Brad tops Moto3 leaderboard
In April this year this, the Krugersdorp local won a Moto race from the back of the grid – the first racer to do so since 2010.
Following on from his win six months ago in Spain, Brad Binder has made his way to the top of the Moto3 leaderboard and is a favourite for the world championship, which ends in November.
Brad, who is a local boy, decided to take a different approach to racing this year.
“In the past, I may have taken things too seriously, focusing too much on racing and fitness, and I was always very hard on myself when I failed. This year, I definitely approached racing in a more relaxed way. I just take one lap at a time, picking them off one by one. My team did such an amazing job of keeping me calm, it took all the pressure away.”
Brad knows that the road to Moto2 and ultimately to MotoGP is going to be tough.
“I’ve got my sights set on MotoGP. It’s always really hard in the beginning. You see it with all the guys – they struggle at the start. It’s one of those things that everybody has to go through and I’m really looking forward to the challenge.”
After his recent achievements, you might expect a degree of cockiness from Brad, but there is none. Motorcycling is in his blood – his Dad is a bike maniac and his 18-year-old brother, Darryn, races in Moto3 too.
“South Africa is home and every time I come back I don’t want to leave again. Because of where I’m from, things were a lot tougher when I arrived overseas, and having faced that challenge has definitely helped me in my battle to get to the top of MotoGP,” said Brad.
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