Pedrosa: de Angelis collision 'avoidable'

Dani Pedrosa produced a stunning performance to charge from 14th on the grid to sixth place just before the midway point of Monday night's Qatar season-opener.

However, the 24-year-old began to experience some vibration from his front wheel and started slipping back through the field - then suffered a spectacular collision with Alex de Angelis, who slammed into the side of Pedrosa's Repsol Honda.

Pedrosa - at '60-70 percent' fitness after recent knee and forearm surgery - remained in control of his RCV, but dropped back to eleventh at the finish line to claim five hard-earned points.

Race Direction investigated the incident with de Angelis but no punishment was given. “de Angelis gave me a big hit,” said Pedrosa. “The collision was avoidable I think because he could have passed me cleanly.”

Pedrosa said that the final result justified his decision to ride, despite the pain.

“I'm glad to have come here and scored five points - though I'm also slightly disappointed because it could even have been ten or eleven,” he said. “I got a good start and the race was going very well at the beginning.

“After seven or eight laps, though, I had started to get some vibration with the front wheel which became more severe as the race progressed. I started to lose grip at the front and my lap times suffered, so we'll have to check what the issue was.

“I also suffered a lot physically… My knee was giving me a lot of pain by the end and my left arm was pretty tired too. Still, we came away having completed the race and with a few points, which was our target, so I'm happy.”

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Kawasaki Ninja 650R

Technical Specifications
Model Type Sport
BASE MSRP(US) $6,799.00
Warranty 12
Engine:
Engine Type Parallel Twin
Cylinders 2
Engine Stroke 4-Stroke
Cooling Liquid
Valves 8
Valves Per Cylinder 4
Valve Configuration DOHC
Compression Ratio 11.3:1
Starter Electric
Fuel Requirements Regular
Fuel Type Gas
Transmission:
Transmission Type Manual
Number Of Speeds 6
Primary Drive (Rear Wheel) Chain
Wheels & Tires:
Front Tire (Full Spec) 120/70 R17
Rear Tire (Full Spec) 160/60 R17
Brakes:
Front Brake Type Dual Disc
Rear Brake Type Disc
Technical Specifications:
Wheelbase (in/mm) 55.5 / 1409.7
Fuel Capacity (gal/l) 4.1 / 15.5

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Kawasaki Wind 125

Technical Specifications
Engine
Engine type
Cooling system
Displacement
Max power
Max torque
Bore x Stroke
Compression ratio
Starting system
Ignition System
Ignition timing
Carburetion system
Spark Plugs
Lubrication System
Engine Oil
Clutch Type
Driving System
Transmission
Drive System
Clutch Type
Gear Ratios

4-stroke, Single Cylinder, SOHC, 2 valves
Natural Air Cooled
124.60 cm3
7.83 kw ( 10.65 PS ) @8,500 rpm
9.80 Nm ( 1.0 kg-m ) @ 7,000 rpm
54.0 x 54.4 mm
9.30:1
Kick starter
DC Ignition
10° BTDC at 1500 rpm, 37° BTDC @ 3,250 RPM
Carburetor, BS26
Champion PRZ9HC/MICO
Force Lubrication (Wet Sump)
SAE 10W-40 (1.1 liters)
Centrifugal
Chain Drive
5-speed, constant mesh, return shift
Chain
Wet, Multi Disc
1st 33.09:1 (36/11)
2nd 20.22:1 (32/16)
3rd 14.90:1 (28/19)
4th 11.95:1 (26/22)
5th 10.11:1 (24/24)
Dimension
Overall height
Overall length
Overall width
Kerb weight
Seat height
Wheelbase
Ground clearance
Frame type
Suspension (front)
Suspension (rear)
Tire (front)
Tire (rear)
Inflation (front)
Inflation (rear)
Fuel tank capacity
Battery

1,115 mm
1,960 mm
740 mm
121 kg
775 mm
1,260 mm
155 mm
Tubular, Semi-Double Cradle
Ceriant Type : Telescopic, Stroke = 110 mm
Trailing Arm with Coaxial Shockabsorbers
2.75 x 18, 4 / 6 PR or 2.75 x 18, 42P (Zapper)
3.00 x 18, 4 / 6 PR (Zapper)
1.75 kg /cm2 ( 25psi )
2.00 kg / cm2 ( 28 psi )
13.0 liters
12 V-2.5 Ah

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Elías upbeat despite dissatisfaction with position

On his return to the San Carlo Honda Gresini team Toni Elias finished ninth at Losail on Monday, but the Spanish rider is looking for better results.

Outperformed by his new team-mate Alex de Angelis at the Losail International Circuit on Monday, Toni Elías is looking for better than ninth placed finishes this season on a factory RC212V but after struggling with the set-up of his Honda machine all weekend in Qatar the Spaniard was not too downbeat about the result.

De Angelis’ good run to sixth place in the desert will have caught Elías’ eye as he crossed the line just inside the top ten and at the next round in Japan he will be determined to beat the man whom he has joined in the pitbox this year, as he returns to the San Carlo Honda Gresini team.

Elías new team-mate has a satellite Honda, but team manager Fausto Gresini has negotiated factory support for the 26 year-old in 2009, which means he may get help from HRC before next week’s Polini Grand Prix of Japan – although of course the pressure is on the rider himself to deliver results.

“Taking into account where we started from and the problems we had this weekend, this is a decent result for us and I’m satisfied,” said Elías as he took the positives from Monday’s re-arranged race, which he started 12th on the grid. “In terms of points it probably would have been better for us if the race was cancelled here because we knew it would be tough for us but the truth is that if you had offered me ninth place on Friday, I probably would have taken it!”

“I’m always better in races than in practice and that was also the case in Qatar as I made up three places from the start,” he added. “It is still not the kind of result we want, but given the situation we took some important points.”

Attempting to explain what had restricted him at the Arabian track Elías stated, “We’ve got some big problems with the chassis and the suspension in general, which means we are making the tryes do a lot of work. That is the main problem at the moment. With the team and hopefully a bit of help from Honda we’ll see if we can prepare ourselves a bit better for Japan.”

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Vermeulen assesses Losail performance

At a track where Suzuki do not have a great record Chris vermeulen equaled his best ever Qatar result of seventh at round one, but the Australian was hoping to be in the top five.

Some significant close season improvements on the GSV-R and some decent preseason test results saw Rizla Suzuki head to the championship-opening Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar in good spirits, but things did not go according to plan.

A DNF following a high speed crash for Loris Capirossi and seventh place for Chris Vermeulen meant the race itself was something of an anti-climax for the team and they will be hoping for a much better showing next time out in Japan.

Although the result equaled Vermeulen’s best ever finish at Qatar from three previous visits (and was a vast improvement on his nightmare 17th place start to last season), a lack of rear grip late in the race was a major concern afterwards, given that it is a problem the Suzuki riders were also hampered by at several races in 2008.

The Australian rider made a decent start from eighth on the grid (his best ever qualifying result at the Losail International Circuit) and stayed with the pace early on. He held his ground in battles with various opponents in the middle of the race but late on was in danger of being caught by Ducati satellite rider Mika Kallio on his MotoGP debut, as the tyre problem took its toll.

Nonetheless Vermeulen managed to avoid any late mistakes and was happy to have scored some decent points for the team.

Assessing the first GP of the year the 26 year-old from Brisbane noted, “The track conditions on Monday night were a bit different to what it had been all weekend and it was very different to the test which was how I had the bike set-up, and to be honest I really struggled for front-end feeling.”

“Towards the end of the race the rear tyre performance dropped off as well so that’s something we’ve really got to work on. It’s hard though with the lack of testing in race conditions and also on race weekends with the sessions being shorter and there being less of them, it makes it very difficult to put race distance on the tyres and to iron out any other problems.”

Vermeulen is already in much better shape than this time last year having had a poor start to the 2008 season, with eighth place in Portugal being his best result in the first four races.

He now hopes to pick up the pace at round two in Japan on the 24th-26th April weekend, stating, “Qatar was not the result we wanted because we were hoping to be in the top-five. We have got quite a bit of work to do to catch up to the podium so we need to put our thinking caps on and go to Motegi and have a better performance!”

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Software QA Engineer

Job Description:
-Responsible for quality throughout the product development lifecycle
-Review functional specifications and architecture design.
-Develop and define test strategy and test plans based on product requirements and functional specifications
-Execute test cases and report problems in a defect tracking system per defect reporting guidelines.
Collect test metrics and report them in a systematic fashion.
-Analyze and identify potential problems, and work closely with development team to identify and resolve technical issues.
-Work in geographically distributed team environment. Coordinate test activities across multiple sites.
-Follow QA process and maintains documentation of test results, and any test data to assist the debugging of software issues.
-Work closely with Mincom project management office, engineering and development teams in a geographically distributed environment.
-Work on improving Best Practices in Test Management and in Quality Management System
Job Requirements :
Bachelor degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
Two years of experience in functional testing, system integration testing, performance testing or automation testing
Two years experience working with technologies such as Java, XML programming, C#/.NET, SQL in Windows or Linux/Unix environment.
Must be responsible, organized and possess critical thinking with good interpersonal and communication skills.
Must be able to demonstrate good analytical problem solving abilities
Able to work both independently and in team environment.
Able to make effective use of his/her time and be able to handle and manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision.

Must be fluent in English
Must be Malaysian citizens/residents or be able to work in Kuala Lumpur
Some overseas travelling may be required

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Purchasing Officer at PT Mitutoyo Indonesia

Closing Date: 6-5-09

A market leader and the largest manufacturer of precision measuring instrument is inviting creative professional to joint our administration team as:
Purchasing Officer

Responsibilities:
* Supplier meetings, liaison & negotiation in relation to all stock purchases, competitive pricing, on time delivery schedules & performance
* Expediting all back orders in a timely manner
* Working within purchasing budgets across sectors
* Maintain regular follow up calls with suppliers to ensure high stock turn around
* Ongoing review of the purchasing practise
* Have expertise in Export and Import Process (preparation of Shipping Doc and well understanding on International Shipping Terms & Practise)

Requirements:
* Female
* Minimum Bachelor degree any major area from reputable university with min GPA 3.00
* Strong negotiation skills and the ability to communicate at all levels
* Good command in English, both oral and written
* Computer literate
* Willing to do "active" market shopping, survey, and seaching
* Ready to be placed at Cibitung - Bekasi
* Knowledge on Export Control Regime will be an advantage
* GOOD ATTITUDE

If you are interested and feel challenged with the jon offered, just send your Application letter and CV shall by e-mailed to:
dini@mitutoyo.co.id

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