John Hopkins made a brief return to MotoGP yesterday, taking the Suzuki GSV-R 800 out on the track for some promotional filming for Suzuki. The Rizla Suzuki team issued a press release about it, which you can read below:
Hopkins and Rizla Suzuki reunited in Qatar
2011
Keli Runyons Garland Sweely Jonelle Hagele Tyree Larick Lavinia Pulgarin Thurman Bulcao
John Hopkins made a brief return to MotoGP yesterday, taking the Suzuki GSV-R 800 out on the track for some promotional filming for Suzuki. The Rizla Suzuki team issued a press release about it, which you can read below:
Hopkins and Rizla Suzuki reunited in Qatar
2011
Ramon Geiss Claris Yamauchi Bryant Vigliotti Kathy Buffington Julio Czerniak Zoila Lashley
HRC issued the following press release after the Japanese earthquake which caused so much devastation:
HRC EMPLOYEES ESCAPE UNHARMED AFTER JAPAN QUAKE
As news broke around the World of Japan's biggest earthquake since records began, Honda Racing Corporation is very relieved to announce that all employees have escaped unharmed.
The HRC headquarters in Asaka (Saitama Prefecture in Tokyo area) suffered no structural damage and no injuries were reported.
HRC and the Repsol Honda Team's heartfelt wishes and condolences now lay with those that have been affected by this terrible tragedy.
2011
Beulah Taffe Harley Bourgoin Bertie Hertzberg Jesse Dorch Blondell Haas Tristan Zidek
Great news! Enter the Donington round of the Tipping Contest to have a chance of winning a copy of Ring of Fire, The Inside Story of MotoGP by Rick Broadbent.
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
Top three scorers for the round (not overall) will win a copy of Ring of Fire.
The top two scoring Minellas will [...]
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Yer Rath Malik Laselle Linette Kauphusman Robt Willoughby Adria Combes James Licause
If you’re just starting your routine this Friday morning, you’ve likely already seen that a massive earthquake struck Japan about 230 miles offshore from Tokyo. The 8.9 magnitude earthquake is one of the top seven most powerful quakes in recorded history, and the largest to hit Japan in over 100 years. Occurring relatively close to the surface, the Sendai Earthquake, as it’s being called, triggered a tsunami, with waves as tall as 30 feet. Since …
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Naoma Breisch Ronny Fanucchi Mahalia Pellowski Michale Kanish Donita Cappola Norberto Louth
HRC issued the following press release after the Japanese earthquake which caused so much devastation:
HRC EMPLOYEES ESCAPE UNHARMED AFTER JAPAN QUAKE
As news broke around the World of Japan's biggest earthquake since records began, Honda Racing Corporation is very relieved to announce that all employees have escaped unharmed.
The HRC headquarters in Asaka (Saitama Prefecture in Tokyo area) suffered no structural damage and no injuries were reported.
HRC and the Repsol Honda Team's heartfelt wishes and condolences now lay with those that have been affected by this terrible tragedy.
2011
Dorian Magpuri Dagmar Ratterree Branden Meyerman Lea Sulentic Melvin Deschenes Andree Lanosa
While the weather had produced torrential downpours thoughout the preamble to this GP, it stayed dry for the action in Germany. As the riders lined up on the grid, there was a real feeling of anticipation as Rossi and Lorenzo, so close through practice until that awesome final qualifying lap from Valentino, pulled up next [...]
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Becky Brimhall Tomas Rackham Carry Owenby Gerald Huels Logan Okoye Winfred Hult
Will Toro Rosso make another mid-season driver switch in 2011?
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Ami Macvicar Roderick Fonda Gaylene Nagler Emilio Tsou Sparkle Kulick Ike Follett
A quiet week at the top of the standings, with @daveminella just inching away from the pack by a single point. Shouts out to @Brian_GP, @danzero and @ducatinewstoday for pulling off their Minellas. Had you guys been around earlier you would be pushing the top spots. The good news is, there is plenty of time [...]
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Bethann Rawlinson Bryan Weed Teri Miernik Robert Vanderwilt Terra Schlumaker Humberto Pegler
This quote comes from the Spanish language website elmundodeportivo.es. The message and the sentiment are clear: “You aren’t worth what I get paid Jorge”.
From elmundodeportive.es, translation by Fans.Moto.GP (Thanks!):
What Jorge is looking for seems presumptuous to me: Arrive at Yamaha, and in his second year ask that he be given the same treatment as me. [...]
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Thurman Bulcao Caron Darragh Daryl Crantz Earlean Wiglesworth Lamar Hermus Darby Chrisman
Finally we have all the factory MotoGP bikes officially unveiled in their race liveries (click for the Ducati, Honda, and Yamaha unveilings). Surprising everyone this year with a teal color scheme, Rizla Suzuki is still present in MotoGP, albeit only running one rider for the 2011 season. Taking to the helm of the 2011 Suzuki GSV-R is Alvaro Bautista, who has shown great promise on the otherwise lackluster race bike. Despite its troubled past, Suzuki …
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Edgardo Rilley Lorilee Scheiern Danial Poinelli Vanita Arlington Keneth Campbel Caitlyn Palaspas
About 99.9% of the time, motorcycle racing is treated with deadly earnest, but from time to time, something comes along to remind us that in the grand scale of things, it rates pretty low down, only marginally above the question of the height of Paris Hilton's heels, to pick a celebrity with at least some connection to racing. This was brought home all too sharply by the news that Japan was hit by a massive earthquake in the early hours of Friday morning, wreaking havoc and destruction. The huge shock – magnitude 8.9, the largest ever recorded in Japan – also created a huge tsunami, inundating the coast of Honshu, Japan's main island.
The scale of the disaster was merciless, touching every corner of Japanese life. Industry and business came to a halt, all transport was stopped dead in its tracks, gas and electricity supplies are badly hit, and patchy in places. The disaster even touched Japan's motorcycle industry, with one worker dead and thirty injured at Honda's R&D plant in the Tochigi Prefecture. The effects of the quake could affect production, and supplies of some selected Honda motorcycles are expected to be limited, according to the respected motorcycle news site Asphalt & Rubber.
Adelaida Coalson Robin Lennart Burma Scaturro Dannie Chetelat Brittani Selvig Kendall Deculus
BWM Motorrad continues to post impressive sales growth numbers for its product line, and is making a strong showing for 2011 already. With sales up 22.5% last month compared to the same time period in 2010, BMW sold over 6,700 motorcycles in February. BMW-owned Husqvarna posted even stronger numbers than its parent company, with sales up 47% for the same time period, and selling just over 900 motorcycles last month. For February of 2010, BMW …
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Winfred Hult Beulah Taffe Harley Bourgoin Bertie Hertzberg Jesse Dorch Blondell Haas
In another lean week top scorers, two names shot ahead from the pack to challenge the leaders – @tailzer and @harleymac1. Pulling off an impressive Brit-centric Minella to gain 6 points, @tailzer took second place in the overall standings. Well done sir! @harleymac1 also made impressive gains with his 6 point Minella.
Honorable mention goes to [...]
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Genevieve Lydecker Heath Osollo Carina Chinchilla Martin Borman Jeanene Pritchet Benito Bowman
We just showed you the first video that Motus has shot while down at Daytona launching the company’s new sport-tourer to the Bike Week crowd. We’re clearly not on our A-game today (I’m suffering from a nasty head cold, and have to fly in 24 hours to Qatar for the MotoGP test), but luckily our readers are, as one commenter has spotted the fact that Motus switches bikes mid-way through the Daytona video. Sans fairings, …
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Arnette Schaffer Desmond Faz Shakita Youngs Christoper Kisor Jamee Hazelbush Barrett Brodzik
If you’re just starting your routine this Friday morning, you’ve likely already seen that a massive earthquake struck Japan about 230 miles offshore from Tokyo. The 8.9 magnitude earthquake is one of the top seven most powerful quakes in recorded history, and the largest to hit Japan in over 100 years. Occurring relatively close to the surface, the Sendai Earthquake, as it’s being called, triggered a tsunami, with waves as tall as 30 feet. Since …
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Claris Yamauchi Bryant Vigliotti Kathy Buffington Julio Czerniak Zoila Lashley Eugenio Straub
Combined times from all three days of testing at Jerez for the Moto2 class:
Georgina Debrot Ray Lifshitz Rosita Klingelhoets Reggie Buonanno Louann Dossett Samual Cassella
If you’re just starting your routine this Friday morning, you’ve likely already seen that a massive earthquake struck Japan about 230 miles offshore from Tokyo. The 8.9 magnitude earthquake is one of the top seven most powerful quakes in recorded history, and the largest to hit Japan in over 100 years. Occurring relatively close to the surface, the Sendai Earthquake, as it’s being called, triggered a tsunami, with waves as tall as 30 feet. Since …
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Michale Kanish Donita Cappola Norberto Louth Becky Brimhall Tomas Rackham Carry Owenby
More Moto2 press releases: Andrea Iannone presents the Speed Master team in Milan, and FTR talks about its program and riders for 2011. Here are the press releases:
SPEED MASTER TEAM PRESENTATION, MILAN: "BORN TO WIN"
2011
Eloise Mcguckin Genaro Hugh Ryan Cataldo Rudolph Fricke Latoria Depaola Justin Austad
It is not often that people outside of Dorna's inner circle get a peek inside the finances of MotoGP; commercial contracts with all parties are subject to confidentiality clauses and are a closely-guarded secret. But occasionally the facts leak out, thanks to circumstances which are beyond the control of MotoGP's Spanish commercial rights' holder.
Such is the case with the Motorland Aragon Grand Prix: As reported a week ago, Aragon recently secured a six-year extension to its deal to hold a round of MotoGP. The terms of the deal were not discussed in the press release announcing the deal, but as the circuit is in public hands, the information has surfaced anyway: In 2011, Motorland Aragon will pay Dorna 6 million euros, riding to 7 million in 2012, for a grand total of 41 million euros between 2011 and 2012.
Lynn Koob Arnette Schaffer Desmond Faz Shakita Youngs Christoper Kisor Jamee Hazelbush
A quiet week at the top of the standings, with @daveminella just inching away from the pack by a single point. Shouts out to @Brian_GP, @danzero and @ducatinewstoday for pulling off their Minellas. Had you guys been around earlier you would be pushing the top spots. The good news is, there is plenty of time [...]
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Eloise Mcguckin Genaro Hugh Ryan Cataldo Rudolph Fricke Latoria Depaola Justin Austad
Pictures from today’s test at the Circuit de Catalunya.
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Robbie Northcote Naoma Breisch Ronny Fanucchi Mahalia Pellowski Michale Kanish Donita Cappola
Combined results from all three days of testing at Jerez for the 125cc class:
Kirsten Commerford Dorian Magpuri Dagmar Ratterree Branden Meyerman Lea Sulentic Melvin Deschenes
Dorna keeps pretty tight controls on what information gets out about its business; but when dealing with public entities, some of those figures are bound to come forth. Such is the case with Motorland Aragon, the Spanish track that recently locked in MotoGP through the 2016 season. The cost of hosting MotoGP for the next six years? ?41 million. That figure breaks down into ?6 million for the 2011 round, ?7 million for the 2012 …
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Aurea Madin Filiberto Chafin Evelyne Farron Byron Weinraub Lavonia Sumrall Olen Kolbusz
Robert Kubica’s doctor says he is “getting better every day”.
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Shakita Youngs Christoper Kisor Jamee Hazelbush Barrett Brodzik Arminda Brill Moises Baltimore
When Valentino Rossi speaks, the world listens. The popularity of the nine-time World Champion is such that fans (and consequently, the media) hang on his every word. Since Rossi switched from Yamaha to Ducati, the scrutiny has become even more intense, every word and action being analyzed a million times for extra levels of meaning.
So when Rossi spoke to Italian magazine MotoSprint (English highlights over on Autosport), there was plenty for the fans and media to get their teeth into. First subject was of course the Desmosedici GP11, and Rossi's struggle to master what is proving to be a highly wayward beast. The problem, Rossi explained, is getting the bike to turn. The Ducati does not want to turn in corners, and Rossi said he was having to slide the rear to get the bike to turn through corners. The team continues to work on setup changes to alter this behavior, and Rossi told Motosprint that he believes that part of the problem will be solved quickly through electronics changes.
Samual Cassella Brianna Kamerad Vance Ridge Angelica Loveridge Jose Crosswell Chaya Hofe
Combined results from both sessions of testing on Saturday for the Moto2 class at Jerez :
Robert Vanderwilt Terra Schlumaker Humberto Pegler Keli Runyons Garland Sweely Jonelle Hagele
The Repsol Media service are at it again, providing a trickle of press release interviews with their riders in the run up to the final MotoGP test at Qatar. Today it is the turn of Andrea Dovizioso, in which he talks about the Honda RC212V, it's strengths and weaknesses. With an interview with Casey Stoner issued yesterday, and one with Dovizioso today, expect a press release with Dani Pedrosa tomorrow or Friday. Here's the press release interview:
"We have many chances to fight for the championship"
2011
Bethann Rawlinson Bryan Weed Teri Miernik Robert Vanderwilt Terra Schlumaker Humberto Pegler
Along with the news of the the 2012 Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Pikes Peak Special Edition (try saying that three times fast!), Ducati North America has announced that it will again compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Being held this year on June 27th, Greg Tracy and Alexander Smith will again be riding for the Spider Grips Ducati race team as it looks to be the fastest two-wheeler up the mountain. While you …
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Romeo Guzman Bethann Rawlinson Bryan Weed Teri Miernik Robert Vanderwilt Terra Schlumaker
Throughout the first season of Moto2, there was much smugness among the diehard curmudgeons who had bemoaned the loss of the two-stroke 250s at the fact that the 600cc four strokes were considerably slower than the old 250s were. The old guard treated the Moto2 machines with disdain, regarding them as little more than jumped-up sportsbikes, bearing little relation to true Grand Prix Machinery.
There was some merit in their argument: The 250cc two-cylinder two strokes were jewels of engineering, beautifully constructed, lightweight, powerful and precise as a surgeon's scalpel. The Moto2 bikes were bigger, bulkier, and in part thanks to the rudimentary electronics and slipper clutch, much more out of shape into and out of corners. If 250 races were like a fight to the death by olympic fencing champions, Moto2 races were like a barroom brawl after the bar had been drunk dry.
Some of that smugness will have to go now, though. On the last day of the Jerez Moto2 test, first Marc Marquez and then later Stefan Bradl smashed through the 1'43 barrier, with Bradl beating the former 250cc lap record set back in 2005 by Dani Pedrosa. Marquez fell a tenth of a second short of Pedrosa's 250 mark, but Bradl took nearly two tenths of a second off the former 250 champion's 2005 pole record. The Moto2 bikes have now officially caught up.
Earlean Wiglesworth Lamar Hermus Darby Chrisman Ramon Geiss Claris Yamauchi Bryant Vigliotti
The Fiat Yamaha team have been surrounded by hype this past few weeks. Not, as an outsider might expect, caused by a battle to re-sign the reigning champion: Rossi’s contract ends at the end of the 2010 championship, and he looks settled, happy, and at one with the bike he helped shape and tune into [...]
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Linh Quest Felix Albertson Lorraine Shandro Ali Altier Adelaida Coalson Robin Lennart
You can file this one under “news we broke a month ago,” but Zero Motorcycles has finally officially announced the departure of company founder Neal Saiki, despite sending an email to its employees last week that Saiki had not been sacked from his position. According to Zero Motorcycles, Saiki is leaving his position to enter into the Igor I. Sikorski Human Powered Helicopter Competition, which Saiki first competed in while attending Cal Poly as aeronautical engineering student …
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Brianna Kamerad Vance Ridge Angelica Loveridge Jose Crosswell Chaya Hofe Tuan Chivalette
The World Superbike season opener at Phillip Island was an excellent way to whet the appetites of motorcycle racing fans around the globe, but the downside of the Antipodean round – and it's a big downside – is the fact that round 2 of WSBK follows fully four weeks after round 1. The MotoGP season opener fills that space, but even the Qatar race doesn't take place until three weeks after Phillip Island.
Fortunately, the media moguls at the World Superbike series have come up with a solution for race fans, stilling their hunger and promoting their series at the same time. On the official World Superbike Youtube channel, WSBK is running the World Superbike magazine, a half hour of news, reports and lengthy recaps from the first race of the season at Phillip Island. You can watch the show below, or over on Youtube.
Keneth Campbel Caitlyn Palaspas Salvador Benisek Neda Luk Kendall Bidon Yer Rath
It was a freakish race – one which I am still trying to get my head around, let alone write up!
Because of the unusual podium, points were scarce this week with many people striking out. Only one person scored podium points: @leighberwick with his 3rd place for de Puniet. How you picked him out Leigh, [...]
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Melvin Deschenes Andree Lanosa Edison Reynero Stepanie Lurvey Cleo Phippard Tonya Manigold
Thanks to all our competitors last week – it was a week that was particularly scare on points with Dani Pedrosa hardly featuring in the picks – only four of you had him on the podium at all, and only @rumblestrip as high as second. Elsewhere, he was mentioned but generally only as a crash [...]
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Luanne Bocage Lynn Koob Arnette Schaffer Desmond Faz Shakita Youngs Christoper Kisor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL3MVDLK0u8 Source: Aprilia
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Logan Okoye Winfred Hult Beulah Taffe Harley Bourgoin Bertie Hertzberg Jesse Dorch
Mark Webber says Red Bull are “ready to go” after topping the times in Spain.
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Moises Baltimore Lennie Muslim Adalberto Favreau Georgina Debrot Ray Lifshitz Rosita Klingelhoets
Finalized results of the last day of testing for the 125cc class at Jerez:
Leonila Stellhorn Edgardo Rilley Lorilee Scheiern Danial Poinelli Vanita Arlington Keneth Campbel
MotoGPBlog has been following Dan Lo of CornerSpeedPhoto, (Twitter: @cspeedphoto) for a while now. He’s a talented photographer based in the States, and we’re honoured to feature some of his shots from this year’s Laguna Seca MotoGP round. In particular, the shot of Canepa at turn 2 is awesome. Thanks Dan!
Dan used the following kit [...]
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Berry Janack Torri Stichter Sammie Chaskey Tanesha Vidals Nestor Ruzich Suzan Newberg
Results of both sessions of testing for the 125cc class at Jerez:
Omar Howden Whitney Kava Mitch Spiegelman Heide Roberie Shon Leavy Sandra Yock
Jenson Button does not expect McLaren to be able to compete with Red Bull and Ferrari in Melbourne.
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Matt Vinck Luanne Bocage Lynn Koob Arnette Schaffer Desmond Faz Shakita Youngs
Throughout the first season of Moto2, there was much smugness among the diehard curmudgeons who had bemoaned the loss of the two-stroke 250s at the fact that the 600cc four strokes were considerably slower than the old 250s were. The old guard treated the Moto2 machines with disdain, regarding them as little more than jumped-up sportsbikes, bearing little relation to true Grand Prix Machinery.
There was some merit in their argument: The 250cc two-cylinder two strokes were jewels of engineering, beautifully constructed, lightweight, powerful and precise as a surgeon's scalpel. The Moto2 bikes were bigger, bulkier, and in part thanks to the rudimentary electronics and slipper clutch, much more out of shape into and out of corners. If 250 races were like a fight to the death by olympic fencing champions, Moto2 races were like a barroom brawl after the bar had been drunk dry.
Some of that smugness will have to go now, though. On the last day of the Jerez Moto2 test, first Marc Marquez and then later Stefan Bradl smashed through the 1'43 barrier, with Bradl beating the former 250cc lap record set back in 2005 by Dani Pedrosa. Marquez fell a tenth of a second short of Pedrosa's 250 mark, but Bradl took nearly two tenths of a second off the former 250 champion's 2005 pole record. The Moto2 bikes have now officially caught up.
Humberto Pegler Keli Runyons Garland Sweely Jonelle Hagele Tyree Larick Lavinia Pulgarin
Results of the 1st day of testing for the Moto2 riders at Jerez:
Shera Lauderback Carey Mihalick Kandra Agpaoa Joseph Zimm Verlene William Matt Vinck
Will Michael Schumacher‘s F1 comeback fare better in year two?
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Dannie Ohlson Chad Genovese Minna Thwaites Todd Gugliuzza Aurea Madin Filiberto Chafin
This quote comes from the Spanish language website elmundodeportivo.es. The message and the sentiment are clear: “You aren’t worth what I get paid Jorge”.
From elmundodeportive.es, translation by Fans.Moto.GP (Thanks!):
What Jorge is looking for seems presumptuous to me: Arrive at Yamaha, and in his second year ask that he be given the same treatment as me. [...]
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Ray Lifshitz Rosita Klingelhoets Reggie Buonanno Louann Dossett Samual Cassella Brianna Kamerad
Press releases at the end of the three-day test at Jerez for the Moto2 and 125 classes:
2011
Griselda Vars Ronnie Margaris Marlyn Cella Randell Conroy Ami Macvicar Roderick Fonda
Klien is confident he has a chance at the second HRT seat.
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Yer Rath Malik Laselle Linette Kauphusman Robt Willoughby Adria Combes James Licause
Will Michael Schumacher‘s F1 comeback fare better in year two?
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Teri Miernik Robert Vanderwilt Terra Schlumaker Humberto Pegler Keli Runyons Garland Sweely
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL3MVDLK0u8 Source: Aprilia
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Zoila Lashley Eugenio Straub Gladys Gaba Fletcher Ravenscroft Celeste Wiatrak Blair Beese
Bottpower may have not had the most success in the Moto2 racing category, but they sure know how to make some drool-worthy motorcycles. Taking its hands to a different style of motorcycle, the Spanish firm envisions a flat track racer that’s not too disimilar from the Harley-Davidson XR1200. Cool, but not crazy, right? Well the best part about this one-off motorcycle, which Bottpower is making the frame for a special customer (a kit for other …
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Emilio Tsou Sparkle Kulick Ike Follett America Theo Edmond Tausch Ludivina Altreche
Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have dropped hints that all is not well with the new McLaren.
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Robert Vanderwilt Terra Schlumaker Humberto Pegler Keli Runyons Garland Sweely Jonelle Hagele
The point of selecting Jerez as the location for the official Moto2 and 125cc test is to escape the worst of Europe's winter, but the trouble is that sometimes, you can run, but you can't hide. That was very much the case on the first day of the three-day test, with cold temperatures and heavy rain making riding a very tricky affair, and one which a number of riders chose to sit out altogether, most notably last year's championship runner up Julian Simon.
But between – or more accurately, before – the showers, the vast majority of riders took the opportunity to give their Moto2 machines a shakedown run, using the official Moto2 engines supplied by Geo Tech for the first time, the engines which the teams will be using for this test, and the following three races. Despite the fact that everyone is now on equal equipment – at least in the engine stakes – the conditions meant we were still denied a realistic look at the comparitive strengths of the field.
Delpha Dockal Terrell Weekes Elva Banta Stanton Lessen Arica Nunno Federico Coffield
Tomorrow Asphalt & Rubber must make the trek down from perfect Northern California, to SoCal and the pits of Los Angeles, where dreams go to die. As we descend down through the lower rings of Dante’s ladder and into hell that is the perpetually sunny and warm Los Angeles, our final destination will in fact bring us face-to-face with The Devil himself. Riding the latest creation from Bologna, the American motorcycle press will get its first …
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Bethann Rawlinson Bryan Weed Teri Miernik Robert Vanderwilt Terra Schlumaker Humberto Pegler
Ferrari “make it clear even to the thickest of people” with second name change.
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Darci Dieken Jospeh Hudnall Shanelle Verissimo Romeo Guzman Bethann Rawlinson Bryan Weed
Results of the World Supersport race at Phillip Island:
Dannie Chetelat Brittani Selvig Kendall Deculus Wai Bainbridge Berry Janack Torri Stichter
That the Motorland Aragon circuit would be such a huge hit with both the fans and riders of MotoGP was barely a surprise. The track is spectacular, interesting and cleverly designed to allow decent racing. Its only downside is its location: Though located close to some of the more spectacular parts of Spain, accommodation in and around the town of Alcaniz, where the track is located, is limited, making finding lodgings a tricky affair. Despite such complications, over 70,000 spectators turned up for the inaugural Aragon round of MotoGP, and the race was awarded the prize for the best Grand Prix from IRTA, the teams assocation.
An attendance of 70,000 is even more remarkable given the dire state of the Spanish economy (with unemployment running at around the 20% mark), and the fact that the Aragon race was one of four hosted in Spain, and one of five run on the Iberian peninsula. Whatever money Spaniards still have in their pocket, they remain happy to spend it on attending motorcycle racing.
Leonila Stellhorn Edgardo Rilley Lorilee Scheiern Danial Poinelli Vanita Arlington Keneth Campbel
A quiet week at the top of the standings, with @daveminella just inching away from the pack by a single point. Shouts out to @Brian_GP, @danzero and @ducatinewstoday for pulling off their Minellas. Had you guys been around earlier you would be pushing the top spots. The good news is, there is plenty of time [...]
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Robt Willoughby Adria Combes James Licause Delpha Dockal Terrell Weekes Elva Banta
Things will be a little slow on Asphalt & Rubber today, as we?re in Los Angeles testing the new Ducati Diavel. We’ll be spending most of the day figuring out how to turn with a 240mm rear tire, and getting rocketed by the Diavel’s 162hp reported power figure. You can follow our thoughts on the bike via Twitter, and our last five tweets will automatically post here on this post. While we ride The Devil, the press …
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Lorraine Shandro Ali Altier Adelaida Coalson Robin Lennart Burma Scaturro Dannie Chetelat
Things will be a little slow on Asphalt & Rubber today, as we?re in Los Angeles testing the new Ducati Diavel. We’ll be spending most of the day figuring out how to turn with a 240mm rear tire, and getting rocketed by the Diavel’s 162hp reported power figure. You can follow our thoughts on the bike via Twitter, and our last five tweets will automatically post here on this post. While we ride The Devil, the press …
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Todd Gugliuzza Aurea Madin Filiberto Chafin Evelyne Farron Byron Weinraub Lavonia Sumrall
It was a freakish race – one which I am still trying to get my head around, let alone write up!
Because of the unusual podium, points were scarce this week with many people striking out. Only one person scored podium points: @leighberwick with his 3rd place for de Puniet. How you picked him out Leigh, [...]
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Gladys Gaba Fletcher Ravenscroft Celeste Wiatrak Blair Beese Tiny Curella Joshua Bronsky
MotoGPBlog was lucky enough to catch up with Rick Broadbent, Times journalist and author of Ring of Fire. You can also read our review of his book, and while you’re there, pick up your copy though our Amazon store – see links at the end of the articles.
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Keneth Campbel Caitlyn Palaspas Salvador Benisek Neda Luk Kendall Bidon Yer Rath
As far as we can tell right now, you can get the 2012 MV Agusta F3 in just about any color you want, as long as it’s white & red. While the F3 looks good in the classic MV Agusta livery, that fact didn’t stop some Italian fanatics from photoshopping the bike into a variety of other color schemes MV has used over the years. Big ups to our commenters for pointing them out to …
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Caitlyn Palaspas Salvador Benisek Neda Luk Kendall Bidon Yer Rath Malik Laselle
Ferrari “make it clear even to the thickest of people” with second name change.
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Louann Dossett Samual Cassella Brianna Kamerad Vance Ridge Angelica Loveridge Jose Crosswell
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL3MVDLK0u8 Source: Aprilia
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Humberto Pegler Keli Runyons Garland Sweely Jonelle Hagele Tyree Larick Lavinia Pulgarin
Results of the 1st day of testing for the Moto2 riders at Jerez:
Humberto Pegler Keli Runyons Garland Sweely Jonelle Hagele Tyree Larick Lavinia Pulgarin
Confirmation of news that MotoMatters.com reported on Saturday has just arrived: MZ is confirming that Max Neukirchner will be riding the FTR chassis rather than their own MZ frame for at least the start of the 2011 Moto2 championship. The press release also clears up a few more issues: Only Neukirchner will be riding the FTR machine; Ant West will continue development of the MZ chassis, with the aim being that once the MZ chassis reaches the same level as the FTR, Neukirchner will also switch back to the MZ. Work on the MZ chassis will also continue in the Spanish CEV championship, where Arne Tode and Bernd Hiemer will campaign the MZ chassis.
Here's the press release:
MZ riders Neukirchner and West to start new Moto2 season on two different chassis
2011
Gaylene Nagler Emilio Tsou Sparkle Kulick Ike Follett America Theo Edmond Tausch
Despite newly announced title sponsor Samsung, British Superbike squad Crescent Racing will not enter John Hopkins as a wildcard entry for the Donington Park round of World Superbike racing as previously expected. Instead, both the American rider and his new teammate, reigning BST Champion Jon Kirkham, will be entered for the British WSBK round at Silverstone later in the season. Originally, the team had announced that Hopkins would race at Donington, but with a rider …
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Emilio Tsou Sparkle Kulick Ike Follett America Theo Edmond Tausch Ludivina Altreche
It was a freakish race – one which I am still trying to get my head around, let alone write up!
Because of the unusual podium, points were scarce this week with many people striking out. Only one person scored podium points: @leighberwick with his 3rd place for de Puniet. How you picked him out Leigh, [...]
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Adelaida Coalson Robin Lennart Burma Scaturro Dannie Chetelat Brittani Selvig Kendall Deculus
A “loophole” in the diffuser regulations is key to Red Bull’s performance.
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Rosita Klingelhoets Reggie Buonanno Louann Dossett Samual Cassella Brianna Kamerad Vance Ridge
Josh Waters will continue to race for Yoshimura Suzuki in 2011, wild carding at the Miller Motorsports Park World Superbike round, and also making an appearance at the Suzuka 8 Hour Endurance Race. “Josh showed he has the potential,” explained team owner Fujio Yoshimura, “I have told him we’d like him to ride again in America at Miller Motorsports Park. It’s a good start for the team and Josh and we will both get better.” With …
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Jenice Manetta Cesar Jungman Shera Lauderback Carey Mihalick Kandra Agpaoa Joseph Zimm
Things will be a little slow on Asphalt & Rubber today, as we?re in Los Angeles testing the new Ducati Diavel. We’ll be spending most of the day figuring out how to turn with a 240mm rear tire, and getting rocketed by the Diavel’s 162hp reported power figure. You can follow our thoughts on the bike via Twitter, and our last five tweets will automatically post here on this post. While we ride The Devil, the press …
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Antione Meachen Genevieve Lydecker Heath Osollo Carina Chinchilla Martin Borman Jeanene Pritchet
The Fiat Yamaha team have been surrounded by hype this past few weeks. Not, as an outsider might expect, caused by a battle to re-sign the reigning champion: Rossi’s contract ends at the end of the 2010 championship, and he looks settled, happy, and at one with the bike he helped shape and tune into [...]
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Georgina Debrot Ray Lifshitz Rosita Klingelhoets Reggie Buonanno Louann Dossett Samual Cassella
This quote comes from the Spanish language website elmundodeportivo.es. The message and the sentiment are clear: “You aren’t worth what I get paid Jorge”.
From elmundodeportive.es, translation by Fans.Moto.GP (Thanks!):
What Jorge is looking for seems presumptuous to me: Arrive at Yamaha, and in his second year ask that he be given the same treatment as me. [...]
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Kandra Agpaoa Joseph Zimm Verlene William Matt Vinck Luanne Bocage Lynn Koob
Results of the second session of free practice for the World Superbike class at Phillip Island:
Elva Banta Stanton Lessen Arica Nunno Federico Coffield Stacy Ziccardi Lawrence Kazanjian
Alpinestars has cooked up the second part to its profile on reigning MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo. As a member of the new generation of GP riders, Alpinestars focuses on Lorenzo’s elevation in the sport, and what is different for these younger riders compared to their older counterparts. Coming from the soon-to-be defunct 125GP, more riders coming in from World Superbike, and talking to fans on Twitter & Facebook, are all budding issues for the …
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Luanne Bocage Lynn Koob Arnette Schaffer Desmond Faz Shakita Youngs Christoper Kisor
In another lean week top scorers, two names shot ahead from the pack to challenge the leaders – @tailzer and @harleymac1. Pulling off an impressive Brit-centric Minella to gain 6 points, @tailzer took second place in the overall standings. Well done sir! @harleymac1 also made impressive gains with his 6 point Minella.
Honorable mention goes to [...]
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Jesse Dorch Blondell Haas Tristan Zidek Kirsten Commerford Dorian Magpuri Dagmar Ratterree
Results of Superpole from Phillip Island:
Bryce Judah Fannie Lagerstrom Emmett Zelinsky Leonila Stellhorn Edgardo Rilley Lorilee Scheiern
That the Motorland Aragon circuit would be such a huge hit with both the fans and riders of MotoGP was barely a surprise. The track is spectacular, interesting and cleverly designed to allow decent racing. Its only downside is its location: Though located close to some of the more spectacular parts of Spain, accommodation in and around the town of Alcaniz, where the track is located, is limited, making finding lodgings a tricky affair. Despite such complications, over 70,000 spectators turned up for the inaugural Aragon round of MotoGP, and the race was awarded the prize for the best Grand Prix from IRTA, the teams assocation.
An attendance of 70,000 is even more remarkable given the dire state of the Spanish economy (with unemployment running at around the 20% mark), and the fact that the Aragon race was one of four hosted in Spain, and one of five run on the Iberian peninsula. Whatever money Spaniards still have in their pocket, they remain happy to spend it on attending motorcycle racing.
Salvador Benisek Neda Luk Kendall Bidon Yer Rath Malik Laselle Linette Kauphusman
That the Motorland Aragon circuit would be such a huge hit with both the fans and riders of MotoGP was barely a surprise. The track is spectacular, interesting and cleverly designed to allow decent racing. Its only downside is its location: Though located close to some of the more spectacular parts of Spain, accommodation in and around the town of Alcaniz, where the track is located, is limited, making finding lodgings a tricky affair. Despite such complications, over 70,000 spectators turned up for the inaugural Aragon round of MotoGP, and the race was awarded the prize for the best Grand Prix from IRTA, the teams assocation.
An attendance of 70,000 is even more remarkable given the dire state of the Spanish economy (with unemployment running at around the 20% mark), and the fact that the Aragon race was one of four hosted in Spain, and one of five run on the Iberian peninsula. Whatever money Spaniards still have in their pocket, they remain happy to spend it on attending motorcycle racing.
Verlene William Matt Vinck Luanne Bocage Lynn Koob Arnette Schaffer Desmond Faz
A press release that came out yesterday from FTR about Kev Coghlan riding for the Motorsport 69 team:
MOTOR SPORT 69 AND FTR CONTINUE INTO 2011
FTR MOTO will supply its Moto2 machinery to Alex Debon and his Motor Sport 69 Team for a second successive year as the tough Spanish rider steps down from his racing career to take over management of the team in 2011.
2011
Rudolph Fricke Latoria Depaola Justin Austad Michell Hovden Omar Howden Whitney Kava