Kyalami, December 14: The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team must still be enjoying the off-season, but you just can't keep Maverick Vinales away from the track any longer.

The Spaniard travelled all the way to South Africa to take part in Yamaha R World Event and get an impression of the new Kyalami International Race Track.

Vinales, who finished third in the 2017 FIM MotoGp World Championship started proceedings with a private test session, followed by a six-lap session, during which he had good company was he joined by the local National Superbike and Supersport Yamaha riders and ten lucky Yamaha customers, who were allowed to join in on the action, riding YZF-R1 and YZF-R6 bikes.

Imagine racing against @maverickmack25 on a brand new track... It's reality for 10 lucky Yamaha customers during today's Yamaha R World Event at the @Kyalami_Circuit in South Africa. #Yamaha #RevsYourHeart #YamahaSouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/M2GkMdTs4x

— Yamaha MotoGP (@YamahaMotoGP) December 13, 2017

The 22-year-old enjoyed getting familiar with the track as well as seeing the Yamaha customers learn and progress out on track.

Vinales again played a key role there, not only handing out autographs but also hampers containing Yamaha goodies, for the customers.

After sharing his experience at the Yamaha R World Event with the local media, the Movistar Yamaha rider had some time left to enjoy sunny Cape Town to end the trip in style.

Talking about the event, Vinales said, "The R World Riding Experience was so good! I really liked riding the bike and I've been enjoying my stay in South Africa and riding at the Kyalami International Race Track a lot. The people that I met here were great and we had a lot of fun. A lot of fans came here,

"I'm really happy and I appreciate the fans' and also the staff's support. I'm just really glad to be here and I for sure would like to come back. The track is really nice, it's like an old-school style track and I've been enjoying riding the YZF-R1."