Lots of racing news

125cc

The 125 cc race was spectacular, as it always is, filled with breathtaking overtakings and late breakings. Aprilia performed brilliantly, placing two RSAs on the podium.

The race is won by Mattia Pasini, who finally got this long awaited result after a series of unlucky mechanical breakdowns. He is followed by Koyama, KTM, and Faubel on his RSA of the Bancaja Aspar team.

250cc

The rain that has been falling since this morning over the Donington Park circuit forced riders and teams to use the set up they tested on Friday. The race, deeply affected by the weather conditions, was uncertain until the very last lap, offering the wide audience a breathtaking experience. Aprilia performed well, with Alex De Angelis conquering the second step of the podium. Lorenzo didn't make it to the finish because of a big highsider wich threw him off the bike.

Italian Supermoto Championship


On Saturday night in Torino, Christian Iddon (Aprilia SXV 5.5) was crowned the winner of the Italian S2 Supermoto Grand Prix. It is the first time that the young British talent finished first in a day of racing at a world race. It was also the first time that an Aprilia, multi-victor in the 450, climbed atop the top podium in the higher-cylinder class with the SXV 5.5.

Ama Supermoto

Defending AMA PPG Supermoto Unlimited champ Ben Carlson continued the dominating form he’s displayed ever since bringing the #1 plate over to the Factory Aprilia Rip It Energy Racing squad at Miller Motorsports Park on Saturday, claiming his third consecutive victory in as many rounds this season.

The Wisconsin-native once again powered away from pole to a wire-to-wire victory aboard his twin-cylinder SXV550, riding an inch-perfect race throughout the 8-lap affair.

Afterwards, an excited Carlson said, “Three in a row, we’ve had a good run. Knock on wood, hopefully everything keeps going this way this season. It was hot out there, it just takes your breath away from you a little bit but we gave it 110% in that race. The whole crew has been great. We’ve been working really hard and it’s what you get.”

Motocross

t was an unfortunate French Grand Prix for Team Aprilia Off Road. The tightly-knit group spent the past month concentrating on the development of the MXV 4.5 before presenting the motorcycle at the starting line of the 7th round. After the first part of season that saw injuries to both Chicco Chiodi and Cedric Melotte. In the first fraction, Cedric Melotte was in 18th place when he withdrew just a few laps from the finish line due to a blockage in the posterior brake piston. Chicco Chiodi mounted a comeback, making his way from 26th to 19th place overall.
In Race 2, both riders withdrew before the end of the race due to technical failures.

Aprilia Experience on Spa-Franchorchamps

2 weeks ago Aprilia organized the Aprilia Experience at the Spa-Franchorchamps track. The day featured a lot of laps around the track and the ability to ride more than 10 of the latest Aprilia models. Dutch motorcycle website Motorfreaks was also there and they had a great time, as you can read in the report they wrote. Go check out the 2 page report with lots of juicy pics here

Aprilia Hypermotard pic

First pic of the new Aprilia 1200cc hypermotard...looks a lot like the shiver.

It will be available in a 750cc version (tuned shiver engine) and a 1200cc version later on.

more info here

Raptors & Rockets test new Shiver

The guys at Raptors & Rockets have tested the new Shiver and they liked it a lot. They also have a couple of nice onboard videos and a video of the presentation of the bike in venice. Go check it out here

Another AMA Supermoto win for Carlson

Factory Aprilia Rip It Energy Racing’s Ben Carlson is now two-for-two in Unlimited action this year, taking a second consecutive dominating win. Carlson led all 12 laps from pole and pulled out an early double-digit advantage before cruising home to the flag, allowing factory KTM HMC runners Kurt Nicoll and Johnny Lewis to close in to a deceptive 1.651 and 1.903 seconds behind at the finish.

Prior to this season, Aprilia had zero Supermoto national victories to their name, but thanks to the signing of the reigning Unlimited champ, they already have two this season. Carlson leads the Unlimited points race with a perfect 50 points. Robert Loire and Josh Chisum are tied for second at 35. Carlson also competed in the 450 class where he finished 10th.

Ben Carlson: "Hats off to Aprilia, this team’s hard work is unbelievable. The track seemed to get a little bit slicker each lap, and luckily I was able to get a comfortable lead where I could keep the bike on the driest line.”

Team Owner Darryl Atkins suffered increasing electrical problems throughout the day. “I am really, really disappointed,” said the New Zealand Native. Atkins was still able to make the race and collect points towards the important team championship. “We don’t make all this effort to finish fourteenth I assure our fans. It’s so much work to make it to the track, and every race we have a line of fans outside the rig interested in the team and the bikes. I’ll keep pushing no matter what – and I want to thank our fans for coming by to say hello.”

Aprilia of the Week: Adam's Tricked out RSVR Factory

Please introduce yourself first. Who are you and where are you from?

Adam from Lake Tahoe, NV

Which Aprilia model do you own?

04 Factory

Did you add any mods to your bike?

Custom paint job, 100mm pistons, ported and degreed cams, race air box kit, Smalt full system with custom 65mm outlets, Power Commander, lots of carbon fiber, Ferdo brake pads, Sato adjustable rearsets, radial Brembo calipers and master cylinders, Gilles chain adjusters and much more.

Why did you buy an Aprilia and what do you like so much about it?

This is my 4th Aprilia. I was 1st turned on to them when I was test riding for Aprilia through a diagnostics lab. The reliability of the engines was amazing

And what don’t you like about your bike?

Nothing

If you could ask Aprilia to design a new model what would it be?

V4, 750, something with a lot more power

And finally do you have any motorcycling tips for the readers of Aprilia News?

If you want to ride fast and take your bike to the limit, take it to the track.

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