Wednesday, September 1, 2010
For immediate release: September 1, 2010
Stafford NY: Jason DiSalvo seemingly overcame all odds this weekend in claiming a top ten finish in the ultra competitive Moto2 class of World Championship Gran Prix racing. From the back of the grid the New Yorker charged through the field to claim the 9th position in an all out drafting war to the finish line.
The weekend started off well for DiSalvo and the GP tech crew, posting good times in practice and finding the setup on their FTR M210 Moto2 chassis. Things didn’t quite work out as planned in Qualifying, a small mistake sent Jason out on the wrong front tire, producing severe front end chatter and hampering his efforts in putting down a fast lap. DiSalvo said after the session, “We’re pretty far back on the grid, it’s going to be tough, but it’ll definitely make for an exciting race tomorrow.”
After qualifying 27th, Jason showed tremendous maturity and skill to survive the opening lap chaos of the 40 rider Moto2 class. Once things settled down after the first few laps, he began to pick apart the competition, steadily improving his standing as the race went on. In the final laps he became locked in a brief but fierce battle with two series regulars for 9th place honors. Falling back to 10th on the final lap, DiSalvo showed grit and determination off the final corner to make a well timed drafting pass to the finish line to overtake the other rider.
After the race DiSalvo was elated saying, “What an awesome weekend, everyone from the GP Tech squad really pulled together on Sunday to give me a great race setup. It seemed like when other riders started fading back our bike just got stronger, and we were able to push through the pack.”
Jason now returns to New York to continue his training and stay sharp, there are no definite plans as of yet for seeing Jason in further action this year, but the New Yorker hopes to find somewhere to let his talent shine again before the season is out.
