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Scott Redding racing in Melbourne, 2008

16-year-old Scott Redding from Quedgeley became the youngest-ever winner of a MotoGP race with his thrilling 125cc victory at Donington in 2008.

"I guess I'm not old enough to drive a car yet, but I'm old enough to ride a bike", he told us.

But what else do we know about the latest sporting sensation to come out of Gloucestershire?

Scott, who started riding motorbikes when he was four years old, spoke to BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Steve Kitchen shortly before his amazing win.

"Pushing 150 mph.... to be honest it feels like I'm doing 30 mph", he said.

Scott celebrates

Danger

Is it dangerous? "There's a lot of danger even for the crowd," he said. "If you crash obviously you've got the protection of the leathers but bones still get broken."

And does he get nervous before a race? "Sometimes but not really", he said. "It's very rare."

Click below to listen to the full interview with Scott Redding...

Having recently turned 16 years old, Scott is now legally allowed to ride a scooter or moped up to 50cc on the road.

"It's quite different having the road compared to the racetrack" says Scott. "You're looking for other oncoming traffic, not just things going with you."

Scott on the Donington podium

Road sense

So what racing skills has Scott been able to apply to his road training?

"I guess the control of the accelerator, brakes and looking where I'm going."

Steve Guest runs Acer Motorcycycle Training in Gloucester and was the one training Scott.

"He has been really good. It's once we get on the road now, we have to teach him so road sense.

"We've been trying all day to stop him following so closely - telling him he doesn't need a slipstream on this scooter.

"He was telling me his race bike does about 150mph and this one does about 30mph flat out."

Click below to hear from Scott on his CBT day...