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Michelin is taking the long journey over the Equator as it heads to Argentina for the second round of the MotoGP™ World Championship and its debut at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit following an impressive result for the French company at the season-opener in Qatar.

The Argentinian track is one of the fastest on the calendar and a true test of riders and tyres alike. With its fast sweeping corners – some with very noticeably high cambers – and hard-braking areas, the 4,806m long circuit will certainly give extra demands to the tyres that Michelin will take to the event. The long turn-six and turn-eleven left-handers will undoubtedly be a true test due to the high temperatures the tyres will generate. But with nine right-hand bends and just five left-handers, the overall usage on either side of the tyre will be comparable, and careful tyre management will be needed from the riders to get the best from their machines.

Michelin will take two front tyre selections for the race weekend. These will be the hard option MICHELIN Power Slick – identified by the yellow band on the tyre wall and a medium option MICHELIN Power slick – which will have no band applied to it. For the rear, the hard compound MICHELIN Power Slick will be available for all riders – complete with its yellow sidewall stripe – along with the medium compound version, which like the front will have no identifying band. For the first time this season the rain and intermediate tyres will be available, should the weather play a part in proceedings. The soft MICHELIN Power Rain will have a blue stripe for both front and rear, with the hard version having no band, whilst the MICHELIN Power Inter will show a silver line on the side of both tyres.

The Termas de Río Hondo Circuit was constructed in 2007 and opened the following year. It is one of the few tracks on the calendar that Michelin has never competed on, so this weekend will be yet another chapter in the French tyre company’s rich history. MotoGP made its debut here in 2014, with Honda’s Marc Marquez taking victory, whilst Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi secured the win last year. Located just outside of the city which gives the venue its name, the circuit is in the Province of Santiago del Estero and approximately 1,100km from the country’s capital of Buenos Aires.

The weekend’s action will get underway on Friday 1st April with two Free Practice sessions, followed by the third Free Practice the following morning. Qualifying for the 25-lap race will take place on Saturday afternoon. Sunday’s race will start at a later time of 16.00hrs local time (21.00hrs CEST, 19.00hrs UST/GMT, 20.00hrs BST).

Nicolas Goubert – Director of the Two-Wheel Motorsport Group: “Argentina is a big challenge for us because it wasn’t on the calendar when we were last in MotoGP and we have only had a one-day test there. Since then our project has evolved quite a lot, so it is a real challenge to decide which tyre to build. We will be assessing the situation all weekend and analysing all the data intensely. The track seems to be very challenging for the front tyres, with tremendous wear. We have got ready some robust solutions so that we are able to have a good race and make it as competitive as possible.”

Piero Taramasso – Manager of the Two-Wheel Motorsport Group: “This is the first time we have been to this circuit in Argentina to race, but it is very significant for us because South America is a vital market for Michelin, so this is an extremely important race. People there love motorbike racing, from Dakar rally raids to MotoGP they have a passion for two-wheel sport and I’m sure the festive atmosphere in Termas de Río Hondo for the Grand Prix will certainly be special. The race track is very close to Andes mountain range and the weather could also be a big factor, because at this time of the year it is could be very hot or extremely cold, so we also have to see what this brings. The whole event is not an easy one from a logistical point of view due to the geographic locations, but I’m sure it will be worth it as I hear the meat and barbeques are spectacular!”

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Advance tickets are still available until 11.55pm on Friday 1st April, a few hours before the fun begins...

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See the 2016 models from the main manufacturers Including Ducati, Honda, Indian, Kawasaki, Royal Enfield, Suzuki, Triumph, Victory and Yamaha and more.

Attending will be a large variety of exhibitors and traders including Beowulf Performance Products, City of Leather, Digital Speedos, Hadrian V-Twin Tours, Shop 4 Bikers and THE BIKER GUIDE, along with many other exhibitors that you would expect to see at a bike show of this size and stature.

Also lots of Motorcycle clubs including BMF, Chunky Tread Motorcycle Adventure Club, Gawsworth Jesters, Goldwing Misfits, NABD, Rainy City Harley-Davidson Club, Rigby’s Guardians Motorcycle Club, RBLRC and the Unwanted Motorcycle Club, along with lots of Owners Clubs and 50 private individual Motorcycle entries!

Two time TT Race winner Gary Johnson will again ride for the WK Bikes CFMOTO Factory Team in the Bennetts Lightweight TT race at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy. This will be the third consecutive year that the Following the opening of the new Collections Centre and the new historic vehicle workshop at the British Motor Museum, the Museum is delighted to announce the promotion of Martin Brown to Head Mechanic and the opportunity for a new skilled mechanic to join the workshop team.

Martin Brown, who joined the team in 2005 as an apprentice has worked his way up over the last 10 years to the position of Head Mechanic. He started at the Museum on a four year City & Guilds apprenticeship, attending college one day a week whilst learning the finer details of historic restoration and maintenance in the workshop at the British Motor Museum. In 2009 he became full time member of staff working alongside Steve Kite, Brian Norwood and workshop Team Leader Paul Gilder.

The Museum, always keen to support young people starting a career in vehicle maintenance, took on another apprentice, Austin Dickson, in 2015. He is completing a four year IMI (Institute of the Motor Industry) apprenticeship at Warwickshire College.

Now, following the retirement of Steve Kite after over 25 years of service at the British Motor Museum, there is the opportunity for a skilled mechanic to join the team.

Paul Gilder, workshop Team Leader said “This is a rare opportunity for a skilled mechanic with a sound background in historic car restoration and vehicle maintenance to join our workshop team. We look after over 300 historic British cars dating back to the 1900’s, so it is a varied role with plenty of marques and models to work on.”

The British Motor Museum re-opened to the public in February following a £1.1 refurbishment resulting in a much more visually exciting and immersive display of cars, designed to appeal to both current fans as well as new audiences. The Collections Centre and new workshop also opened on the same date. Supported by Heritage Lottery Fund, Jaguar Land Rover and the Garfield Weston Foundation, as well as the two charitable Trusts involved, the £4m building stores around 250 vehicles from the reserve collections of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust and the Jaguar Heritage Trust.

For more information about the new mechanic role visit the current vacancies page on the Museum’s website www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk