Young Californian Joe Roberts Gets His Full-Time Moto2 Spot
American Joe Roberts, who claimed a top 10 finish in his first Moto2 outing at Brno earlier this season, will be back full-time in Moto2 next year, alongside South African Steven Odendaal on the new NTS chassis.
Roberts got a four-race sojourn in Moto2 this year, substituting for Yonny Hernandez in the AGR team after the Columbian rider was dropped.
The Japanese bike and pair of riders will run in the RW Racing team. NTS will make it six chassis constructors in the class, alongside Kalex, Suter, KTM, Speed Up and Tech3. The NTS made a 24th-place grand prix debut at Aragon, ridden by wildcard Odendaal, who won the 2016 CEV title on a Kalex and is currently third overall, with two races to go, on the NTS.
Also in Moto2 next year, Fabio Quartararo has confirmed he will move to the Speed Up team, where he will join former Moto3 champion Danny Kent.
