Takaaki Nakagami says he is “ready” to convert a maiden MotoGP pole position into a first victory in the Alcaniz Grand Prix at Aragon on Sunday. The LCR Honda racer became the first Japanese rider to claim a premier class pole since Makoto Tamada achieved the feat 16 years ago for the 2004 Portuguese GP. Nakagami led the way in FP2 on Friday while adding a pair of second place finishes in both FP1 and FP3 to boot, leaving him as favourite heading into the second 23 lap encounter at the Motorland Aragon venue. Despite facing stiff competition from Petronas SRT’s Franco Morbidelli and last weekend’s Aragon GP victor Alex Rins, Nakagami reckons he “has the pace” to claim a debut...
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