The new World Championship category continues the countdown to its first race ever, with over 30 riders on track in Jerez preparing for the start of the season. Just as in the Valencia Test last week, cold morning temperatures prevented the riders in the new Moto3™ class from entering the track before 10:30am, with Kenta [...]
The Circuito de Jerez plays host to the second round of 2012 testing for the Moto2 class, where today Thomas Lüthi lead the intermediate class as the riders continue their work ahead of the 2012 season commencement. Although the southern circuit presented better weather conditions than the test last week in Valencia, a cold morning [...]
Scott Redding got his 2012 season off to a flying start by shattering the outright lap record at Valencia. Marc VDS teammate, Mika Kallio, was also under lap record pace during the three days of testing at Valencia, despite a big crash on the opening day. After a two-month absence from the track, Redding was [...]
The final day of testing at Valencia today saw bright weather despite low ambient and track temperatures, giving Team Gresini’s Moto2 pair Gino Rea and Rattapark Wilairot plenty of opportunity to work on the set-up of their machines and Showa suspension settings, despite a pair of crashes for both. The British rider once again showed [...]
Warmer weather and an absence of wind saw the Moto2 field quicken the pace substantially, demonstrating the although the 2012 season is just beginning, the Moto2 squads have their heads down and the competition has already started. Pons Racing finally reported lap time for their riders on the third and final day of the test, [...]
Mahindra Racing today successfully completed the first official test of its new 2012 Moto3 race bike, the Mahindra MGP30 (pronounced three-oh). The 250cc four-stroke machine will contest MotoGP’s new Moto3 World Championship commencing in Qatar on 8 April. The three-day test, at Spain’s Ricardo Tormo circuit just outside Valencia, gave riders Danny Webb and Marcel [...]
The three day pre-season Moto3 test at the Ricardo Tormo circuit concluded on Friday, and warmer weather meant lower lap times and more laps to get acquainted with the new breed of motorcycles. After two days of cold and wind at the Valencia circuit, the weather finally eased up and the Moto3 riders welcomed the [...]
Moto3 pre-season testing at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia continued with teams making the most of slightly warmer temperatures during the second day of their first test of 2012. Sunshine and slightly higher temperatures than Wednesday gave the teams and riders the opportunity to get through a busy test schedule at Valencia today, with [...]
Sunshine and slightly higher temperatures than yesterday gave the teams and riders the opportunity to get through a busy test schedule at Valencia today. Team Gresini were represented on track by Gino Rea and Rattapark Wilairot in Moto2, with youngster Niccolò Antonelli on their Moto3 bike. Thankfully it was a decidedly more productive day than [...]