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Monday, July 25, 2011
Donington MotoGP tipping contest prizes
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 [...]
2011 Laguna Seca MotoGP Thursday Round Up - Signs Of Progress On Motegi
After a quick hop across the Atlantic Ocean and the North American continent, the MotoGP paddock - alone, the Moto2 and 125cc classes remain at home for reasons of cost and paddock space - has reassembled at the Laguna Seca circuit for the final race before an all-too-brief break for the summer. A long transatlantic flight just a couple of days after the German MotoGP round at the Sachsenring leaves much of the paddock dazed and confused, with some complaining of jetlag while some of the European journalists complain of the difficulties they face making their newspaper deadlines due to the nine-hour time difference between the US Pacific coast and Europe.
The riders, though, seem fit and well, the fact that they are flying westward rather than eastward working to their advantage, and all of them looking forward to riding Laguna, despite it being a horribly tight and twisty circuit unsuited to a 240hp MotoGP machine. Last weekend's winner, Dani Pedrosa, has won at Laguna and arrives with his confidence up, despite still lacking strength in his right shoulder after the surgery to plate his collarbone broken at Le Mans. Like the Sachsenring last weekend, Laguna is mostly left handers, sparing his right side, but the race in Germany took a lot out of the Spaniard. Pedrosa is on a roll, but the question is how well his shoulder holds up.
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Best Shots of the Ducati Superbike 1199 So Far
Though still small in resoltuion, these are the best shots of the upcoming 2012 Ducati Superbike 1199 that we’ve seen to-date. Testing at the Mugello circuit in Italy a few months ago (alongside Ducati Corse and the Ducati Desmosedici GP12), Ducati is slowly progressing on the Superbike 1199‘s final design, which sees the flagship motorcycle ditching its trellis frame for a MotoGP-inspired stressed airbox front end. The Superquadrata v-twin motor is built overly-square, and should ...
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2011 Laguna Seca MotoGP Saturday Press Release Roundup
Press releases from the MotoGP teams after free practice and qualifying at Laguna Seca:
Year:
2011
2011 German Grand Prix in pictures | F1 pictures
Pictures from the German Grand Prix at the N�rburgring.
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
2011 German Grand Prix championship points | 2011 German Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel leads the championship, ahead of Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton.
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Casey Stoner 1000 FPS vid
tried looking around to see if this was posted. couldn't find it. if this is a repost then i'll delete it.
either way, this clip is siiiiiick!
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either way, this clip is siiiiiick!
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Keep track of the Edmonton race action
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EDMONTON, Alberta -- Keep track of the Edmonton Indy on the City Centre Airport course today, with the green flag...
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Keep track of the Edmonton Indy on the City Centre Airport course today, with the green flag...
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Yamaha Prepare to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Grand Prix Racing at Laguna Seca
The iconic Laguna Seca circuit in California prepares to welcome t ...Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/YeopYCqOYE-/Yamaha+Prepare+Celebrate+50th+Anniversary
2011 German Grand Prix in pictures | F1 pictures
Pictures from the German Grand Prix at the N�rburgring.
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e-Power combines with TTX
In a spirit of collaboration and with the common goal of promoting electric clean emission racing, t...
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News ? Lorenzo on Top in Laguna Seca Practice
Lorenzo on Top in Laguna Seca Practice
As the mist cleared over the hills of Monterey this morning racing fans were treated to the rare sight of Yamaha Factory Racing?s special 50th anniversary red and white livery on track for the 2011 Grand Prix of USA at Laguna Seca. Jorge Lorenzo was quick to get on the pace in the first of the weekend?s free practice sessions, rising to second mid-session and holding until the last moments before dropping to third at the end, just 0.120 seconds from first. The World Champion got down to serious business in the afternoon session, going straight into the top spot and holding it for the entire session, recording the fastest time of the day with a 1?22.056.
Ben Spies was also looking good at his home circuit, gradually climbing to fourth just behind his team mate by the end of the morning, 0.506 seconds from first. The afternoon saw more consistent pace from the Texan rider, Spies eventually wrapping up in fifth with a 1?22.615, 0.559 from his team mate in first.
Race fans were also treated to a special experience as Kenny Roberts Sr and Eddie Lawson took to the track riding a pair of unique Yamaha YZF-R1s in full red and white 50th Anniversary livery for a number of parade laps.
Jorge Lorenzo
Position 1st - Time 1.22.056 - Laps 23
?I am very happy to be back riding here at Laguna, a track I love. Today went pretty well, the bike felt ok. P1 I?m happy with but we need to try to improve corner entry for the bike because there are some tenths in that and it will give me more confidence turning in. It?s not so bad to begin and we will try to go faster tomorrow!?
Ben Spies
Position 5th - Time 1.22.615 - Laps 34
?Today hasn?t been bad, we?ve worked on a lot of different set ups. We haven?t found a perfect one, we?ve found a compromise so far but tomorrow we have a pretty good game plan on what we?re going to fine tune from the bike we ended on today to get a bit of a better set up for front feel. I?m feeling good, I can tell the bike has it in it, you can see that from Jorge we?re just not getting the maximum from it yet.?
Wilco Zeelenberg - Yamaha Factory Racing Team Manager
?Today was a nice practice day, we thought we would improve a little bit more but first is first which is the main thing. Jorge was quite consistent and feeling good. I think we have finished with the best position to start from tomorrow but we still have some things to solve.?
Massimo Meregalli - Yamaha Factory Racing Team Director
?The overall results are not so bad, Jorge had an impressive pace and he seems very confident on the bike. Ben is still working on the set up, he is not as confident with it yet as he would like to be. We will work tonight and tomorrow we will bring a new set up and look to make another step forward. We just have to fix some small details and we will be ready to race.?
Edwards and Crutchlow make solid start in America
Colin Edwards kicked off preparations for his home race at Laguna Seca today in encouraging fashion, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider finishing the opening day of practice for the US Grand Prix in ninth position.
In cool and overcast conditions this morning, Edwards commenced the second half of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship by setting the eighth quickest time, the popular Texan finishing just over 0.2s away from the top six.
This afternoon's session took place under clear blue skies and hotter conditions, with temperatures hitting a pleasant 22 degrees after a chilly 18 degrees this morning.
Track temperature increased too by 15 de grees this afternoon and cheered on by a passionate home crowd, Edwards knocked almost 0.3s off his personal best from this morning to clock a lap of 1.23.183. That put him ninth on the combined timesheets but in a close fought session, he was just over a second away from the fastest pace.
Today's two 45-minute sessions saw Cal Crutchlow tackle another steep learning curve, the British rider quickly getting to grips with another new track in his impressive rookie campaign.
Crutchlow set a best of 1.24.018 this morning, the 25-year-old confidently building up his speed on the Laguna Seca track, which includes the world famous Corkscrew section, one of the most technically demanding corners on the calendar.
Working on a revised weight distribution setting to improve his confidence with the front-end of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1 machine, Crutchlow lowered his time to a 1.23.70 7 in the second session.
He was easily the best of the Laguna Seca newcomers today, finishing ahead of Karel Abraham and Hiroshi Aoyama, who were also sampling the short but technical layout for the first time.
Colin Edwards
Position 9th - Time 1.23.183 - Laps 47
?Today was a decent start and I'm happy with the way things went. In terms of the position it is not my best start to a weekend at Laguna Seca, but I'm actually happier with the feeling of the bike than I have been for a long time at this track. The bike felt really good from the start, though we can make some improvements to the rear tomorrow just to make it feel a bit smoother and a bit less nervous. I'm confident for the rest of the weekend because I'm pretty close to the top six and we know we can go faster. I want to say a big thanks also to Bridgestone. They a greed to bring some softer tyres for this weekend and it was definitely the right choice. When it was cool this morning we really needed the softer tyres, so everybody could just get a feel for the track and get comfortable without taking too many risks. We ran the harder tyre this afternoon and that will definitely be the race tyre, and we got some good information with that too, so I'm optimistic that I can put on a good show for the American fans, who have been amazing already this weekend.?
Cal Crutchlow
Position 13th - Time 1.23.707 - Laps 47
?It wasn't a bad day at all although obviously I want to be much higher up than 13th. At the moment it is quite difficult to do the lap time. I know going fast never comes easy but it feels like I'm quite close to the limit and I'm still over 1.6s behind. I'm the best of the rookies and that's a good start but it seems we've taken a step si deways and everybody else has taken a step forward. The bike feels better than Germany last weekend but we can still make it better. We're not far away and we've got some ideas to work on tonight but it also a lack of track knowledge that doesn't help. Trying to learn the track and go fast at the same time is not easy, but I'm making progress. The track itself is really good fun. The Corkscrew is pretty amazing although I've run off there twice. The key part is the approach and it is weird running up to it, because you can't even see it as you climb the hill. But it is a pretty amazing corner and it feels like you're dropping off the end of the earth.?
2011 MotoGP United States
Laguna Seca 23/07/2011
1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 1'22.056
2 Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 1'22.197
3 Casey Stoner Honda AUS 1'22.231
4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda ITA 1'22.537
5 Ben Spies Yamaha USA 1'22.615
6 Marco Simoncelli Honda ITA 1'22.803
7 Alvaro Bautista Suzuki ESP 1'23.056
8 Randy De Puniet Ducati FRA 1'23.135
9 Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 1'23.183
10 Nicky Hayden Ducati USA 1'23.195
11 Valentino Rossi Ducati ITA 1'23.369
12 Hector Barbera Ducati ESP 1'23.424
13 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha GBR 1'23.707
14 Karel Abraham Ducati CZE 1'23.811
15 Toni Elias Honda ESP 1'23.830
Circuit Length:
3610
Temp:
22
Weather:
Dry
Lap Record:
1'21.376
(Casey Stoner, 01/01/2010)
Fastest Lap Ever:
1'20.700
(Casey Stoner, 20/07/2008)
Last Years Winner:
Jorge Lorenzo
As the mist cleared over the hills of Monterey this morning racing fans were treated to the rare sight of Yamaha Factory Racing?s special 50th anniversary red and white livery on track for the 2011 Grand Prix of USA at Laguna Seca. Jorge Lorenzo was quick to get on the pace in the first of the weekend?s free practice sessions, rising to second mid-session and holding until the last moments before dropping to third at the end, just 0.120 seconds from first. The World Champion got down to serious business in the afternoon session, going straight into the top spot and holding it for the entire session, recording the fastest time of the day with a 1?22.056.
Ben Spies was also looking good at his home circuit, gradually climbing to fourth just behind his team mate by the end of the morning, 0.506 seconds from first. The afternoon saw more consistent pace from the Texan rider, Spies eventually wrapping up in fifth with a 1?22.615, 0.559 from his team mate in first.
Race fans were also treated to a special experience as Kenny Roberts Sr and Eddie Lawson took to the track riding a pair of unique Yamaha YZF-R1s in full red and white 50th Anniversary livery for a number of parade laps.
Jorge Lorenzo
Position 1st - Time 1.22.056 - Laps 23
?I am very happy to be back riding here at Laguna, a track I love. Today went pretty well, the bike felt ok. P1 I?m happy with but we need to try to improve corner entry for the bike because there are some tenths in that and it will give me more confidence turning in. It?s not so bad to begin and we will try to go faster tomorrow!?
Ben Spies
Position 5th - Time 1.22.615 - Laps 34
?Today hasn?t been bad, we?ve worked on a lot of different set ups. We haven?t found a perfect one, we?ve found a compromise so far but tomorrow we have a pretty good game plan on what we?re going to fine tune from the bike we ended on today to get a bit of a better set up for front feel. I?m feeling good, I can tell the bike has it in it, you can see that from Jorge we?re just not getting the maximum from it yet.?
Wilco Zeelenberg - Yamaha Factory Racing Team Manager
?Today was a nice practice day, we thought we would improve a little bit more but first is first which is the main thing. Jorge was quite consistent and feeling good. I think we have finished with the best position to start from tomorrow but we still have some things to solve.?
Massimo Meregalli - Yamaha Factory Racing Team Director
?The overall results are not so bad, Jorge had an impressive pace and he seems very confident on the bike. Ben is still working on the set up, he is not as confident with it yet as he would like to be. We will work tonight and tomorrow we will bring a new set up and look to make another step forward. We just have to fix some small details and we will be ready to race.?
Edwards and Crutchlow make solid start in America
Colin Edwards kicked off preparations for his home race at Laguna Seca today in encouraging fashion, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider finishing the opening day of practice for the US Grand Prix in ninth position.
In cool and overcast conditions this morning, Edwards commenced the second half of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship by setting the eighth quickest time, the popular Texan finishing just over 0.2s away from the top six.
This afternoon's session took place under clear blue skies and hotter conditions, with temperatures hitting a pleasant 22 degrees after a chilly 18 degrees this morning.
Track temperature increased too by 15 de grees this afternoon and cheered on by a passionate home crowd, Edwards knocked almost 0.3s off his personal best from this morning to clock a lap of 1.23.183. That put him ninth on the combined timesheets but in a close fought session, he was just over a second away from the fastest pace.
Today's two 45-minute sessions saw Cal Crutchlow tackle another steep learning curve, the British rider quickly getting to grips with another new track in his impressive rookie campaign.
Crutchlow set a best of 1.24.018 this morning, the 25-year-old confidently building up his speed on the Laguna Seca track, which includes the world famous Corkscrew section, one of the most technically demanding corners on the calendar.
Working on a revised weight distribution setting to improve his confidence with the front-end of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1 machine, Crutchlow lowered his time to a 1.23.70 7 in the second session.
He was easily the best of the Laguna Seca newcomers today, finishing ahead of Karel Abraham and Hiroshi Aoyama, who were also sampling the short but technical layout for the first time.
Colin Edwards
Position 9th - Time 1.23.183 - Laps 47
?Today was a decent start and I'm happy with the way things went. In terms of the position it is not my best start to a weekend at Laguna Seca, but I'm actually happier with the feeling of the bike than I have been for a long time at this track. The bike felt really good from the start, though we can make some improvements to the rear tomorrow just to make it feel a bit smoother and a bit less nervous. I'm confident for the rest of the weekend because I'm pretty close to the top six and we know we can go faster. I want to say a big thanks also to Bridgestone. They a greed to bring some softer tyres for this weekend and it was definitely the right choice. When it was cool this morning we really needed the softer tyres, so everybody could just get a feel for the track and get comfortable without taking too many risks. We ran the harder tyre this afternoon and that will definitely be the race tyre, and we got some good information with that too, so I'm optimistic that I can put on a good show for the American fans, who have been amazing already this weekend.?
Cal Crutchlow
Position 13th - Time 1.23.707 - Laps 47
?It wasn't a bad day at all although obviously I want to be much higher up than 13th. At the moment it is quite difficult to do the lap time. I know going fast never comes easy but it feels like I'm quite close to the limit and I'm still over 1.6s behind. I'm the best of the rookies and that's a good start but it seems we've taken a step si deways and everybody else has taken a step forward. The bike feels better than Germany last weekend but we can still make it better. We're not far away and we've got some ideas to work on tonight but it also a lack of track knowledge that doesn't help. Trying to learn the track and go fast at the same time is not easy, but I'm making progress. The track itself is really good fun. The Corkscrew is pretty amazing although I've run off there twice. The key part is the approach and it is weird running up to it, because you can't even see it as you climb the hill. But it is a pretty amazing corner and it feels like you're dropping off the end of the earth.?
2011 MotoGP United States
Laguna Seca 23/07/2011
1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha ESP 1'22.056
2 Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 1'22.197
3 Casey Stoner Honda AUS 1'22.231
4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda ITA 1'22.537
5 Ben Spies Yamaha USA 1'22.615
6 Marco Simoncelli Honda ITA 1'22.803
7 Alvaro Bautista Suzuki ESP 1'23.056
8 Randy De Puniet Ducati FRA 1'23.135
9 Colin Edwards Yamaha USA 1'23.183
10 Nicky Hayden Ducati USA 1'23.195
11 Valentino Rossi Ducati ITA 1'23.369
12 Hector Barbera Ducati ESP 1'23.424
13 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha GBR 1'23.707
14 Karel Abraham Ducati CZE 1'23.811
15 Toni Elias Honda ESP 1'23.830
Circuit Length:
3610
Temp:
22
Weather:
Dry
Lap Record:
1'21.376
(Casey Stoner, 01/01/2010)
Fastest Lap Ever:
1'20.700
(Casey Stoner, 20/07/2008)
Last Years Winner:
Jorge Lorenzo
Statistics: Posted by totalmotorcycle ? Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:36 am
Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/qjgQp8-HLrN/News+Lorenzo+Top+Laguna+Seca+Practice
odd work situation
Ever been in one of those odd work situations where you wonder how the fork you ended up being "that guy"?
I'm sitting in France after visiting...
I'm sitting in France after visiting...
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Guerrieri records second victory of season
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EDMONTON, Alberta -- Esteban Guerrieri earned his second Firestone Indy Lights victory of the season, holding off Sam...
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Esteban Guerrieri earned his second Firestone Indy Lights victory of the season, holding off Sam...
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Saturday, July 23, 2011
Steve Rapp on a Mission!
Pro racer Steve Rapp, from Oakland, California remained on top of the leaderboard at the end the qua...
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2011 Laguna Seca MotoGP Friday Press Release Round Up
A bumper crop of press releases from the MotoGP teams at Laguna Seca. Because of European newspaper deadlines, some teams issued two press releases, one after FP1 and another at the end of the day. Below are the press releases:
Year:
2011
Jorge Lorenzo: Japan Yes, Motegi No
Asphalt & Rubber is coming to you live from Laguna Seca for the rest of the week and weekend, and upon our arrival at the historic Californian track, we had a moment to talk to Jorge Lorenzo about his recent statement that he would not race at Motegi, even before Dorna’s independent safety review of the Japanese track was published. Responding to the criticism that his statement ran counter to the “With You Japan” message ...
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Just Released Today - Icon Shakki
Icon's Latest Lid
Just released today, we bring you the Icon Alliance - Shakki. I think it's a pretty cool looking helmet, and for 200 bucks, you...
Just released today, we bring you the Icon Alliance - Shakki. I think it's a pretty cool looking helmet, and for 200 bucks, you...
Source: http://www.esportbike.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144422&goto=newpost
Live: 2011 German Grand Prix qualifying | F1 Fanatic Live
Follow the 2011 German Grand Prix qualifying session on F1 Fanatic Live.
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Yamaha Prepare to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Grand Prix Racing at Laguna Seca
The iconic Laguna Seca circuit in California prepares to welcome t ...Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/YeopYCqOYE-/Yamaha+Prepare+Celebrate+50th+Anniversary
Final practice - Vettel leads Red Bull one-two
Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber showed that things are pretty much back to normal at Red Bull now that the off-throttle blown diffuser ban has been...
Edmonton rain plan
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Moto GP Germany
Round 10 of the Moto GP world championship took place under the sweltering summer sun in Germany at the Sachsenring track on the 15th July. Many feared that tyres would be a deciding factor as the excessive heat might cause the tyres to break up over the 30 lap race.
On pole started the Australian chamipionship leading Ducati rider Casey Stoner out to prove that being on pole is not cursed as many fear and the only way he could do that was to win. Starting in a very good 2nd position on the grid was Dani Pedrosa on his Repsol Honda and alongside him closing out the front row was Marco Melandri on his Gresini Honda. Randy de Puniet started in 4th place on his Kawasaki, lining up next to him was the American John Hopkins on his Rizla Suzuki and aside him the ever-threatening Valentino Rossi on his Fiat Yamaha. Following these top 6 riders from qualifying was, in order, Loris Capirossi, Alex Barros, Sylvain Guintoli, Shinya Nakano closing out the top 10 and Chris Vermeulen started in 11th. Nicky Hayden started way down in 14th place, his team having already apologised to the Texas Tornado for not providing him with a decent bike for the weekend as he had struggled with various problems since Friday.
Dani Pedrosa got off to a good start and led into turn one, Casey Stoner in 2nd place and bringing up 3rd was Marco Melandri, coming out in 4th after the 1st corner was John Hopkins. On lap 2 Marco Melandri got passed Stoner who didn't seem to put up too much of a fight. Casey Stoner re-passed Melandri at the end of lap 2 and then got passed Dani Pedrosa as well, but only for a few metres as Pedrosa came straight back at him to re-take the lead of the German Moto GP. With 3 laps gone Carlos Checa went down but was able to eventually get his bike back up and into the pits. There his team changed his gear lever which had broken and he went back out onto the track with his race obviously over.
Valentino Rossi found himself stuck behind the green Kawasaki of Randy de Puniet and not being able to find a way past the Frenchman. Chris Vermeulen's race was effectively over as it was announced that he needed to serve a "driver-through" penalty for jumping the start of the race. Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli's race came to an early end as he crashed out with 26 laps to go.
Then came one of the most important parts of the race. Valentino Rossi pushed too hard into a corner trying to pass on the inside of Randy de Puniet and he and his bike went down sliding across the asphalt and into the gravel trap. Rossi struggled with his bike to try and get back into the race but simply couldn't; his handlebars were broken in the fall.
With a full 22 laps left in the race Dani Pedrosa was already starting to pull away from Casey Stoner and his Ducati with his lead being extended to slightly more than 0.8 seconds. On lap 10 Alex Barros crashed out on his Ducati, his race over immediately while he clutched his injured right hand tightly to his chest to avoid further injury to it. With 14 laps to go Nicky Hayden passes fellow American Colin Edwards while the gap from Pedrosa's Repsol Honda to Aussie Stoner's Ducati had grown to as much as over 2.5 seconds. With 12 laps left of the race not only was Stoner falling further and further back from away from the Spaniard Pedrosa, who was now lapping the German track 2 seconds faster than the Australian, but he was now comeing into the clutches of the chasing Marco Melandri and Loris Capirossi. Into corner one of the Sachsenring gp track Stoner became the center of a Capirossi and Melandri sandwich as they both tried to pass him, Melandri taking the outside line and Capirossi the inside. Melandri ran wide though and had to abort the pass while Capirossi went through and up into 2nd place.
While Dani Pedrosa rode unchallenged at front heading to his first win in over a year, the rest of the pack were fighting for the final positions and points. With 9 laps left in the race Marco Melandri managed to pass the defending Stoner who was clearly just trying to hang on with his tyres having fallen away drastically by now. He now was in damage limitation mode with both Nicky Hayden and John Hopkins closing in on the current championship leader. On lap 23 the flying Texas Tornado was able to get passed both John Hopkins and Casey Stoner, Hayden's compatriot Colin Edwards was also able to pass the other American John Hopkins. With 6 laps to go Nicky Hayden even managed to pass Marco Melandri for the final podium spot, having started way down in 14th place. With 4 laps left Casey Stoner passed Marco Melandri for 5th position.
So, the top 7 race positions:
1) Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda)
2) Loris Capirossi (Ducati)
3) Nikcy Hayden (Repsol Honda)
4) Colin Edwards
5) Casey Stoner
6) Marco Melandri
7) John Hopkins
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On pole started the Australian chamipionship leading Ducati rider Casey Stoner out to prove that being on pole is not cursed as many fear and the only way he could do that was to win. Starting in a very good 2nd position on the grid was Dani Pedrosa on his Repsol Honda and alongside him closing out the front row was Marco Melandri on his Gresini Honda. Randy de Puniet started in 4th place on his Kawasaki, lining up next to him was the American John Hopkins on his Rizla Suzuki and aside him the ever-threatening Valentino Rossi on his Fiat Yamaha. Following these top 6 riders from qualifying was, in order, Loris Capirossi, Alex Barros, Sylvain Guintoli, Shinya Nakano closing out the top 10 and Chris Vermeulen started in 11th. Nicky Hayden started way down in 14th place, his team having already apologised to the Texas Tornado for not providing him with a decent bike for the weekend as he had struggled with various problems since Friday.
Dani Pedrosa got off to a good start and led into turn one, Casey Stoner in 2nd place and bringing up 3rd was Marco Melandri, coming out in 4th after the 1st corner was John Hopkins. On lap 2 Marco Melandri got passed Stoner who didn't seem to put up too much of a fight. Casey Stoner re-passed Melandri at the end of lap 2 and then got passed Dani Pedrosa as well, but only for a few metres as Pedrosa came straight back at him to re-take the lead of the German Moto GP. With 3 laps gone Carlos Checa went down but was able to eventually get his bike back up and into the pits. There his team changed his gear lever which had broken and he went back out onto the track with his race obviously over.
Valentino Rossi found himself stuck behind the green Kawasaki of Randy de Puniet and not being able to find a way past the Frenchman. Chris Vermeulen's race was effectively over as it was announced that he needed to serve a "driver-through" penalty for jumping the start of the race. Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli's race came to an early end as he crashed out with 26 laps to go.
Then came one of the most important parts of the race. Valentino Rossi pushed too hard into a corner trying to pass on the inside of Randy de Puniet and he and his bike went down sliding across the asphalt and into the gravel trap. Rossi struggled with his bike to try and get back into the race but simply couldn't; his handlebars were broken in the fall.
With a full 22 laps left in the race Dani Pedrosa was already starting to pull away from Casey Stoner and his Ducati with his lead being extended to slightly more than 0.8 seconds. On lap 10 Alex Barros crashed out on his Ducati, his race over immediately while he clutched his injured right hand tightly to his chest to avoid further injury to it. With 14 laps to go Nicky Hayden passes fellow American Colin Edwards while the gap from Pedrosa's Repsol Honda to Aussie Stoner's Ducati had grown to as much as over 2.5 seconds. With 12 laps left of the race not only was Stoner falling further and further back from away from the Spaniard Pedrosa, who was now lapping the German track 2 seconds faster than the Australian, but he was now comeing into the clutches of the chasing Marco Melandri and Loris Capirossi. Into corner one of the Sachsenring gp track Stoner became the center of a Capirossi and Melandri sandwich as they both tried to pass him, Melandri taking the outside line and Capirossi the inside. Melandri ran wide though and had to abort the pass while Capirossi went through and up into 2nd place.
While Dani Pedrosa rode unchallenged at front heading to his first win in over a year, the rest of the pack were fighting for the final positions and points. With 9 laps left in the race Marco Melandri managed to pass the defending Stoner who was clearly just trying to hang on with his tyres having fallen away drastically by now. He now was in damage limitation mode with both Nicky Hayden and John Hopkins closing in on the current championship leader. On lap 23 the flying Texas Tornado was able to get passed both John Hopkins and Casey Stoner, Hayden's compatriot Colin Edwards was also able to pass the other American John Hopkins. With 6 laps to go Nicky Hayden even managed to pass Marco Melandri for the final podium spot, having started way down in 14th place. With 4 laps left Casey Stoner passed Marco Melandri for 5th position.
So, the top 7 race positions:
1) Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda)
2) Loris Capirossi (Ducati)
3) Nikcy Hayden (Repsol Honda)
4) Colin Edwards
5) Casey Stoner
6) Marco Melandri
7) John Hopkins
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Bill Warner: The First Man to Go 300 mph on a Motorcycle
Racing his 1,299cc turbo Hayabusa to 311.945 mph, Bill Warner (you may have heard of him) became the first man to break the 300 mph barrier while sitting on a motorcycle.�Eeeking close to 312 mph, Warner set the speed at�Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine, which has a 2.5 mile concrete runway that serves as the LSR course. With 1.5 miles to hit a top speed, the�Loring Timing Association certified Warner’s run, though it ...
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Rossi, Ducati, the MP12 and the iPad
Manufacturers in MotoGP are there for one reason only: brand awareness. Being able to show the skills of your organisation and have these associated with winning and success are huge benefits to brands. No team is more conscious of this than Ducati. Racing is just one part of the Ducati brand marketing plan, a plan [...]
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Edmonton practice sessions are fluid
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Are You the 2012 Triumph Daytona 675?
According to MCN, this is a “spy photo” of the 2012 Triumph Daytona 675, which was spotted outside of Triumph’s Hinckley factory. The British mag says that it has other, much more clearer photos, that clearly show the new Daytona in detail (of course, we’ll have to take their infallible word on this since they didn’t publish them online), revealing a new styling update, and complete mechanical design overhaul. Gone is the underseat exhaust, though ...
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Sachsenring 2009 MotoGP race analysis
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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Bridgestone Press Release: Hirohide Hamashima Explains The Crashes At The Sachsenring
The traditional post-race debrief press release from Bridgestone. In this press release, Bridgestone's assistant director Hirohide Hamashima explains why they believe the crashes happened on Friday morning:
German Grand Prix debrief with Hirohide Hamashima
Round 9: German GP – Post-race debrief
Sachsenring Circuit, Tuesday 19 July 2011
Bridgestone slick compounds available: Front: Hard, Extra Hard. Rear (asymmetric): Medium, Hard
As the rain stayed away until minutes after the chequered flag, when a light shower fell, the German Grand Prix became only the third race of the season at which MotoGP track time has not been interrupted by rain. Conditions started cold on Friday morning but warmed throughout the weekend, leading to a new lap record and a new total race time record being set on Sunday by race-winner Dani Pedrosa in just his second race since returning from injury. The race itself was fantastic with Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner locked in a three-way battle for the lead, ahead of a three-way battle for fourth and a four-way battle for seventh, keeping the 101,309 race-day fans thoroughly entertained.
Hirohide Hamashima – Assistant to Director, Motorsport Tyre Development Division
What happened on Friday morning?
Year:
2011
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