For anyone who's curious as to why Ducati is having so much trouble, this interview with Dovi is a must-read:
http://www.sportrider.com/news/146_13090_dovisioso_speaks_out_ducati_motogp_troubles/
For those who don't have the time to read it, however, I'll summarize his points here...
In an interview with M. Oxley - Stoner was uncharacteristically diplomatic re: the many other reasons fans
have assumed were fueling his move to Honda. He did however say that for the sake of his career
he had to make the move regardless of how much he liked working with Ducati.
"Filippo...
At the 36th Tokyo Motorcycle Show
For reference, I'm about 1.68m short.
If anyone has ridden either the Thai Honda NSR150 or the Ital Honda NSR125, it's roughly similar in size, more the latter. What really struck me was the size of the screen, it's really small and when tucked behind, doesn't...
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Rossi set for Bayliss Superbike duel
Eurosport - Wed, 17 Dec 12:27:00 2008
MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has agreed to a one-off Superbike race against Troy Bayliss, according to reports in Spain.
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we've all been talkin about & readin diffrent things on the happenings between stoner & rossi at laguna. was rossi to aggressive? was he makin dirty moves on stoner? or was this just supreme racecraft? doin what he had to do to get the job done?
...the championship that is. It's going to be good to see guys just racing one race at a time again and not worrying about points. Japan was really a bit of a crap shoot, albeit a fascinating one. It was all about the fencing going on between Rossi and Stoner, who would pull in first, if at all...
Just read this on another site;
Another piece of the 2008 MotoGP jigsaw has fallen into place, with the report that James Toseland will definitely be riding a Yamaha in MotoGP in 2008, according to Dutch racing site Racesport.nl. No details as yet, but this leads us to speculate that Toseland...
I don't get why some are talking as if its the end of his career or something. He's in his mid-twenties, he's probably not reached his peak yet, pretty big fanbase, plenty of sponsorship behind him.. Just because he ain't having a good year in 2007, doesn't mean he won't win another...
Better make sure watching the races this weekend is extra-enjoyable lads and lasses - looks like it'll be the last at Istanbul Park:
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar...08768&bolum=127
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Factory Suzuki rider John Hopkins has shunned an operation on his right wrist in the Easter break, admitting he will have to ride through the pain barrier for the entire 2007 MotoGP world championship campaign. Doctors wanted the 23-year-old...
(from superbikeplanet.com)
Yamaha Says Good-Bye To Gauloises
by staff
Friday, December 23, 2005
This just in from Yamaha:
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. hereby announces that Altadis/Seita's sponsorship regarding Yamaha's Factory MotoGP Team will not continue after the end of the 2005 season.
For...