The Red Bull KTM 250 will make its race debut in the British Grand Prix with Anthony West starting from fifteenth on the grid at Donington Park. West confirmed his starting place on the fifth row in today’s final qualifying session when he cut 0.5s from his Friday qualifying time. West is aiming for a points scoring finish in his first race aboard the KTM 250 which is still in a test and development phase. Despite some initial problems the impressively engineered KTM 250 has shown huge potential during practice for tomorrow’s first race. West walked away unhurt from a 200 kph crash in the morning free practice session when the engine seized in a fifth gear corner. As part of the test program for the 250 project the KTM team have been evaluating two engine configurations at Donington, with both 90 and 180 degree firing order. The 90 degree motor currently delivers stronger acceleration and two identical motors of this specification are being prepared for next week’s German GP at the Sachsenring. Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa led the qualifying list and will start from pole position. Anthony West #14 - Fifteenth - 1’33.910 “I was flat out in fifth gear when the motor seized and threw me over the front of the bike and I thought : ‘This is going to hurt.’ But it was OK and I was able to continue on the second bike. Unfortunately the crashed bike was a little faster so my qualifying time was not as quick as it could have been. But things are going well considering this is our first GP with a new bike; the set-up feels good and the team is working well. Now I’m hoping for a trouble free race and to try and score some points.” Harald Bartol - Technical and Managing Director “We are still in a development phase with the new KTM 250 so it is normal to have some initial problems. Anthony’s crash was caused by a broken conrod, but we understand the problem and it’s all part of racing a new bike. For the German GP we will have two engines in the same configuration, with the 90 degree firing order, which will make it easier for Anthony who has done a good job so far and shown us the strong potential of the bike.”
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