In a dry qualifying session Donington ahead of tomorrow’s British GP there were lots of changes of position during the hour, some surprises and some almost foregone conclusions. Early on Jorge Lorenzo was the man to beat, with Casey Stoner close on his tail and Dani Pedrosa who was riding very quick and smooth, in [...]
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Yamaha Factory Riders Dominate Moto GP
July 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Motorcycle Racing
Thankfully the weather turned dry for the Moto GP racing at Sachsenring. Valentino Rossi got a good start from pole position and the turn one confusion with riders bashing fairings and running wide meant that from eighth position on the grid Pedrosa was able to power through to second place, Randy de Puniet third and [...]
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Mugello Moto GP Report
June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Motorcycle Racing
Mugello was another challenging GP for the riders, but exciting for the fans, as they yet again had to cope with wet race tyres on a drying track and calculate when was the best time to come in and change to slicks. Although Casey Stoner got away to a good start, together with Chris Vermeulan, [...]
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Moto GP Seasoner Opener Predictable
April 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Motorcycle Racing
The first round of the Moto GP 2009 season was finally run after a desert thunderstorm postponed it by one day. The result, for the first two riders, may have been somewhat predictable. Casey Stoner set a fast pace right from the start and never looked to be in any kind of trouble, even when [...]
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Moto GP 1st day testing shows promise
October 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorcycle Racing
There was no rest for the GP riders who went straight from racing on Sunday to a two day test for 2009 yesterday at Valencia. Some riders were in new teams and therefore on new bikes and all riders were on Bridgestones for the first time. Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden first went out on [...]
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Rossi takes 150th podium but the action was further back
October 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Motorcycle Racing
At one of the, if not the, hottest race of the year, Valentino Rossi secured his 150th career podium. The race itself was a test of endurance not only for the riders but also for the tyres with air and track temperatures well in excess of 40 degrees Celsius. Dani Pedrosa took an early lead [...]
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