The fund raising organiser of the event is motorcycle racing enthusiast and popular freelance writer Carly Rathmell who will be presenting awards to the Best Under 21 riders in three categories, Trials, MX and Road Racing.

Simply send an email at carly.rathmell@btinternet.com with the young rider that has caught your eye this year and who you think deserves this award.

The Fighting Back Fundraiser Black Tie Dinner will take place on the 20^th November at The Nottingham Belfry, there will be a silent auction, auction, tombola, lots of entertainment and a late bar. Tickets are £65 each with tables of 10 people; you do not however have to buy  a full table of 10.

There will be a number of top riders from each sport attending on the night. Monies raised on the night will be donated to Cancer Research.

If you are able to help with sponsorship, auction or tombola prizes contact Carly through the Facebook link below.

For more information visit the Fighting Back Fundraiser on Facebook.

Ben Spies 2010

Riders and motorcycles from MotoGP, Moto2 and the 125cc class arrived on the streets of the Austrian capital, Vienna yesterday to the delight of the fans.

The official event took place ahead of this weekends Grand Prix in the Czech Republic with the 125cc riders Bradley Smith, Marc Marquez and Randy Krummenacher joining Moto2 riders Toni Elias, Thomas Luthi and Karel Abraham.

The MotoGP riders Ben Spies, Mika Kalio and Alex de Angelis led the parade down the famous Ringstrasse landmark in the heart of Vienna,  displaying the sight and sounds of their machines as well as meeting fans of the series.

The Cardion ab Grand Prix Czech Republic will mark the start of the second part of the season and an announcement is expected after the race regarding the move to Ducati of Valentino Rossi for the 2011 season.

Dani Pedrosa 2010

Following the last MotoGP round at Laguna Seca, the Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa spent a couple of days at the Honda Racing school of Indonesia as a guest instructor.

As well as passing on his personal riding advice to the chosen lucky students the Spaniard also put in some demonstration laps on a 110cc Honda Blade.

Hundreds of fans of the rider attended the event along with the 16 special students to see Pedrosa ride around the Sentul Karting circuit, surprising the Honda rider with their knowledge of the sport.

Dani said;

“It was great fun riding the 110cc Blade.  Obviously, it has very low horsepower compared to my RC212V, but I think that it’s great for the children to start understanding how to ride a motorbike, get to grips with the gears and the riding style needed.  The best advice I can give them is to follow their instinct from the heart and to have fun on the bike. They have an opportunity in life, so they must remember that and give it their all. When I started, I was also very small, but full of passion. I would never have imagined that I would race in the World Championship, but I was very lucky to be part of a project – like them now –, so they must go on dreaming and work hard to make their dreams come true. I was really surprised by how many people in Indonesia watch MotoGP. They are very passionate and know everything about the championship. It’s a beautiful country, the people are very friendly and everyone has told me that I must come back and visit Bali. Now, I’ll go home, visit my family and have fun with my friends, after so many races in such a short time. And then, my team and I will have to get ready for the second half of the season and to win races”.

Colin Edwards

The ‘Texas Tornado’ a.k.a. Colin Edwards is to make an appearance at a MotoGP Night on behalf of the North Yorkshire Road Racing Supporters Club on 16th June.

It’s bound to be a night to remember and hopefully Colin will be giving some of his amazing quotes for you all to enjoy, such as the one given after the Qatar race in 2009;

“I like the night race. I think it’s a cool little scenario. It’s something special; you only have one a year. It’s something a little bit different. I tend to ride faster when I can’t see where I’m going. Everything works out better that way.”

Or this one when he was asked about the use of electronics in July 2009;

“Everybody has got it. Traction control, anti-wheelie control, frickin’ scratch-your-ass-while-you’re-racing control; whatever control it is, there’s always some new thing they’re coming out with. Our cornering speeds right now are so just astronomical that if you didn’t have traction control, man, you would be in orbit every other frickin’ race.”

The event is raising money to further the careers of racers from the local area, so go along and show your support for the cause and meet up with Colin.  Guests can also take their Arai helmets along to be serviced by the Arai technicians who will be available to answer any questions.

The double World Champion and top MotoGP rider will be appearing at ;

Colin Edwards in association Arai Helmets

Club Amadeus, Northallerton, DL6 1AA

16th June 2010

Doors Open at 7:00pm with the show starting at 8:00pm

Admission (on the door) is £8.00 (£5.00 for NYRRSC members)

www.nyrrsc.net

Rizla Suzuki 2009

This Sunday, 9th August, is the Rizla Racing Day 2009 at Assen in the Netherlands with the MotoGP riders Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen on track.

This in the tenth year for the Rizla Racing Day event which brings thousands of fans together from all over the world supported by Suzuki Netherlands and also features racing cars and Karts.

Chris Vermeulen;

“The Rizla Racing Day is a great event and with Rizla being the main sponsor of our team it is a great opportunity for a lot of the fans who wouldn’t normally get to a MotoGP to see, hear and appreciate our GP bike. For us it is only doing some demonstration laps, but it’s still a lot of fun – in fact I think this is probably the eighth time I’ve been to a Rizla Racing Day so I must like it! Loris and I will certainly put on a show and we’ll try and do a couple of demo starts, spin -up the tyres and pull some wheelies for the crowd.”

Loris Capirossi;

“I wasn’t able to ride at the Rizla Racing Day last year because of an injury, but I did attend and was amazed by how good it was. To see the mixture of cars, bikes and karts all at one event was really different and Rizla certainly puts on a good show. I am really looking forward to getting on track and riding the GSV-R for a bit of fun for all the guys who will be there and putting on a good demo of the Suzuki GSV-R for Rizla and all the fans.”

Casey Stoner

Last weekend the Italian MotoGP took place at the Mugello circuit on a day of mixed weather conditions, a dry race for the 125cc riders and a wet race for the 250cc and the main race.

125cc

British rider Bradley Smith on the Bancaja Aspar Team bike took his second victory at the Italian MotoGP on Sunday after qualifying in pole position.

The 18-year-old, rode a superb race as he came under attack from the likes of Jack & Jones rider Nicolas Terol and his team-mate Julián Simon.

The track was relatively dry for the start of the 125cc race and Smith got off the line to take the lead as they went into the first corner ahead of Terol and Simon.

Behind, the battle for fourth place was going on with Derbi Racing Team rider Pol Espargaró finally claiming the place on the final lap as the Ajo Interwetten rider Sandro Cortese crashed out.

On lap 5, Andrea Iannone on the Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. machine suffered some sort of mechanical problem as his bike slowed down and he then retired.

Smith initially built up a gap between himself and the two other riders but they slowly reeled him in and he rode an impressive race to hold them back and is now leading the championship by 3.5 points from Simon.

Scott Redding on the Blusens Aprilia, crashed out half-way through the race while in fourth place, finally finishing in seventh.

Here are the results;

Pos  Rider               Bike     Time
 1.  Bradley Smith       Aprilia  40m09.523s
 2.  Nicolas Terol       Aprilia  +   0.216s
 3.  Julian Simon        Aprilia  +   7.114s
 4.  Pol Espargaro       Derbi    +  11.829s
 5.  Marc Marquez        KTM      +  12.315s
 6.  Johann Zarco        Aprilia  +  14.605s
 7.  Scott Redding       Aprilia  +  15.305s
 8.  Stefan Bradl        Aprilia  +  22.255s
 9.  Lorenzo Savadori    Aprilia  +  22.392s
10.  Sandro Cortese      Derbi    +  29.239s
11.  Sergio Gadea        Aprilia  +  36.359s
12.  Lorenzo Zanetti     Aprilia  +  36.444s
13.  Randy Krummenacher  Aprilia  +  36.507s
14.  Jonas Folger        Aprilia  +  36.581s
15.  Takaaki Nakagami    Aprilia  +  36.636s
16.  Esteve Rabat        Aprilia  +  36.834s
17.  Luigi Morciano      Aprilia  +  49.870s
18.  Simone Corsi        Aprilia  +  50.419s
19.  Dominique Aegerter  Derbi    +1m05.900s
20.  Riccardo Moretti    Aprilia  +1m06.019s
21.  Davide Stirpe       Honda    +1m20.225s
22.  Lukas Sembera       Aprilia  +1m21.946s
23.  Jasper Iwema        Honda    +1m43.074s
24.  Gennaro Sabatino    Aprilia  +    1 lap
25.  Luca Vitali         Aprilia  +    1 lap
26.  Alessandro Tonucci  Aprilia  +    1 lap

Retirements:

     Luca Marconi        Aprilia  12 laps
     Daniel Webb         Aprilia  8 laps
     Andrea Iannone      Aprilia  5 laps
     Joan Olive          Derbi    5 laps
     Efren Vazquez       Derbi    5 laps
     Tomoyoshi Koyama    Loncin   2 laps
     Alexis Masbou       Loncin   1 lap

250cc

Mattia Passini on the Team Toth Aprilia took the victory in front of his home crowd on Sunday as an all to familiar scene went on behind between Marco Simoncelli and Alvaro Bautista.

As the riders prepared to line up on the grid, the rain began, forcing teams to swap settings and tyres on their machines after it was declared a ‘Wet Race’.

Simoncelli on the Metis Gilera shot away at the start, even creating a gap until Bautista began to catch him on the Mapfre Aspar team bike, followed closely by Pasini.

Bautista passed Simoncelli on the pit straight before making it stick almost instantly as Simoncelli ran wide. In an incident reminiscent of the previous year, Simoncelli attempted a move in a gap far too small, and slid into the side of Bautista, running both of the riders into the gravel.  Both, fortunately stayed on their machines but Simoncelli had gained the advantage and was soon off down the track followed a few moments later by Bautista.

The pair soon gained on the leading Italian and the race was back on but Bautista couldn’t make a pass on Simoncelli.

Simoncelli got passed the Aprilia rider to take the lead but Pasini refused to lose the place he’d fought for and after five corners of the pair riding alongside each other, Pasini made his move stick and finished just a tenth of a second ahead of Simoncelli.

Simoncelli has since been hit with a $5,ooo fine and a ‘yellow card’, a warning by the Race Direction for “riding in an irresponsible manner”.

Last season, Simoncelli had a similar penalty imposed on him after an incident at Mugello when he was deemed to have forced Héctor Barbera out of the race illegally.

Here are the results;

Pos  Rider                Bike     Time
 1.  Mattia Pasini        Aprilia  45m38.391s
 2.  Marco Simoncelli     Gilera   +   0.117s
 3.  Alvaro Bautista      Aprilia  +   1.293s
 4.  Thomas Luthi         Aprilia  +  24.557s
 5.  Hector Barbera       Aprilia  +  27.014s
 6.  Hiroshi Aoyama       Honda    +  30.037s
 7.  Alex Debon           Aprilia  +  31.325s
 8.  Hector Faubel        Honda    +  35.178s
 9.  Raffaele De Rosa     Honda    +  44.856s
10.  Roberto Locatelli    Gilera   +  46.483s
11.  Alex Baldolini       Aprilia  +  49.521s
12.  Mike di Meglio       Aprilia  +1m00.539s
13.  Karel Abraham        Aprilia  +1m23.730s
14.  Ratthapark Wilairot  Honda    +1m25.519s
15.  Imre Toth            Aprilia  +1m30.397s
16.  Balazs Nemeth        Aprilia  +    1 lap
17.  Axel Pons            Aprilia  +    1 lap
18.  Bastien Chesaux      Honda    +    1 lap
19.  Valentin Debise      Honda    +    1 lap
20.  Daniel Arcas         Aprilia  +   3 laps

Retirements:

     Shoya Tomizawa       Honda    6 laps
     Lukas Pesek          Aprilia  5 laps
     Vladimir Leonov      Aprilia  4 laps
     Jules Cluzel         Aprilia  0 laps

MotoGP

Casey Stoner on the Ducati Marlboro took the victory in another wet race ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and his team-mate Valentino Rossi on the Fiat Yamaha’s.

Before the race had even started, Jorge Lorenzo had crashed out as he was heading to the grid in the freakiest of accidents.  The team had only seconds to get the bike back to the pits and put Lorenzo on his second bike to make it too the grid on time, while they made fast repairs in time for the swap-over.

It was a difficult race and the ultimate test came down to team tactics as the track began to dry out forcing the riders to come in and change to their bikes with slicks.

Stoner took the lead as the race got underway but was soon being challenged and passed by the superb riding of Chris Vermeulen on the Rizla Suzuki.

The pair soon had a third challenger as Andrea Dovizioso on the Repsol Honda took both for the lead as Rossi began to gain.

Marco Melandri on the Hayate Racing Team bike was soon up with Rossi as was his team-mate Lorenzo who seemed to have regained his confidence.

On lap 3, both Vermeulen and Stoner were passed by Dovizioso with Rossi and Melandri right behind him.  Rossi took the lead on lap 9 followed by Melandri as Dovizoso then went into the pits for his slick-shod Honda.

Melandri was certainly on a mission and slid passed Rossi on lap 10 before both riders pitted for their second machines as Divizoso once again led the field.

Stoner was now back up to speed and hot on the tracks of the Honda rider followed by Loris Capirossi on the second Rizla Suzuki, they both passed the Italian demoting him to third place.

Capirossi then snatched the lead off Stoner, leading the race for a whole lap before the Ducati once again took the front slot and got on with the win.

Melandri had slipped back in the last few laps and now Capirossi and Dovizioso were suffering the pace and drifting backwards as the Yamaha’s of Lorenzo and Rossi took full advantage for the second and third places on offer.

Dani Pedrosa suffered further injury after his accident at the Italian Grand Prix than was first thought.  He has fractured a bone at the top of his femur and has been immobilized for ten days before it will be decided if he will be able to take part in the next round of the championship at his home track of Barcelona.

The Repsol Honda team have since issued a statement;

Dani Pedrosa today returned home to Barcelona where Doctor Xavier Mir, at the USP Institut Universitari Dexeus, confirmed that the Repsol Honda rider had not suffered any further injuries during his crash in yesterday’s Italian Grand Prix.

“Pedrosa had started the race injured after a big rear wheel slide and subsequent shake from his bike in Saturday morning’s practice session caused the unlucky Spaniard to incur severe stretching in his right hip. The scans today also showed that the initial diagnosis at the circuit on Saturday had been correct and Pedrosa had pulled the gluteus medius muscle, which caused a small crack in the greater trochanter (thigh) bone where the muscle attaches.

The factory Honda rider will now rest up ahead of the Grand Prix of Catalunya in just under two week’s time. His physical condition will be assessed next week and Pedrosa is hoping to be fit for his home race.”

Dani Pedrosa:

“It’s a relief that the tests today didn’t show up anything new because I think I have enough to contend with already. The injury from Saturday is still quite painful obviously but with luck it will improve over the next week. The timing of this a real shame because I was feeling as though I was returning to something close to race fitness and could ride the bike as I wanted. Still, this is where we are so we’ll just get on with it and try to make a quick recovery. I really hope I can be fit for the next race because it’s a very important one for me and the team.”

Here are the results;

Pos  Rider             Bike             Time
 1.  Casey Stoner      Ducati           45m41.894s
 2.  Jorge Lorenzo     Yamaha            +  1.001s
 3.  Valentino Rossi   Yamaha            +  2.076s
 4.  Andrea Dovizioso  Honda             +  2.129s
 5.  Loris Capirossi   Suzuki            +  3.274s
 6.  Colin Edwards     Tech 3 Yamaha     + 24.451s
 7.  James Toseland    Tech 3 Yamaha     + 25.621s
 8.  Randy de Puniet   LCR Honda         + 26.046s
 9.  Niccolo Canepa    Pramac Ducati     + 31.815s
10.  Chris Vermeulen   Suzuki            + 34.814s
11.  Marco Melandri    Hayate Kawasaki   + 35.090s
12.  Nicky Hayden      Ducati            + 39.122s
13.  Mika Kallio       Pramac Ducati     + 52.462s
14.  Toni Elias        Gresini Honda     + 52.478s
15.  Alex de Angelis   Gresini Honda     +   1 lap

Retirements:

     Dani Pedrosa      Honda            12 laps
     Yuki Takahashi    Scot Honda       9 laps

Le Mans

The Le Mans 24-Hour Motorcycle Endurance race of 2009 took place on Saturday with the Yamaha Austria RT – YZF R1 team taking the victory.

The Le Mans endurance race starts differently to any other race with riders running to their bikes when the flag is dropped.  Their bikes are held by mechanics on the grid with the fastest at the front and the riders sprint across the track before jumping on and riding off.

The winning team took the lead on Saturday evening with riders Gwen Giabbani, Steve Martin and Igor Jerman, who managed a seven lap lead by the end of the race.

The Honda France team followed in second place with the Honda CBR1000RR’s ridden by the amazing Steve Plater, Sebastien Charpentier and Matthieu Lagrive.

In third place was the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team with their Suzuki GSX-R1000 and riders Vincent Phillipe, Barry Veneman and Guillaume Dietrich.

The Honda France team headed to the front of the field early on but within an hour, Lagrieve, who had qualified in pole position,  crashed the machine, however, they did set the fastest lap of the weekend.  The team were now down in 43rd position, but not all was lost and they clawed their way back to 10th place within a few hours.

After only a few hours the weather changed and torrential rain began causing many of the riders to slide off the track, including Plater, as the standing water remained on the track throughout the night.

Steve Martin, former World Superbike Champion, was at the event for only the second time and was thrilled to take the win.  He dedicated the win to his friend and mentor Peter Kerr who died at the weekend.

Steve Plater, was the replacement rider for the injured Jean Michael Bayle, who had suffered and injury to his knee, and what an impressive ride, and no doubt could have won the race if the weather had been kinder.

Simon Andrews was unable to take part in the race after the injuries he suffered at Mallory Park and had to be content with watching his team-mate Julian De Costa.  The GSR Kawasaki ZX-10R team took fourth place after qualifying in fourth.

Here are the results;

Dani Pedrosa 2008

This weekend the MotoGP Championship gets underway at the Losail International circuit in Qatar with it’s second night race.

The Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa has confirmed he will be on the grid for the first race of the season after suffering injuries in a crash while testing in Qatar at the beginning of March.  Pedrosa missed some important test sessions and this will be his first time back on his machine since the accident.  Team-mate Andrea Dovizioso has proved to be outstanding in the wet as well as making progress with the factory RC212V.

Casey Stoner was a second faster than any other machine on the track at the floodlit test session and has won the last two races on this track.  However, he has not spent long spells on his Ducati Marlboro since the operation on his wrist during the winter and has admitted to not having the movement there that he had before.  Team-mate Nicky Hayden has so far been disappointed with his pace and has struggled to get to grip with his bike.  It was hoped that the Desmosedici would prove to be more suited to the aggressive riding style of Hayden but he still has a way to go yet to prove it to himself and his team.

Valentino Rossi is still aiming for his victory at the Qatar circuit after finishing down in fifth position last year’s season opener.  The Italian is happy with the improvements on his M1 machine and said that the Fiat Yamaha team have done a great job giving him the confidence to challenge any other rider out there.  Meanwhile, his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo will be on Bridgestone tyres for the first time on the circuit where he made his debut in MotoGP.

The Rizla Suzuki team with riders Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi are confident that they can make it onto the podium at the opening round.  The team have struggled on this circuit in the past but have consistently been in the top five in testing.

James Toseland is expected to be fit to ride the Monster Tech 3 Yamaha this weekend after suffering a second massive accident during the winter practice in Jerez on March 29th.  He had a huge high-side while competing in the BMW M Award qualifying simulation, leaving him with concussion and a broken bone in his foot.  His team-mate Colin Edwards has shown impressive pace during the winter test sessions and his more than happy with improvements made to his machine.

The Pramac Ducati team are hoping to be one of the front runners this season after an impressive test session in Jerez with the former 250cc rider Mika Kallio. The Finnish rider finished in sixth place overall and at times had got up to fourth while team-mate Niccolo Canepe, continued to struggle with pace on the Ducati.

Yuki Takahashi will be riding for the Scot Racing Team making his MotoGP debut and knows that he has a lot of work ahead of him.  The rookie rider finished at the BMW M Awards event in fourteenth place in his first competitive MotoGP race.

Sete Gibernau will be on the grid for the Grupo Francisco Hernando Satellite bike Team after qualifying in an impressive eighth place at the BMW M Awards event on the Ducati.  Despite concerns for Gibernau’s fitness the team know that they must work hard but are more focused after the Jerez test session.

The San Carlo Honda team have again Alex de Angelis on their team alongside their new signing Toni Elias.  Elias rode for the Satellite Ducati team last season and so also has a lot of experience under his belt, despite only finishing in twelfth position overall.

Marco Melandri for the Hayate Racing team was almost 1.5 seconds faster in his Jerez test session than he was in any of his races in the 2008 season.  The team have put the success down to improving set-up and new parts after a disappointing Qatar test on the Ninja ZX-RR.

LCR Honda rider Randy De Puniet, was much lower down the time-sheets than he wanted to be in the last test session and is still not comfortable with the work left to do.  The Frenchman is aiming to be in the top ten at the opening round after the team admitted to still having a lot of work to do.

This is the only night race of the 2009 and the first of seventeen races on the calendar beginning on the 12th April.  The first practice takes place on Friday night with a 45-minute session for the MotoGP riders beginning at 10.30pm local time.  On Saturday the qualifying practice takes place at 23.05 local time with the Commercialbank Grand Prix Of Qatar taking place on Sunday at 23.00 local time.

Casey Stoner

The annual BMW M Award event took place at Jerez on Sunday at this weekends official test with Casey Stoner on the Ducati Marlboro claiming the brand new BMW 135i for the fastest lap of the session.

Stoner set a time of 1:38.646 seconds aboard his Desmosedici GP9 machine with only 10 minutes of the session remaining and shortly before the rain began.

It’s the second year running for Stoner who was followed by Valentino Rossi, the 2007 winner on the Fiat Yamaha, and Rizla Suzuki riders Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen in third and fourth respectively.

The second Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo took fifth place with an impressive Mika Kallio for the Pramac Racing team on his tail to take sixth, despite a trip off track earlier in the session.

Andrea Dovizioso was seventh for the Repsol Honda team ahead of Sete Gibernau on the Grupo Francisco Hernando Satellite bike, Toni Elias on the San Carlo Honda Gresini and Colin Edwards on the Monster Yamaha Tech 3.

James Toseland, the second Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider, suffered a massive highside with only 15 minutes of the session remaining, bringing out the red flag while he was attended to by the medical team.  He was stretched off track and taken to the circuits Clinica Mobile, where it was announced that he was not seriously injured but was heavily bruised.  It has since been confirmed that the 28-year-old rider has broken the fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot as well as badly spraining his right ankle,  multiple bruising and concussion.

None of the injuries, however, should stop Toseland from being on the grid at the opening round of the MotoGP Championship in Qatar on April 12, and he will want to make it up to his team after admitting that he felt the accident was his fault as he was lacking temperature in his rear tyre.

Casey Stoner – Jerez 2008

This week the MotoGP riders will take to the Jerez circuit in Spain for their final preseason test session and the teams are eager to get on with the hectic eight months ahead of them.

The Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa, will not be attending as he is still  recovering from his accident at the winter Qatar test.   The Spanish rider is happy with the way the injuries to his left wrist and knee are mending and remains optimistic that he will be on the grid for the opening round of the season at Qatar on the 12 April.

It is reported that  Kousuke Akiyoshi, who has previously tested for the Suzuki team, will be replacing the young Spaniard for Honda after joining the team during the winter of 2008.  As well as racing in many of the Japanese National Championship races for 2009, he will also be taking part in the Suzuka 8 Hours alongside Shinichi Itoh.

Ducati rider Casey Stoner, is still concerned about the wrist  he had operated on at the end of the 2008 season.  Although the pain he had suffered during the Sepang test was much improved when he next tested in Qatar, he is still not 100% confident that the problem is over.

The 2009 livery of the Rizla Suzuki team is to be unveiled at the Jerez test session with the riders Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi, who are itching to get on the GSV-R.  The pair have been promised more acceleration for their final test session after further improvements to their machines.

Another team unveiling at the event is the Monster Yamaha Tech3 crew with Colin Edwards and James Toseland as it’s riders.  The Tech3 Yamaha team finished fourth in the 2008 championship and have this year secured the sponsorship of the Monster Energy group who have also signed a personal sponsorship deal with Valentino Rossi.

The final preseason test session will begin on Wednesday 25th March until Friday 27th March for the 125cc and 250cc classes followed by the MotoGP big boys on the Saturday and Sunday.

The 45-minute qualifying shootout will take place on Sunday when all of the riders will be in with a chance of winning a brand new BMW Sports car in the BMW M Award event.  The annual event will take place in the afternoon with the rider clocking the fastest time of the session taking home the prize.