Anyone know what songs were used by bbc for Round 1 and round 2 end of race coverage montage - round 3 (estoril) was Month of May by Arccade Fire what was the others ?
Anyone know the tune used to open the race day programmes ?
Quali for round 2 didnt inspire much confidence.
As soon as he stood up from the front end wash out he was going through what happened in his head...
The confusion will be something Stoner will not miss.
http://www.motorsportsetc.com/stats/st_gpwin.htm
I'm thinking Eddie Lawson is very possible, but mathematically he could get to Hailwood
What do you think?
Motomatters.com
I knew that a reincarnation of the 990cc formula was NOT on the cards, but am I reading this right, are we basically gonna have more of the same with a slightly larger displacement?
And..the end of the world has been moved up? WTF
Discuss...
How Ducati Fixed Casey Stoner's Front End Woes
Submitted by David Emmett on Tue, 2010-10-26 21:54.
Casey Stoner's 2010 MotoGP season has been blighted by crashes. Starting at Qatar, where the Australian crashed out while leading the race after dominating throughout practice, Stoner...
2010 has been a tough year in MotoGP for Valentino Rossi. The nine-time World Champion's season got off to a strong start with a victory at Qatar, but it's been very hard going ever since: a shoulder injury suffered in a training crash, followed by his huge highside in which Rossi broke his...
After watching the latest MotoGP procession, at Brno, 500cc legend Randy Mamola has pleaded for an end to the complex electronics that many believe have killed the once spectacular MotoGP show.
Hats off to Jorge Lorenzo for another master class in Brno. Despite not having the best qualifying...
WSBK 2011 Rule Changes Include An End To Aprilia's Gear-Driven Cams
Submitted by David emmett on Sat, 2010-07-31 21:33. As is common at world championship motorcycle racing events, the Superbike commission - the World Superbike series' rule-making body - gathered to discuss rules to be...
http://www.motomatters.com/news/2010/06/01/125s_to_be_replaced_by_four_strokes_from.html
Hopefully this will bring in different manufacturers to the grid.
Drawing the Line - End of The Motorcycle Frame?
From the May, 2010 issue of Motorcyclist
By James Parker
An intriguing U.S. patent application showed up at the Motorcyclist offices the other day, causing a stir. Why? The Ducati depicted in the drawings lacked the traditional trellis frame; in...
September 8th, 2009
FORMER world motorbike racing champion Casey Stoner has retreated to the Territory to try to get over the mystery illness threatening his career.
He is staying at a Darwin caravan park and was seen playing computer games on his iphone before the shops opened at Casuarina...
I do not understand the whole premise of no choice for this class! How is it logical, that experienced Superbike/Sportbike riders are choosing compounds at each event, and the "inexperienced" Supersport class is then not allowed to run the same compound? And as far as cost goes -- this is not...
http://www.roadracerx.com/features/road-ra...racerhead-29/3/
Interesting read. 800 to be replaced by new Moto1 class?? Tough times in motogp with the grid getting smaller, could this be the answer??
Also mentions Alex de Angelis has signed with Pramac Ducati for 2010.
http://www.ttxgp.com/
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/03/a-british-motor.html
Don't let the good looks fool you. I am saddend to say but we all know that these things are going to put the real bikes on the chopping block as soon as they can. Good looks, efficient, no emissions, etc. Seems...
Sorry everybody, I was kind of mourning; with great sorrow and grief until Rossi became Champion again. Another reason was that all these MotoGP and Technology blogging was consuming too much time, so family started complaining, I had to get off for some time. Although I did miss you people, I...
JiR Honda to part ways at end of season
By David Wright Friday, September 26th 2008, 03:14 GMT
JiR will part ways with Honda at the end of the season, after Honda chose not to accept JiR's MotoGP plans for the 2009 season, and will review the team's future, the team announced today.
The JiR...
Is this the end of the lone true privateer in MotoGP that is Team Roberts?
I was reviewing some of the races last night. I watching that "boring" race at Qatar (tongue and cheek), you may remember, the one that Stoner and Rossi trading positions all the way until the last lap... Well this is...