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Contrary to numerous published reports neither Kurtis Roberts nor Nobuatsu Aoki have been signed to the Proton Team KR squad for the 2004 season.

That’s the word from Team KR’s media relations coordinator Karl Morris, who stated in an e-mail to Roadracingworld.com, “In case you are trying to find info on Kurtis signing with our team, he has not signed as has been reported elsewhere. In fact at this time we have not committed to signing any riders. The test in Valencia was an evaluation test from the rider standpoint. When we in fact sign riders we will make an official announcement via our electronic distribution and our website.”

Proton Team KR tested its 990cc, four-stroke V5 racebike with Roberts and Aoki alongside several teams at Valencia, Spain December 10-12.

Jeremy McWilliams, who rode for Proton Team KR in 2002-2003, has signed a contract to ride with Aprilia in the 2004 MotoGP World Championship.