
ATTACKS AT ARPAJON
WORLD'S RECORDS. ATTACKS AT ARPAJON. oN the 31st August at the meeting at Aspajon, near Paris, J. S. Wright succeeded in regaining the world's maximum speed record for motorcycles, on…
After becoming the first female to win a solo motorcycle world championship last year, 21-year-old Ana Carrasco will defend her World Supersport 300 crown with Kawasaki.
The Spaniard rode last season with DS Junior racing – having used a crowd-funding appeal in the wake of a sponsorship hitch – and two wins from the opening four races created a platform for her eventual victory.
She has now switched to Kawasaki-backed Provec, whose co-director Guim Roda said: “Last year’s result was spectacular and we had no choice but to set up a project tailored to Ana, to help her be an example for all women who believe ‘Yes, I can.”
The season begins April 5-7 in Aragon.