Ana Carrasco once again made history this past weekend, taking victory in the WorldSSP300 race at Imola to become the first woman to lead the standings in an individual motorcycling World Championship. The Spaniard was the first female winner of a solo World Championship race after taking her first win in the class at Portimao in 2017, and took her first pole position at Imola on Saturday before dominating the race at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari to take her second WorldSSP300 win. Source link
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Niki Tuuli joins SIC Racing Team in Moto2™
As well as a new bike, Tuuli will also have to learn a new track on his first weekend in the paddock, as Le Mans is a track he’s never raced on. “Everything will be new for me at Le Mans, the track, the bike and the team, so I need to go step by step. Now it’s not about any pressure, I just want to learn all the new things properly. Of course, I want to do the best result I can and perform as well as possible, but at the same time I need to be patient and focus on adapting to the Moto2 class every lap and every session.” Source link
Sculpture honouring Nicky Hayden to be unveiled in Kentucky
The Hayden family – the parents, siblings, and fiancée of the late Nicky Hayden, along with members of his extended family – have announced an unveiling ceremony for a sculpture honouring late, great ‘Kentucky Kid’ set to be erected in his hometown of Owensboro, KY. Created by George Lundeen of Lundeen Sculpture in Loveland, Colorado, the bronze statue was commissioned in partnership with the city to remember the 2006 MotoGP™ World Champion, who tragically passed away in May 2017. Source link
Baldassarri: "I've grown a lot"
“Since the start of the season, it’s to give the maximum race after race. We’ve already seen that we can fight for positions right at the top of the standings.” That he has, although other than Francesco Bagnaia – his friend, training partner at VR46 and flatmate – he knows there will be some serious opposition. The list is first some usual suspects in the intermediate class: “Marquez for sure, he’s fast and he’s always there. Oliveira, who is maybe more consistent. And we can’t count out Pasini, who is a very strong rider with a lot of experience, who is part of our group and trains with us at the ranch. A known adversary!” Source link
The Championship lead changes again!
And so, to the Spanish GP at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, a race which will be remembered for more reasons than one. A three-way collision between Dovizioso, teammate Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) on the exit of Turn 6 took all three down, ending ‘DesmoDovi’s’ reign at the top of the Championship. Marquez, taking his second consecutive win, leaves the Spanish GP in charge. Source link
Oettl wins a stunner after a Championship shake up in Jerez
Second rookie home Jaume Masia was another who, like teammate Ramirez ahead of him, put in an impressive ride through the pack as the Bester Capital Dubai rider made it a double top five for the team, ahead of Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Sqaudra Corse) in sixth. Di Giannantonio, after dropping a little off the leaders following an earlier mistake, crossed the line in P7 ahead of Jakub Kornfeil (Redox PruestelGP). Source link
Fancy joining them? BTC applications open 18th May
For the pre-selected riders attending the selection event, no fee will be charged to participate. Riders will only need to come equipped with racing gear and pay for their trip. Riders must be citizens of a country in the British Isles and have a date of birth between January 1st, 2002 and December 31st, 2006. Some high-performance riding experience is required, but there is no specific minimum level of road racing experience. Source link