From a press release issued by HANNspree Ten Kate Honda: Carlos Checa gets wings Ahead of the preparations for Sunday’s Valencia race, HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider Carlos Checa made a special appearance to the track as he descended from a Cessna light aircraft directly onto the circuit. Checa, a regular parachute jumper, started his descend from 10.000 feet before landing onto the track in front of a handful of journalists and fans. Carlos Checa: Since it’s the first race for me in Valencia and I thought it would be a good idea to do something special and arrive to the track in a different way. Some friends of mine own a skydiving centre near Valencia so we came up with the idea of making a jump onto the circuit. Its great to see the track from above and find that little mark where you’ll have to land. It’s a lot easier hitting the gravel coming out of the sky then when a lot better then coming off a bike. I’m all buzzing now and ready to start the preparations for Sunday’s race.