This week has seen Kyle take a positive step for the new season and his racing career. The Spanish legend Aspar Martinez and his 125 GP team asked him to ride one of the bikes in the CEV Spanish national championships 2008. Kyle has accepted this offer and signed a 5 year contract with ‘Circuit de la Comunitat Valencia’ who are the ruling body to the teams in the territory, this years plan is also to offer him a ‘wild card’ ride in maybe two of the World MotoGP 125 rounds held in Spain if his national results are good. This programme is designed to give him a direct route to MotoGP over a few years if success follows him. However, it’s great to see a large power in the sport have faith in him and his talent. This season hosts 7 national rounds, CLICK HERE plus a lesser series called ‘Championship Mediterranean’ which is another 7 national rounds which the team will run Winter testing already starts next week ! |
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After being invited to ride a CBR600RR Honda Supersport machine in the Spanish CEV national championship in Valencia, the Italian HP Racing team travelled a long way and provided some wonderfully prepared machines for the event, Kyle surprisingly qualified 18th out of a 38 grid after a disastrous qualifying session. His first look at a race bike was only April this year and a race result of 21st pleased the team very much being his first major race on a new and different bike. To read the full report, click here |
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Kyle was in action this weekend at the final round of the Bancaja 125 pre-GP series an Albercete circuit. Unfortunately scoring no points this time after crashing out mid race. Qualifying on the front row again the race became a 3 man battle which left the rest of the field behind, fighting with the series leader ‘Menchen’ for half the race, Kyle was comfortable with his position the lead changed several times in what looked to be a good race but lost traction at a tight point of the circuit and he crashed out, this also lost him 3rd place in the championship. However, still a great first season racing which has left two top team managers wanting him to ride there team next year. An Aspar Martinez team manager wants Kyle to ride a full MotoGP 125 in the Spanish national championships, and Juan Borja wants him to run a 600 Supersport machine also in the national championships, both series have a round in Valencia on the 18th Nov. to which one of them he will ride ! Where he goes from there we don’t know, will keep you all up dated. |
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BOX TALK - Motociclismo.... Ex. official Ducati rider S.B.K Juan Bautista Borja, director of HP Racing, now with Javier Fores in World Supersport wants to take to the world a young English rider. Sixteen year old Kyle David Smith from Huddersfield, a resident of Valencia, ( " and Speaks better Valenciano than me " says Juan,) The intentions of Borja is for Smith to race the last three races of the championship of Spain (CEV SUPERSPORT) with Javier Fores' second bike |
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Championship table |
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Win for Kyle First National win for the little smart arse, Dry race, led every lap til he had a 7 sec gap and brought it home for his first win, everyone over there chuffed to bits, the press over there are bussing round him. This pushes him to 3rd in the championship. Photo’s to follow soon. |
