BARF is going MotoGP Racing... Rookies Cup Style
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97rr
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It was great to see you both in Italy. Thank you for posting the photos, they are great. If you can share the original's I'd appreciate it.
Have fun in the rest of your trip.
Have fun in the rest of your trip.
This was a great race, especially considering the Alonso's fresh move to Spain, that Anthony still doesn't have his own bike to practice on, and his first laps on the track were yesterday!
The kids lined up, and rolling out.
Anthony started from the back, but picked up his pace quickly and started to pick other kids off.
He worked his way up to 13th, but touched the grass at one point and fell back behind these kids.
He got back on them, though
and when they got together on the last lap with two corners to go, got past one
and drafted past the second at the line, for a nice bunch of points and his best finish of the year.
97rr
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Qualifying was tough, pole was a 1:46.3 and Anthony’s fastest had been a flat 1:49, almost 3 seconds behind. Yes, this was the first time he’d ever seen the track, and pole had been set by local-boy Bastaini, but 3 seconds was a long time back.
The race was going to be difficult but Anthony was ready. As the race got started he did his best to make up positions. As the laps progressed he continued to make up positions and began to clock fast lap-times. He put a string of high 1:47s, with his fastest a 1:47.8… that’s only 1.3 seconds off the lap record in only the second day he’d been on the track.
As the race progressed, he climbed as high as 13th place, well in the points of the race. He led a chasing group of 4 riders, which included 2 veterans of the cup. On the final lap Anthony was 13th as he crossed the line. He knew he just needed to maintain his gap of 3 tenths of a second. Out of T7 he said he ran wide and into the dirt. He said he felt the bike sliding and thought he’d lost some time out of that corner. To make it up, he said he thought “I’ll brake later into T8 and make up the difference”. However, it turned out he’d actually not lost any time into T8, as he said he needed to up-shift before the corner because the bike was running out of gear… meaning he had more speed than he thought. Anyway, as he braked later into T8 he ran a little wide and was passed by one rider. He stayed tight to the rider as they flew down the back straight. In the draft another rider passed him, placing Anthony 15th.
This time however, Anthony said he thought to himself he would not let them go. He stuck close to them and made a move for 14th with 3 corners to go. Into the final corner he said he got on the gas harder than ever and dragged 13th place to the line to beat him by .004 of a second.
Being only 1.3 seconds of pole after only being on the track a total of 4 times (FP1, FP2 and QP on Friday, race on Saturday), is very good and he’s very excited about the final two rounds at Aragon.
The race was going to be difficult but Anthony was ready. As the race got started he did his best to make up positions. As the laps progressed he continued to make up positions and began to clock fast lap-times. He put a string of high 1:47s, with his fastest a 1:47.8… that’s only 1.3 seconds off the lap record in only the second day he’d been on the track.
As the race progressed, he climbed as high as 13th place, well in the points of the race. He led a chasing group of 4 riders, which included 2 veterans of the cup. On the final lap Anthony was 13th as he crossed the line. He knew he just needed to maintain his gap of 3 tenths of a second. Out of T7 he said he ran wide and into the dirt. He said he felt the bike sliding and thought he’d lost some time out of that corner. To make it up, he said he thought “I’ll brake later into T8 and make up the difference”. However, it turned out he’d actually not lost any time into T8, as he said he needed to up-shift before the corner because the bike was running out of gear… meaning he had more speed than he thought. Anyway, as he braked later into T8 he ran a little wide and was passed by one rider. He stayed tight to the rider as they flew down the back straight. In the draft another rider passed him, placing Anthony 15th.
This time however, Anthony said he thought to himself he would not let them go. He stuck close to them and made a move for 14th with 3 corners to go. Into the final corner he said he got on the gas harder than ever and dragged 13th place to the line to beat him by .004 of a second.
Being only 1.3 seconds of pole after only being on the track a total of 4 times (FP1, FP2 and QP on Friday, race on Saturday), is very good and he’s very excited about the final two rounds at Aragon.
Sukka_Foo_46
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Vin246
Crash Dummy...
Bad news...it seems Anthony's not being invited back for next year.:thumbdown
http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/12-names-from-Monteblanco-Selection-Event-for-2014-021243359865360
http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/12-names-from-Monteblanco-Selection-Event-for-2014-021243359865360
Dmitriy
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Or any american for that matter
, on the bright side Makar Yurchenko from Kazakhstan was invited :teeth I hope he does wellHopefully Anthony gets a good season in Spain!
I think it hurt Anthony to be stuck only riding in the RBRC. Not much track time and honestly these young men and the gal are fricking awesome riders. I am sure it was a great experience for him though.
The Champ has a ride set in Moto3 and there are a couple of younger guys that look near his equal even though two years younger.
I think once he is completely settled in and has his bikes.. which I understand will show up any day he will be able to ride and get his swerve back on.
Whether he does BSB or the Spanish series he will fight with better talent than he would here so that bodes well for him in the future.
This year had to be tough for Anthony and for the family.
Anthony losing the Iceman (Kenny) one of his best racing buds had to take a toll on him even if he said it didn't. A is a tough kiddo and a good young man with the desire to do this.
I could not imagine myself at 14 saying bye to all my friends to go live in a foreign land for any reason that "I" chose. Anthony chose to do that. Lucky for him his parents love the heck out of him and are supporting his dream.
That dream did not go as well as he hoped, but that does not mean the dream is done.
The Krazy Cid will be heard from again.. looking forward to seeing more from him!
The Champ has a ride set in Moto3 and there are a couple of younger guys that look near his equal even though two years younger.
I think once he is completely settled in and has his bikes.. which I understand will show up any day he will be able to ride and get his swerve back on.
Whether he does BSB or the Spanish series he will fight with better talent than he would here so that bodes well for him in the future.
This year had to be tough for Anthony and for the family.
Anthony losing the Iceman (Kenny) one of his best racing buds had to take a toll on him even if he said it didn't. A is a tough kiddo and a good young man with the desire to do this.
I could not imagine myself at 14 saying bye to all my friends to go live in a foreign land for any reason that "I" chose. Anthony chose to do that. Lucky for him his parents love the heck out of him and are supporting his dream.
That dream did not go as well as he hoped, but that does not mean the dream is done.
The Krazy Cid will be heard from again.. looking forward to seeing more from him!
DaveT319
Marquez FTW
That's a shame he won't be coming back. It's gotta be a very hard thing to do to come into a series, race tracks you've never seen before, and then basically be shown the door for not doing better immediately. I understand they have a TON of talented kids all over the world vying for not a lot of positions, but it's a tall order to ask of a kid to step up and perform under these circumstances, or else you'll lose your ride. They really should give these guys two years minimum; 1 time seeing these tracks simply isn't enough.
He did an amazing job this year under the circumstances, and should be very proud of what he accomplished. I'm sure he learned a lot from this, and will do great with whatever he goes on to next.
He did an amazing job this year under the circumstances, and should be very proud of what he accomplished. I'm sure he learned a lot from this, and will do great with whatever he goes on to next.
cencalballer
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Hhhhmmmm... Mixed feelings. If he goes to spain I wouldn;t worry about it bsb would be a detriment in comparison I think though.
It is always difficult when a great young person, Anthony in this case, does not get to continue on in a series, just as not even making the series as in Andrew and Jayson's case.
Racing at any level, is a brutal delivery of truth. You either win or you didn't. Whether it be you don't have the equipment or didn't have the skillset required at that time. Champions, any of them, have lost, been cut, or looked over, but instead of quitting, used that as motivation.
All these great young men, I believe have accepted the news and have reset their compasses. All of them I am pretty sure, have evaluated what they did or didn't do then, and what they can and will do now, and I look forward to seeing what they do with the lessons they received in 2013.
Hugs to Anthony, Andrew and Jayson, and a big pat on the ass (baseball coach style) to send you off to the next starting line. Go get some in 2014 guys!!! :ride
Racing at any level, is a brutal delivery of truth. You either win or you didn't. Whether it be you don't have the equipment or didn't have the skillset required at that time. Champions, any of them, have lost, been cut, or looked over, but instead of quitting, used that as motivation.
All these great young men, I believe have accepted the news and have reset their compasses. All of them I am pretty sure, have evaluated what they did or didn't do then, and what they can and will do now, and I look forward to seeing what they do with the lessons they received in 2013.
Hugs to Anthony, Andrew and Jayson, and a big pat on the ass (baseball coach style) to send you off to the next starting line. Go get some in 2014 guys!!! :ride