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China's largest motorcycle manufacturer, the Jiangmen Dachangjiang Group, has confirmed that its on-going 125 GP team will now run under the company's key brand name Haojue.

New Maxtra 125 GP signing Matt Hoyle has already hit the treadmill for an assessment of his physical condition by leading sports therapist Dean Miller.

Matt Hoyle may have been listed as Maxtra's second rider in last December's provisional 2009 125cc entry list, but his signing has only now been made official.

Austrian Michael Ranseder made his Maxtra debut on his return from injury at Valencia last week (pictured).

By Mike Nicks Garry Taylor, manager of the sensational new Maxtra 125cc project launched at the Chinese MotoGP in May, is in the paddock here at Donington seeking potential riders for the team's entry to the grand prix scene in 2009.

The new 'Maxtra' team will use Haojue machinery produced by the Grand River Group (GRG), which sold over 2.7 million motorcycles last year, and be spearheaded by Surtees, who won the 500cc World Championship four times between 1956 and 1960 before claiming the 1964 Formula One World Championship