Antonio Banderas officially presented yesterday evening at the Compac Theatre in Madrid his Moto2 team, Jack&Jones by Antonio Banderas. The Spanish team will compete in the inaugural Moto2 World Championship that kicks off on April 11th in Qatar with riders Kenny Noyes and Joan Olivé who will be riding Promoharris prototypes.

Banderas who owns a number of bikes in his personal collection (Honda Goldwing, a HD Softail, a Guzzi and a 450cc motocross bike) is also a big racing fan (remembering Kenny Roberts and Wayne Rainey) said: “I have always been a motorcycle fan and when this opportunity came up I did not hesitate for a moment. From the moment that they proposed this project, I liked it and I decided to get involved.”

About the Moto2 category Banderas said: “I think it’s very interesting and that we’re going to see the true qualities of the riders. Everyone has the same engine, which is very powerful and will underline the skill of every team and their technical staff. They will have the opportunity to advance the bikes as they look for the perfect balance for the riders.”

Source | as and motogp.com

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Last December several spanish websites including AS.com ran a story that international movie star Antonio Banderas wanted to get into racing and was looking for funding to run teams in the 125cc and 250cc championships, as well as the Spanish and European series.

Spanish RTVE talking to Banderas, who is in Los Angeles, announced that he is ready to launch his Promoracing Team in Moto2 that will be run by Daniel Devahive and that the first rider they’ve chosen is 125cc rider Jean Olive.

Olive currently rides with the Derbi Racing Team and is 10th in the standings.

Banderas and Devahive had originally chosen Aleix Espargarò but the rider bowed out to ride in MotoGP for Pramac Ducati next year.

Espargarò must have signed a lot of pre-contracts in Moto2, because before signing up with Pramac, he was also in the final stages of negotiations with Luca Boscosuro of the Speed-Up-Aprilia team.

After the jump we’ve added the Moto2 teams entry list that was announced during the Estoril round. Bandera’s team is on the reserve list with two riders.

Continue reading: Antonio Bandera's Promoracing Moto 2 Racing Team

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