The CEV Buckler lands this weekend at the Cheste Circuit

This weekend the penultimate round of the 2011 Spanish Speed Championship is being held at the Cheste Circuit. The national series arrives in an extremely exciting state across all categories, with several candidates in contention and plenty of determination to win the title in one of the most prestigious competitions in world motorcycle racing.

The Ricardo Tormo Circuit has said goodbye to the World Motorcycle Championship after the pre-season tests for the Moto2, Moto3 and MotoGP categories, and now hosts the CEV round with a great deal of excitement and appeal, along with 153 entries that will bring the races to life.

The 125/Moto3 category features a total of 46 entrants, seven of whom belong to the Moto3 category, so we will have many riders making things difficult. Among the entries stands out the presence of Japan’s Kenta Fujii, perhaps the rider with the most experience in this class in the world, as this year he has competed and won races in the Japanese championship on a Moto3 bike. Portugal’s Miguel Oliveira will also be present, riding for the Monlau Competición team.

Although all eyes will undoubtedly be on the developments between Alex Rins and Alex Márquez, the CatalunyaCaixa Repsol riders are fighting for the 125GP crown. They are separated by just 16 points with two Grand Prix rounds left before the season ends, so the excitement will last until the very end, although Rins could be crowned champion in Valencia.

In the Moto2 category we also have a rider very close to the title: Jordi Torres holds a five-point lead over his teammate Carmelo Morales. Carmelito is still troubled by his shoulders, though he has not yet had surgery because he wants to fight for this title until the end. But in case there is not enough excitement, there will be many riders on track, some returning and others who do not want to miss this Spanish national round, such as Kev Coghlan and Pau Tortosa, among others.

The Stock Extreme category is tighter still, with Iván Silva and Santi Barragán separated by just four points, while in the privateer classification the best rider has been Alejandro Mariñelarena, who has almost secured the title in that standing.

The only category that will definitely have a champion decided in Valencia is the Kawasaki Ninja Cup, since the final round of the championship will be contested here. The two contenders, Antonio Alarte and Adrià Araujo, have their last match ball. Both arrive tied on points, in first, second and third positions alike, so parity is at its maximum. In short, whoever finishes ahead in Valencia will be champion.

The race schedule for next Sunday is as follows:
11:15 Moto2
12:30 125GP
13:30 Kawasaki Ninja Cup
14:30 Stock Extreme

The broadcast will be carried by TVE: on La1 at 12:30 we will have the 125GP/Moto3 race, and afterwards the Moto2 highlights can be watched.

Source | CEV