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Bo Bendsneyder took a hard fought eleventh at the Aragon circuit. For a short while he was in a group fighting for third. Bo looks back at the race with some mixed feelings. “We have shown this weekend we can right there with the top riders. Off course I’m happy with eleventh, but with a little luck we could have been further up.” After a good start Bo is fifteenth after lap one. Fabio Quartararo and Jorge Navarro are in the lead, followed by a group of seven. Bo is…

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Bo took four points at Mugello, but wasn’t really happy about it. Setting up the bike was the big issue this weekend. Free practice one was dry, free practice two and qualifying was soaking wet. “it is quit hard to set up the bike for a dry race after you’ve been qualifying in the wet. The Mugello track is completely new to me, so that wasn’t helping aswell. My mechanics advice didn’t turn out to be so good, and I had really problems controlling the bike in the race.” At…

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Bo started his race from fourteenth on the grid. “I had a bad start but we were shown a red flag after the first corner, so everybody had to go back to the pit. I saw ambulances on the track but had no idea how serious the crash was.” One of the riders in front of Bo on the grid, stalled his bike. Bo could avoid it, but three riders in the backfield, already up to speed, ran into the stalled rider. The race was stopped immediately and medical assistance was on the grid right away.…

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After a hard fought first Red Bull Rookies weekend, Bo takes home 18 championship points. A fine result were he is really happy about. Not so happy he was with both his starts in the race. Losing precious spots is quit hard to make up in a 16 lap race. ” In my next practice sessions I’m going to focus on my start. I know what I’m doing wrong so that’s were I am going to put my focus on. When I am able to get a good start I can…

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Despite coming down with the Flu, Bo left the test for the Red Bull Rookies Cup with a good feeling. At the end of the official test at Motorland Aragon he took twelfth place, and regarding his physical  condition he was quit pleased with his perfomance. “The competition is quit fearce, they were allready faster in this test then last year’s race at Aragon. That shows everybody is going to the max and it will be an interesting season. Despite not feeling that well I’m happy with my performance this week.” The…

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Taking a ninth spot in race one and twelfth in race two, Bo was very happy with his results in this first meeting in the Spanish Open. He managed fifteenth in qualifying. “The first race went really well, though I lost four spots in the start, wich meant I had to close a gap immediately to get to the fast boys in the lead. After four or five laps I got into a group fighting for seventh. Near to the end of the race I was passed really fast by a guy…

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Getting some laps in and learning the track, those were the goals for Bo’s second test before starting of the first race in the Spanish Open next week. And because Bo never raced at Jerez this was a great opportunity to get to know the Jerez track, wich will also be the venue for the first race in the Red Bull Rookies Cup. “Jerez is a great track with lots of highspeed corners, for me it is important to get to know the track, the Spanish guys riding in the…

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Under changing Spanish weather conditions Bo Bendsneyder made his first laps on his new FTR Honda with the Dutch Racing Team on the Navarra and Valencia circuit. Bo got all the time to get to know his new ride and to get used to his new team. Bo looks back quit satisfied on a very learnfull and succesfull week of training. ”I am glad the tests went so well, there was no pressure from the the team what so ever. So I could really do my laps relaxed and get…

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The 14 year old from Rotterdam signed a two year deal and will be competing in the Spanish Open. He is aiming for a top ten classification. “The first year there will be no pressure at all so I can ride free. My goal is to be in the top ten at the end of the season. The team is very professional and that will be quit exciting in the beginning. I am confident we will have a great working relationship”. Next to the Spanish Open Bo will also be…

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The 14 year old from Rotterdam is quit clear in his ambitions : “I want to be in the top five at the end of the season, and yes I want to be the Champion, but that’s what all the riders want in the Red Bull Rookies Cup! When I manage to be in the top five I think I’ve had a very good season and I managed to complete my goals.” Bo is carefully planning his career to the highest level in motorsports: “1 or 2 years Red Bull…

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