| Ralf Waldmann signs for Harris-WCM |
Harris-WCM have announced that veteran German rider Ralf Waldmann
will return to MotoGP in 2003 to partner young British rookie Chris
Burns on their prototype four-stroke machine. Waldmann has six 125cc
and fourteen 250cc Grand Prix victories to his name, and rode in
the premier class on the three cylinder Modenas in 1998 for Team
Roberts.
`I had stopped but I missed racing so much that I did three GPs
last year with a small team I put together myself,´ said Waldmann,
who rode as a wildcard in the quarter-litre class at Assen, Sachsenring
and Brno. `I realised that I could still ride fast, I have the confidence
that I can do it and I really love it. That is more than anything
why I want to race, it is not the money, I love racing, I have raced
in every class from 80cc, through 125, 250 and 500 now to MotoGP.
I know that my style suites the big bikes because I am not really
a high corner speed rider, I like to use the power and I found that
when I rode Kenny´s 500.´
The news of Waldmann´s signature was welcomed by his new
team-mate Burns.
`It is great news that Ralf is in the team,´ he said `I don´t
know him personally yet but I hear he´s a good bloke and I
certainly respect what he´s done, he´s got a huge amount
of experience and I am looking forward to learning from him.´
Meanwhile Director of Racing Peter Clifford expressed his delight
at the exciting blend of youth and experience now committed to the
team. `We already had a superb team of people putting the motorcycles
together. Dave Hagen is preparing the engines and Harris Performance
Products the rolling chassis. The WCM team that won GP´s as
Red Bull Yamaha brings that experience to the mix and we now have
two guys well capable of making the very best of what we can provide.´
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