Team Forward Racing
SC-Project official technical supplier Yamaha Forward Racing MotoGP
In 2015 season SC-Project is the official technical supplier for exhaust systems for Yamaha Forward MotoGP which is present In MotoGP World Championship with the German rider Stefan Bradl and the French rider Loris Baz, who is fighting for the Open title against the best riders of the category.
In a fighting category as MotoGP the supply of exhaust systems which guarantee the highest performance is fundamental. SC-Project has an advanced R&D department which improves exhaust systems for racing motorbikes. Thanks to continuous developments coming from the interaction between SC-Project technicians and the best technicians and engineers of MotoGP Teams, SC Project has improved an extra performing exhaust system which has been thought for the performing Yamaha engine - used by Forward Yamaha motorbikes.
The Innovation, determination and technology of the Italian Factory SC-Project - synonymous of style, performance and excellence - are confirmed by the presence of SC-Project exhaust systems on the motorbike of the Forward Racing Team with the riders Stefan Bradl and Loris Baz.
SC-Project exhaust systems are the result of several researches, tests and development coming directly from the racing circuits where SC-Project is present since many years. The several results obtained during the World Championship confirm the big potentiality of the exhaust systems produced by the Italian Factory SC-Project
STEFAN BRADL
Son of former 250 rider Helmut Bradl, Stefan started out in the World Championship in 2006 in the 125 class, his breakthrough season coming in 2008 when he won two races and placed fourth overall. In 2010 he stepped into the new Moto2™ category, ending the year ninth in the standings with an impressive victory at Estoril. Bradl was confirmed as the 2011 Moto2™ World Champion at the final round of the season in Valencia, beating Marc Marquez to the title. He joined the LCR Team aboard a Honda in 2012 for his first venture in the MotoGP™ class, which saw him win the Rookie of the Year title after some strong performances. The next year, Bradl finished on the podium from a career-first pole position at Laguna Seca, but his season ended early after he broke an ankle in Malaysia. In 2014 he did not return to the podium and in 2015 he enjoys a new challenge with Forward Racing on the Forward Yamaha.
LORIS BAZ
At the age of 15, Loris Baz was crowned the 2008 European Superstock 600 champion, becoming the youngest ever rider to secure the title in the series. The Frenchman then had two up and down seasons in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup in 2009 and 2010, eventually opting to try his skills in the British Superbike Championship (BSB) the following year. In 2012 Baz started the season returning to STK1000 with the same MRS Team with whom he won the STK600 title. After three races and a podium finish he was selected to replace the injured Joan Lascorz within the Kawasaki Racing Team in the World Superbike Championship. Thanks to some encouraging results and a brave performance under heavy rain at Silverstone, Baz was confirmed in the factory Kawasaki’s WSBK set-up for another year, reaching the podium again at Silverstone. In 2014 Baz claimed fifth place overall courtesy of nine rostrum finishes, eight of which were second places. For 2015 he made the switch to MotoGP™ joining the NGM Forward Racing team for his Grand Prix debut season.
YAMAHA YZR-M1 Forward Racing
Engine: 1000cc inline four-cylinder with crossplane crankshaft, liquid cooled, pneumatic valves
Chassis: Aluminium twin-tube
Transmission: Gearbox, 6-speed transmission
Wheels: Bridgestone, 16.5 inch front, 16.5 inch rear
Brakes: Brembo
Power: Over 240 hp
Suspension: Öhlins
Fuel allowance: 24
Software: Magneti Marelli
Tyres: Medium Option – Softer Option
Dry weight: 160 kg
Exhaust: SC-Project full titanium