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Well
what a season it has been. Hayden
the champion and Rossi the runner-up. I am not gonna say anything else
about it my point as most of you know is clear.
Nobody knows everything yet about the next season, but I know something
which is pretty cool! I will come back later this winter with all
changes in MotoGP and vowe my opinion about it to you all in public and
maybe make a prediction of who will be champion.
But there's very cool news from Holland. Our only 125cc team Molenaar
Racing will have 2 Dutch riders in it's team! One on the Honda and the
other on the Aprilia. I am gonna tell you about the guy on the Aprilia.
His name: Hugo van den Berg!
When he was 10 years young he started motorracing. He quickly became
one of the topriders in the Dutch championships. He won all races
except one in a Belgium Winter Cup. He was 11 years when he got his
official racing license by the Dutch Federation
At just 13 years of age he got his Official European license which
meant he could join the German IDM championship
When in 2004 Patrick van den Goorbergh (brother of GP Rider Jurgen van
den Goorbergh) joined Hugo alot of positive re-inforcement came for
Hugo. Patrick took alot of knowledge from the GP's with him to benefit
Hugo and his team. Especially at ereas's of suspesion and adjustment of
the bike.
The Spannish CEV125 cup has been known as a very competative and
prestigious one to win, we've seen alot of spannish hero's make their
entrance in the GP's via the CEV. Hugo qualified 3rd in his first CEV
race and finished 6th. Because alot of riders got a factory kit for
their bikes it became harder and harder for Hugo to put in top results
while he was racing on a standard Aprilia.
Catalunya 2005 was his first Wildcard GP he took part in at just 15
years and 19days of age he became Holland's youngest rider in history
to take part in a GP. He quallified well withing the 107% marging and
just gave away 3.3 seconds compared to the topriders. He finished 29th
in that race due to a bad start. A wildcard at the German GP made the
end of the 2005 season.
Hugo took part in several GP's in 2006, for instance Assen,
Catalunya, Le Mans and Valencia made sure he got a position for 2007 as
a regular in the 125cc World Championship!
I hope we can all enjoy Hugo's racing in 2007 and even for the
non-Dutch viewers we could cheer for him! Atleast I want to wish him
the best of luck!
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