Posts tagged Julito
Mapfre Aspar quit RSV and will field Suter prototypes immediately
May 11th
Jorge Aspar Martinez has taken the dramatic decision to scrap his Moto2 project with the Italian chassis supplier RSV, switching instead to the Swiss made Suter MMX. It is an immediate decision and the two Suter prototype 600’s are in transit from Switzerland to Spain as of this moment. Taking advantage of the two weekend break between Jerez and Le Mans, the Spanish team hopes be prepared to run the new Suter chassis in France, with Friday practice beginning May 21. Martinez’ choice to ditch the RSV chassis for the Suter is no doubt quite costly, as he has to More >
The 125cc Championship Contenders Preview
Apr 8th
With one day before official free practice begins for the 2010 125cc world championship begins, the only two-stroke category remaining in the championship looks set to be a stunning battle between top runners. Unlike last year, when Julito Simon went into the season the main title favorite, after showing dominating form in winter testing, this year there are four legitimate contenders to take home the 2010 world championship. For each grand prix, minus Laguna Seca where only the MotoGP class races, the 125cc category should provide an intense and exciting opening to the day, before the Moto2 and MotoGP classes More >
The Mapfre Aspar team reveal Moto2 RSV bike
Mar 22nd
Today in Madrid, Jorge Aspar Martinez officially launched his Moto2 team that he will try to win the first ever 600cc world championship with. Riders Mike Di Meglio and Julito Simon were both present with Aspar as they pulled back the covers on the Italian made RSV chassis the duo will use in the 2010 Moto2 season after the shock withdraw of long term partner Aprilia. Once again, Spanish insurance giant Mapfre will be the title sponsor of the team. Along with being the main sponsor of Aspar’s Moto2 team, Mapfre will also have a sponsorship presence on Aspar’s 125cc More >
Simon “calm” on Aprilia withdrawl from Moto2
Dec 3rd
Speaking to Spanish radio today, Julito Simon believes his Aspar team will be able to handle the situation that Aprilia have put them in after the shock withdraw of the Italian factory from Moto2. He said, “One must be calm because the Aspar team is a winning team”. The Jorge Martinez team is due to run the 2008 125 champion Mike Di Meglio and Simon, the 2009 125 champion. They recently tested a BQR Moto2 600 which only fueled the speculation that Aprilia was in fact going to pull out of the inaugural Moto2 champioship in 2010. Also left without a More >
