Four riders scored wins over the season: Brad Baker and Cardús both took two wins, while Serra and Terol had a win apiece. Baker´s wins came in the opening round at Valencia I; the American from Washington winning both on the quarter-mile and TT tracks. Terol´s win came on the Madrid quarter mile. Next came the Rancho Canudas double-header, with Serra taking victory in the quarter mile and Cardus winning the TT. The final race of the season, Valencia II, ended with a podium that reflected the final points standings with a win for Cardús - his second - over Serra and Terol. Source link
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Spanish RFME Flat Track Cup concludes
After a close year of competition, Cardus - as winner of the FlatTrack Pro class - will be invited by American Flat Track, AFT Championship promoters, to take part in the opening round of the AFT series on the new Daytona TT Circuit in March 2017- with the bike provided. In addition, the top two finishers in the Master (veterans) Class will participate in the “100 Kilometers of the Ranch” organized in Italy by MotoGP™ icon Valentino Rossi, and two riders from the Rookies class will take part in the Superprestigio event in Barcelona, on the 17th December at the Palau Sant Jordi. Source link
That's a wrap: rain hits final Friday of Jerez test
From MotoGP™, those present throughout the test included Bautista and teammate Karel Abraham, Barbera and teammate Loris Baz, Pirro, Miller, Andrea Iannone riding the Team Suzuki Ecstar machine and Octo Pramac Yakhnich pairing Scott Redding and Danilo Petrucci. Movistar Yamaha MotoGP and Monster Yamaha Tech 3 did not attend the Jerez test, instead electing to test privately at Sepang International Circuit, and Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez also sat Jerez out. Honda tested instead with Miller and Aoyama. Source link
Barbera blitzes day 1 in Jerez
Third fastest of the MotoGP™ runners was Alvaro Bautista, ahead of Redding, Aleix Espargaro, Pirro, Iannone, Miller, Petrucci and returning rider Karel Abraham. Andrea Iannone put in the most laps of the MotoGP™ regular riders as he rode the Suzuki for the second time, registering 68, equalling that of Honda test rider Hiroshi Aoyama. Michele Pirro was the mover in the afternoon as he goes on duty in place of Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso as Ducati prepare their 2017 assault, moving up the timesheets significantly to end the day sixth of those on MotoGP™ machinery. With weather not guaranteed for tomorrow or Friday, the day was a long one for many as they ready themselves for the winter test
Fabio di Giannantonio wins Dunlop’s #ForeverForward
James Bailey, Director, Motorsport PR and Communications: “We introduced the #ForeverForward trophy in 2015 to recognise riders’ fightbacks across the 18 rounds and we are delighted to confirm Fabio as the winner of the trophy this year. Moto2 and Moto3 are widely recognised for the close racing, which sees an incredible number of overtaking manoeuvres taking place each weekend. In the #ForeverForward award Dunlop is proud to recognise the talent and overtaking skill involved to allow riders to progress through the races. Fabio’s racecraft, developed on Dunlop tyres last year as a Red Bull Rookie Cup racer, was particularly impressive in his first Moto3 season and demonstrates his potential as a front-runner in 2017.” Source link
Folger and Zarco off to a flier
Jonas Folger (P10, day two): "Overall, it was a very successful time for us and we can leave feeling happy about what we achieved. The plan was to carry on from where we finished yesterday which meant that I continued to work a lot on my riding style. We completed many laps and it was a long day but we collected a large quantity of data, which we needed to gather. Also, the Tech3 team and I started to alter the bike slightly to see which direction that we could possibly head towards in the future. I still need to adjust my riding style with regards to running the worn tyres, but on the whole, it was a positive day
Moto3™ test: Di Giannantonio quickest on day two
Fenati was fourth on day two ahead of Jorge Martin (Gresini Racing Moto3) as he switches colours, with Valencia pole setter Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) in P6. Marco Bezzechi (CIP-Unicom Starker), Albert Arenas (Pull&Bear Aspar Mahindra), Enea Bastianini (Estrella Galicia 0,0) and Niccolo Antonelli (Red Bull KTM Ajo) completed the top ten in the great rider shuffle ahead of 2017 - with reigning Champion Brad Binder not staying to defend his crown, and everything to play for. Source link