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Rutter goes for seventh heaven at Macau GP for Team Of Paris - AXA Racing Kawasaki

Macau GP legend Michael Rutter is gunning for a record seventh victory at the awesome Far Eastern street circuit next month. Rutter will be riding for the Team of Paris AXA Racing squad running Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Superbikes, specially prepared by MSS Colchester Kawasaki.

Rutter, who ties with ex Grand Prix ace Ron Haslam on six wins, wont have it all his own way though, with a stellar field including his Team of Paris AXA Racing team-mate, Simon Andrews, who has impressed in this year’s British Superbike series. Andrews took his MSS Colchester Kawasaki to podium finishes and looked set for victory more than once against world class opposition.

An international field of star riders will line up on the grid for the 43rd running of the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix on Saturday, November 21st.  Riders from ten countries from across Europe, Asia Pacific and the USA, will do battle over 15 laps of the Guia Circuit looking to emulate such famous winners as Kevin Schwantz, Carl Fogarty and Ron Haslam.

Joining Rutter and Andrews in the Team of Paris-AXA Racing squad is Frenchman Gerald Muteau, runner-up in the 600 Supersport class last year. This year, Muteau will compete on a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R for what will be his fourth visit.

The race machines have been developed during the 2009 British Superbike series and as such will be running the latest spec Pirelli Diablo Superbike tyres which the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team have gelled so well with.

Michael Rutter, Team of Paris – AXA Racing Kawasaki enthused, “I love this place and really have that seventh victory in my sights. I know its going to be tough as the opposition this year is impressive but I also know that MSS put together a fast and reliable Superbike. It’s a fantastic opportunity so thanks to MSS Colchester and the Team of Paris- AXA Racing Kawasaki squad.”

MSS Colchester Kawasaki Team Owner, Nick Morgan echoed the same sentiments: ‘We’ve had a great year in British Superbikes and this could be the icing on the cake. Everyone knows Michael’s form around here and I genuinely think Simon could spring a surprise, given the year he’s had in BSB.”

MSS Colchester Kawasaki have a new sponsor for 2010, starting at the Macau GP, Sound Sense Ear Technology Ltd, suppliers of high-spec ear moulds for a quieter ride.
 
 
For more information on MSS Colchester Kawasaki and for high-resolution images please contact:

Harley Stephens – media@msscolchester.com  (Mobile: 07943 059985)

Notes:
  • MSS Colchester Kawasaki is the official Kawasaki Motors UK British Superbike entry
 
     
  MACAU MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX  
     
 
Find out what the field of experienced veterans and talented newcomers have been up to as they prepare for the 43rd edition of the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix.

British Superbike Championship

Steve Plater is the 2009 series champion after winning the final race of the season at Oulton Park. Said Plater, who won back-toback Macau Motorcycle Grands Prix in 2006 and 2007: “It was a mega race and I knew I wanted to win it. Me and Billy [McConnell] had taken three each until this round and I wanted to win in style and I could only do that by winning the race. It  is all credit to the HM Plant Honda team and it has been a great season-long battle between myself and Billy and I am just so happy to be the new champion.”

 
 
Life in the Fast Lane with Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix Competitors
  For Amaury Baratin (above), Macau is the most demanding track in the world and advises teammate Simon Andrews (below) to learn as much as possible in his first year.
 
It’s probably impossible to say which team has the most fun during the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, but one thing’s for sure – you can count on Team of Paris as being one of the contenders! But of course, racing comes first and with six-time Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix winner Michael Rutter on the Team of Paris – AXA Racing squad along with Gerald Muteau, who stood on the podium in the Supersport 600cc category in 2008, Amaury Baratin and newcomer Simon Andrews, the team will be a force to be reckoned with this year.

Rutter is particularly determined to perform well in Macau this year as he says the 2009 British Superbike Season was one of his toughest ever, but that only increases the motivation for him.. This year will be Rutter’s 15th visit to Macau – but does the Guia Circuit ever get any easier?

“I feel so at home and comfortable at Macau and really enjoy the race so much that even training at 7am is nearly a pleasure,” he says. “But for the race itself, it gets harder as the bikes get faster.”

This will be Andrews’s first time racing in Macau, with the 26-year old coming off a strong season in the British Superbike Championship, finishing sixth overall. The Briton says he is looking forward to coming to Macau and will look to his teammates for advice both on and off the track, saying: “The lads on the team have said that it is an amazing place and that they will show me the best places to go!”

Frenchman Baratin, who made his Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix debut in 2008, already has some advice: “I would say to any newcomer to learn the track without thinking about the clock. Never push yourself over the limit and enjoy the track to improve your performance. To me, Macau is the most demanding track in the world as you need to know where the borderline is, but to never cross it. Being with my friends from Team of Paris on the other side of the planet to race such a prestigious  legendary race is like a dream to me.”

This year’s Macau Grand Prix looks to be particularly competitive, and while Rutter is naturally one of the favourites, he will face some tough competition. Last year’s winner Stuart Easton and the 2008 pole man Conor Cummins are two names that come to Rutter’s mind, as are Isle of Man TT winner Ian Hutchinson and John McGuinness, who has had a fantastic 2009 season.

“It should be a really good race!” Rutter predicts.

Away from the circuit, the riders each have their own must-see destinations, but then again it appears the entire city is not to be missed.

“All of Macau is my favourite,” Muteau says. “I’m like a kid in Disneyland there, with wide open eyes every second! My secret place to relax during the Grand Prix is Fisherman’s Wharf. I walk there between the qualifications and can relax in less than 10 minutes. There’s no other track in the world where you can do that. Once I’m relaxed, I walk back to pit lane full of positive energy.”
 
 
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