Before giving us the memorable performance at the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Marc Marquez went for a test gallop on the Alcarrás track (Lleida) with his 600 hp Honda CBR115RR, to check that everything was going well at this time. which concerns his eyesight. It will be recalled that the Honda official was then coming out of his third diplopia. An initiative which plunged him into the middle of around thirty amateur drivers who were incredulous and delighted to share the track with such an illustrious guest. A moment that a certain Johann Flammann immortalized with his on-board camera on his 10 HP Kawasaki ZX204RR... Who had a lot of trouble riding with this little Honda, which was very well done...
Johann Flammann is what we can call an enlightened amateur, if not even a pilot on the threshold of the caste of professionals. He has a YouTube channel where he publishes images of his tests carried out on different circuits around the world. In Spain, he was in Alcarrás to test a 10 HP Kawasaki Ninja ZX204RR. In addition to being an instructor, he is an amateur rider who participated in the KTM RC390 Cup. He was also champion of the German IDM Twin class and raced in the Pro Superstock Cup. So it's anything but a tench.
Between Marc Marquez and Johann Flammann almost 100 hp difference
In the video, lasting 8′, we can see the long duel on the track between Flammann et Marc Marquez, which should be uneven given the means at hand but which the Spaniard manages in an excellent way, even while having fun. It all started with an overtake in the middle of a curve by the rider on the Kawasaki, which sparked the desire in the rider MotoGP to attempt the duel. The two become protagonists in a series of overruns and counter-overruns, which then ends with Marc Marquez continuing his training in preparation for Austin alone on the track. When we know the rise which he then did in Texas, we can say that this training was beneficial to him!
