Racing drivers often are thought of as fearless, but in reality, they’re just better at suppressing their fears than most people are. Dale Earnhardt Jr. admitted after Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway that, although he started from pole, he was more nervous than usual heading into the contest, according to NBC Sports. Earnhardt, who has a history of concussions, knew that, of the remaining races, the Alabama 500 presented the biggest risk of injury. “This was one I was worried about, in the back of my mind I was a little concerned,” Earnhardt said. “You can’t win the race if you race scared. I’ve raced s... NESN.com
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Foggia takes his first pole, aims for title at MotorLand
Dennis Foggia (Junior Team VR46 Riders Academy) earned his first pole of the season in the seventh and penultimate round of the FIM CEV Repsol at MotorLand Aragón this weekend and will be looking to clinch the Moto3™ Junior World Championship title. Ricky Cardús (Team Stylobike) in Moto2™ and Manuel González (Halcourier Racing) in the European Talent Cup took pole in their respective categories. In the European Kawasaki Z Cup Raul Martínez (Motorbike Moya Competition) won the first race of two this weekend from pole position.In Moto3™, Dennis Foggia (Junior Team VR46 Riders Academy) took pole position with a time of 1:58.158. The next best times were posted by Alonso López (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) and Aleix Viu (42Motorsport).
Foggia has first opportunity to secure title in MotorLand
In Spain, races will be broadcast live on the Movistar MotoGP channel, which will show all of the scheduled races in the Moto3™ Junior World Championship, the Moto2™ European Championship and the European Talent Cup categories. In Italy, Sky will broadcast live the Moto3™ Junior World Championship and the Moto2™ European Championship races. Sport TV Portugal will broadcast live all the races in the Moto3™ Junior World Championship, the Moto2™ European Championship and the European Talent Cup categories. Source link
“The battle is on fire”: MotorLand revs up for MotoGP™
First to speak was Marquez, who talked through the race weekend – but also highlighted the importance of avoiding mistakes as the clock continues its countdown to Valencia: “The battle is on fire. Five races to go, equal points with Dovi and also Viñales is very close. Valentino has come back, Dani is not far - we’ll keep pushing to the end but at the moment we’re at Aragon, one of my favourites circuits so we’ll see how we can manage the situation throughout the weekend. We’ll try to fight for the victory on Sunday. It looks like the forecast for tomorrow isn’t the best but then good on Saturday and Sunday. The good thing for me is that I’ve
“Race by race”: the Press Conference kicks off Misano
Back to the home heroes, Andrea Iannone was another in attendance getting ready for the second round on Italian soil. Sitting out the race last season due to injury, the ‘Maniac’ is back this year and wants to get a solid result in a difficult season: “It’s a very difficult season for us. I hope in these last six races we improve the performance a bit. It’s very difficult for me to talk about the situation, we always try our best, in the garage and on track – and me at home, in the gym I try every day to improve. But it’s difficult at the moment, the feeling with the bike for me, and I struggle a lot. But I
Smith: “Some races are more like testing”
Bradley Smith: “I think that all the whole paddock is really impressed. Me, I’m blown away by what has been achieved. Honestly, coming into the season I expected to be last. Of course, I didn’t want to be last but I expected to be last. We have no experience. The other manufacturers have about fifteen years of experience, we haven’t even had fifteen races. So, to see what this amazing group of individuals have done in such a short, small amount of time is great to see.” Source link
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