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Vermeulen brings Aprilia to Adelaide

By Thomas Miles

Australian MotoGP race winner Chris Vermeulen will once again ride an Aleix Espargaro Aprilia at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival.

Vermeulen will again jump on the Team Aspar Aprilia ART GP13 ridden by Espargaro in the 2013 MotoGP season.

The bike propelled Espargaro to his best MotoGP championship finish at the time in his third full campaign in the premier class.

The bike is powered by a 1000cc four-stroke Aprilia produces 230 horsepower with a top speed of over 330km/h.

Vermeulen is well know having won a saturated 2007 French Grand Prix for Suzuki.

That was one of seven podium finishes in his career that lasted from 2005 to 2012.

The Aprilia is one of a number of MotoGP and Superbikes expected to be showcased at the March 8-9 event.

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