The MotoGP Championship returns to the Motorland circuit in Aragon this weekend for round 14 of the 2011 season. Thi ...
Saturday, 17 September 2011
MotoGP Returns to Motorland Aragon
The MotoGP Championship returns to the Motorland circuit in Aragon this weekend for round 14 of the 2011 season. Thi ...
Friday, 16 September 2011
Perez and Bianchi complete Ferrari test | F1 pictures
Sergio Perez and Jules Bianchi drove Ferrari's 2009 F1 car at Fiorano today.
Power Failure At Aragon Sees Practice Canceled, New Schedule For Saturday
For the second time this season, the MotoGP series has lost an afternoon to extraordinary circumstances. At Assen, it was a blown engine during Moto2 practice combined with pouring rain to force the cancellation of FP2 sessions for all three classes, while at the Motorland Aragon circuit today, a defective transformer saw all power lost at the circuit, forcing the cancellation of FP2 for the MotoGP and Moto2 classes. The lack of power meant that all of the facilities at the circuit shut down, meaning a lack of power for timing, in the pit garages, and more importantly, in the circuit control tower. Without the ability to monitor the track via CCTV and reliably communicate with all parts of the track, having racing motorcycles circulating posed too much of a danger to the safety of the riders. As a result, the decision was taken to cancel practice for the rest of the afternoon, despite power returning intermittently as the UPS and backup transformer took over.
Hopes of new Ford deal increase
Story from www.wrc.com
Ford�s participation in the WRC beyond the end of this season is currently unclear with confirmation that it will...
Ford�s participation in the WRC beyond the end of this season is currently unclear with confirmation that it will...
Ryder on Rossi Mis-information
Ryder spots Rossi trying to sell a dummy to the paddock: Rossi’s Friday comment about raising the handlebars being responsible for the improvement is clearly disingenuous. When you drop the forks as far as they’ll go through the yokes, then add extensions so you can drop them some more there is a fighting chance you’ll [...]
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Fans to design Kuipers' car livery
Story from www.wrc.com
Black Bean Games has announced details of Draw �n� Race, an exciting competition run in conjunction with WRC 2, the...
Black Bean Games has announced details of Draw �n� Race, an exciting competition run in conjunction with WRC 2, the...
Cyber Bullying
I read this story in todays paper but found the article on the BBC. Utterly awful what this vile man did, but its opened up a wider discussion on how...
Fine line getting tighter in Moto2
The Moto2 class continues to deliver a thrilling spectacle this season as the gap between Championsh...
Yamaha Rider - Giacomo Agostini
The Italian was already a living legend when he joined the Yamaha Factory Team for the 1974 500cc and 350cc World Championships. ...
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Rockingham and more rule changes - what a joke!
20kg extra ballast for all turbos PLUS 0.05 turbo reduction for NGTC cars!!!
WHAT A JOKE
Why waste time and money on development to have to...
WHAT A JOKE
Why waste time and money on development to have to...
Lorenzo Claims Misano for Yamaha with Perfect Victory
Yamaha Factory Racing?s Jorge Lorenzo put on a perfect performance today for the Grand ...
Honda Press Release: Interview With Hiroshi Aoyama, On Earthquakes And The Motegi Boycott
The ever-industrious Honda press office has issued yet another press release containing an interview with a rider. Fortunately for race fans, this time it isn't yet another interview with one of the members of the Repsol Honda team, but instead, it is San Carlo Gresini Honda rider Hiroshi Aoyama. Aoyama has had a very tough season in 2011, struggling with a back injury sustained in a crash at Assen and with the aftermath and constant discussion surrounding the Japanese earthquake and the Motegi MotoGP round. In this interview, Aoyama talks about all of this, and more.
Below is the press release interview:
Yamaha Confirm Lorenzo And Spies To Race At Motegi
Another major stronghold in the resistance to the Japanese round of MotoGP has crumbled: the Yamaha Factory Racing team has announced that the team and both of its riders will attend the Motegi MotoGP race on October 2nd of this year. The announcement means that both Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies will be present at Motegi, lining up alongside the Monster Tech 3 Yamaha team - the first team to officially announce they would be going - of Colin Edwards and Cal Crutchlow, as well as Hector Barbera and the Mapfre Aspar team.
Jorge Lorenzo was one of the first riders to state categorically that he would not go to Japan, leading a general revolt against the decision at Barcelona after a debate which had kicked off at Le Mans, and was soon joined by most of the MotoGP riders, with the backing of many team members and crew. Lorenzo found a powerful ally in Casey Stoner: with both championship contenders initially refusing to race, the grid felt they were capable of withstanding the pressure from Dorna and the race organizers to attend the race. Behind the scenes, Valentino Rossi lobbied hard to have the race either scrapped or moved to Suzuka, both using his acknowledged political power inside the paddock, and representing many people inside the paddock who came to him because of his unique position.
MotoGP: 2012 provisional calendar
DatesGrand PrixCircuit15 AprilQatar*Doha/Losail29 AprilSpain (SRC)Jerez de la Frontera6 MayPortugal ...
Lorenzo?s Gamble at Brno
From Randy Mamola’s column for Alpinestars: I talked to Lorenzo?s crew chief Ramon Forcada after the race about the choice to run the softer front tire and he said it was Jorge?s call after morning warm-up, as he did a good run of low 1:57?s on a tire that had 25 laps on it and [...]
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Honda Press Release: Interview With Hiroshi Aoyama, On Earthquakes And The Motegi Boycott
The ever-industrious Honda press office has issued yet another press release containing an interview with a rider. Fortunately for race fans, this time it isn't yet another interview with one of the members of the Repsol Honda team, but instead, it is San Carlo Gresini Honda rider Hiroshi Aoyama. Aoyama has had a very tough season in 2011, struggling with a back injury sustained in a crash at Assen and with the aftermath and constant discussion surrounding the Japanese earthquake and the Motegi MotoGP round. In this interview, Aoyama talks about all of this, and more.
Below is the press release interview:
Australia pace pleases Petter
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Solberg, who claimed the world crown in 2003, arrived in Coffs Coast for the Australian leg of the WRC on the back of...
Solberg, who claimed the world crown in 2003, arrived in Coffs Coast for the Australian leg of the WRC on the back of...
Edwards and Crutchlow seek improved pace in Misano
Friday, 2 September 2011
Colin Edwards and Cal Crutchlow started preparations for the Misano MotoGP round with solid performances today, and the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team riders are confident they can significantly improve their pace for qualifying and the 28 lap race.
American Edwards set the tenth best time on the opening day of practice at a sun-kissed Misano circuit that witnessed temperatures soaring to a physically demanding 30 degrees in the afternoon. Working on improving high speed stability with his YZR-M1 machine, Edwards was able to knock almost three tenths off his best time in the opening session to finish with a 1'35.301. The 37 year old also dedicated a large portion of his 44 laps on track to evaluate the performance of Bridgestone's soft and hard compound rear tyre options to finish just over 0.3s away from the top six.
Crutchlow started well this morning and put his World Supersport and World Superbike knowledge of the 2.626 mile Misano track to good use to finish just over two tenths away from the top 10. Although he was able to lap over three tenths quicker in this afternoon's 45 minute session, the British rider wasn't rewarded for the improvement and he slipped down the order to 15th. Crutchlow is confident he can improve his pace tomorrow to challenge for a top 10 place on the grid, as he aims to focus on gaining more grip and confidence with Bridgestone's hard rear tyre.
Colin Edwards:
?Today was a solid day without being too spectacular. We rolled off the truck from Indy not terribly fast and it's always nice to come out of the blocks with a bit more speed than I did. My biggest problem today has been high speed stability - you can lose a lot of time in the three really fast right-handers here. The front end was also tucking quite a bit this afternoon, and at times the sensation was like I was riding on a flat tyre. We made some changes which we felt were going to make the bike better, but we just ran out of time, so we'll sit down tonight and look at some data and come up with a plan for tomorrow. I feel confident and reasonably comfortable and with a couple of changes to the bike for tomorrow I'm sure we can come out all guns blazing. We also need to find something to help me with the hard rear tyre. I'm lacking a bit of entry grip, so we'll work on that too. Initially it feels fantastic but the lap times were no better. We got some ideas to get more side and entry grip with the h ard tyre, so I'm sure we'll be much faster tomorrow.?
Cal Crutchlow:
?Today wasn't an easy start to the weekend but I don't think 15th place is a true reflection of our potential. I had a few issues with getting the hard rear tyre to work, so we'll need to have a look at a big improvement in that area for tomorrow. I ran the same soft tyre I'd used this morning in the second session and even with 36 laps on it, I went just as quick with that as what we did with a brand new hard tyre. Lorenzo is more than 1.5s quicker on the hard tyre and I can't get it to work, so we need to have a look at the setting and perhaps make the bike more similar to what we ran in Indianapolis. We'll have a look at the data tonight and see what we can work out for tomorrow. I'm trying my hardest and I don't think I'm that far away because 0.5s would put me eighth.?
Arag�n set for key round of 2011 MotoGP campaign
The MotoGP World Championship returns to Spain this weekend as the Gran Premio de Arag�n hosts Round...
M�rquez finishes the tests in Valencia
The Repsol rider rides more than 600 kilometres in three positive days while preparing the next roun...
2011 Nurburgring World Superbike And World Supersport Sunday Press Release Round Up
Press releases from the World Superbike and World Supersport teams after the races at the Nurburgring in Germany:
Year:
2011
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