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Casey Stoner

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 aandfx No Comments

Casey Stoner
Nationality · Australian
Born · 16 October 1985
Grand prix début · 2001

One of the youthful new breed of Grand Prix front runners, now with wins in all three categories, 21-year-old Casey Stoner’s whole life has been about competing with motorcycles, such that his entire family moved to the United Kingdom when he was just fourteen. It paid off with a full-time GP ride at sixteen, and with his first win a year later. In 2005, Casey raced against Dani Pedrosa for the 250cc title, which went to the Spaniard, and the question about which of them would be crowned first in the biggest class has now been resolved firmly in Casey’s favour.

1989
First 50cc minibike

1990
Made under-9 dirt track racing début

1991 to 1999
First Australian title in junior dirt tracking, 1991; across the decade he would take 70 state titles and 41 national titles in dirt track and long track racing categories

2000
Moved to the UK for road racing début, winning the Aprilia RS125 Challenge; also raced in British 125cc championship, taking equal 12th with second three times at the end of the season, riding a Honda; raced the Honda twice in the Spanish 125cc championship, scoring fifth at Albacete, and being spotted by GP winner Alberto Puig

Dani Pedrosa

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Birth date: 29/09/1985
Birth place: Sabadell, SPA
First Grand Prix: 2001 JAP 125cc
First Pole Position 2002 JAP 125cc
First Race Fastest Lap 2002 MOT 125cc
First Podium 2001 VAL 125cc
First GP Victory 2002 NED 125cc
Grand Prix Starts 46
125cc Starts 46
Grand Prix Victories 8
125cc Victories 8
2nd Placements 4
3rd placements 5
Podium 17
Pole Positions 8
Race Fastest Lap 5
World Championship Wins 1 - 2003 125cc
Total Points 566

Dani Pedrosa’s passion for motorcycles began, like many of the top current riders, as a small child riding pocket-bikes. By the age of twelve he had won the national championship in his native Spain, but a lack of funds almost curtailed his promising career before it had begun. However, a revolutionary search for fresh racing talent in Spain headed by former Grand Prix star Alberto Puig with funding from telecommunications company MoviStar gave the youngster the opportunity to prove himself on a bigger stage and he took it with both hands.

After responding to a national advertisement, Pedrosa competed in the MoviStar Activa Cup in 1999 and was one of the riders selected by Puig from hundreds of hopefuls to contest the 125cc Spanish Championship in 2000. Four pole positions from twelve rounds and fourth position overall was enough to convince Puig to select him as part of a three-man team alongside Toni Elias and Joan Olive to contest the 125cc World Championship in 2001.

Jorge Lorenzo

Monday, June 20, 2011 aandfx No Comments

Jorge Lorenzo Guerrero (born May 4, 1987 in Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain), is a Spanish professional motorcycle road racer. He is the 2006 and 2007 250cc World Champion, and the 2010 MotoGP World Champion. He is currently a rider in the MotoGP Class, on the Yamaha Factory Team.

Lorenzo made his championship debut on his fifteenth birthday, on the second qualifying day for the 2002 125cc Spanish Grand Prix, after having to miss Friday practice as he was not old enough to race. Lorenzo dominated the 2007 250cc World Championship. His nine pole positions led to nine victories in 2007, and all his 2006 poles bar Motegi led to victories in 2006.

Jorge’s victory at Misano in 2007 was his 16th in the 250cc class, making him the most successful Spanish rider of all time in the 250cc GP class with one more victory than Dani Pedrosa and Sito Pons.

After being linked with a Yamaha MotoGP ride for 2008, on 25 July 2007 he was confirmed as Valentino Rossi’s partner on a two year deal for the 2008 MotoGP season.