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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... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
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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 ... Comment - Like
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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 ... Comment - Like
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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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Feb 8, 2012, 6:34 pm
Press releases from the Repsol Media Service after the first day of testing at Valencia:
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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 ... Comment - Like
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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 ... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
David E. posted an article on
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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... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
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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:
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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 ... Comment - Like
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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 ... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
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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 ... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
David E. posted an article on
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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... Comment - Like
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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 ... Comment - Like
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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 ... Comment - Like
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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:
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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... Comment - Like
David E. posted an article on
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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... Comment - Like
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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... Comment - Like
David E. posted an article on
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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... Comment - Like
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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:
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Jan 26, 2012, 6:16 pm
The Kawasaki World Supersport team issued the following press release after their test at Valencia:
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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. ... Comment - Like
David E. posted an article on
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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. ... Comment - Like
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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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David E. posted an article on
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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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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.... Comment - Like
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