More Monday Evening Moto News - Sandra Stammova and Speed Dating

The fastest woman in New Zealand will be entering the New Zealand Superbike Championship at the next round at Teretonga during 22 - 24 January 2010. Sandra Stammova was born in Slovakia, but moved to NZ two years ago. She had plenty of experience riding in her home nation and decided she wanted to do it again in her new home. She was actually going to participate in the opening round, but her Fireblade developed a fault and she could not compete. Watch out for her this coming weekend.

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Yup, that time of week again - Speed Dating from Road Racer X magazine. Birthdays this week are Steve Bonsey (20, and I remember when I thought he was so young at 15 - I'm getting way old now), Ivan Clementi, David Stanton, Hugh Anderson, Aaron Slight, Marco Simoncelli, Scott Jensen, and Fausto Gresini. This is another good week for motorcycle racers. Well, except for the tragic fire which claimed the life of AMA Grand National Champion Ricky Graham. There is always sacrifice in some way...At least many of these names belong to good and young racers who will continue the competition.

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Toni Elias Will Know His Future Next Week - Potential Moto2 Ride

Elias has been in and out of the news recently. Most of that is based on the possibility that he will return to the MotoGP paddock as a Moto2 rider. Well, now we hear that next week they may finalize an agreement which will see him on any number of teams - but, Fausto Gresini seems to be the one he is waiting for...

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Bradley Smith Close to Signing with Aspar Aprilia for 2010

It is not finalised yet, but sources say that Bradley Smith is close to signing with the Aspar Aprilia 125 World Championship team. He had wanted to go into the Moto2 series, but the team already has a full dance card for that series with Julian Simon, new 125GP Champion, and Mike di Meglio. Gresini approached Smith for the Moto2 class, but that team has yet to get their budget settled.

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Fausto Gresini Speaks About MotoGP and His Team

Gresini was at the World Superbike round at Imola, Italy, and took some time to answer questions about his teams future in MotoGP. See what he has to say about his two current and his two new riders for 2010...

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