steveyb
18th January 2009, 19:40
I received this news earlier in the week.
Makes the Moto Academy NZ spot at Rookies Cup selection just that bit more valuable I suppose.
Red Bull has taken the decision to trim the 2009 Red Bull MotoGP
Rookies Cup to 8 races at 6 Grand Prix and cancel the 2009 Red Bull AMA
U.S. Rookies Cup following a significant reduction of support by a
major partner.
At a time when companies the world over are bracing themselves for the
effects of recession Red Bull has shouldered as much of the load as
possible to cover both the technical as well as operational efforts of
running the MotoGP Cup but there will simply not be enough spares and
technical support available to keep the U.S. series at a high level in
2009.
This is not a happy situation for anyone concerned. The positive is
that the Rookies Cup will continue and the aim remains to give as many
riders as possible the chance to progress towards the highest level of
Grand Prix racing. Red Bull wished to thank Alpinestars and Dorna for
their unwavering support in these difficult circumstances and deeply
regrets the unavoidable disappointment that this brings, particularly
to those involved in the U.S. Cup.
The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup now enters its third season and will be
contested at the following Grands Prix:
May 2nd / 3rd Jerez - Spain (double header)
May 30th Mugello - Italy
June 27th Assen - Netherlands
July 18th Sachsenring - Germany
July 25th Donington - England
August 15th /16th Brno - Czech Republic
(double header)
Two pre season tests each lasting two days are planned.
March 26th - 27th Estoril - Portugal
March 30th - 31st Jerez - Spain
Makes the Moto Academy NZ spot at Rookies Cup selection just that bit more valuable I suppose.
Red Bull has taken the decision to trim the 2009 Red Bull MotoGP
Rookies Cup to 8 races at 6 Grand Prix and cancel the 2009 Red Bull AMA
U.S. Rookies Cup following a significant reduction of support by a
major partner.
At a time when companies the world over are bracing themselves for the
effects of recession Red Bull has shouldered as much of the load as
possible to cover both the technical as well as operational efforts of
running the MotoGP Cup but there will simply not be enough spares and
technical support available to keep the U.S. series at a high level in
2009.
This is not a happy situation for anyone concerned. The positive is
that the Rookies Cup will continue and the aim remains to give as many
riders as possible the chance to progress towards the highest level of
Grand Prix racing. Red Bull wished to thank Alpinestars and Dorna for
their unwavering support in these difficult circumstances and deeply
regrets the unavoidable disappointment that this brings, particularly
to those involved in the U.S. Cup.
The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup now enters its third season and will be
contested at the following Grands Prix:
May 2nd / 3rd Jerez - Spain (double header)
May 30th Mugello - Italy
June 27th Assen - Netherlands
July 18th Sachsenring - Germany
July 25th Donington - England
August 15th /16th Brno - Czech Republic
(double header)
Two pre season tests each lasting two days are planned.
March 26th - 27th Estoril - Portugal
March 30th - 31st Jerez - Spain