Aspar has partnered with Spain’s MIR Racing Cup to additional improve its involvement within the growth of younger riders.
On account of the merger, the MIR Racing Cup can be renamed the MIR Racing Aspar Cup, which will even embrace the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, dwelling of MotoGP in Valencia.
The MIR Racing Cup is a championship for younger riders that options a number of classes together with Minimoto, Alevin 90, GP10, GP12, Moto5 and Promo3. It’s structured in a means that’s meant for riders to progress from minimoto to Promo3 courses earlier than transferring on to courses reminiscent of Moto4 within the ESBK collection on full-size vehicles.
Aspar has acknowledged that its intention is to strengthen the buildings already in place inside MIR, sustaining the prevailing scholarship system to scale back the price of championship-winning riders transferring between classes within the collection.
Aspar additionally says it’ll “strengthen” MIR’s “expertise identification and promotion program” in order that riders are evaluated not solely primarily based on on-track efficiency, but additionally “technical progress, bodily preparation and aggressive mindset.”
Aspar’s current staff competes within the European Expertise Cup, Junior GP, Moto3 and Moto2 World Championships, and younger riders who compete in MIR and do effectively there theoretically have a transparent path to the World Championship with Aspar.
“Grassroots bikes are on the coronary heart of our sport,” mentioned Aspar Crew CEO Jorge Martinez “Aspar”.
“If we wish to see new champions sooner or later, we now have to put money into their growth from the bottom up.
“With the MIR Racing Cup and the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, we share the identical imaginative and prescient: to create a sensible and accessible path from minibikes to the World Championship. This partnership permits younger riders to develop with construction, values and clear objectives in an expert setting that prepares them to achieve the highest.”
Daniel Anton, Normal Supervisor of the MIR Racing Cup, added: “Our aim has all the time been to supply actual alternatives to our riders. With this partnership, the dream of reaching MotoGP from the grassroots stage is extra alive than ever. This partnership between the Aspar Crew and the Ricardo Tormo Circuit is a decisive step in direction of making that dream a actuality.”
“Collectively, we are going to construct the most important grassroots motorbike racing undertaking in historical past, a platform that connects expertise, coaching and the longer term.
“We wish each child who rides a minibike to have the ability to think about themselves on a MotoGP grid sooner or later, and to take that journey with us.”
