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Kenny Roberts :
We have more unknowns than the other teams. They have improved their bikes over the winter, but they're on the same tyres. We've not only made big improvements to the bike, but also we're on Bridgestone tyres for the first time. There is still more stuff I'd like to test before the race. Sometimes you have a fast learning curve, as we've been doing during tests, and I hope we can get the bike feeling good out of the crate, and can keep that pace up at Welkom. We've also tested a lot of the new tyres at different tracks. I hope that they will work as well in South Africa as elsewhere. Last year was Bridgestone's first at Welkom with the four- strokes, and they've learned a lot since then. If the tyres can do the lap times and last the distance, then I can go into the race with a very positive attitude.
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