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Jenny Anderson is Pol enny Anderson has lived most of her life
Espargaro’s electronics in data. When she was a kid she fitted her
first sensor to her racing kart. Then she
strategy engineer J Logging data became an obsession, which
added another, then another, then another.
in the Red Bull KTM went with her when she graduated to cars
MotoGP team – so what and then into bike racing, aboard a Suzuki SV650.
Now she finds herself with one of the neatest
does she do and how but toughest jobs in motorcycling: working for
the factory Red Bull KTM MotoGP team as Pol
did she get there? Espargaro’s electronics engineer. This means
she’s in charge of all the control strategies –
traction control, anti-wheelie, engine-braking
WORDS MAT OXLEY control, torque delivery, launch control and so on
PHOTOGRAPHY GOLD&GOOSE, – that keep his 270-horsepower RC16 V4 on track
ANDERSON ARCHIVE AND MO and in check.
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