Scott Redding wins GB 125cc GP race
June 25th, 2008
125cc racing does not feature much in these pages - simply through lack of available time to cover the nip-and-tuck racing and do it justice. However, I witnessed a fine race at Donington, with a Brit winning, and not only that, but the youngest ever GP winner to boot.
Scott Redding dropped into second place early on in the race, Iannone taking the lead, and the pair outpaced the rest of the pack by some margin. Lap by lap, the 3 second gap between the two leaders became 2 seconds, then 1.5 seconds, then considerably less. Just six laps from the end, Iannone under pressure from Redding lost the front through Craner Curves. Suddenly the young lad was 5 seconds ahead and five more laps to complete. And complete them he did in fine style: not slowing, not tensing up but riding fast and smooth to the finish.
Well done Scott.
More coverage at The Biker Place and Armchair Bike Fan.
June 25th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
It was a pretty incredible victory from Redding. I thought he’d win races, but not so early!
Cheers for the link, too.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Thanks for the link.
Seeing Scott take the victory was the highlight of the weekend for me, thought he rode a superb race.
June 26th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Redding was Craner Curves to Toseland’s Melbourne Loop. Highlight of the weekend without doubt.