The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup looks to its fourth season in 2010 with 15 nations represented in the provisional entry list of 25 riders. The number of races for the coming season has been increased to 10 so the riders get more opportunity to develop their skills and prove themselves in front of the [...]
Following the MotoGP season-ending race at Valencia, the Ricardo Tormo Circuit provided the location for Danny Webb’s initiation on the Aprilia of the Jack & Jones team as the youngster began the process of fine tuning the bike to his own requirements ahead of the new season. The test proved a successful one for both [...]
Scottish rider Kev Coghlan was crowned Spanish Supersport Champion in the penultimate round of the CEV Buckler 2009, held on Sunday at the Jerez Circuit in front of 24,000 spectators. In the three categories there were potential Championship deciding outcomes, but two dramatic crashes on the last laps of both the 125GP and Extreme/Moto2 races [...]
Graeme Gowland made a return to the Spanish Championship at the weekend when he teamed up once again with the Honda Joe Darcey Team, with whom he won the 2007 Spanish Supersport Championship, who are working together with FTR (Fabrication Techniques Racing) to produce a race-winning Moto2 contender. Moto2 is the all-new race class in [...]
British rider James Toseland produced a gallant ride in his final appearance for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team that saw him in contention for a top ten finish throughout the 30-lap encounter. A stunning start and skilled overtaking on the first lap saw him climb into 11th position and he was locked in a [...]
It was a third straight one-two for Bancaja Aspar team-mates Julián Simón and Bradley Smith in the 125cc contest, as the pair put on another enthralling display which went down to the last lap. Taking their duel to the very last corner of the race again, Simón managed to hold off his rival for another [...]
Victory on home soil saw Dani Pedrosa end the 2009 FIM World Championship on a high at the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana, as the Repsol Honda man enjoyed a start-to-finish win in the final race of the 2009 season and Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo completed the podium. The drama started before [...]
A seventh pole position of the year was secured by Julián Simón, as the 125cc 2009 World Champion topped the qualifying practice timesheet. Simón’s fastest lap of 1’41.472 placed him ahead of Simone Corsi (Fontana Racing), his Bancaja Aspar team-mate Bradley Smith and Red Bull KTM rider Marc Márquez, on the front row of the [...]
Casey Stoner will start the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana in pole position after repeating his domination of the free practice sessions in qualifying on Saturday. The Australian topped the timesheet by a clear 0.263s, with a best lap of 1’32.256 securing him the lead on the front row of the grid. Repsol [...]