The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team meets NBA at the home of the Houston Rockets
#AmericasGP- 10th April 2024

Intermediate stage before arriving at COTA with Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio in front row in the final match of the regular season in Houston

Austin (USA), April 10th 2024 – An evening among the NBA stars for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team guest of the Houston Rockets who last night played the last match of the regular season at home against Orlando Magic. Pure stars and stripes atmosphere, meet and greet with the players and t-shirt exchange for Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Di Giannantonio, together with some members of the Team, in the front row to cheer the Rockets before moving to Austin where from tomorrow the weekend of the Americas GP starts.

Protagonist of the first shot of the match, Marco Bezzecchi goes back to work to close the gap to the Top guys after the step forward made in Portimao. Overall good feelings after P6 in Portugal and a great desire to return to fighting with the strongest riders.

Fabio is also motivated to do well and is increasingly in tune with the new Team after the double Top10 achieved in the first two races of the season. He returns to the track at COTA (Circuit of the Americas) - among the most challenging tracks of the entire MotoGP calendar – for being closer to the protagonists.

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Marco Bezzecchi - 72

"What a night! I really like basketball and it was really wonderful to see the Houston players so close and experience the atmosphere of the NBA. I was also lucky enough to take the first shot, I had been a bit anxious about it for days, it was a great feeling. For the race, COTA is truly a complicated, technical and physically demanding track. We have worked a lot for this GP and I can't wait to get back on track to get the first feedbacks".

Fabio Di Giannantonio - 49

“A great evening hosted by the Houston Rockets together with the whole Team. What a truly incredible atmosphere and what a show. We arrived here in Austin really excited and I can't wait to get back at work. In Portimao, for the first time this season, also considering the pre season, we perhaps struggled a bit then we expected. Let's go back to the data and close the gap".