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First Runner Up 2014 was a season of revelation in MotoGP for many reasons, some of which will be discussed here. From seeming career implosions to fractured domination and resurgent legends, and all of the gradations in the middle, the year was filled with enough ups and downs to fill an...

Hiroshi Aoyama will debut the new Honda RC213V-RS Open class bike at this weekend's Valencia MotoGP season finale, then become an official HRC test rider in 2015. The former 250cc world champion is currently in contention for top Open Honda honours at the Drive M7 Aspar team, but will lose...

and Michelin developmental consultant. Anyone see a conflict of interest with an employee of one of the competing manufacturers and best friends of one of the competitors[ who rides for the same manufacturer] playing a pivotal role in the developing the tire that will be used in the championship...

Which MotoGP Legend is your favorite rider and why? Giacomo Agostini Mick Doohan Geoff Duke Wayne Gardner Mike Hailwood Daijiro Kato Eddie Lawson Anton Mang Angel Nieto Wayne Rainey Phil Read Jim Redman Kenny Roberts Jarno Saarinen Kevin Schwantz Barry Sheene Freddie Spencer...

I'll save you the scroll if you're only interested in the end result. It's Tom Sykes. You'd have to make a very convincing argument for any other outcome. However who he beat (literally and figuratively) on his way to the top is a story all to itself.   Second Runner up - Jonathan Rea (IRE)...

The 2014 rider market is very thin... only Sykes, Rea, Redding, Cruchlow come to mind. Pol won't go until 2015 (just like Lorenzo signed a pre contract 2 years before GP debut, plus he ain't ready) The rest of the Moto2 guys <strike>suck a fat one</strike> need more time to develop. Maybe...

A third of the way through his rookie premier-class campaign and Marquez has risen even higher in Crutchlow's opinion, the Englishman stating: "Marquez is the best rider in the world at the moment." Crutchlow recently explained why he feels Marquez is such a special rider. "You only see a...

<span style="font-family:'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif;I'll mark some of the following traits that PS'ers <u>DON'T</u> want (from reading countless posts here over the years):   <span style="font-family:'lucida sans unicode', 'lucida grande', sans-serif;1. No midgets...

A very dangerous course and I know some of your opinions on roadracing already... none the less, RIP Mr. Carreira.

so alstare are back but this time with ducati,badovini and checa confirmed what i know so far , please add what you guys have heard of bmw italia : melandri / davies alstare ducati : checa / badovini kawasaki : sykes / baz ten kate honda : rea / haslam crescent suzuki: camier / cluzel...

Just as I predicted it looks almost certain that now that Marquez is moving on to MotoGP, Dorna is now going to do what everyone has asked for and what every one thinks should have been the rule for day 1 of Moto2 and bring in a minimum rider/bike weight limit for 2013. Co-incidence? I think...

Damn the kid is quick, but no sorta talent transforms into that much of a performance advantage; does it? And if he is that good, he's gonna give Lorenzo, Pedders and the yellow man a good shake next year. 17 to go.

I thought newbies like Angel might find this useful, please feel free to add. Yamaha Factory: Jorge Lorenzo Valentino Rossi Repsol Honda Dani Pedrosa Marc Marquez Marlboro Ducati Nicky Hayden Andrea Dovisioso Test rider: Michele Pirro(?) Monster Tech 3 Yamaha Cal Crutchlow...

Just read on Ductalk.com Ben Spies will be going to the Pramac team with a factory ride from the factory. His teammate will be Andrea Iannone. I for some reason can't copy the link, not sure why but it is there. It does seem to make sense since the Gresini Ride would make him switch...

http://blogs.bettor.com/A-detailed-look-at-the-profile-of-MotoGP-rider-Nicky-Hayden-MotoGP-a171781 A detailed look at the profile of MotoGP rider Nicky Hayden – MotoGP MotoGP winner, Nicholas (Nicky) Patrick Hayden was born in the U.S. state of Kentucky. He started racing at an early...

CRT points = 5 Average CRT finish = 13.5 Best CRT finish = 12th Wins = 0 Podiums = 0 Top 5's = 0 Top 10's = 0 The kid is legend. Spaniards have a new hero, setting records that will never be broken, while outscoring his vastly more experienced teammate by 67%. Discuss

Jorge Lorenzo is the greatest 1000cc GP rider in history. Discuss.

With all of the top riders contracts coming up after this season, and money being hard to come by, will they be looking at re signing for considerably less than what has been the norm for the last few contract periods. Lets say Stoner wins the title again, can he demand 10+ million per year ...

How do we gauge it? Do we account the bike they rode? Or do we just simply look at his skills/techniques on it. Never ending debate of Rossi and Stoner and Lorenzo too. I don't know how to make a poll (and I'm freakin Drunk) so I'll just read all your opinions on it. This thread would also...

Well it isn't relatively a new word on Motogp. But what exactly is a Development Rider? Well it seems the benchmark is V.R. but what the hell is it really? How do they differ to the test riders? What are each others jobs? I mean, as a racer all they should do is just race the hell out of their...