A charged ensemble of 27 teenagers from all over the world will line up for the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup on their KTM RC125s to start the 8 race 2009 season at Jerez at the beginning of May. The Cup’s third season is expected to produce the most intense competition with an enormously talented [...]
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Credit crunch hits Red Bull Rookies
Tough decisions in response to a harsh reality.
Red Bull has taken the decision to trim the 2009 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup to 8 races at 6 Grand Prix and cancel the 2009 Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup following a significant reduction of support by a major partner.
At a time when companies the world [...]
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Red Bull Rookies – Rowan Miller
We flew out on Wednesday so that Row would have a day to chill before Friday’s first foray on track. Thursday was spent in Estoril town having a look around.
Friday
Signing on started at 08:00 so it was up early and out to the track. Signing on and briefing was completed, the group lists were put [...]
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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup – Final Selection Event – Estoril – November 7th & 8th
The sun came out on Saturday in Estoril for a beautiful second day of the Final Selection Event for the 2009 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Riders came from around the world, from New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Malaysia and across Europe from Sweden to the Czech Republic putting 32 young talents on the line [...]
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Red Bull Riders Cup – Indianapolis Race – September 14th
The Red Bull Riders Cup was seized by the visiting MotoGP Rookies Team as they swept the leaderboard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In tricky damp to wet conditions 16 year old Norwegian Sturla Fagerhaug rode superbly to head home 16 year old South African Mathew Scholtz and 17 year old Briton Matthew Hoyle.
The MotoGP [...]
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Red Bull Riders Cup – Indianapolis Practice – September 12th
South African 16 year Mathew Scholtz sits on Pole for Sunday’s Red Bull Riders Cup race at Indianapolis with MotoGP Rookie Team mate Matthew Hoyle, the 17 year old Briton, alongside him. The front row is completed by two AMA U.S. Team members, Leandro Mercado and Hayden Gillim.
On a slowly drying track after a soaking [...]
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Rowan Miller Update – MotoGP Red Bull Rookies
Written by Gary Miller. An update on young Rowan Miller’s racing including a report on his trip to Adria for the Red Bull Rookie selection process.
So with the bike running right, its was away from Rockingham and over to Mallory park for a round of the EMRA 80cc championship. Row was expected to ride the [...]
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MotoGP Rookies – Red Bull Riders Cup – Indianapolis Preview – September 14th
The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Team arrived in Indianapolis on Tuesday evening ready to do battle with the Red Bull AMA U.S. Team for the Riders Cup on Sunday. With 10 riders in each team the two squads represent the best of the World’s teenage racers and will be out to show which of [...]
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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup – Selection Event – Adria – September 1st to 4th
Teenage stars in the sun
Four days of glorious Italian sunshine allowed one hundred of the World’s best teenage motorcyclists to show off their abilities at the two Initial Selection Events, looking for those who will join the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2009. A pair of two day tests run back to back at [...]
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