Nakagami took seventh place at Termas de Rio Hondo final weekend, marking his third successive top-10 end and his prime consequence moreover his sixth place within the moist in Valencia final yr. It places the Japanese rider seventh within the standings after two races, solely three factors behind LCR teammate and prime impartial rider Cal Crutchlow - who had been stymied by a controversial penalty in Argentina. “The race was really tough, I chose the soft rear compound, because I want to get positions at the beginning of the race,” Nakagami mirrored. “But I actually struggled from first lap. “When I completed the primary lap I assumed, 'how can I end with this grip?' Then I attempt to
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Strudwick storms Donington for first British Talent Cup win
By a few laps in, the lead trio had become a quartet of Strudwick, Whatley, Brian Hart and pole position man Cook as the four looked set to fight it out for the podium – but disaster struck soon after for Cook as he was a casualty of the tricky conditions, crashing out of contention. That left Strudwick remaining steadfast in the lead, with Whatley’s charge taking him up into second – and Seabright at the head of the second group and pushing to catch up. Source link
Syahrin: the 'Pescao' moves into MotoGP™
After a first foray onto the world stage at Sepang in 2011, the following year the ‘Pescao’ arrived with a splash as he took a stunning third at his home track on only his second ever wildcard appearance. Not actually taking to the podium that day as a disqualification later confirmed Syahrin was the man in P3, it was nevertheless his first ever podium placement. In 2012, that same season, he also competed in the Moto2™ European Championship in the FIM CEV Repsol, coming sixth overall. Source link
Can Fenati fight back on home turf?
The British GP saw something else significant, however, with Enea Bastianini (Estrella Galicia 0,0) taking second and his first podium of the season after a tough year. And the Italian is the rider with the best record at Misano, taking his first win there in 2015 and then coming home a close-fought second in 2016. The ‘Beast’ may well be back. His compatriots – including Mugello winner Andrea Migno (Sky Racing Team VR46) and teammate Nicolo Bulega – will also be pushing hard at home. At Misano, there is more at stake than points. Source link
Rossi: "It's always difficult in a flag-to-flag"
Valentino Rossi, P4: "It is always difficult in these conditions in a flag-to-flag. It for sure isn't our strongest point, this type of racing, but in the end the result is not so bad. We improved a lot from the last flag-to-flag and I finished fourth, but I think that before the end of my career we can defeat this flag-to-flag race situation! Anyway, I think that in a full dry or full wet race I can fight for the podium for sure. It remained a good weekend, because we worked well in the box. I felt good with the bike, that's important, and I was strong on the wet and on the dry. The race was very hard, I
ADAC Northern Europe Cup gears up for Brno
Georgi's Freudenberg Racing team-mate, Walid Khan Soppe (17, NED) finds himself in a similar situation. He has consistently achieved good results in the last few races and is second in the GP rankings with 96 points, followed by Kevin Orgis (17, GER) on 93. They are both of contesting the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup this season, and like Georgi, are not allowed to participate in the ADAC NEC race, giving their rival, Jan-Ole Jähnig (16, GER), a free run. Jähnig booked his first pole position at the Sachsenring, is fourth with 87 points and can't wait to secure his maiden podium in the ADAC Northern Europe Cup. Source link
Double wins for Foggia and Granado in Valencia
Dennis Foggia (Junior Team VR46 Riders Academy) leaves Valencia as the new Moto3™ Junior World Championship leader after winning both races in the fourth round of the FIM CEV Repsol at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. In Moto2™, Eric Granado (Promoracing) also earned a double victory and in the European Talent Cup Álex Toledo (Cradle of Champions) got on the top step of the podium for the first time.Dennis Foggia (Junior Team VR46 Riders Academy) was the dominant figure in Moto3™, winning both races from the front. He took the first race ahead of Alonso López (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) and Jeremy Alcoba (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0). The Italian Junior Team VR46 Riders Academy rider took advantage of an