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Hungarian ace Gabor Talmacsi has become Scot Racing Team's only ride for the remainder of the 2009 MotoGP season. The announcement was made by the MotoGP outfit via a press release, prior to this weekend's race at Laguna Seca, as it seems financial difficulties ...
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Reigning MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi made a winning start of this racing weekend at Laguna Seca. However, he did not do it on two wheels, but on four, as he took the chequered flag in the SuperKart ‘exhibition’ race on Thursday.
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Unfortunately for Mika Kallio, the Laguna Seca event will be a no show this weekend, as the injury he sustained in the very last lap of the Dutch Grand Prix last Saturday will keep the Fin sidelined for the next few weeks.
The news was confirmed by Kallio ...
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Despite reaching his first major milestone in grand prix racing – winning his 100th race in the FIM Road Racing World Championship – Valentino Rossi insisted his future plans in motorcycle racing will not be influenced by the possibility of breaking Giacomo ...
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Kallio Injures Finger, In Doubt for Laguna SecaMOTO GPFinland's Mika Kallio is on the verge of missing the upcoming MotoGP race at Laguna Seca, due to his late crash in the Dutch GP last Saturday. The Pramac Ducati rider was running into an impressive 6th place with only 3 corners to go, when losing control of his bike and remaining sidelined for the remainder of the race. So, instead of scoring his potentially best finish in MotoGP so far, Kallio got himself a severe finger injury. When sliding to the runoff, his hand was trapped under the bike and, despite the protective glove, he couldn't avoid the injury. Although it appeared to be a slight injury, a complete medical examination due to take place during the course of today will establish whether he'll be good to go for the North American race next weekend. “So painful, an ... >> Read more |
Valentino Rossi once again made the history books of the MotoGP championship, as the Yamaha rider scored his 100th win in the series and became undisputed leader of the overall classification following his smashing performance at Assen. The Italian dominated the ...
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Things might not have worked out very well for Valentino Rossi during the second practice earlier today, but the reigning MotoGP champion took sweet revenge this afternoon when clinching a dramatic pole position for tomorrow's Dutch Grand Prix at Assen. The Yamaha ...
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Jorge Lorenzo managed to top the second and last practice session of the Dutch Grand Prix, as the Yamaha rider posted the best time of 1:36.756 ahead of nearest rival Casey Stoner. Reigning world champion and current leader of the overall classification Valentino Rossi ...
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The first practice session at the Assen circuit was not topped by either Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo or Casey Stoner – the riders that practically rule the world standings at the moment – but by the surprising LCR Honda rider Randy de Puniet. The ...
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Both Fausto Gresini and Marco Simoncelli must be two happy people right now, as they both got their way this week. The former managed to extend his team's partnership with title sponsor San Carlo Gruppo Alimentare for another season, while the reigning 250cc ...
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Following a thrilling victory in Barcelona, when he overtook Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo in the very last corner of the race, reigning MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi revealed he has set a couple of new challenges for the future. Aside from going after his 100th ...
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Dorna Sports and Network Ten have recently signed a 5-year agreement, which involves MotoGP to be broadcasted exclusively on free-to-air television for the first time starting from 2010.
Network Ten secures exclusive 5-year broadcast rights agreement for MotoGP ...
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Although his season so far has been nothing but disappointing, American rider Nicky Hayden received a boost from his Ducati boss Livio Suppo for the remainder of 2009. While insisting that the Italian manufacturer will continue to push hard to give Casey Stoner the ...
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Andrea Dovizioso topped another testing session this year during the Catalunya outing yesterday afternoon, as the Honda works rider finished the first day of testing with the best time of 1:42.230. The Italian was the only rider to test for Honda during the ...
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Ducati's Casey Stoner revealed that, although his bike behaved well enough during the Sunday race in Catalunya, he couldn't have maintained the pace imposed by Yamaha duo Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi due to his illness. As confirmed by the Australian rider, he ...
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Valentino Rossi got one back from teammate Jorge Lorenzo on Sunday, as the reigning MotoGP champion managed to pass the Spaniard in the very last corner of the Catalunya GP and deny him the home win. Two weeks earlier, it was Lorenzo & Stoner who spoiled Rossi ...
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Valentino Rossi looks set to “return the favor” to teammate Jorge Lorenzo in Catalonia this weekend, as the reigning MotoGP champion topped the first practice session at Barcelona earlier today. After he was defeated by Lorenzo at his home circuit ...
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Yamaha legends Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey and Kenny Roberts Sr. will take on The Doctor at the SuperKart Exhibition, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca announced.
Valentino Rossi and the other Yamaha World Champions will race on July 2, marking the kick-off of the Red ...
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Good news for all Dani Pedrosa fans out there, as the Honda rider was cleared by his doctors to participate in this weekend's Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya in Barcelona. Although he crashed out during the Italian Grand Prix less than two weeks ago and further damaged ...
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Veteran rider Sete Gibernau confirmed that he'll be part of the MotoGP field during the upcoming weekend in Barcelona. The Francisco Hernando Ducati is still recuperating from his collarbone surgery following his French GP crash, but insisted he'll be physically fit to ...
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