With 2 local riders defending there are 26 nations represented at the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Selection Event at the Adria International Raceway in northern Italy next Tuesday October 6th. The build up to the 4th Rookies Cup season starts with 39 riders competing to be amongst the handful to invited to join the [...]
Bradley Smith “My aim now is to delay Julian as long as possible from claiming the title and winning the battle with Nico for second place. My last three races have been really encouraging and the only thing that has been missing is a win and I’ll be flat out for that in Estoril.” Scott [...]
Chasing the podium at Misano with grit and determination was Aspar rider Bradley Smith. The Brtiton was plagued by problems after taking off from pole, lacking trust in his machinery over the opening handful of laps. One comeback later and he was in the fight for the rostrum, but when in sixth place the difficulties [...]
CLASSIFIED: Pos | Rider | Bike | Time 1. Julian Simon Aprilia 40m15.301s 2. Nicolas Terol Aprilia + 0.573s 3. Bradley Smith Aprilia + 5.474s 4. Marc Marquez KTM + 9.378s 5. Sandro Cortese Derbi + 9.665s 6. Stefan Bradl Aprilia + 11.755s 7. Simone Corsi Aprilia + 23.044s 8. Joan Olive Derbi + 26.936s [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time/Gap 1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 44m32.882s 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha + 2.416s 3. Dani Pedrosa Honda + 12.400s 4. Andrea Dovizioso Honda + 26.330s 5. Loris Capirossi Suzuki + 26.539s 6. Toni Elias Gresini Honda + 28.286s 7. Mika Kallio Ducati + 30.184s 8. Marco Melandri Hayate Kawasaki + [...]
Pos | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap 1. Bradley Smith Aprilia 1m43.727s 2. Julian Simon Aprilia 1m43.743s + 0.016s 3. Andrea Iannone Aprilia 1m43.890s + 0.163s 4. Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1m43.987s + 0.260s 5. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1m44.062s + 0.335s 6. Pol Espargaro Derbi 1m44.171s + 0.444s 7. Marc Marquez KTM 1m44.179s + [...]
James Toseland finished a gallant tenth at a sunny and hot Misano after making a superb recovery from a chaotic start to the San Marino Grand Prix. However his Monster Yamaha Tech3 teammate Colin Edwards was not so lucky with the Texas Tornado making an early exit in a wild turn one crash. Edwards was [...]
Briton James Toseland was frustrated to qualify in 14th position as he struggled to find the perfect balance with the revised front set-up on his Monster Yamaha Tech3 YZR-M1. After a meeting with team engineers Toseland is confident that crucial changes for the pre-race warm-up session will be positive for his race day performance. James [...]
There were no signs of jetlag or fatigue as the 125cc riders took to the track for the first free practice session of the San Marino Grand Prix this afternoon, despite the fact that it is barely five days since they were last on track at the Indianapolis circuit in the USA. Understandably it was [...]