On the first day of the Moto2 test in Qatar, Bo Bendsneyder picked up the tread where she left it in Jerez last week. The Dutchman confirmed her good form with a best time of 2.00.684, good for thirteenth in the ranking of the three combined sessions. Bendsneyder was the only NTS RW Racing GP rider on the track of the Losail International Circuit. Team mate Steven Odendaal has to miss the test in Qatar because of the injury to her foot, on which she will have surgery on Monday.…
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NTS RW Racing GP concludes a positive Jerez test
After three days of hard work NTS RW Racing GP concluded the Moto2 test in Jerez de la Frontera with a good feeling. Bo Bendsneyder finished his last session in eighth and found his name in fifteenth place in the overall rankings after three days. Steven Odendaal ended in 25th overall. “A very positive test, in every aspect”, said RW Racing GP team manager Jarno Janssen. In the last session of the three-day test, Bo Bendsneyder and Steven Odendaal were no longer in action. “We had used all of the…
Read MoreNTS RW Racing GP duo takes big steps on second day
Bo Bendsneyder and Steven Odendaal made a step forward on the second day of the IRTA test in Jerez. This resulted in the Dutchman finishing the final session in tenth. Him 1.41.958 was good for fifteenth overall. His South African team-mate ended in seventeenth with 1.42.475, and nineteenth overall. Only a few riders did not improve their time in the third and final session of the day. Among them Alex Marquez, who set the fastest time of the day in the first session for the Moto2 class. Bo Bendsneyder was…
Read MoreBendsneyder finishes first day in Jerez in top 15
Bo Bendsneyder finished the first day of the official IRTA test in Jerez with a neat fifteenth place. The 1.42.191 of the Dutchman was good for seventeenth in the overall rankings of the first day. His South African team-mate Steven Odendaal was 25th overall with 1.42.894. RW Racing GP continued in Jerez de la Frontera where it had stopped in a private test in Valencia two weeks ago. The Moto2 riders came on track three times this Wednesday. In the first session no times were clocked by Bendsneyder and Odendaal…
Read MoreHigh expectations at NTS RW Racing GP
Of course, at the beginning of a new motorcycle season everyone is hopeful. But it has been a long time ago that the expectations at NTS RW Racing GP were as high as on the eve of the 2019 season, as became clear during the team presentation at the Motor Show in Utrecht. With a new NTS-frame, which is tailor made around the new Triumph engine, a new Dutch rider – Bo Bendsneyder – and an experienced test rider and rider coach – Alex de Angelis – on board, RW…
Read MoreSuccessful shakedown for NTS RW Racing GP in Valencia
NTS RW Racing GP has concluded a two-day test in Valencia satisfactorily. Bo Bendsneyder in particular did a lot of work with the new NTS machine. Steven Odendaal could not complete the entire program due to a foot injury. The test in Valencia must be seen as a shakedown for NTS RW Racing GP. Together with a number of Moto2 and Moto3 teams, the Dutch team hired the Valencia circuit for a private test to try out the first new parts prior to the first official test in two weeks.…
Read MoreDrama for Bendsneyder in Japan
As soon as the red lights went out for the Grand Prix of Japan, Remy Gardner came off the line well. The talented Australian was fighting in a very competitive group for 22 long and hot laps to eventually end up in 16th place, but was upgraded to P15 following a disqualification. On the other side, Bo Bendsneyder was gritting his teeth from the start on, he was fighting hard, but struggling to find a decent pace, until his engine broke on the last lap, whereby the Dutch rookie suffered…
Read MoreBendsneyder 26th in qualifying
The Tech3 Racing team duo of Remy Gardner and Bo Bendsneyder qualified in 13th and 26th spot respectively, following a difficult opening day with changing weather conditions at the Twin Ring Motegi. Both are eager to fight in tomorrow’s 16th round of 2018 when the lights go out at 12.20 local time (5.20 CET). Gardner was able to improve on his best lap from Friday significantly in FP3 this morning and lowered his time by further 1.096 seconds during Qualifying to eventually miss out on the top by just 0.746 seconds. Meanwhile, Bendsneyder had to learn a lot today, having his first full dry sessions…
Read MoreBendsneyder faces difficult conditions on first day in Motegi
Changing weather conditions made life hard for the Moto2 World Championship today. Nevertheless, the Tech3 Racing team duo seized a decent start to the 16th round of the 2018 season. Although the track surface was far from ideal, Bo Bendsneyder went out in the last minutes of FP1 to improve the lap time he set earlier significantly, finishing in 15th position. Later on, the Dutch rookie was fighting again to learn the track, concluding Friday in P19. Meanwhile, Remy Gardner did just six quick laps this morning to emerge in eighth place. Following another mixed session this afternoon, the…
Read MoreBendsneyder fantastically grabs first Moto2 points
Following a strong Warm Up this morning, Bo Bendsneyder was on fire at the Chang International Circuit today. In the course of the race she passed one rival after another, showing a very fast and consistent pace to finally bring home the first two points of the season whilst finishing 14th. Bo Bendsneyder – Position: 14th – Championship: 27th – Points: 2 “I’m really happy about the race! In the beginning I struggled a bit to overtake two or three riders, so I lost a lot of time, but the guys gave me…
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