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Written by Barry Symmons on October 28, 2007 at 07:10
TEAM MV Agusta 312 machine ready for Macau
The team of engineers who have been working at the R&D division of MV Agusta at Varese under the direction of Andrea Goggi have finally finished the Machine which will carry the name of MV Agusta to the far east for the first time at the Macau Grand Prix, as can be seen from the picture taken outside the factory today (Saturday) at 13.45. The Superbike, the only one in the factory will be accompanied to Macau by Cesare Fani project engineer and Matsumoto Kazauhiko chief mechanic to join Martin Finnegan's team in Macau.
The 27 year old Dubliner Martin Finnegan contests this the most exotic of Road races on Saturday 17th November for the 4th time, along with a host of international road racers drawn together by Mike Trimby for this annual event. Finnegan has already tested the machine in Mugello two weeks ago and pronounced it "A brilliant ride" .
Since the test, the machine has been refurbished and redecorated in the colours of Team, 312 The racing number in Macau is 12, which incidentally is Sig Claudio Castiglioni's (President of the company) own lucky number. 312 is of course the speed achieved in KPH by the 1000 cc F4 making it the fastest Production machine in the world.
On seeing the pictures at his Lusk Co Dublin home Martin said "I am really looking forward to this, the bike is made for the roads and together we have a great chance. I would like to thank Claudio and all his staff for the effort they have put into this and their support of our team"
The bike now travels to Macau via Heathrow & Hong Kong where it will meet up with the rest of Martins team. Mechanics Garry Arnold and Leo Larsen and Coordinator Barry Symmons.
Meanwhile the search for sponsorship goes on to enable the team to contest the 5 major road races in 2008 with this and the MV Agusta F4 Superstock machines
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