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Ok, so it might not be as melodramatic as the title suggests, but the MotoGP 125cc World Championship holds a lot of intrigue and excitement for fans of British motorcycle racing.
The weekend started perfectly for young Bradley Smith as he took his Polaris World Aprilia to the pole position in qualifying, the first Briton to take the pole position in the 125cc class since 1972. Unfortunately Smith’s weekend did not continue in this manner, he experienced mechanical problems (steering damper) in the morning warmup that recurred on lap 2 of the race resulting in a 16th place finish.
Scott Redding the 15 year old from Gloucestershire, became the youngest ever rider to line up on the front row of the grid after he clinched 4th position in qualifying. Redding gave an incredible debut performance, going up against riders with significantly more 125cc experience than him and never once looking over-awed or out of place. Redding finished the race in 5th place to cap a superb weekend and excite British fans on his future prospects.
The weekend was capped off by Danny Webb, slightly older than Redding but still one of the younger riders in the series, had his best ever finish coming in 6th place.
The race itself was won by Spaniard Sergio Gadea who came in ahead of Joan Olive and Stefan Bradl. Reigning World Champion Gabor Talmasci retired from the race with technical difficulties.
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March 11th, 2008 at 2:51 am
It was not a bad race for British drivers for sure, even in MotoGp
March 11th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Great weekend for British racing, just a shame for Bradley Smith because things were looking good for him.