Moto2: Sean Dylan Kelly Tests – And May Race – With Forward Racing
Just days after his split with American Racing Team, Sean Dylan Kelly rode for Forward Racing during the Moto2 and Moto3 Pirelli tire test Monday, September 4 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (a.k.a. Catalunya).
On August 31, ahead of the MotoGP World Championship event at Catalunya, Kelly announced that he and American Racing Team were splitting up due to a disagreement over his recovery from a second arm pump surgery, which he underwent during the mid-season break.
American Racing Team brought in Marcos Ramirez (who started the season with Forward Racing) to race Kelly’s bike at Silverstone and Red Bull Ring, the two rounds immediately after the break, while Kelly continued to recover. But according to Kelly, he was ready to race.
“After respecting the recovery time, I felt and was 100% ready to come back after Silverstone,” Kelly posted on Instagram on August 31, “but I have to be honest and say that this is where the team and I have differing opinio