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seeing as this is the week where the tire rule for 2008 is being decided, i got a feeling rossi is going to do some major sandbagging at this race.. especially in the early warmups and even the qualies. he hasnt much to gain or lose in the championship. hes got 2nd pretty much all sealed up...

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/moto/motogp/40771/?page=1 i think this might be the article that teo spoke about in another thread.

Except for a small change in testing Speculation came to a head at Misano, as senior figures from the three tire makers, Bridgestone, Dunlop and Michelin, got together to discuss how the tire regulations have worked this year, and how they will work next year. At the time, Jean-Philippe Weber...

The Tire Question: Could Honda And Yamaha Switch To Bridgestones? Courtesy of motogpmatters.com The paddock is awash with rumors at Brno, and one of the most stubborn is not about riders or bikes, but about tires. With Michelin so far failing very publicly to come to terms with the new tire...

We see Rossi in qualifying alot working on certain parts of the track getting faster and faster, but what Rossi never does is put in hard lap after hard lap so he cannot see how much tire wear will happen during the race. Part of the reason you never see someone like Hayden complaining alot...

LINK <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>PARIS, June 15 (Reuters) - French tyre group Michelin (MICP.PA: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Friday it was recalling some 68,000 motorbike tyres after finding a possible defect in their tread due to a manufacturing fault. The company...

Hi Ben I'm considering my comming strategy here and wonder about a few details. How is the points for engine and tires calculated. Are all riders with an engine or tire brand with points calculated or is it limited in the same way as constructor points usually are limited to a maximum number of...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>MotoGP is all about racing and winning but success during the racing season can usually be attributed to behind-the-scenes work during winter testing. Indeed riders cover many more laps during winter tests than they do actually racing. Next...

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The first big test in preparation for the 2006 AMA Superbike season kicked off this morning. This was the first opportunity for the public to see Ben Bostrom on the Ducati Austin 999, Eric Bostrom aboard Yamahas and the Haydens in Superbike. One man who was not in Daytona was the man, Mat...

http://images.motogp.com/multimedia2/387/387270_31351.jpg I linked the image because its awefully large. look at the front tire. what is the deal withthe lines on that ?