UAE National Race Day 6 Preview & Anthony West Rides MZ in Moto2

Well, in the UAE Sportbike Championship, Arushen Moodley is in a commanding lead and heading for the 2010 title. However, the first runner-up position is still up for grabs. Moodley is riding an Aprilia and the two rider fighting for second place are riding another Aprilia and a Yamaha...should be very interesting. And, it looks like Yamaha's YZF-R6 will be conquering the Sportbike 600 Class...unless pretender to the throne Jason Burnside can take his Honda to the top...For all the details, please take the link.

http://tinyurl.com/yleuonq

Anthony West is back on the World Championship circuit, although it will be in the supporting Moto2 class. He will ride for a newly announced MZ team, which only recently gained permission to join the championship. This is big news for MZ as they have wanted to join the racing for quite some time. They should learn a great deal from this and I am hopeful that West will have a good season!

http://tinyurl.com/yhmx6bz

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.

http://tinyurl.com/yhx9zy3

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.

http://tinyurl.com/ybaja8m

More Morning Moto News - UAE Sportbikes, Gino Rea & Ducati 848 Challenge

Yep, over in the UAE, they do have a motorcycle racing championship much like many other nations. You have seen it mentioned here before, and the last coverage we had was just after the UAE National Race Day at the Dubai Autodrome. Well, the second race of the season is upon us, and many competitors there are getting serious about the title. For more information, take the link and scroll down to the 'UAE Sportbikes Championship'. There are some very fast riders there now...

http://tinyurl.com/ydc6jjr

Gino Rea is quite ready for the World Supersport Championship to begin. He will be riding for the Intermoto Honda team in the series, and Honda is a big part of his past, present and future now. He is already European Superstock 600 Champion, and now he wants to take the World Championship. We wish him luck!

http://tinyurl.com/yeyvxlt

R&G Racing has signed on to be a sponsor of the Ducati U.K. 848 Challenge for 2010. They will offer a 50% savings on crash protection for participants of the series. If you need more details, just check past posts and/or take the link below.

http://tinyurl.com/ye2fztz

Arushen Moodley Wins Both Races at Dubai Motorsport Festival

The South African rider, Moodley, took victory in both races on Saturday at the Dubai Autodrome. He now leads the UAE Sportbike Championship, but he knows that there is some real competition in the series and he must continue to work hard to get anywhere close to taking the season crown. His Aprilia teammate, Abdul Aziz Bin Laden, the Kawasaki of Scott Smart and Yamaha's Rod Scott are his real competition for the rest of the series and he needs to stay consistent or end up losing by a narrow margin. It is his to lose now!

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Dubai MotorSport Festival Qualifying at the Dubai Autodrome

The UAE Sportbike Championship 1000 Class had South African Champion Arushen Moodley (Aprilia) take pole position from Scott Smart (Kawasaki) for today's race. There was precious little information on the 600 Class, though. But, UAE champion Rod Scott (Yamaha) qualified in fourth for the 1000 Class with Abdul Aziz Binladin (Aprilia) in fourth. In any case, the race itself will be interesting due to the large number of foreign riders in the event...

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Dubai MotorSport Festival Coming Soon to Dubai Autodrome

As part of the various automotive and motorcycle racing series, the Dubai Motorsport Festival will take place from 12 - 13 November 2009 at the - you got it - Dubai Autodrome. It will feature several car classes, but the most prominent event for us will be the 2009/2010 UAE Sportbike Championship. There are two classes which will be contested at this event, 1000 and 600. There have even been racers plucked from other nations to come and compete at this event. The really cool part of it, though, has to be the free admission and free paddock access!

http://tinyurl.com/yeqmemh