More Morning Moto News - WSBK, UAE Sportbike & Ben Townley

The Valencia testing of some World Superbike teams is now moving along just fine. In fact, Carlos Checa managed to get his Althea Ducati to the top of the lap charts. Aprilia, BMW and Ducati are there testing, with factory Ducati finishing up on Thursday, and the privateer Althea team still at the track. Aprilia left early dues to the weather earlier in the week and BMW was at the bottom of the timesheet.

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Now, just a bit south and east of the WSBK racers we have the UAE Sportbike Championship. On Friday, all the motorcycle racing was held. In the premier class, Aprilia-mounted Arushen Moodley took both victories available to him. In the 600c.c. class, Yamaha man Jussi Hoikka took a hard-fought victory. For the rest, take the link.

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New Zealand native Ben Townley will be joining the European MX1 Championship for three rounds as he has now recovered from his 2008 injury. He already won the New Zealand Championship title and will return to US competition after his stint in Europe.

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UAE National Race Day Sees Aprilia Take the Two Top Spots on Podium

In the UAE Sportbike 1000 Class, South African Aprilia rider Arushen Moodley won both races in the class; second place in both races went to Saudi Aprilia rider Abdulaziz Binladen. That puts Aprilia in both first and second place for both races! Yamaha dominated the UAE 600 Class, with riders Pascal Grosjean - who won both races - and Jussi Hoikka - who finished second place in both races. Sounds like a fun event!

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