12 Feb, 2025 @ 13:43
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‘Keep my dreams alive’: American teen from Malaga appeals for funds to launch MotoGP career – and needs at least €50,000

AN American teen from Malaga has launched an urgent €50,000 appeal to ‘keep his MotoGP’ dream alive.

Josh Wood, a 16-year-old from Fuengirola is raising money to compete in this year’s Junior MotoGP World Championships. 

He hopes it will be the first step to achieving his dream of becoming world champion this May. 

It is very hard to compete in motorcycle racing without sponsors due to high costs.

Despite this, Josh has secured a spot in the prestigious SPN Academy, taken part in races all over Spain and is one of the 120 drivers accepted into the Red Bull Rookies MotoGP Cup.

Taking part in and training for the junior championship reportedly requires a minimum of €100,000, leading Josh’s family to look for support. 

“I have a great passion for motorcycling. I live, breathe and almost exclusively think about racing. After a lot of hard work, persistence, blood, sweat and tears, I have got to the point of being able to compete in the world championships,” he said. 

His mother, Maiteland Wood, added: “I support him 100% and am willing to do whatever it takes so that he can follow his passion. As a mother, there’s nothing better than seeing your child happy and full of life doing what they love.”

Donations can be made through Josh’s Go Fund Me page and potential sponsors can get in touch via email at joshua36wood@gmail.com

You can also follow him on Facebook @joshwood36 and Instagram @josh.wood36.

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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