Indianapolis GP - Qualifying, 125cc

Pos | Rider | Bike | Time
1. Julian Simon Aprilia 1m49.337s
2. Sandro Cortese Derbi 1m49.387s + 0.050s
3. Nicolas Terol Aprilia 1m49.537s + 0.200s
4. Pol Espargaro Derbi 1m49.577s + 0.240s
5. Bradley Smith Aprilia 1m49.585s + 0.248s
6. Simone Corsi Aprilia 1m49.628s + 0.291s
7. Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1m49.661s + 0.324s
8. Efren Vazquez Derbi 1m49.703s + 0.366s
9. Marc Marquez KTM 1m49.852s + 0.515s
10. Joan Olive Derbi 1m49.853s + 0.516s
11. Daniel Webb Aprilia 1m49.982s + 0.645s
12. Andrea Iannone Aprilia 1m50.140s + 0.803s
13. Johann Zarco Aprilia 1m50.340s + 1.003s
14. Michael Ranseder Aprilia 1m50.494s + 1.157s
15. Stefan Bradl Aprilia 1m50.530s + 1.193s
16. Tomoyoshi Koyama Loncin 1m50.547s + 1.210s
17. D.Agerter Derbi 1m50.721s + 1.384s
18. Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1m50.728s + 1.391s
19. Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia 1m50.916s + 1.579s
20. Luis Salom Aprilia 1m51.006s + 1.669s
21. Jonas Folger Aprilia 1m51.062s + 1.725s
22. Esteve Rabat Aprilia 1m51.470s + 2.133s
23. Cameron Beaubier KTM 1m51.527s + 2.190s
24. Lorenzo Zanetti Aprilia 1m51.539s + 2.202s
25. R.Krummenacher Aprilia 1m51.546s + 2.209s
26. Scott Redding Aprilia 1m51.569s + 2.232s
27. Luca Marconi Aprilia 1m52.334s + 2.997s
28. Lukas Sembera Aprilia 1m52.373s + 3.036s
29. Alexis Masbou Loncin 1m52.448s + 3.111s
30. Miles Thornton Aprilia 1m53.835s + 4.498s
31. Luca Vitali Aprilia 1m54.107s + 4.770s
32. Ben Young Aprilia 1m56.451s + 7.114s

Indianapolis GP; Bradley Smith Quotes, Friday

"So far my Aprilia is working really well out there despite all the bumps - you could say I knew what to expect! I'm happy with how things have gone on this opening day and I think we can be satisfied with the job done. Unfortunately we had to stop early because of the weather but I was able to enjoy myself when we were out on track. I gradually improved my feeling with the bike and set my best lap near the end, making a slight modification to last year's setting on the rear. We still have a lot to do but we're starting from a good base and I'm more than happy with this as a first outing."

Indy GP - FP1 Results - 125cc

Pos | Rider | Bike | Gap

1. Terol (Aprilia) 1min 50.603sec
2. Corsi (Aprilia) +0.111sec
3. Smith (Aprilia) +0.275sec
4. Cortese (Derbi) +0.293sec
5. Marquez (KTM) +0.360sec
6. Vazquez (Derbi) +0.503sec
7. Bradl (Aprilia) +0.553sec
8. Gadea (Aprilia) +0.607sec
9. Simon (Aprilia) +0.616sec
10. Olive (Derbi) +0.768sec

12. Redding (Aprilia) +1.185sec
18. Webb (Aprilia) +1.888sec

Indy GP - BBC TV Schedule

With it being a big old gap between us and Indy on the other side of the pond - or a completely different gap depending on where you live of course! - this weekend is one to plan carefully for TV coverage.
Here's the BBC schedules...


Saturday 29 August
Qualifying
17:50-21:00, BBC Red Button/online

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Sunday 30 August
125 and 250cc race
16:50-18:05, BBC Red Button/online

MotoGP Race
19:45-21:00, BBC Three/online
Race repeat
02:20-03:35, BBC Three

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Bradley Looks Ahead To Indy

“Indianapolis is a fantastic circuit, both in terms of layout and history. The people there are incredible, and you can tell that they live and breath motor racing. For the atmosphere alone the Indianapolis Grand Prix ranks amongst the best of the year for me. I really love the United States as well. We didn’t get on the podium at the last round, but the fourth place was a good enough result to start regaining form and I hope that we carry on doing well this weekend. The track is new for everyone, as we only rode there last year. That means that nobody knows it too well nor has all the data necessary to ride fast straight away. It is a strange place to ride, because there are lots of bumps and changes in asphalt, and it’s also a very technical circuit. We will see what happens over the weekend, but I hope for another successful race and more points for the title fight.”

New TeamAspar.net Website Now Online

A day back from my Spain trip and I've finally put live the new build of the www.TeamAspar.net website, which replaces the old blog page. Now that the team is getting bigger and expanding into the top class of MotoGP I reckoned that we needed to build a completely custom website - a fully-featured and content-managed solution.
That's now been done, and all the old content from here has been imported, and you can find the new site at www.TeamAspar.net though the old blog will remain online as an archive for a while at least.

Hope you like the new site.
Cheers,
gb

Czech GP, Brno - Bradley's Post Race Quotes

"It was a pity that I had that scare on the opening lap. I think I might have hit the clutch lever at just the wrong moment, shutting off the engine and nearly going down. I was just about to hunt down Iannone and lost concentration. I think that without this I could have beenup there with the top three. In any case, after the disasters at Sachsenring and Donington I got back in the points, and that was my goal. Fourth isn't bad, but I will take more from fact that it comes after troubles yesterday and the in the warmup. I leave Brno a little disappointed, because Iannone and Nico are both rivals who finished ahead of me. I already have my sights set on a podium at Indianapolis."

Czech GP, Brno - Results, 125cc

Pos. Rider Team Total time Gap

1 Nicolas TEROL Jack & Jones Team 40'57.378
2 Julian SIMON Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc 40'57.546 0.168
3 Andrea IANNONE Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 41'06.097 8.719
4 Bradley SMITH Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc 41'09.821 12.443
5 Pol ESPARGARO Derbi Racing Team 41'13.384 16.006
6 Sandro CORTESE Ajo Interwetten 41'13.444 16.066
7 Stefan BRADL Viessmann Kiefer Racing 41'14.483 17.105
8 Marc MARQUEZ Red Bull KTM Moto Sport 41'14.580 17.202
9 Sergio GADEA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc 41'14.601 17.223
10 Joan OLIVE Derbi Racing Team 41'14.622 17.244
11 Johann ZARCO WTR San Marino Team 41'14.996 17.618
12 Jonas FOLGER Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 41'19.355 21.977
13 Marcel SCHROTTER Toni - Mang Team 41'31.865 34.487
14 Efren VAZQUEZ Derbi Racing Team 41'31.890 34.512
15 Scott REDDING Blusens Aprilia 41'38.936 41.558
16 Danny WEBB Degraaf Grand Prix 41'40.476 43.098
17 Randy KRUMMENACHER Degraaf Grand Prix 41'40.499 43.121
18 Dominique AEGERTER Ajo Interwetten 41'40.542 43.164
19 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 41'40.831 43.453
20 Michael RANSEDER CBC Corse 41'41.295 43.917
21 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA Loncin Racing 41'48.088 50.710
22 Luigi MORCIANO Junior GP Racing Dream 42'07.354 1'09.976
23 Alessandro TONUCCI Junior GP Racing Dream 42'08.011 1'10.633
24 Alexis MASBOU Loncin Racing 42'32.385 1'35.007
25 Luca VITALI CBC Corse 42'36.863 1'39.485
26 Luca MARCONI CBC Corse 42'37.117 1'39.739
27 Karel PESEK Pesek Team 42'37.397 1'40.019
28 Ivan VISAK Team Migomoto 41'32.489 1 Lap
29 Ladislav CHMELIK Moto FGR 41'32.937 1 Lap
30 Lukas SEMBERA Matteoni Racing 42'49.752 1 Lap

Not classified
24 Simone CORSI ITA Fontana Racing Aprilia 26'38.065 7 Lap
32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Fontana Racing Aprilia 17'42.265 11 Lap
12 Esteve RABAT SPA Blusens Aprilia Aprilia 15'18.341 12 Lap
39 Luis SALOM SPA Jack & Jones Team Aprilia 11'06.193 14 Lap
53 Jasper IWEMA NED Racing Team Germany Honda 2'21.286 18 Lap
8 Lorenzo ZANETTI ITA Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. Aprilia 2'21.435 18 Lap

Bradley Smith - Saturday Quotes - Czech GP, Brno

"The qualifying session was the only less than perfect session that we have had so far. In the free practices we were able to improve a lot, but this afternoon we went in the wrong direction. We fought to find the best setup for the Aprilia, and it looks as if we nailed it in the end. Fifth isn't a fantastic place, but it is hardly a disaster either, and I have the poleman in front of me as a reference at the start.
Our biggest problem has been the rear suspension, which was too hard and means that we don't have al the feedback that we would like. It is important here to have a balanced bike, with al the ups and downs and fast corners. I think that we have everything more or less sorted, and we will adjust the rear in the warmup. It's going to be a slipstreaming race, so we will have to be aware."

Czech GP - Qualifying 125cc

Pos. | Rider | Team | Lap time | Gap

1 Andrea IANNONE Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 2'08.171
2 Nicolas TEROL Jack & Jones Team 2'08.484 0.313
3 Sandro CORTESE Ajo Interwetten 2'08.507 0.336
4 Julian SIMON Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc 2'08.542 0.371
5 Bradley SMITH Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc 2'08.957 0.786
6 Stefan BRADL Viessmann Kiefer Racing 2'09.184 1.013
7 Sergio GADEA Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc 2'09.240 1.069
8 Pol ESPARGARO Derbi Racing Team 2'09.418 1.247
9 Efren VAZQUEZ Derbi Racing Team 2'09.434 1.263
10 Johann ZARCO WTR San Marino Team 2'09.462 1.291
11 Joan OLIVE Derbi Racing Team 2'09.480 1.309
12 Simone CORSI Fontana Racing 2'09.741 1.570
13 Michael RANSEDER CBC Corse 2'09.962 1.791
14 Luis SALOM Jack & Jones Team 2'10.024 1.853
15 Danny WEBB Degraaf Grand Prix 2'10.081 1.910
16 Esteve RABAT Blusens Aprilia 2'10.239 2.068
17 Marcel SCHROTTER Toni - Mang Team 2'10.269 2.098
18 Jonas FOLGER Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 2'10.269 2.098
19 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 2'10.297 2.126
20 Marc MARQUEZ Red Bull KTM Moto Sport 2'10.471 2.300
21 Lorenzo ZANETTI Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 2'10.500 2.329
22 Scott REDDING Blusens Aprilia 2'10.685 2.514
23 Randy KRUMMENACHER Degraaf Grand Prix 2'10.752 2.581
24 Dominique AEGERTER Ajo Interwetten 2'10.958 2.787
25 Lukas SEMBERA Matteoni Racing 2'11.074 2.903
26 Luigi MORCIANO Junior GP Racing Dream 2'11.122 2.951
27 Alessandro TONUCCI Junior GP Racing Dream 2'11.332 3.161
28 Jasper IWEMA Racing Team Germany 2'11.387 3.216
29 Karel PESEK Pesek Team 2'12.123 3.952
30 Lorenzo SAVADORI Fontana Racing 2'12.286 4.115
31 Alexis MASBOU Loncin Racing 2'12.303 4.132
32 Luca MARCONI CBC Corse 2'12.482 4.311
33 Tomoyoshi KOYAMA Loncin Racing 2'12.840 4.669
34 Luca VITALI CBC Corse 2'13.176 5.005
35 Ladislav CHMELIK Moto FGR 2'16.667 8.496

Not classified
16 Cameron BEAUBIER USA Red Bull KTM Moto Sport KTM Lap

Out of limit time
68 Ivan VISAK CRO Team Migomoto Honda

Bradley Smith - Friday Quotes - Czech GP, Brno

"I think that this was the ideal way to return to action. After two weeks off I needed to get back on the Aprilia, and what better way to do so than with the best time of the day? An hour without rain was fantastic to have, because it is much easier to move forward. We were coming along great during the run, and even the asphalt was getting better; at the start the bike was sliding, but it gradually got more grippy. The wind gave some problems -as it does at Brno- and you need to get a slipstream to keep from losing time. We were all practically even today, so we have to keep concentrated to be the best this weekend."

Czech GP - Friday Practice Results

1. Smith (Aprilia) 2min 9.211sec
2. Marquez (KTM) +0.113sec
3. Simon (Aprilia) +0.198sec
4. Terol (Aprilia) +0.299sec
5. Gadea (Aprilia) +0.407sec
6. Cortese (Derbi) +0.523sec
7. Iannone (Aprilia) +1.008sec
8. Bradl (Aprilia) +1.094sec
9. Espargaro (Derbi) +1.134sec
10. Redding (Aprilia) +1.190sec

33. Webb (Aprilia) +5.348sec