Ratthapark Wilairot ready to race with Team Gresini

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Spent five years with the team (SAG Stop and Go), now to Ratthapark Wilairot presents an important opportunity for career racing with Gresini team in Moto2 World. The Thai rider, back from a difficult 2011 than road traffic affected in Bangkok during the winter months, is close to signing with the formation of Faenza, as he was able to confirm the charge of AP Honda Alaksh Phornprapha in an interview to the magazine " The Nation ".

" There are still some details to fix before signing the contract, but there is already agreed in principle. Ratthapark will be in Italy later this month where he will move ahead of the 2012 season. "

"Feem" Wilairot, supported by Honda Thailand, can not wait to start this new adventure in the World Championship. " I've never been so confident in my career. In recent weeks I have recovered from injuries from last season are approximately 90% of the physical form, I just need to lose weight before getting on track. "

Along with the Gresini Racing Ratthapark Wilairot in Moto2 is expected Gino Rea, former European Superstock 600 champion and hero of World Supersport (winner last year in Brno), which has had the opportunity to try the Moriwaki MD600 last November between Valencia and Jerez.

source: bikeracing.it

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Ratthapark Wilairot to partner Gino Rea at Gresini?

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Spain's El Blog del Mundial de Motociclismo has reported that 'Feem' Ratthapark Wilairot has been dropped by Stop and Go Racing (SAG). 

The blog also reports sources as saying that the 23 year-old Thai rider will be joining Gino Rea in the Gresini Moto2 team for 2012. 

While the story will surprise many after his dreadful 2011, it is believed that Gresini had originally approached Wilairot in 2010, following his strong performances during the first half of the season, but had been unable to prise him away from the Spanish team. 

Wilairot's 2011 team-mate, Santiago Hernandez, has already been replaced by Angel Rodriguez, but there is no news yet about who will be the other rider.

source: crash.net

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Ratthapark Wilairot is a buddist monk for 15 days

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The Thai Honda Singha SAG rider Ratthapark Wilairot has parked the bike for 15 days to assume his obligations as Thai citizen.

As is the tradition in the Buddist Asian country, nearly all Thai citizens are obliged to become a temporary Buddhist monk at least once in their lifetime, for a few weeks up to three months coinciding with the monsoon period. The renouncement of desires and meditation are some of the activities that a Buddhist monk has to pass through, along with taking the holy orders, a ceremony that a new monk devotes himself to.

Wilairot undertook the Buddist holy orders, and as is the custom shaved his head and eyebrows, donned a white robe in sign of pureness and carried an incense wand, candle and a flower in his hand as he was guided in a procession entering the Buddhist temple.

Wilairot commented on the stage of his life he was about to go through: “This is going to be an important period of my life. Taking the holy orders and all this I’m about to go through is a way to find oneself and learn about the situations we experience during our entire life. Thinking about the end of 2010 and all of 2011, this is a great opportunity to leave behind all the things that happened and start a new period in my life. For a couple weeks you will see me with my head and eyebrows shaved, wearing Buddhist robes and doing my monk obligations.”

source: MotoGP Official

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