Scott recorded the third fastest lap time on the opening day, which was also the first time the 18-year-old Briton had tested the Kalex Moto2 machine. With track conditions deteriorating on the second and third day of the test, Redding switched his focus to refining a wet set-up on the bike and addressing some minor clutch issues.

Scott will be attending the Motorcycle Live show at the Birmingham NEC on Saturday 19th and Monday 21st November, before heading to Jerez with Marc VDS teammate Kallio to complete three final days of testing before the test ban comes into force on 1st December.

Scott Redding #45: 1’36.2
“I’m really happy with the Kalex bike. We changed very little during this test, basically I rode the bike as it was supplied, yet it felt good and the lap times on the first day came fairly easy. The bike is physically bigger, so I can get tucked in easier, and it turns in really well, which is a problem we’ve had in previous seasons. It’s already competitive, but I know we can improve things further once we really get to work on the set-up. Although the weather here has been a bit hit and miss, overall the three days have been extremely positive for us. Now it’s off to the NEC for Motorcycle Live, before heading back out to Spain for the final test of 2011 at Jerez.

Marc van der Straten: President, Marc VDS Racing Team
“The team as a whole has worked extremely well during the 2011 season but, unfortunately, this wasn’t reflected in the results. Scott and Mika are both capable of winning races in Moto2, but it seems there was something missing from the equation this season. While Scott and Mika will both stay with the team next year, we have made some significant changes in the Marc VDS pit box for 2012. The biggest of these being a switch to Kalex machinery, which we believe is better suited to both our riders. Equally important is the level of support we receive from Kalex, as this is critical in such a closely contested championship as Moto2. After an extremely successful first test with the Kalex Moto2 bikes here in Valencia, I am confident that we have made the right decisions with both our rider line up and our choice of machinery. Already I am looking forward to a much stronger championship challenge in 2012.”

Source: Marc VDS Racing

Miguel Angel Oliveira has the honor of being the first rider to get a win in the CEV Buckler riding a Moto3 bike. The race began with a big moment as the championship leader, Alex Rins, botched the start and was relegated to last, beginning a frantic comeback. Marquez also didn’t start well and was seventh in the first lap. At the front Oliveira and Josep Rodriguez began to fight for first place, while Marquez was fighting for third with Bagnaia and Rins was already up to sixth place halfway through the race. In the final part, Oliveira began to string together fastest laps to claim a spectacular victory, followed by Rodriguez and Marquez with Rins in fourth, minimizing the damage of his mistake at the start. Looking at the championship, Oliveira has not gotten any points, so Marquez takes the 20 points for second place and Rins 16 points for third and he goes to the final race at Jerez with a 13-point lead in the championship.

In Moto2 Isaac Viñales – Maverick’s cousin – has taken his first win in this category of the CEV Buckler, winning a race which may have decided the championship. The PromoHarris rider dominated the race from beginning to end, oblivious to the position changes in the large group behind him, consisting of Linfoot, Coghlan, Morales, Torres and Ramos. Torres was dedicated to stick with Morales, hanging on his rear wheel and following his actions. The track was drying up and they rode faster and faster, but at the expense of degrading the wet tyres quickly. With two laps to go and Viñales leading, Ramos topped a great comeback with going into second followed by Torres, shortly before Morales went off track and was relegated to eighth position in the end. This leaves Torres with an increased championship lead of 13 points ahead of Morales and one hand on the title.

In Stock Extreme Ivan Silva has once again demonstrated that he is the rider in best form and while Barragan dominated the start of the Championship, taking three consecutive wins, today Silva won his third consecutive race. The race didn’t have the thrill of the ones before, with well-established leading positions. Only the last lap offered some excitement with an intense battle between Fores and Barragan which was decided in favor of Fores and therefore leaves Silva with a 13-points lead before the last race. Alejandro Mariñelarena was sixth and is already the mathematical champion in the privateer category.

In the Kawasaki Ninja Cup it’s been victory and triumph for Adrià Araujo who throughout the race was in a close fight with Julio Palao and his main rival, Antonio Alarte, who he beat by only two tenths of a second.

The seventh and final round of the CEV Buckler 2011 season will be held next Sunday, November 20th, at the Circuito de Jerez.

Source: CEV Buckler

Coghlan, riding the FOGI Racing M211 machine campaigned by Kenny Noyes in this year’s World Championship, qualified fifth before finishing seventh in the damp and tricky conditions.

Coghlan led the race into the first corner and was involved in a battle throughout the 19-lap affair before finishing just 0.023s behind former 125cc Grand Prix rider Tomoyoshi Koyama in a race which set a new record of 38 riders in a Spanish Moto2 race.

“It was a tough race in those conditions and easy to make little mistakes”, said Coghlan. “But overall it was great to be working with the FTR guys and with the Joe Darcey Team again and I’d like to thank Angus Borland of FOGI Racing and everyone for the opportunity.”

Coghlan will now contest the seventh and final round of the CEV Buckler Spanish Moto2 Championship at Jerez this coming Sunday, November 20.

“Kev rode intelligently in the conditions and it was his first time on the Michelins with the M211 in a race so there was plenty for him to think about”, said FTR’s Steve Bones.

He added: “We’ve had a pretty satisfactory weekend at Valencia – after also qualifying in the top five – Kev set his fastest lap on the penultimate lap and we definitely have something to build on at Jerez this coming weekend.”

Source: FTR Moto

The 125GP/Moto3 class will see 46 riders on track, seven of which will be on Moto3 machinery signifying the largest number of the 250cc four-strokes on track to date. Notable entrants amongst those will be Japanese youngster Kenta Fujii, perhaps the rider with the most experience on board a Moto3 and who has won Japanese Championship races riding the machinery. Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira will also compete, riding for the Monlau Competición team.

Close attention will also undoubtedly be paid to Alex Rins and Alex Márquez, the two Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol riders currently separated by 16 points in the standings. Rins has a mathematical chance to seal the title in Valencia, but this is a battle likely to go down to the final round a week later at Jerez.

Another rider with the opportunity to wrap up the title this weekend at Valencia is Jordi Torres, leader in the Moto2 class and who approaches this round with a five-point advantage over Carmelo Morales. The category will field 42 riders this weekend with the likes of Kev Coghlan, Pau Tortosa and Pere Tutusaus on track. Also riding will be Elena Rosell, who took part in the GP just a week earlier.

The situation is even tighter in the Stock Extreme standings, with Iván Silva leading by just four points over Santiago Barragán. In the privateer classification Alejandro Mariñelarena has almost sealed the title.

The only category in which the Champion will definitely be crowned at this round is the Kawasaki Ninja Cup, which will run its final race of the season this weekend. The race will be a case of all or nothing for Adrià Araujo and Antonio Alarte. The pair arrives at Valencia level on points and whoever finishes in front of the other this weekend will be Champion.

Source: CEV Buckler

Taking advantage of gloriously sunny conditions during the two-day test, the 26-year-old completed 142 laps and was able to give Yamaha engineering staff a wealth of information and data.

The British rider set a best lap time of 1.33.652 on the opening day as he quickly got to grips with the new bike and the 2012 spec Bridgestone tyres. Crutchlow made a significant step today and as he got more comfortable with the new generation YZR-M1, he was able to lap 1.1s faster to finish fourth on the final timesheets with a best lap of 1.32.550.

Crutchlow and Dovizioso will continue their preparations for the 2012 World Championship campaign at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia on January 31.

Cal Crutchlow 1.32.550 – 142 laps:
“This was a very important test to get used to the new 1000cc YZR-M1 and thankfully the weather was in our favour and we could get in a lot of laps to understand the early potential of the bike. The 1000 seems to suit my style a little better and I have to say that Yamaha has done a very good job and we are already working from a strong base. The bike feels quite similar to the 800 YZR-M1 but Yamaha has managed to keep the strong points of this year’s bike. You can immediately feel the extra horsepower, which is impressive, but I’m happy because I could keep a very consistent pace. I’m looking forward to the winter break now. I learned a lot in my first season in MotoGP that will help me be much stronger in 2012. I’d like to thank all my Monster Yamaha Tech 3 crew for their efforts this year. They’ve given me their maximum support and I am grateful for that.”

Source: Team Tech3

The test was conducted mostly with the new-era 1000cc machines including five Claiming Rule Team (CRT) bikes from BQR Inmotec, BQR FTR, TeamLaglisse and the Grellini Team. Every rider’s tyre allocation comprised only the 2012 tyres, marking the first full usage of the 2012 tyres that Bridgestone have been developing for one year.

The new family of tyres has been developed with the objectives of achieving easier riding characteristics by improving warm-up performance and with a wider temperature operating range, and rider feedback is positive.

This is an important test not only from a tyre perspective but because it is the first time that next year’s rider changes take effect and the 1000cc bikes have been on track at the same time.

Bridgestone slick compounds available: Front: Soft, Medium. Rear (asymmetric): Medium, Hard

Tohru Ubukata – General Manager, Bridgestone Motorsport Tyre Development Department
“This test was the first opportunity for us to give all the riders our finalised 2012 specification tyres so it was very important for us. Every rider used our 2012 spec tyres for both days of testing on the new era of 1000cc machines, including five of the new CRT bikes.

“The tyres we supplied are those that will be used for next season, but this test was the first official one for the 1000c bikes so this is the first stage in learning these new machines so we are not resting on our laurels. We will keep learning their characteristics with each test and continue our tyre development into and through next season.

“We started developing this new family of tyres from the post-Valencia test at this time last year and used every test opportunity during this season to continue with our development programme, and I am confident what we have will be a marked step forward in addressing the specific concerns from this year.

“Specifically, our objectives from these new tyres are to make their grip characteristics easier to manage, to improve warm-up performance and to increase their temperature operating range. From the data we have collected from the last two days, I am satisfied that we have met these objectives and rider feedback has been positive so I am confident for tyre performance next year. I’m also happy with the positive feedback even from CRT teams about our new tyre and its warm-up performance.

“I’d like to thank all the teams and riders for their support these last two days and for the significant role they have all played in developing these tyres this year, for the time they dedicated on track and for their feedback and comments.”

Source: Bridgestone Motorsport

Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay Laps km/h
1 93 Marc Márquez Derbi 1’39.564 18 144.811
2 40 Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1’39.672 0.108 18 144.654
3 38 Bradley Smith Aprilia 1’39.712 0.148 19 144.596
4 11 Sandro Cortese Derbi 1’39.878 0.314 18 144.356
5 44 Pol Espargaró Derbi 1’39.919 0.355 21 144.296
6 12 Esteve Rabat Aprilia 1’40.459 0.895 19 143.521
7 7 Efrén Vazquez Derbi 1’40.615 1.051 19 143.298
8 39 Luis Salom Aprilia 1’41.371 1.807 17 142.230
9 26 Adrián Martín Aprilia 1’41.378 1.814 18 142.220
10 35 R.Krummenacher Aprilia 1’41.451 1.887 19 142.117
11 71 Tomoyoshi Koyama Aprilia 1’41.461 1.897 20 142.103
12 94 Jonas Folger Aprilia 1’41.805 2.241 20 141.623
13 14 Johann Zarco Aprilia 1’41.855 2.291 18 141.554
14 99 Daniel Webb Aprilia 1’41.910 2.346 15 141.477
15 23 Alberto Moncayo Aprilia 1’41.950 2.386 20 141.422
16 55 Isaac Viñales Aprilia 1’42.379 2.815 19 140.829
17 78 Marcel Schrötter Honda 1’42.383 2.819 21 140.824
18 15 S.G.Giorgi Aprilia 1’42.687 3.123 20 140.407
19 56 Péter Sebestyén Aprilia 1’42.715 3.151 18 140.368
20 84 Jakub Kornfeil Aprilia 1’42.733 3.169 11 140.344
21 32 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1’42.941 3.377 17 140.060
22 52 Danny Kent Lambretta 1’43.083 3.519 19 139.867
23 31 Niklas Ajo Derbi 1’43.115 3.551 11 139.824
24 63 M.Zulfahmi Aprilia 1’43.247 3.683 17 139.645
25 58 Joan Perelló Honda 1’43.456 3.892 20 139.363
26 59 Johnny Rosell Honda 1’43.657 4.093 20 139.093
27 50 Sturla Fagerhaug Aprilia 1’44.195 4.631 19 138.375
28 69 Louis Rossi Aprilia 1’44.540 4.976 17 137.918
29 73 Taylor Mackenzie Honda 1’44.548 4.984 12 137.907
30 72 Marco Ravaioli Lambretta 1’44.681 5.117 19 137.732
31 70 John Mcphee Honda 1’45.214 5.650 11 137.034
32 96 T.Gabrielli Aprilia 1’45.593 6.029 18 136.543