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2012 Valencia Moto2 And Moto3 Test Day 3 Press Releases

David E. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 5:57 pm
Press releases from a selection of the teams after the Moto2 and Moto3 test at Valencia: Year:  2012 read more
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2012 Valencia Moto2 And Moto3 Test Day 3 Times: Espargaro Edges Redding, Cortese Sweeps Moto3

David E. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 5:44 pm
The final day of testing for the Moto2 and Moto3 classes saw warmer temperatures and a fuller track, the riders taking advantage of the warmer track to make up for time lost to the chilly mornings on the previous two days of the test. After two days of domination, Scott Redding finally had to cede t...
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2012 Valencia Moto2 And Moto3 Test Day 2 Press Releases

David E. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 5:21 pm
Press releases from the Gresini and Repsol media services after the second day of testing for the Moto2 and Moto3 classes at Valencia: Year:  2012 read more &...
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2012 Valencia Moto2 And Moto3 Test Day 2 Times: Redding Smashes Moto2 Lap Record, Cortese Fastest Moto3

David E. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 5:17 pm
Testing continued today for the Moto2 and Moto3 classes at Valencia, with the temperatures proving a little more cooperative than Wednesday, helped along by the watery February sun. The morning chill remained, though, leaving the teams stuck inside the garages for much of the morning, the action onl...
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BMW WSBK Press Release: Team Boss Andrea Dosoli Talks About 2012

David E. posted an article on - Feb 9, 2012, 11:13 am
With the 2012 World Superbike season just over two weeks away, preparations are ramping up for the return of racing. As part of those preparations, BMW issued a press release interview with their new Head of Race Operations, Andrea Dosoli. Dosoli came to BMW from Yamaha, along with Marco Melandri, w...
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Hayden Home After Surgery To Repair Damaged Shoulder

David E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 7:00 pm
Nicky Hayden has returned home after successful surgery on his shoulder. The Ducati rider had damaged his shoulder in a training accident - on his first time back on a motorcycle after recovering from a broken wrist, sustained in the final race of 2011 at Valencia - and though the initial diagnosis ...
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Hayden Home After Surgery To Repair Damaged Shoulder

David E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 7:00 pm
Nicky Hayden has returned home after successful surgery on his shoulder. The Ducati rider had damaged his shoulder in a training accident - on his first time back on a motorcycle after recovering from a broken wrist, sustained in the final race of 2011 at Valencia - and though the initial diagnosis ...
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2012 Sepang 1 MotoGP Test - Bridgestone Post-Test Press Release

David E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 6:39 pm
Bridgestone issued the following press release after the first Sepang MotoGP test, in which Bridgestone's general manager Tohru Ubukata and Dorna's newly appointed Safety Advisor, Loris Capirossi, discuss the reaction to and development of the 2012-spec Bridgestone tires for MotoGP: ...
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2012 Sepang 1 MotoGP Test - Bridgestone Post-Test Press Release

David E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 6:39 pm
Bridgestone issued the following press release after the first Sepang MotoGP test, in which Bridgestone's general manager Tohru Ubukata and Dorna's newly appointed Safety Advisor, Loris Capirossi, discuss the reaction to and development of the 2012-spec Bridgestone tires for MotoGP: ...
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2012 Valencia Moto2 And Moto3 Test Day 1 Press Releases

David E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 6:34 pm
Press releases from the Repsol Media Service after the first day of testing at Valencia: Year:  2012 read more
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2012 Valencia Moto2 And Moto3 Test Day 1 Press Releases

David E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 6:34 pm
Press releases from the Repsol Media Service after the first day of testing at Valencia: Year:  2012 read more
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2012 Valencia Moto2 And Moto3 Test Day 1 Times: Redding And Cortese Fastest In The Cold

David E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 6:27 pm
A week after their MotoGP counterparts packed up the garages in Sepang, the Moto2 and Moto3 teams rolled out at Valencia for the first test of 2012. The day started very cold, leaving a lot of the teams stuck in the garage waiting for temperatures to rise; despite the winter sun, track temperatures ...
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2012 Valencia Moto2 And Moto3 Test Day 1 Times: Redding And Cortese Fastest In The Cold

David E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 6:27 pm
A week after their MotoGP counterparts packed up the garages in Sepang, the Moto2 and Moto3 teams rolled out at Valencia for the first test of 2012. The day started very cold, leaving a lot of the teams stuck in the garage waiting for temperatures to rise; despite the winter sun, track temperatures ...
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Photographer's Blog: MotoGP Story--Bradl's Angst

David E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 3:04 pm
The San Francisco Dainese D-Store welcomed me and Jensen Beeler last week to share some of our thoughts and experiences in MotoGP. For my part of the presentation, I showed some photographs on a projector and told the stories that went along with them. A few folks asked if I could video the show, bu...
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Photographer's Blog: MotoGP Story--Bradl's Angst

David E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 3:04 pm
The San Francisco Dainese D-Store welcomed me and Jensen Beeler last week to share some of our thoughts and experiences in MotoGP. For my part of the presentation, I showed some photographs on a projector and told the stories that went along with them. A few folks asked if I could video the show, bu...
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Site Maintenance: MotoMatters.com Server Switch Planned For Today - UPDATE Changeover Complete

David E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 4:04 am
MotoMatters.com continues to grow in popularity - a massively heartening phenomena, for which we are all grateful - but that popularity comes with a downside: at peak times, the site can become very slow, and provide a frustrating user experience. In response to this - and in anticipation of the fur...
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Site Maintenance: MotoMatters.com Server Switch Planned For Today - UPDATE Changeover Complete

David E. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 4:04 am
MotoMatters.com continues to grow in popularity - a massively heartening phenomena, for which we are all grateful - but that popularity comes with a downside: at peak times, the site can become very slow, and provide a frustrating user experience. In response to this - and in anticipation of the fur...
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Valentino Rossi Has Surgery To Remove Pin From Right Leg

David E. posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 4:03 pm
Valentino Rossi underwent surgery today to remove the pin in his right tibia, the final memento of his monster crash at Mugello in June 2010. The surgery, carried out at the Cervesi hospital in Cattolica, not far from Rossi's home in Tavullia, was performed by Dr Giannicola Lucidi and Dr Marco Trono...
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Valentino Rossi Has Surgery To Remove Pin From Right Leg

David E. posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 4:03 pm
Valentino Rossi underwent surgery today to remove the pin in his right tibia, the final memento of his monster crash at Mugello in June 2010. The surgery, carried out at the Cervesi hospital in Cattolica, not far from Rossi's home in Tavullia, was performed by Dr Giannicola Lucidi and Dr Marco Trono...
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Marc VDS Racing Press Release Preview Of The Upcoming Valencia Moto2 Test

David E. posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 11:22 am
The Marc VDS Racing press office issued the following preview of the first Moto2 test of 2012, due to be held from Wednesday to Friday this week: Year:  2012 ...
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Marc VDS Racing Press Release Preview Of The Upcoming Valencia Moto2 Test

David E. posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 11:22 am
The Marc VDS Racing press office issued the following preview of the first Moto2 test of 2012, due to be held from Wednesday to Friday this week: Year:  2012 ...
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Repsol Press Release: Interview With Casey Stoner After The Sepang Test

David E. posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 11:15 am
In the second of the two interviews which the Repsol Media Service put out with the Repsol Honda MotoGP riders after the test at Sepang, Casey Stoner gets a chance to answer a few questions. Like Pedrosa, Stoner talks about the differences and similarities of riding the new 1000cc MotoGP bikes when ...
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Repsol Press Release: Interview With Casey Stoner After The Sepang Test

David E. posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 11:15 am
In the second of the two interviews which the Repsol Media Service put out with the Repsol Honda MotoGP riders after the test at Sepang, Casey Stoner gets a chance to answer a few questions. Like Pedrosa, Stoner talks about the differences and similarities of riding the new 1000cc MotoGP bikes when ...
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Repsol Press Release: Interview With Dani Pedrosa After Sepang

David E. posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 11:00 am
The Repsol Media Service was once again busy at the test in Sepang. Along with providing daily press releases, the press officers for the Spanish oil giant also found time to interview Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner, and issue the interviews in the form of press releases. In the f...
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Repsol Press Release: Interview With Dani Pedrosa After Sepang

David E. posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 11:00 am
The Repsol Media Service was once again busy at the test in Sepang. Along with providing daily press releases, the press officers for the Spanish oil giant also found time to interview Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner, and issue the interviews in the form of press releases. In the f...
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Yet Another Oil Sponsor In Moto3: Vrooam Backs Salom And RW Racing GP

David E. posted an article on - Feb 6, 2012, 10:33 am
Vrooam, a producer of performance lubricant products, issued the following press release announcing their partnership with the RW Racing GP Moto3 team, who will be fielding Luis Salom and Brad Binder in 2012 aboard a Kalex KTM: ...
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Nicky Hayden To Have Surgery On Injured Shoulder

David E. posted an article on - Feb 5, 2012, 3:11 pm
After struggling at the MotoGP test in Sepang with a lack of strength in the shoulder he injured during winter training, Nicky Hayden is to undergo shoulder surgery to try to examine and correct the damage sustained. In a press release issued by Ducati on Sunday evening, the American announced that ...
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ADVERTORIAL: Explore Fascinating Transylvania By Motorbike With Twisted Planet Tours

David E. posted an article on - Feb 4, 2012, 10:46 am
How It All Began.... In summer 2011 had the trip of the lifetime! Two months in Europe with my girlfriend who was awesome enough to come with me to the Mugello Moto GP. (She told me to say this. In reality, she only came because I took her to Lake Como…) I also took my trusty GSXR 10...
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Marquez Pulls Out Of Valencia Test To Extend Recuperation Period

David E. posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 12:04 pm
Marc Marquez has been forced to pull out of next week's Moto2 test at Valencia with continuing vision problems. The vision problems were a result of his crash during practice at Sepang, caused when marshalls failed to display a flag while there was water on the track. The Spaniard underwent an opera...
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58 Of #58 - Andrew Wheeler's Tribute To Marco Simoncelli

David E. posted an article on - Jan 28, 2012, 10:28 am
With the MotoGP paddock about to descend on Sepang, a circuit they left with much sadness after Marco Simoncelli was tragically killed there, now is a good moment to reflect on Simoncelli's life. Top MotoGP photographer Andrew Wheeler has produced his own personal tribute to the Italian, a beautiful...
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Guest Column: The Business Of Racing, By Eric Trytko

David E. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 6:32 pm
With the news coming out today that Ant West will not be able to make the grid for the 2012 motor GP season, due to his inability to find funding for his ride, brings up an interesting take on where the sport of MotoGP, motorcycle racing, and motor sports in general fits in with life today in our cu...
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Guest Column: The Business Of Racing, By Eric Trytko

David E. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 6:32 pm
With the news coming out today that Ant West will not be able to make the grid for the 2012 motor GP season, due to his inability to find funding for his ride, brings up an interesting take on where the sport of MotoGP, motorcycle racing, and motor sports in general fits in with life today in our cu...
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Mattia Pasini Takes Speed Master CRT Spot Vacated By Ant West

David E. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 6:09 pm
Just hours after Ant West announced on his Facebook page that he would not be racing in MotoGP, as he was unable to find the sponsorship to fund his ride at the Speed Master team, the team issued a press release announcing West's replacement. Italian rider Mattia Pasini is to take West's place, and ...
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Mattia Pasini Takes Speed Master CRT Spot Vacated By Ant West

David E. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 6:09 pm
Just hours after Ant West announced on his Facebook page that he would not be racing in MotoGP, as he was unable to find the sponsorship to fund his ride at the Speed Master team, the team issued a press release announcing West's replacement. Italian rider Mattia Pasini is to take West's place, and ...
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Repsol Press Release: Moto3 Rider Alex Rins Breaks Shoulder In Training Accident

David E. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 5:00 pm
Below is a press release on the injuries suffered by Alex Rins, Spanish 125cc champion who will be riding for Monlau Competicion in Moto3 this season: Year:  2012 &#...
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Repsol Press Release: Moto3 Rider Alex Rins Breaks Shoulder In Training Accident

David E. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 5:00 pm
Below is a press release on the injuries suffered by Alex Rins, Spanish 125cc champion who will be riding for Monlau Competicion in Moto3 this season: Year:  2012 &#...
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MotoGP Testing: Who Is Testing Where And When

David E. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 10:20 am
MotoGP's long winter break is drawing to a close, and the testing season is about to kick off once again. For the last couple of years that's been very easy to follow, as everyone headed to the official MotoGP tests organized by IRTA. With the introduction of the Claiming Rule Teams, however, MotoGP...
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MotoGP Testing: Who Is Testing Where And When

David E. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 10:20 am
MotoGP's long winter break is drawing to a close, and the testing season is about to kick off once again. For the last couple of years that's been very easy to follow, as everyone headed to the official MotoGP tests organized by IRTA. With the introduction of the Claiming Rule Teams, however, MotoGP...
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Ant West To Retire From Racing Due To A Lack Of Sponsors

David E. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 9:29 am
Popular Australian rider Ant West is to retire from motorcycle racing. The popular Australian made the announcement on his personal Facebook page, citing the failure to raise sufficient sponsorship to be able to pay for a ride for 2012. West was signed up to ride an Aprilia CRT machine for the Speed...
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Ant West To Retire From Racing Due To A Lack Of Sponsors

David E. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 9:29 am
Popular Australian rider Ant West is to retire from motorcycle racing. The popular Australian made the announcement on his personal Facebook page, citing the failure to raise sufficient sponsorship to be able to pay for a ride for 2012. West was signed up to ride an Aprilia CRT machine for the Speed...
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BMW WSBK Press Release: Melandri And Haslam Work On Electronics At Valencia Test

David E. posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 6:36 pm
The BMW World Superbike squad spent two days testing at Valencia, where they worked mainly on electronics strategies and the latest version of the BMW S1000RR engine. Below is the press release issued after the test: Y...
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BMW WSBK Press Release: Melandri And Haslam Work On Electronics At Valencia Test

David E. posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 6:36 pm
The BMW World Superbike squad spent two days testing at Valencia, where they worked mainly on electronics strategies and the latest version of the BMW S1000RR engine. Below is the press release issued after the test: Y...
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Kawasaki WSS Press Release: Sofuoglu And Morais Test At Valencia

David E. posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 6:16 pm
The Kawasaki World Supersport team issued the following press release after their test at Valencia: Year:  2012 read more
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Kawasaki WSS Press Release: Sofuoglu And Morais Test At Valencia

David E. posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 6:16 pm
The Kawasaki World Supersport team issued the following press release after their test at Valencia: Year:  2012 read more
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Yamaha Looks East: Lin Jarvis Explains Why MotoGP Needs To Be Racing Outside Europe

David E. posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 6:11 pm
MotoGP is looking eastward. As the involvement and interest from and in Asia has continued to grow in recent years, the importance of the region - beyond the historic role that Japan has played in the series, that is - to both the MotoGP series and the manufacturers has become increasingly evident. ...
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Yamaha Looks East: Lin Jarvis Explains Why MotoGP Needs To Be Racing Outside Europe

David E. posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 6:11 pm
MotoGP is looking eastward. As the involvement and interest from and in Asia has continued to grow in recent years, the importance of the region - beyond the historic role that Japan has played in the series, that is - to both the MotoGP series and the manufacturers has become increasingly evident. ...
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Qatar MotoGP To Retain 4-Day Format In 2012

David E. posted an article on - Jan 25, 2012, 5:30 pm
There is good news and bad news for MotoGP fans. The bad news is that the MotoGP schedule has been changed - again. The good news is that the season now starts a day earlier, as the Qatar MotoGP round will once again be spread over four days instead of three, and start on Thursday, April 5th, 2012. ...
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Qatar MotoGP To Retain 4-Day Format In 2012

David E. posted an article on - Jan 25, 2012, 5:30 pm
There is good news and bad news for MotoGP fans. The bad news is that the MotoGP schedule has been changed - again. The good news is that the season now starts a day earlier, as the Qatar MotoGP round will once again be spread over four days instead of three, and start on Thursday, April 5th, 2012. ...
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Scott Jones 2011 Retrospective: Round 10, Laguna Seca

David E. posted an article on - Jan 24, 2012, 6:07 pm
Over the hill and far away King Kenny rode Laguna on an M1. And hated it. GP Eleven. Point One. Loris' Last Laguna read more
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Leon Camier Signs With Crescent Suzuki In World Superbikes

David E. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2011, 7:08 pm
Crescent Suzuki has announced the first of its World Superbike signings: Englishman Leon Camier is to race for the British-based team in WSBK in 2012. The annoucement that Crescent would be switching to the World Superbike series from BSB earlier in October led to a flurry of speculation on riders....
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