Tuesday Afternoon Moto News - Toni Elias Fastest & Celtic Racing Daytona 200

Toni Elias was the fastest Moto2 rider on the circuit at the recent Moto2 test session at Valencia in Spain. Elias is using, of course, the Honda spec engine and a Moriwaki chassis. On the first day of the three day event, Elias held the fastest lap and was the quickest around the track. He is picked as a favorite for the Moto2 Championship, but he has to get there first. Julian Simon, 125GP Champion, was a very close second to Elias.

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Finally, we get a wrap-up of what the 2010 Celtic Racing team will look like. We have heard that American PJ Jacobsen and Bermudan Antoine Richards will both be racing for the team, but from different sources. Now we have confirmation that Jacobsen will be riding in the Daytona SportBike class and Richards will be riding in the East Coast Supersport class. The team will officially debut at Daytona this week. If you are going, you should already be there!

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The Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix Will See Four Americans Compete for the Podium

Over in Macau (island off the coast of southern China; an hour from Hong Kong by ferry), they know how to put on a 'real roads' race and they do many times throughout the year. But, the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix only comes around once a year. Four Americans will take part this November...They are: Michael Barnes with Paul Bird Kawasaki, Scott Jensen of Moto Garage Suzuki, Mark Miller on a Celtic Racing Suzuki, and Jeremy Toye on a Lee's Cycles-sponsored Honda. If you can get there, the race will be held 21 November 2009.

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Another Update from Last Weekend's Races - AMA, MotoGP, Canadian Superbike, WSBK

The usual press releases sent out after various racing events are contained here. Everything from the New Jersey Motorsports Park, Misano, Shannonville Motorsports Park and Nurburgring is addressed in this post, but only certain teams and riders are covered. Have a look!

http://tinyurl.com/ma46wd