European Talent Cup

The Circuit do Estoril (Portugal) has officially marked the start of the 2019 season of the European Talent Cup. The single-brand series based on Honda NSF250R, as always included in the context of the FIM CEV Repsol, welcomed the Team MTA Dinoil with the line-up of young drivers formed by Noah Dettwiler and Tommaso Cavadini. Strengthened by the experiences they experienced with the teams at the end of the 2018 season, the two talents of the Team MTA Dinoil showed good things in the Portuguese stage, laying the groundwork for a constant and progressive growth in the upcoming events of the calendar.

Noah Dettwiler has readily proved his worth since official qualifying, overcoming several obstacles along the way. Placed immediately in the positions that matter of the ranking, during the first qualifying a highside did not allow him to go beyond the eighteenth time of Group B in 1’53″113, however obtaining the pass for the two races.

In the first contest he limited the damage with the final 19th place, but he is in Race 2 where he put himself in the spotlight. From the thirty-fifth box, Noah became the protagonist of a superlative comeback culminated with the 15th final place and 1 useful point for the championship standings, moreover traveling on times in line with the drivers who have played the podium. A performance of absolute value, a good omen for the continuation of the 2019 season in the ETC.

For Tommaso Cavadini the weekend in Estoril was an opportunity to continue his path of technical and competitive growth. In the qualifiers of a puff he missed admission to the two “final “races of the European Talent Cup, therefore finding himself racing in the so-called ”Series 2”. Unfortunately an inconvenience forced him to surrender during the eleventh lap,but with the starting base found at the weekend he can aim to climb positions in the standings in the next round on the agenda at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on April 27-28.

Alessandro Tonucci (Team MTA Dinoil – Team Manager)
“We are very pleased with the work done by Noah Dettwiler. In the two races he left behind the fall of qualifications, proving that he can compete for really interesting positions. We therefore look forward to the weekend in Valencia where, we are convinced, you can say your own and get the results you deserve. For Tommaso Cavadini it was not an easy weekend. Together with him we will continue to work with the clear intention of allowing him to bring out all his high speed potential.“