1 Superstars of MotoGP Who are the superstars of MotoGP Why are they special Marc Márquez rides fast He’s perched on top of his bike His muscles tense He adjusts his speed He twitches his upper body He balances He leans in He tilts his bike He takes sharp corners He’s close to the ground He scrapes his elbows He scrapes his shoulders He’s in the pole position He’s doing well He’s in the first row He’s in the inside lane He was overtaken by a champion rider But he still has 21 more laps to go He rides smart He became the youngest rider to win a MotoGP race He won more races He became the world’s youngest MotoGP champion 4
Valentino Rossi has won many world championships He was racing He was fighting for third place He put pressure on another rider He ran off track He ran downhill His bike’s rear wheel slid He got kicked off his bike A wheel hit him He got knocked out He tumbled He crashed He was taken to the hospital He injured his brain He broke a finger Riders take many pictures with fans after their races 5
Rossi loves MotoGP He has had many injuries He’s had broken legs He refused to quit He exercised in pools He trained He recovered He’s one of the oldest riders But he won’t let age stop him either Cameron Beaubier is a motorcycle racer He’s breaking into MotoGP He’s from the United States There aren’t many American riders He’s riding He’s racing He’s competing Riders change their riding styles to match their daredevil competitors 6
He relies on his speed But he needed more He needed structure He needed guidance Nailed It 7 Spotlight Biography Ana Carrasco Gabarrón Ana Carrasco Gabarrón is from Spain She got her first bike at age 3 She started racing at age 4 She said I just rode the bike because I liked it But now in the world championships things are more serious She is a MotoGP racer She competes in world championships She started competing at age 16 She was the first female to score points After that race she said I think I had a very good race and I am very pleased I struggled a bit at the start She had a hard time getting positions in the race She had six laps to go She got to the front of her group She passed others at the end of the final lap She got her first world championship point She said I’m super happy
