We’ve got a great competition here! And sooooo easy! You don’t even have to answer a question!

We have 5 sets of classic old-skool Alvaro stickers to give away: these are the genuine article – vinyl stickers with Alvaro’s “19″ symbol from the Aspar days, plus his “Bautista” name scrawl – bought by us from Alvaro’s father’s bike shop Amotos in Talevera de la Reina, Alvaro’s hometown.

The “Bautista” sticker measures approx 12cm across, whilst there are two sizes of the “19″ – one about 9cm across and the other about 17cm across. Each set contains all three stickers, in perfect condition on their backing paper – all ready for you to apply to bikes, laptops, files… whatever you want!

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning one of these five sets of stickers is to make sure you are keeping in touch with our sister site – VROOM MAGAZINE – the website all about Spanish riders by following it on Twitter and/or Liking it on Facebook. It’s a win-win situation for you really: Vroom Magazine’s Twitter channel brings you all the latest headlines from the site and other related links of interest, whilst the Facebook page gives you extra special bits of content such as photo albums from Vroom’s GP trips, behind the scenes pics of interviewees etc – and other bits of news and info you won’t get elsewhere.

If you follow on Twitter *and* like on Facebook then your name is going to be on the draw-list twice, doubling your chances of winning!

So if you want all the latest news on ALL Spanish riders in ALL MotoGP classes, plus the pick of the news from feeder classes like CEV (the Spanish Championships) and Red Bull Rookies, then get following and enjoy the best English language Spanish rider coverage anywhere on the web with VROOM MAGAZINE.

Just click on the links below to go to the Facebook and Twitter pages, and then make sure you click on the Like and Follow buttons.
The Prize Draw will be made from a complete list of all follows and likes as of midday, December 31st 2011. Winners will be contacted in the following days and Vroom Media will take care of all posting of items to winners.

So…. Get clicking!

We’re delighted to present you a brandnew competition exclusively for our Twitter followers.

Rizla Suzuki official sponsor Puig has kindly supplied us with promotional posters, featuring Alvaro on his bike, the famous Rizla girls and the 2011 MotoGP calendar. Would you like to call one of those your own? Then this is your chance!

All you have to do is answer a few questions about Alvaro and his career to prove your knowledge about our favourite rider [or just how good you are at research] and you’re ready to go.
Send your answers to poster@alvarobautista.co.uk and don’t forget to include your Twitter name. The competition will be open until 15th August 2011 [Monday after the Brno round], 12 PM [GMT].

And these are the questions:
1. What is Alvaro’s mascot?
2. What was Alvaro’s preferred racing number before he got 19 in the world championship?
3. How many tattoos does Alvaro have?
4. Which is Alvaro’s most successful circuit [in the world championship] in terms of wins?
5. Who is Alvaro’s favourite rider?
6. What was Alvaro’s best result in the MotoGP class so far and where? [up until Mugello 2011]
7. After Alvaro broke his leg in Qatar this year, how many days did it take for him to ride a MotoGP bike again?
8. When and where did Alvaro race in the world championship for the first time?
9. How many races did Alvaro win in the Spanish Championship? [total]
10. At what age [year] did Alvaro start in his first minimoto race?

Please send in your answers in order of questions. If you don’t know one or more of the answers, just leave that number blank.

Good luck!

Our favourite brand of leathers REV’IT! has started another competition and this time they’re giving out a new REV’IT! fashion collection shirt, signed by Alvaro.
Entering the competition is easy. All you have to do is sign up for the REV’IT! newsletter here and with a bit of luck you’ll have a beautiful new REV’IT! shirt with Alvaro’s signature in your inbox soon. Good luck!

To enter the competition, click here. And while you’re on their page, you can also check out the indepth look at Alvaro’s leathers and all its special features that keep our favourite rider safe.

Soft Pauer, the people who brought you the amazing MotoGP Live Timing App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, have now launched a competition to win an iPad (and of course a copy of the App is included too) with 25 runner-up prizes of the App itself.
You can either text to be in with a chance of winning (just look at the banners across this site) or you can enter online at www.softpauer.com/motogpwin where you can also find all the full rules and T&Cs.
(*The competition closes on July 23rd)

In 2010 MotoGP fans are able to enjoy an amazingly detailed experience on their iPhone and iPod Touch thanks to the new Official Live Timing Application by Soft Pauer. This new application ensures that fans will not miss a minute of the action from any of the rounds on the 2010 calendar, regardless of where they are.

The App offers an unprecedented level of information to consumers, which can be immediately taken in with the unique dynamic/interactive track map which provides users with a clear illustration of all the gaps between riders. Users are also able to access the same live timing information and in the same format as that which is used by the teams at each Grand Prix venue to track the progress of a session or particular team or rider. Uniquely, all the data from the whole season will be retained on the user’s device to enable them to look back at and re-run the sessions whenever they want.

After the successful launch last year of the F1 Timing and Track Positioning App, iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch users can now get their hands on Soft Pauer’s brand new MotoGP 2010 Official Live Timing Application – Premium Pass, and never miss a lap of this year’s Championship.
The App is available in English, Spanish, Italian, French and German at a cost of just €14.99 for the whole season. Support and service information is constantly updated at www.twitter.com/motogptimingapp.

The application is available from the iTunes App Store, and you can also download it now by visiting the official MotoGP website.

Good luck if you’re entering the competition – it’s a superb App, perfectly suited to the amazing iPad device and you couldn’t wish for a better prize really if you’re a full-on MotoGP fan!

Great news from the good folk over at REV’IT! – an amazing prize draw to win an unforgettable VIP MotoGP weekend at the race in your country.
This is too good not to enter!
REV’IT! is raffling off a MotoGP VIP package for two. The winner will not only be their VIP guest for the weekend to the MotoGP in his or her own country, but can bring a friend too. The two of you will get to see the races from a very good position, take a walk through the paddock and meet the REV’IT! riders (that’s Alvaro Bautista and Randy de Puniet for a start!) in person. And you will also receive a complimentary stay in a quality hotel, compliments of REV’IT!.

What are you waiting for? To enter the contest, you only need to sign up for the REV’IT! digital newsletter before April 30th. So visit www.revit.eu/en/win and sign up now!

(*Correspondence about the result of the contest is not possible. The winner will be notified through an e-mail.)

Sponsored by REV’IT! Sport International

Hi everyone ~

A very special announcement for you, as we introduce this year’s RACECARD Competition, featuring our greatest prize yet: a pair of Alvaro’s racing gloves, used by Bati this coming season and signed by him too – courtesy of our very special sponsors REV’IT! Sport International, suppliers of Alvaro’s leathers in 2010.
REV’iT! will also be providing some runners-up prizes of t-shirts, again exclusively signed by Alvaro himself.

Those of you who have been forum members for a while and who may have played RACECARD 2009 will need no introduction to the game; it’s simple – you just predict Alvaro’s qualifying and race positions race by race across the season and you score points for correct predictions.

We will be posting up the topic for the first round in the week ahead of the first race, and you can find out more about RACECARD 2010 – and keep up to date with an ongoing league table at this address:
www.batifans.com/racecard
The competition is open to forum members only, so if you’re not a member, then join now!

To find out more about REV’IT! and their ranges of bike and fashion gear go to: www.revit.eu

See you on the forum,
gb & stv21