tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20327262940656431652024-02-07T10:41:34.144+07:00ALL ABOUT OF SPORTSIcha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-72034186246366762792011-06-13T02:18:00.000+07:002011-06-13T02:18:01.435+07:00Repsol Honda 1 – 2 On The Podium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPyOojmNGJ3Jy5JECOJuxRt4Erp44-VVUJ5PnQWjXurispZXTshEQDc83alACYizd760KK3lDu_zRaT9C3W0uK2GaTs5JUlT8O1UkTCvpatZ9JKd0TRNwJNM37Cu_3CXD1FY3dBUUyDg/s1600/Repsol+Honda+1+%25E2%2580%2593+2+on+the+podium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPyOojmNGJ3Jy5JECOJuxRt4Erp44-VVUJ5PnQWjXurispZXTshEQDc83alACYizd760KK3lDu_zRaT9C3W0uK2GaTs5JUlT8O1UkTCvpatZ9JKd0TRNwJNM37Cu_3CXD1FY3dBUUyDg/s320/Repsol+Honda+1+%25E2%2580%2593+2+on+the+podium.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="fullpost"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a Repsol Honda 1 – 2 on the podium, with Casey Stoner taking his 27th victory and the Championship lead in the AirAsia British Grand Prix MotoGP race with team mate Andrea Dovizioso in second. Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) rode a brilliant race with a broken collarbone, to land third on the podium.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) lead a rainy start of the Silverstone race, chased by the two Hondas of Dovizioso and Stoner, with Marco Simoncelli on the San Carlo Honda Gresini Team Honda close behind. But Lorenzo made a mistake on the first lap, allowing the Repsol bikes to pass and clearing the way for Simoncelli to challenge the Championship leader, who passed the Mallorcan for third several corners later.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stoner contended Dovizioso for the lead on lap two, with the Italian holding the top spot for several corners until pole position starter Stoner took over the lead from his team mate. Meanwhile, Simoncelli, who started from second position, positively hunted down the Repsol Hondas from his third position in the field until he ran wide on the 4th lap and lost the position back to Lorenzo.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With rain steadily falling and conditions worsening, Lorenzo highsided out of third position on lap 8, making the Silverstone race the first he did not finish since 2009.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This put the 25 year old Simoncelli in third position, but not content to settle for his first podium position to be a third, he pushed to pass Dovizioso until he lost the front under braking on lap ten.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stoner stretched a gap of 15 seconds ahead of field, eventually lapping Héctor Barberá (Mapfre Aspar) and Randy de Puniet (Pramac Racing) with three and a half laps left in the race, the two of whom finished 11th and 12th respectively.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The surprise of the weekend came with Colin Edwards piloting his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 bike to a podium finish. The 'Texas Tornado', who broke his collarbone last week in practice at Catalunya, started from eighth on the grid to ride a consistent race. Edwards benefited from the setbacks of Lorenzo and Simoncelli, thus earning his first podium of the season.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Toni Elias made a good launch off the start, putting his LCR Honda into eighth on the first lap from his 14th grid position. The Moto2 Champion crossed the line in eighth position, with Hiroshi Aoyama (San Carlo Honda Gresini) in ninth and Loris Capirossi (Pramac Racing) in tenth.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">source:motogp.com</span>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-79252798329213995232009-11-17T18:51:00.002+07:002009-11-17T19:25:31.926+07:00Valentino Rossi takes ninth championship title with brilliant podium after dramatic Malaysian GP<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Valentino Rossi</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4ziWH-PXyHoZ9ESQi_74m1N_U8m8Nv8eD7kHsooUQhIVNPo-9oMjpMM3KC7TckDzFmJAyYbE0rzB3_GborIpa_nm3bddej7ffNqxdGf5bEzWqZPqIRHdPrr2v29hT-KV4Dj0VqEAA1Q/s1600/Rossi46-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4ziWH-PXyHoZ9ESQi_74m1N_U8m8Nv8eD7kHsooUQhIVNPo-9oMjpMM3KC7TckDzFmJAyYbE0rzB3_GborIpa_nm3bddej7ffNqxdGf5bEzWqZPqIRHdPrr2v29hT-KV4Dj0VqEAA1Q/s320/Rossi46-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405044362602350754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The indomitable and irrepressible Valentino Rossi took his ninth World Championship crown in Malaysia today, riding to third place in a dramatic rain-hit race at Sepang. It was the Italian’s seventh title in the premier class, his fourth for Yamaha - more than he has won with any other manufacturer - and his 163rd career podium. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was forced to start from the back of the grid after a sighting lap problem but he recovered brilliantly and rode a superb race to chase Rossi home in fourth place.</span></span><br /><br />After three dry practice sessions the heavens opened thirty minutes before the race started and a torrential downpour ensued. The race was delayed forty-five minutes, by which time the rain had abated to a steady drizzle, but with no wet track time during practice the race had become something of a lottery. Rossi seemed to get away well but at turn one he ran wide and exited in eighth position. He then surrendered two more places, including one to his charging team-mate, and finished the first lap in tenth. For the next few laps he tailed Lorenzo as the Spaniard charged his way through the field, the pair putting on a scintillating display of overtaking in the wet until they arrived in fourth and fifth on the seventh lap. Rossi now set his sights on a podium and passed Lorenzo, surviving a huge slide in the process, before quickly pulling a gap of a second on his team-mate. He slowly began to close the gap to Andrea Dovizioso in third and looked like he would soon be within striking distance when his fellow Italian slid out, leaving Rossi in the final podium spot. He didn’t give up there however and started to reel in Dani Pedrosa, who was second, but with the track by then almost dry and the championship in the bag he decided in the final few laps to take the safe option and came home behind the Spaniard, with Casey Stoner the clear winner out in front.<br /><br />Lorenzo’s troubles began when a problem with his race bike meant he had to switch to his spare at the last minute, meaning he left the pit lane a little late. He planned to do two sighting laps, as Rossi had, to get a better feel for the wet track but by the time he came through for the second one the pit lane had closed, meaning he then had to start from the back of the grid. The 22-year-old surged through the field at the start however and rode one of the races of his life to pass twelve riders and come home fourth behind Rossi. Lorenzo will clinch second place in the championship by taking just one point at the final round in Valencia, in two week’s time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >Valentino Rossi - Position: 3rd Time: +19.385</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgni57T68_wO8cBPe3gNJmVXwWcX9NAhEp-Nqtv78do7ySrzTYNkRw8EcipqDteGgUe13SqDxnkuZTuUi2kJqk0srY80DLRnjxfPTayLx5NTy3yaA4NqoE8iAbYLdWgAXZwWuFwb2YLY/s1600/Rossi46-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgni57T68_wO8cBPe3gNJmVXwWcX9NAhEp-Nqtv78do7ySrzTYNkRw8EcipqDteGgUe13SqDxnkuZTuUi2kJqk0srY80DLRnjxfPTayLx5NTy3yaA4NqoE8iAbYLdWgAXZwWuFwb2YLY/s320/Rossi46-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405044280529562850" border="0" /></a>“It’s great to be World Champion again, I am very proud to have done this nine times in my career. I want to thank everyone in my team, Furusawa-san, Davide Brivio, Lin Jarvis, Jeremy…everybody! This season has been very hard and Lorenzo especially has pushed me to new limits, but I think it’s been a great duel for everyone to watch. Today was unbelievable, when the rain came it was scary for everyone because all the work we’d done was then useless and we were riding ‘blind’ with the setting. I made a mistake at the first corner and then I was a long way back, so I think I did a great race to finish third! I was going to try to pass Dovizioso when he fell and then for a few laps I thought I would try to get Pedrosa but with wet tyres on a drying track it was a bit risky by then and so I decided to be safe. It’s a fantastic feeling to take this title with Yamaha again and I also must thank Bridgestone, who have done a great job with the tyres all year. My celebration was because in Italy we say an old chicken makes good soup but can no longer lay eggs! I am like the old chicken - 30 years now - but I have made another egg! That’s nine!”<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jorge Lorenzo - Position: 4th Time: +25.850</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUwnublK4fyanpiFQyYk9sFAYK8WKn5hVe51w4Yu412M6ej-n6dcwwMIOeCw4gOt0pi3TGKprpjxYiKz2abUV5J0phdt9IO12eBrRQQxa-0Om0Enct-cdBwoczw61UJpWdwXLLXDRtqI/s1600/Rossi46-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUwnublK4fyanpiFQyYk9sFAYK8WKn5hVe51w4Yu412M6ej-n6dcwwMIOeCw4gOt0pi3TGKprpjxYiKz2abUV5J0phdt9IO12eBrRQQxa-0Om0Enct-cdBwoczw61UJpWdwXLLXDRtqI/s320/Rossi46-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405044216004155218" border="0" /></a>“I want to start by giving my congratulations to Valentino and all his team. He is the champion. As for the race, today was a difficult day. We improved in the warm-up and I was hoping to have a good race, but when it started to rain we had problems to turn on the bike. We had planned to ride two laps, but I didn’t have enough time and the pit-lane was closed. Then had to begin from last position, but I did one of my best ever starts! The first corner was incredible, but as time went on I began to have some grip problems, like during the whole weekend. However it was a great race for me in difficult circumstances and we finished fourth, not so bad. It’s been a great season and I could never have expected to be fighting with Valentino like this so early in my career. Now I just need one point in Valencia and I will have my goal of being the vice-champion.”<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >Davide Brivio - Team Manager Fiat Yamaha</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElVg5U23VJl3lG6HPe3Pl4aeb9qNA_KH04CBXhHhLTu25dnwfM30MQRoQke7fQ-IUAbXIJFd0jMfNSng5XBJUXJ_Ckv7_gAWRiO_6Pj8OvFgNyNQCToFD6Cx5X6RoenIEGQpnbZ4sl8g/s1600/Rossi46-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElVg5U23VJl3lG6HPe3Pl4aeb9qNA_KH04CBXhHhLTu25dnwfM30MQRoQke7fQ-IUAbXIJFd0jMfNSng5XBJUXJ_Ckv7_gAWRiO_6Pj8OvFgNyNQCToFD6Cx5X6RoenIEGQpnbZ4sl8g/s320/Rossi46-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405044127141915826" border="0" /></a>“Every year is special but this year was very interesting because we realised from the start of the season that our strongest rival was in our garage! It hasn’t been easy but it’s been a fascinating season for everyone and we are very proud at Yamaha. We have to give huge congratulations to Valentino because this year we’ve seen him work harder than ever, and when the level goes up he puts even more effort in and this means that we, too, have all had to work even harder to keep up with him! Working with Valentino is always great fun and we are very lucky in our team. Today he showed his talent once again after a bad start to come home on the podium and we are so happy that all our work has paid off. Congratulations to Valentino and thank you to everyone in the team, at Yamaha and at Bridgestone for a fantastic job.”<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Daniele Romagnoli - Team Manager</span></span><br />“Congratulations to Valentino for his ninth title! We’ve given everything we have this year to make his life difficult on track but now he has won and he deserves this victory. This year has been great for Jorge and today he did a brilliant race from last on the grid. Unfortunately we had trouble with the race bike and had to change to the back-up one, and then Jorge wasn’t in time to exit the pit lane after his second sighting lap. It was a pity but he put on an exciting show and did so well to finish fourth. Now we will focus on confirming the second place in Valencia and then look forward to next year, when I am sure Jorge will be even stronger.”<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Edwards and Toseland collect points in Sepang</span></span><br />Colin Edwards remains firmly in the hunt for a top five world championship finish in 2009 after a tough Malaysian MotoGP race this afternoon.<br /><br />Optimistic of a top six challenge in the dry, two days of hard work and preparation in hot and humid conditions counted for nothing after a torrential downpour saturated the 5.548km circuit just 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the 21-lap race.<br /><br />The deluge forced Race Direction to delay the start for 40 minutes but once underway, Edwards was mounting a determined challenge for a top ten in front of 59,206 fans when he encountered small front-end issues with the wet setting on his Monster Yamaha YZR-M1.<br /><br />He climbed as high as 12th place on lap 13 but was unable to maintain his pace in much cooler conditions than normal for the Malaysian GP, the intervention of the rain dropping temperatures to 27 degrees.<br /><br />Edwards ended the penultimate race of the campaign in 13th position, the American closing the gap on Andrea Dovizioso in fifth in the overall standings to just four points heading to the season’s final race in Valencia on November 8.<br /><br />British rider James Toseland ended a difficult weekend with 15th position to extend his impressive points-scoring run to seven successive races. The 28-year-old also ran into front-end grip problems but fought hard in tricky conditions to claim a single point, Toseland confident he can finish the season in style at Valencia next month.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Colin Edwards - Position: 13th Time: +1′10.778</span></span><br />“The weekend wasn’t great to be honest. The bike wasn’t fast in the dry for some reason and I just couldn’t get going all weekend. We tried a different setting this morning and it felt better, but it certainly wasn’t a miracle spark. But with the rain coming like it did it just made it a guessing game. I did two warm-up laps behind Valentino (Rossi) p to check the conditions and from that moment the front feeling wasn’t great. Even then I was worried I wouldn’t be able to get any weight on the front and that’s exactly what happened. I could carry the lean angle I wanted but the front wouldn’t load at all, so I couldn’t get the bike turned. When it was properly wet I felt like I was upping my pace and closing in on the group for tenth, but then the tyres started heating up and I was sideways all of the time. In the final laps I was losing a lot of time. I’m going to Valencia still fighting for fifth in the championship wi th (Andrea) Dovizioso) crashing, but I don’t like taking profit from the mistakes of other people. I just want to say congratulations to Yamaha and Valentino. He’s done another amazing job and nine world titles is just a phenomenal achievement.”<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >James Toseland - Position: 15th Time: +1′50.672</span><br />“I wasn’t too sorry when I saw the rain to be honest because it had been a tough weekend in the dry. We went with the base wet setting but I had the same problem in the rain that I did in the dry. I just didn’t have any grip on the rear and in the wet the problem was on corner entry to the apex. So my corner speed was just way too slow to make a decent lap time. I am not out there just riding around at the back. I was doing my absolute best and trying my hardest but it was impossible for me to go any faster with the feeling I had. It has been a tough weekend but I’ll look to bounce back and finish strongly in Valencia for my guys at Monster Yamaha Tech 3.”<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Herve Poncharal – Team Manager</span></span><br />“It has been a very disappointing weekend and easily the worst for us this season. We were struggling in the dry so I can’t say I was unhappy to see the rain because I thought this would give us a chance of improving our results. Unfortunately our performance was even worse in the rain and we can’t be happy. Now we have to understand why we struggled so much this weekend. The only good thing is that we go to Valencia with Colin still fighting for fifth in the championship and the whole team is motivated to finish the season on a positive note. Finally I’d like to pass on my congratulations to Valentino and Yamaha. They have done another incredible job this season. Valentino has proven once again what a formidable rider he is, and Yamaha has undoubtedly the most dominant bike in MotoGP.”<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-22156196232958183512009-10-06T19:56:00.003+07:002009-10-06T19:59:32.324+07:00Loris Capirossi focused after Estoril frustration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_G_OmHgtY0Dnao7IIqZIDlIyGjYyKpRz5iEH8tgLa_ow9TPfodn0E8gk-qtrV7iQd2cSUznd_5O_NPFsl04lgBTI9NM7aEM0E3EDG-_vwP_sQPK7nF3zFXkq5xAjj9gVW7-t3eGoUf0/s1600-h/m65capirossi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_G_OmHgtY0Dnao7IIqZIDlIyGjYyKpRz5iEH8tgLa_ow9TPfodn0E8gk-qtrV7iQd2cSUznd_5O_NPFsl04lgBTI9NM7aEM0E3EDG-_vwP_sQPK7nF3zFXkq5xAjj9gVW7-t3eGoUf0/s320/m65capirossi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389470296414909778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rizla Suzuki rider Loris Capirossi is remaining focused on the final championship run-in following his forced retirement at Estoril.</span></span><br /><br />Loris Capirossi’s disappointing DNF at Estoril has failed to dampen the veteran Italian rider’s positive assessment of the progress his GSV-R machine has made this season.<br /><br />The Rizla Suzuki rider – who will continue with the same outfit next campaign – retired on the 20th lap of the Portuguese GP, following a technical fault with his bike which made it impossible to continue.<br /><br />Capirossi was closing in on the battle for sixth place, which was ensuing between Toni Elías (San Carlo Honda Gresini) and Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) as he attempted to further secure his championship standing of seventh.<br /><br />The 36-year-old remains seventh in the overall riders’ rankings for the season, but his points advantage over nearest rival Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda) has now been cut to four, with a chasing pack of six other riders all capable of catching Capirossi in the final three races of the season.<br /><br />Capirossi – who qualified in seventh place on the grid in Portugal – is maintaining an upbeat outlook ahead of the forthcoming Iveco Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, and said, “The Estoril race wasn’t too bad - until we stopped! I started quite well and was with the front group, but I then lost control on turn six and lost a few places. I tried to get my rhythm back and I managed to overtake a few riders and I caught up with Toni and Andrea. I know I was quicker than them and could have got past to score a good result.”<br /><br />“Then I don't really know what happened to the bike, because it lost power, so all I could do was return to the pits. We have worked really hard this weekend to find the best way to go quicker on the GSV-R and overall our position this weekend was to fight for fifth or sixth, which is not too bad for us because this is one of the worst tracks for us in terms of performance.”<br /><br />“Everything seems to be improving and we are now looking forward to the next race,” he concluded.<br /><br />Capirossi’s Suzuki team-mate Chris Vermeulen, who is also hot on the trail of the Italian in the championship, finished tenth - from 15th on the grid - having worked his way through the race field. He echoed his colleague’s sentiments ahead of his home race at Phillip Island.<br /><br />“I am quite happy with the way I rode and the fact that I moved up through the field,” he said. “We’ve definitely made improvements with the GSV-R at this track and I’m really looking forward to going to Phillip Island with those improvements.”<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-86253226574003369072009-10-06T19:50:00.001+07:002009-10-06T19:53:59.207+07:00Lorenzo cuts Rossi’s title advantage with Estoril triumph<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >Estoril 2009 - MotoGP Race Highlights</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA3PjMSAd3VTTHDLBX3dAsayxFdSJSGExh_NuPj_K9jdon6AgGvJsUVbalBoNK18fiBM2N-diFkpIsmOsLUNKvlF00Ml_MJtHgB4eA_T4Z7SftWhh0L-xL8ZIZ72iB-NqbkQrClwUYww/s1600-h/99lorenzo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqA3PjMSAd3VTTHDLBX3dAsayxFdSJSGExh_NuPj_K9jdon6AgGvJsUVbalBoNK18fiBM2N-diFkpIsmOsLUNKvlF00Ml_MJtHgB4eA_T4Z7SftWhh0L-xL8ZIZ72iB-NqbkQrClwUYww/s320/99lorenzo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389468658351503554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A great win for Jorge Lorenzo at the bwin.com Grande Premio de Portugal saw him reduce the gap to Valentino Rossi in the standings to 18 points.</span></span><br /><br />Jorge Lorenzo repeated his 2008 Estoril victory from pole on Sunday to significantly boost his title chances as Valentino Rossi could only manage fourth place at the challenging Portuguese circuit.<br /><br />The Fiat Yamaha pair got away in first and second places on the grid but Rossi was unable to match the pace of Lorenzo as he pulled away quickly at the front. On his return to action Ducati’s Casey Stoner rode brilliantly to follow Lorenzo across the line in second place, whilst Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa was third.<br /><br />Lorenzo will now feel that with three races to go and an 18 point deficit to Rossi the championship is far more achievable than before the visit to Portugal. The Spaniard was in unstoppable form in the Atlantic Coast sunshine and his fourth win of the year was eventually secured by a 6.3s margin.<br /><br />Stoner performed admirably on his return to action after two months away due to illness, achieving his first podium since Assen in June – and he now has his home race at Phillip Island to look forward to in a fortnight’s time.<br /><br />Pedrosa rode smoothly from fourth on the grid, taking the holeshot with one of his traditionally rapid starts onboard the factory RC212V and briefly holding the lead before Lorenzo slipped through. Pedrosa’s third place was his eighth podium of 2009.<br /><br />World Champion Rossi appeared to be off-colour throughout the race, finishing off the podium for the first time at Estoril in the premier class. The championship leader will undertake a comprehensive inquest into his lack of competitiveness with his Fiat Yamaha crew after finishing 23 seconds behind Lorenzo.<br /><br />Behind the MotoGP big guns at the front, Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) was 10 seconds back on Rossi in fifth place, whilst Toni Elías (San Carlo Honda Gresini) held off Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) for sixth on the line.<br /><br />The top ten also featured Nicky Hayden (Ducati Marlboro), James Toseland (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki), with Mika Kallio (Pramac Racing) crashing out early on and Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) and Alex de Angelis (San Carlo Honda Gresini) retiring due to technical problems.<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-58672915668081684062009-09-07T17:15:00.002+07:002009-09-07T17:22:58.174+07:00Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso renew HRC contracts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYedUyM7mm2zkpCM_cfToV3RcLCIxAyoMgHQsuyd8WtKrSIHNuj9sPrKUPHQIzQmiQkz6vCMScUtd4MAkmExBn63q7AkZwL2dESlBM1ZFMpe1O61KNZ-g38_eQplsn0ulBmhXlAHSrAKc/s1600-h/Pedrosa+Dovizioso.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYedUyM7mm2zkpCM_cfToV3RcLCIxAyoMgHQsuyd8WtKrSIHNuj9sPrKUPHQIzQmiQkz6vCMScUtd4MAkmExBn63q7AkZwL2dESlBM1ZFMpe1O61KNZ-g38_eQplsn0ulBmhXlAHSrAKc/s320/Pedrosa+Dovizioso.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378667786962479778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">HRC is delighted to confirm that Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso have re-signed for the factory Honda MotoGP team.</span><br /><br />After the basic agreement announced by Honda Racing Corporation at Brno last month, the details of the contracts have duly been finalised and both riders have signed the agreements at Misano during the Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini weekend.<br /><br />Pedrosa has agreed a one-year extension to his contract which will see the 23-year-old Spaniard riding for the factory Honda squad for a fifth consecutive season. Dovizioso has signed a deal with HRC for 2010 with options to extend for 2011. With this young and talented pairing, HRC is convinced it has the rider line-up needed to recapture the MotoGP World Championship title.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tetsuo Suzuki, HRC President</span><br /><br /> “We are very pleased that both Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso have re-signed for the factory Honda team and we have total confidence that these two riders possess the talent to help us fight for the MotoGP World Championship. They both have long and successful careers with Honda in Grand Prix racing and we are happy this partnership will continue. Although we have struggled this season, we will continue the challenge until the very last Grand Prix. Since this year is the 50th anniversary of the start of Honda’s participation in the World Championships, we must remind ourselves once again that Honda has been striving to compete at the top level in the world since the day of its founding. As HRC we will, of course, reinforce the development of our machine, and together with every team member, we will continue to fight with Honda’s challenging spirit in our hearts.”<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dani Pedrosa</span><br /><br />This new agreement with HRC is great news for me and I’m very pleased to be staying with the team that I’ve ridden for since 2006. We have now established an effective way of working and I’m confident that we can become even more competitive in the future. The target has always been to win the World Championship and that of course stays the same. We have proved before that we can be the fastest and beat the best in the world, and I still believe we can get to a level where we are challenging for that at every race. That is what the whole team must work towards. HRC has a very impressive racing heritage and I still have confidence that they can produce a bike that can win the World Championship.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andrea Dovizioso</span><br /><br />I’m very happy to be continuing with HRC in the factory Honda team. The experience of being involved with such a prestigious team has been very important for me and, as soon as we began discussing the future, my target was to continue with Honda. My first year as a factory rider has taught me a lot. I’m confident that with the direction we’ve agreed for machine development we can reach a level where we are fighting for victory every Sunday. Honda is a company that has achieved huge racing success and there are a lot of very talented and passionate people behind this effort. I’m sure we have the potential to fight for the world title.<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-92199859512569564702009-09-07T17:11:00.002+07:002009-09-07T17:14:48.082+07:00Successful end to busy weekend for Andrea Dovizioso<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKL3lAdMy1wTN6dAA6IAaQIHv2RxfrI7uAQc_M7aIBjQ7Nn1mOEVmNfV4jsMr9m4TJ-Hrmurg1i9A8kIbfTlMWVnTMWW4yKwrNAQgL4pCdW5QXdIA1xz9dQdkSYJmH_I10pu0oqz5Qa8k/s1600-h/Andrea+dovizioso.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKL3lAdMy1wTN6dAA6IAaQIHv2RxfrI7uAQc_M7aIBjQ7Nn1mOEVmNfV4jsMr9m4TJ-Hrmurg1i9A8kIbfTlMWVnTMWW4yKwrNAQgL4pCdW5QXdIA1xz9dQdkSYJmH_I10pu0oqz5Qa8k/s320/Andrea+dovizioso.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378666519692079746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso had an eventful time at his home Grand Prix, which ended with him moving up to fifth place in the championship.</span><br /><br />The Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini was an important weekend for Andrea Dovizioso, with the highly gifted young Italian being confirmed as a Repsol Honda rider for 2010 before Sunday’s race - in front of a passionate Italian crowd.<br /><br />Dovizioso’s hometown of Forli is a one hour drive (75km) drive from the Misano circuit and he had plenty of friends and family members looking on from the stands as he successfully battled with another popular Italian in the final stages, eventually outpacing the veteran Suzuki rider on the final lap to take fourth place by two-tenths of a second.<br /><br />Dovizioso had worked diligently over the course of the weekend to incorporate his new Ohlins suspension system onto the factory RC212V, meaning that he appeared not to be riding at 100% until the race itself, having qualified down in eighth place.<br /><br />Dovizioso seems to be a specialist a finishing fourth, having now done so on six occasions this year, thrice in the last three races, but this time the result was enough to lift him above crasher Colin Edwards in the standings into fifth position overall.<br /><br />Summarising his home GP, Dovizioso stated, “I’m reasonably happy with this weekend. This was the first time with Ohlins and of course we couldn’t have the perfect set-up but this is just the start and I’m very confident for the future. I’m happy too because I renewed my contract with Honda. This is my first year in the factory Honda team and I feel that I still haven’t shown my full potential. I know the machine better now and we are working together in preparation for next year.”<br /><br />Describing his race, he commented, I pushed 100 per cent in the first laps. I had a good feeling with the bike but unfortunately on lap seven I made a mistake at turn 11 and I lost contact with the front riders. This mistake compromised the race as after that I couldn’t stay with the leaders. In the last laps I had quite a battle with Capirossi for fourth place. He was braking very hard but in the end I passed him and closed every gap so that he couldn’t get past again.<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-58564962926865190882009-09-07T17:08:00.001+07:002009-09-07T17:10:33.631+07:00MotoGP trio react to costly crash<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXmo3VKDGAjTRRSf4E1kdKSOtbDlB-kFlA4oSOwlQSHMB4gx6MnoabZjs8SwNYmcETcRFGgoxaxhH_KLmcbjATyrXrisDBJXZjIXX3Kvoxi7YnfLxPPClgi35P31TsTLS9ALILv_y59g/s1600-h/Colin+Edwards+Nicky+Hayden+and+Alex+de+Angelis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXmo3VKDGAjTRRSf4E1kdKSOtbDlB-kFlA4oSOwlQSHMB4gx6MnoabZjs8SwNYmcETcRFGgoxaxhH_KLmcbjATyrXrisDBJXZjIXX3Kvoxi7YnfLxPPClgi35P31TsTLS9ALILv_y59g/s320/Colin+Edwards+Nicky+Hayden+and+Alex+de+Angelis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378665485972409298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Colin Edwards, Nicky Hayden and Alex de Angelis all gave their reactions to the first lap crash at Misano which immediately ended their quests for points on Sunday. </span><br /><br />There was drama early in the MotoGP contest on Sunday at Misano when home rider Alex de Angelis hit Colin Edwards at the start of the first lap, with the crash also taking Nicky Hayden into the gravel and instantly ending the race for all three riders.<br /><br />Following their good performances in practice and qualifying each of the talented trio had looked well set to earn a decent points total at round 13, but it was not to be – with De Angelis accepting the blame for the crash and later apologising to both Americans.<br /><br />However, Edwards was in no mood for sympathy and described De Angelis’ riding as unacceptable. The Texan fumed, “I thought I had the pace to easily be fourth and maybe fight with Dani Pedrosa for a podium but we are in Italy and occasionally you have to deal with an Italian rider who wants to be a hero and today that was De Angelis. Turn one at the start with 17 bikes is not the place to be going at race pace and he was never going to make through there. Today De Angelis is the guy who needed to be wearing Valentino’s donkey helmet.”<br /><br />The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider continued, “I didn’t know what had happened until I was sliding through the gravel. Turn one is the most dangerous time to crash with so many bikes around you, it is unacceptable. I’ve been fighting with Andrea Dovizioso in the championship most of the season and now he has ten points on me with four races to go. That’s racing.”<br /><br />Hayden, meanwhile, was similarly disgruntled and was particularly dismayed to have missed the chance to give the thousands of Ducati supporters at Misano something to shout about. The Kentuckian competitor remarked, “It’s easy to say it now but I just know I was set for a good race so I’m extremely disappointed. Maybe I wasn’t going to win but at least I could have run with the front guys for a while and given all the Ducatisti something to cheer, as well as picking up some vital experience and data for this machine.”<br /><br />He added, “To be honest I had a feeling De Angelis might create some drama here. He’s at home and fighting for his job and when I saw him in the corner of my eye I just tried to gas it and get out of his way. Unfortunately he slightly clipped my rear wheel and that was the last I knew about it. I know in racing people can make mistakes and I have done plenty in my life but I’m not happy with Alex because this wasn’t racing - it was just stupid to try and pull a move like that on cold tyres, on the first lap. Anyway, we’re all okay and looking forward to Portugal.”<br /><br />For his part it was a highly costly error and De Angelis has now failed to finish the race on both occasions he has ridden in his home event as a MotoGP rider, having also crashed out last year.<br /><br />He ruefully stated, “I got a decent start and thought I could make some more ground up on the inside on the turn but I went in too deep. Colin cut in front of me and I braked as hard as I could to avoid him but the front folded and I hit him. Unfortunately Nicky was hit as well and I apologise to both of them. Unfortunately these things happen in racing and I am desperately disappointed because this is my home race, there were a lot of people here supporting me and I wasn’t able to deliver a good result. It is especially frustrating because we had the potential to put a really good race together here after another excellent weekend, but we’ll take the positives out of it and try to continue with our recent progress at Estoril.”<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-40601989739655827702009-09-07T16:55:00.002+07:002009-09-07T17:06:39.273+07:00Valentino Rossi comments on 2011 Ducati rumours<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbIvZeZ5bBYDV4XySoH-lVccEE2vExtWDJUQPWS60dw2AJw3he9crONbkD0uzdqnVE75oaGy1hThCsnfNk6ziChmONlNcV4sudnnocGWg7fOKR1Z6Hq0fcKQsA4qpLP0OI67-6Kzcskw/s1600-h/46+99.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbIvZeZ5bBYDV4XySoH-lVccEE2vExtWDJUQPWS60dw2AJw3he9crONbkD0uzdqnVE75oaGy1hThCsnfNk6ziChmONlNcV4sudnnocGWg7fOKR1Z6Hq0fcKQsA4qpLP0OI67-6Kzcskw/s320/46+99.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378664318706909522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">MotoGP World Champion and Misano winner Valentino Rossi was asked about a potential move to Ducati in 2011 after Sunday’s race, but says he is still to decide on his future.</span><br /><br />Speculation in the press linking Italian national hero Valentino Rossi with a move to Italian factory team Ducati resulted in the World Champion inevitably being asked about the subject following yet another victory in Italy, but the MotoGP title holder insists the rumours are just paper talk at present.<br /><br />The 30 year-old rider took another step closer to what would be a fourth premier class title with his current Fiat Yamaha team and a seventh premier class crown in total on Sunday, and when asked about the 2011 Ducati rumours he replied, “I haven’t decided yet about my future, I will decide in the next year. I have a contract signed already with Yamaha (for 2010). For sure it is a great dream for everybody, to see Valentino with Ducati. We will see, I don’t know.”<br /><br />Commenting on the superb atmosphere at Misano, which is situated close to his hometown of Tavullia, Rossi enthused, “It is fantastic. This year I really feel like this is my home Grand Prix. Before it always felt more like Mugello was home, but here with all this crowd it is brilliant. It is great for MotoGP to have so many fans and to see everyone with their 46 flags was amazing.”<br /><br />On whether he had expected a harder battle with his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo during the race he stated, “Jorge is always strong but we saw in the practice that we had a little bit of an advantage, so we were able to go a bit faster than him.”<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-65088528900254313172009-09-07T16:15:00.004+07:002009-09-07T16:52:17.951+07:00Loris Capirossi disappointed to lose fight with Dovizioso<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Capirossi unhappy with fifth</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuD-Kvf9K4xgLC90CV5DnXlyzdKgMZFCSCNm0zupVm5HDII-gB5XtImNxugJ_rtHNKrcX50LgesPV_AGyrEObxK8KSGiicKGhyphenhyphen0IqTl8XbmfnHLdPX8YThqSocD9MTrCqxpJICfBJIo4/s1600-h/Capirossi+unhappy-with-fifth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuD-Kvf9K4xgLC90CV5DnXlyzdKgMZFCSCNm0zupVm5HDII-gB5XtImNxugJ_rtHNKrcX50LgesPV_AGyrEObxK8KSGiicKGhyphenhyphen0IqTl8XbmfnHLdPX8YThqSocD9MTrCqxpJICfBJIo4/s320/Capirossi+unhappy-with-fifth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378656588018751682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">An all-Italian battle between Loris Capirossi and Andrea Dovizioso for fourth brought the crowd to their feet in the final stages at Misano, but there was ultimately frustration for the veteran Suzuki rider.</span><br /><br />Rizla Suzuki’s Loris Cpairossi produced another excellent performance at Misano on Sunday, crossing the fifth, having started tenth on the grid, but the ultra-competitive Italian was not happy after the race as he had lost out in a duel for fourth place with Andrea Dovizioso on the last lap.<br /><br />Indeed, there were just two-tenths of a second separating the pair as they crossed the line, prompting Capirossi to say afterwards, “"I am very disappointed and quite upset to lose fourth place on the last lap, I think we deserved it and it would have been a great result for the whole team, Suzuki and all the sponsors. Dovizioso was a little bit faster than me on the last lap and although I tried to close the door he overtook me quite fast. I tried to get him back but just didn't do it.”<br /><br />Summarising the Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini overall, Capirossi also remarked, “We got better all weekend and it was a great race for us today and although I am upset at losing out on fourth, because that would have been the best result this year, we are certainly getting closer all the time and I think very soon we will be right up there.”<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-62642178700745266272009-09-07T15:24:00.003+07:002009-09-07T15:32:44.558+07:00Dani Pedrosa describes tough Misano race<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dani Pedrosa interview after race in Misano</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKZ7FPlcvkWegdwQYOR9_BX3lyT4xBlWhqoDiIzRfyUBq6_uKFPmmR3CzbhVkw6iayoz6qqUDPddqmF9yqci4eQTbcEVUqeDGYZBmx8ktgqRMphyphenhyphenkRRkOF6qe81Jdfg2HICvoq3D4IHc/s1600-h/Dani+Pedrosa+interview+after+race+in+Misano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKZ7FPlcvkWegdwQYOR9_BX3lyT4xBlWhqoDiIzRfyUBq6_uKFPmmR3CzbhVkw6iayoz6qqUDPddqmF9yqci4eQTbcEVUqeDGYZBmx8ktgqRMphyphenhyphenkRRkOF6qe81Jdfg2HICvoq3D4IHc/s320/Dani+Pedrosa+interview+after+race+in+Misano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378640386349998338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa gave it all he could at round 13 but he could not match the pace of his Fiat Yamaha rivals. </span><br /><br />On the day he officially renewed with HRC to continue in the factory Honda team in 2010, Dani Pedrosa gave it his best shot at the Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, but could only manage third place at Misano.<br /><br />The former 250cc and 125cc World Champion made one of his signature superb starts and led the race in the early laps, but was eventually hunted down by title chasers Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, who appeared to have an advantage in terms of lap times on their Yamaha M1 machines.<br /><br />Explaining what had occurred Pedrosa stated, “I gave it my maximum in the race. I tried to do everything I could and I wanted to stay with them (Rossi and Lorenzo) at the beginning, but in the middle of the race I started to go slower and they were just faster. They were braking better and cornering better, so I couldn’t keep up with them.”<br /><br />At the end of the race the Barcelona rider had to be brought back to the pits by fellow Catalan Toni Elías after his machine cut out on the warm down lap. Pedrosa commented, “From the beginning I had some misfiring on a couple of corners and in the end I was very lucky because my bike stopped on the ‘in-lap’ and it was very strange. I don’t know if it was lack of fuel or something else, but I think I was lucky to finish the race and get third! Anyway, thanks to my team and the people around me.”<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-31088192856296919092009-09-07T15:15:00.001+07:002009-09-07T15:24:20.440+07:00Jorge Lorenzo acknowledges Rossi competitiveness<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jorge Lorenzo interview after race in Misano</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirq1ucW4dt7a_0DyRbQl-z9ZchzdO-fGjR-YfDmpLdBhdJZ3aFL2a5SAx1GKNPQjhyphenhyphenKoDgURPB4Go37DOCeJH3fDqy13lzGG8B2701WD25T7kWmjyfz8GS3GXeemjdJ94ymB7n_ZpXuHA/s1600-h/Jorge-Lorenzo-interview-after-race-in-Misano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirq1ucW4dt7a_0DyRbQl-z9ZchzdO-fGjR-YfDmpLdBhdJZ3aFL2a5SAx1GKNPQjhyphenhyphenKoDgURPB4Go37DOCeJH3fDqy13lzGG8B2701WD25T7kWmjyfz8GS3GXeemjdJ94ymB7n_ZpXuHA/s320/Jorge-Lorenzo-interview-after-race-in-Misano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378637997743386722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jorge Lorenzo believes second place at Misano was a good result considering Valentino Rossi’s form throughout the weekend.</span><br /><br />Having lapped sixth fastest in the Sunday warm up Jorge Lorenzo said he knew there was a very tough race ahead of him, also considering the pace of his team-mate and title rival Valentino Rossi throughout the weekend, and that proved to be the case once the real action got underway.<br /><br />Lorenzo rode steadily after an early scare when Alex de Angelis, Colin Edwards and Nicky Hayden crashed out next to him, the Spaniard then hunting down Dani Pedrosa and chasing Rossi for the lead, but eventually falling two and a half seconds short.<br /><br />The Majorcan rider is the only rider to have been on the podium every time he has finished a race this year and the Misano contest took him onto the rostrum for the tenth time in 2009.<br /><br />Afterwards he said, “After the pace in warm up I knew it was going to be a difficult race. I had a not bad start, but then I almost crashed on the second corner, because (Alex) de Angelis was going so fast and his bike touched me. Fortunately I didn’t go down and I wanted to relax, so that I could recover, without taking too many risks.”<br /><br />“I think today was the day to finish second and not to win, because Valentino had the best pace all through the weekend. So I had to concentrate on getting second place because I didn’t have the perfect set-up for my bike and I couldn’t brake so late. Because of that it was difficult to get around Dani (Pedrosa), as the Honda was accelerating very well. Anyway, second place is good.”<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-1908366815474194952009-09-07T15:05:00.001+07:002009-09-07T15:12:56.889+07:00Valentino Rossi: ‘It was a perfect weekend’<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Valentino Rossi interview after race in Misano</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUbhosflvwfCrcTmw-BbfIoe6-CAX1_hhGuzUuAIHvreQATkZDs7glKWGASjOwSCt7JBS1u1960lIUN4KN8S-YQQieMN-zHJT_rMWsiIzT82UzrS9KfVUDIXj1M4sJHHlYhUiQa3iXlc/s1600-h/Valentino-Rossi-interview-after-race-in-Misano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUbhosflvwfCrcTmw-BbfIoe6-CAX1_hhGuzUuAIHvreQATkZDs7glKWGASjOwSCt7JBS1u1960lIUN4KN8S-YQQieMN-zHJT_rMWsiIzT82UzrS9KfVUDIXj1M4sJHHlYhUiQa3iXlc/s320/Valentino-Rossi-interview-after-race-in-Misano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378635060889266066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Valentino Rossi will make the short drive home to Tavullia from Misano with a 30 point advantage in the title race ahead of a three week break, with four rounds to go. </span><br /><br />A fantastic performance this weekend at the Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini from standings leader and reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi allowed him to put the disappointment of Indianapolis firmly behind him in the Italian sunshine.<br /><br />The ideal response from Rossi to his Indy DNF was a dominant display of his competitiveness and talent over the three days of the GP, climaxing in a solid race victory in front of his home fans, to wedge a 30 point gap between himself and runner-up Jorge Lorenzo.<br /><br />Afterwards a delighted Rossi stated, “I am so happy because this victory is more important than normal, coming after a bad mistake in Indianapolis just seven days ago and especially because my team and I did a great job, from Friday afternoon. It was a perfect weekend, we were always very fast in all the practices and we are always proud of all the fans here in Misano. Thanks to them for all their support.”<br /><br />Describing how the race had worked out from his perspective, Rossi also commented, “I hoped to make a better start and get to the front but Dani (Pedrosa) and Toni (Elías) overtook me on the first corner and then Jorge at the end of the first lap, so I was fourth and in a little bit of trouble. I had a full fuel load and wasn’t 100% confident.”<br /><br />“I decided to find my rhythm and get the right temperature into the tyres, then I started to push and it was a great race. It was a great battle with Toni, Jorge and Dani. When I got in front I couldn’t see everything behind me but I saw Jorge overtake Dani. I had three or four corners where I was very fast so I tried to use that advantage to the maximum.”<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-21608875404764867032009-09-07T14:36:00.002+07:002009-09-07T15:05:46.825+07:00Valentino Rossi hits back with Misano triumph<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Misano 2009 - MotoGP Race Highlights</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz3jO3QM-GbDfZs9iGbHkfBsjDjmLlSvtk0Iv5cfZBz53yhMZIl36VokUmrT9Hse03uOG95m4cpG0S5WYT_899YaF1BEcRw0R2i4fn1W79bbuAPTlMrLCEAiprQiFhyxmJy3IbxO1tTw/s1600-h/Misano-MotoGP-Valentino-rossi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz3jO3QM-GbDfZs9iGbHkfBsjDjmLlSvtk0Iv5cfZBz53yhMZIl36VokUmrT9Hse03uOG95m4cpG0S5WYT_899YaF1BEcRw0R2i4fn1W79bbuAPTlMrLCEAiprQiFhyxmJy3IbxO1tTw/s320/Misano-MotoGP-Valentino-rossi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378631451006973746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">It took Valentino Rossi just one week to bounce back from his Indianapolis disappointment with brilliant win at Misano on Sunday.</span><br /><br />World Champion Valentino Rossi delighted the home crowd at Misano on Sunday with his second successive victory at the Italian circuit, to reassert his authority in the MotoGP title race.<br /><br />A 2.4s win at the Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini over his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was the perfect response to his Indy DNF and Rossi now leads the Spaniard by 30 points in the standings, with four rounds to go.<br /><br />Lorenzo did his very best to stay with his illustrious team-mate over the course of the 28 lap contest, having overtaken Dani Pedrosa after a short battle, but The Doctor was unstoppable in the Italian sunshine.<br /><br />Having held the lead in the early stages Repsol Honda’s Pedrosa could not match the pace of the powerful Fiat Yamaha pair, eventually crossing the line ten seconds behind Lorenzo to complete the podium.<br /><br />Early in the race there was drama - and heartbreak – when Alex de Angelis (San Carlo Honda Gresini) appeared to misjudge the first corner and crashed out, with American pair Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Nicky Hayden (Ducati Marlboro) unfortunately sliding out with him.<br /><br />Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) and Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) had a fierce fight behind the rostrum finishers, with Dovizioso eventually coming out on top by two-tenths of a second for his third fourth place finish in a row.<br /><br />The top ten was rounded off by early race leader Toni Elías (San Carlo Honda Gresini), Mika Kallio (Ducati Marlboro), Marco Melandri (Hayate Racing), Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki) and James Toseland (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), whilst temporary Pramac Racing representative Aleix Espargaró did very well in eleventh place in just his second MotoGP race.<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-27355589095656327222009-09-07T14:33:00.001+07:002009-09-07T14:36:11.575+07:00Valentino Rossi stays on top on Sunday morning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwBkLU2YWBfmT04WKVsQmYT6TqhvALsy6so8ighSgi4TLdIDUonNQmOLoimPHe7yFPIcUjjUyHQ1PHoHc7-_UixkZSGMJbSAw86yfgpyuTFA8u5ZldnXGD06o2NEGv0bBA3EvVyknZEw/s1600-h/all-about-of-sport-rossi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwBkLU2YWBfmT04WKVsQmYT6TqhvALsy6so8ighSgi4TLdIDUonNQmOLoimPHe7yFPIcUjjUyHQ1PHoHc7-_UixkZSGMJbSAw86yfgpyuTFA8u5ZldnXGD06o2NEGv0bBA3EvVyknZEw/s320/all-about-of-sport-rossi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378625817345068354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">As the MotoGP riders made their final preparations for battle at Misano on Sunday morning it was Valentino Rossi’s name which appeared at the head of the timesheet again. </span><br /><br />World Champion Valentino Rossi warmed up for his home race with the best practice time on Sunday morning at Misano, with a 1’34.894s best effort keeping him ahead of the pack.<br /><br />Below him on the timesheet Dani Pedrosa was three-tenths of a second behind in second place, whilst the Spaniard’s Repsol Honda team-mate Andrea Dovizioso was third fastest courtesy of a lap around half a second slower than Rossi’s.<br /><br />Americans Colin Edwards and Nicky Hayden completed the top five, whilst Jorge Lorenzo was down in sixth place on this occasion.<br /><br />Pramac Racing's young Spanish replacement rider Aleix Espargaró crashed during the session and ended up 16th on the timesheet, but is expected to be fit to race.<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-6902554277975977192009-09-06T15:17:00.003+07:002009-09-06T15:25:22.957+07:00Toni Elias hoping for luck in Misano race<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Elias on second row result</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgk3lAkmHO3Pamj2yXWxogogQhzQIZxs8yvmR5vVkNDM1BJKt43YqmbzhIo0z1mnsddhFpdui0qxWuhN_P1QAaXIWhr2eiGdAsrpRaVMHFghyc4Epr0K0xeLMDvgBqVR38hUQyb67t4jM/s1600-h/Toni+Elias-motogp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgk3lAkmHO3Pamj2yXWxogogQhzQIZxs8yvmR5vVkNDM1BJKt43YqmbzhIo0z1mnsddhFpdui0qxWuhN_P1QAaXIWhr2eiGdAsrpRaVMHFghyc4Epr0K0xeLMDvgBqVR38hUQyb67t4jM/s320/Toni+Elias-motogp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378266737099759106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">San Carlo Honda Gresini’s Toni Elías believes he needs some good fortune to get on the podium on Sunday having qualified fourth at Misano.</span><br /><br />Battling to secure a future in MotoGP at present, Toni Elías was going the right way about things on Saturday at Misano, as he placed his San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V fourth on the grid.<br /><br />The Spanish rider was just 0.099 off the front row at a circuit where he finished third in last year’s MotoGP race and he was philosophical about how Saturday’s proceedings had panned out when he spoke to motogp.com after qualifying.<br /><br />“Yesterday we started badly, with a lot of problems, but we improved the bike overnight and made some more improvements for this afternoon,” Elías explained. “I feel much better today on the bike and we lost out on the front row in the final moments because Valentino Rossi took the pole late on.”<br /><br />Previewing Sunday’s 13th race of the season, Elías added, “We are still happy because the second row is perfect. We’ll try to start well in the race and follow the best riders. We know it will be difficult but our target will be to lead the second group, try to beat them and if it is possible and we get some ‘presents’ arrive like in Brno, we could get on the podium. It depends on luck a little bit.”<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-60246007051656148312009-09-06T15:13:00.002+07:002009-09-06T15:17:24.330+07:00Valentino Rossi delighted with pole for home race<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Rossi over the moon with home pole</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqNIjKB1V9i72Jz2p5KAdtk73nmI10NflowlcesxQufrkvGfSe-MJStQjytApglT-x39dcjdXwPwpVRsWdEHxiNp7T-L_EgpjOeznnSe0QH-fuGZ6XrfXY_dNXTMRv7HUJbGQIHIdzhk/s1600-h/valentino+rossi+pictures.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqNIjKB1V9i72Jz2p5KAdtk73nmI10NflowlcesxQufrkvGfSe-MJStQjytApglT-x39dcjdXwPwpVRsWdEHxiNp7T-L_EgpjOeznnSe0QH-fuGZ6XrfXY_dNXTMRv7HUJbGQIHIdzhk/s320/valentino+rossi+pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378264944269423746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The MotoGP title holder, standings leader and 2008 Misano race-winner Valentino Rossi was highly satisfied with his qualifying performance on Saturday afternoon.</span><br /><br />Having taken his sixth pole of 2009 on Saturday at Misano a delighted Valentino Rossi thanked his Fiat Yamaha crew for their nimble work which allowed him to make late dash to secure top spot on the grid.<br /><br />A final effort on a new tyre paid off for the Italian who was under pressure again from his Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa and his own team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who also ended up on the front row.<br /><br />Afterwards an excited Rossi commented, “I am very happy to get the pole position here in Misano. I was able to do a great lap on my final tyre and that was enough for pole, and the team changed the tyre in the time of an F1 pit stop so thanks to them! We know that it's going to be a very tough race tomorrow, but we are in good shape.”<br /><br />Describing his general Saturday work he added, “We expected it to be a bit cooler today but in the end it wasn't so different from yesterday and it's still very hard work for all the riders. This afternoon the grip wasn't great and we found it a bit harder with the race pace, but then we made a second round of modifications and everything felt very good.”<br /><br />In his typically self-deprecating manner, Rossi explained the new helmet he is sporting this weekend, stating, “I have the donkey on it because in Italy, if you make a stupid mistake we say that you are a donkey. I made a mistake in Indy so this is why!”<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-36294823587824903622009-09-06T14:56:00.003+07:002009-09-06T15:08:50.675+07:00Nicky Hayden on second row for important race<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Hayden feeling good on Ducati in Italy</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSRD_Ja9YkCU2bpx0W0FamI8lMsJWwGlxRJXJU5Y1vAZm_TKnXi3HQH1yP8_Aqel734J0uLDZqjoNgSZ3y9MT72zJ1cK1XD5NgEtrdtjEAUbM57pPfnOA1gSVNSOCPqqUEVEYUAbZP40/s1600-h/Nicky+Hayden+ducati+marlboro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSRD_Ja9YkCU2bpx0W0FamI8lMsJWwGlxRJXJU5Y1vAZm_TKnXi3HQH1yP8_Aqel734J0uLDZqjoNgSZ3y9MT72zJ1cK1XD5NgEtrdtjEAUbM57pPfnOA1gSVNSOCPqqUEVEYUAbZP40/s320/Nicky+Hayden+ducati+marlboro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378262947083762994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ducati Marlboro’s Nicky Hayden had a decent day in front of the Ducatisti at Misano on Saturday.</span><br /><br />Temporary Ducati team-mates until the return of Casey Stoner, permanent factory rider Nicky Hayden and Stoner’s replacement Mika Kallio are confident of putting on a strong performance in Sunday’s Misano race, after qualifying sixth and eleventh respectively in Saturday’s qualifying session.<br />Nicky Hayden – 6th<br /><br /> “This morning I had a really good feeling with the bike and put together a good rhythm – I was fastest in T4 and that’s the first time this year I’ve been fastest at anything in the dry! I’d hoped to improve and do my best dry qualifying of the year this afternoon but to begin with the track was a little warmer and I didn’t get that same level of feeling, so we had to make some tweaks to the set-up. Like I say, I’d hoped to do better than what I did but we got on the second row and our focus turns to tomorrow. I need to get a great start because those first two or three turns are going to be harsh – everybody will be fighting for positions and there’s a good chance of some drama there! We want to get through that cleanly and as high up the order as possible in the early stages. From there it’s a case of giving my maximum for all the Italian fans and trying to put their bike up front. It is great to have their support here and all the staff from Bologna – Claudio (Domenicali), Filippo (Preziosi), Vitto (Guareschi), Alan (Jenkins)… It’s fun and I’m enjoying having them around so hopefully we can celebrate a result together tomorrow.”<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mika Kallio – 11th</span><br /><br /> “We have improved by eight tenths of a second on yesterday, which isn’t bad but clearly isn’t enough because the other guys have improved more. We’ve tried many things this weekend to try and get a better feeling with the front but we’re still not getting the feedback we would like and we’re struggling to work out why that is. Now we need to think carefully about what we try in the morning because confidence is a big issue and if we go completely in the wrong direction it can be damaging. We’ll make some small modifications that I hope can be enough to help me push more and get more out of the bike in the race.”<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-870594473766722442009-09-06T14:32:00.004+07:002009-09-06T14:43:22.255+07:00Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo on hot first session<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rossi happy despite Friday heat</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ44l9p0PmPY5wzTPvdPEIJggRTAxPy6lY05Rh7MuyQ20sZAgwJl2rBeJTpKij4CG9ZVz2unTi-4hRQTOUHagLze-CVxdKkk-YXTuI-3_N_sI7dfgP49FkVR6uuQwq4LzPJiwz2uUIxgA/s1600-h/Rossi-.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ44l9p0PmPY5wzTPvdPEIJggRTAxPy6lY05Rh7MuyQ20sZAgwJl2rBeJTpKij4CG9ZVz2unTi-4hRQTOUHagLze-CVxdKkk-YXTuI-3_N_sI7dfgP49FkVR6uuQwq4LzPJiwz2uUIxgA/s320/Rossi-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378255266224908130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">In the heat at Misano on Friday afternoon Valentino Rossi made an immediately good start to the weekend and was just ahead of his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo on the timesheet.</span><br /><br />Both Fiat Yamaha riders, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, mentioned the heat at Misano on Friday afternoon after they successfully got the Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini weekend underway.<br /><br />In uncomfortably hot and humid conditions local favourite Rossi set his best time right at the end of the session, with a 1’35.304 lap, to put him just over a tenth of a second ahead of Lorenzo – who had registered his fastest time a few minutes earlier.<br /><br />Having scored the first psychological blow of the weekend, Rossi stated, “Today was unbelievably hot. The first session was much better than in Indy though and I am quite happy. We did a few experiments with different settings and then at the end when we put everything together with the right tyre, I was able to do three fast laps and finish first.”<br /><br />The legendary Italian added, “It’s a good sign to be in this shape already on Friday and now we just have to improve a bit more tomorrow because it’s very important here to be on the front row. It’s quite a tricky track and you have to be quite careful in some places, but my bike felt good today.”<br /><br />Lorenzo provided his perspective, remarking, “Today was very hot which meant it quite hard to ride, and also the track is quite slippery here. I felt comfortable on my bike from the start and I was able to be quite fast, which is always encouraging, but I think we have some more work to do because we’re not perfect yet and the front could be better, especially on the entry to the corners.”<br /><br />“Tomorrow we will try to work on this and especially on T2 and T3, because these are the areas where we are losing some time. Valentino is very strong, as I expected because it’s his home and he won last year, so we will have to be at the maximum to be able to fight with him.”<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-35682294642943193952009-09-06T14:19:00.003+07:002009-09-06T14:41:06.169+07:00Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo ready to hunt down Valentino Rossi<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pedrosa hoping to improve race pace</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedOWXsm7WyRxbKbZbBv8e7DtDsEMYlO3dS3GEQxQUnxYrkuxoJm9vCvJ-p8mk5AL2t3r0Pfxf25uGQwYFH7m3TOFrWYWL7CJuz0dUbbPHr87rJzIAMzUF2wdFuaHew9K0ZfwGaCDThRg/s1600-h/dani+pedrosa+picture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedOWXsm7WyRxbKbZbBv8e7DtDsEMYlO3dS3GEQxQUnxYrkuxoJm9vCvJ-p8mk5AL2t3r0Pfxf25uGQwYFH7m3TOFrWYWL7CJuz0dUbbPHr87rJzIAMzUF2wdFuaHew9K0ZfwGaCDThRg/s320/dani+pedrosa+picture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378251209398526946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spanish pair </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dani Pedrosa</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> and </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jorge Lorenzo</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> will both try to prevent another Valentino Rossi victory at Misano on Sunday.</span><br /><br />Having qualified on the front row for the fourth GP in succession Dani Pedrosa will try to spoil Valentino Rossi’s party at Misano on Sunday as he goes in search of his second victory of 2009.<br /><div class="fullpost"><br />Pedrosa looked to have snatched pole position from the illustrious Italian at the end of Saturday’s Gran Premio Cinzano di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini qualifying session, but the Italian immediately grabbed it back with a late lap which was just over two-tenths of a second quicker than that of the Repsol Honda rider.<br /><br />Reflecting on the session Pedrosa commented, “It’s great to get a front row start here and we weren’t far away from pole position which is a good result from this afternoon because our rivals are very strong again here. During the session we were working on race set-up and we still have a little way to go to improve my race pace and consistency compared to the others. In qualifying I was able to up my speed towards the end and I was pushing really hard because it’s very important to get on the front row here and give yourself the best chance of a clean getaway.”<br /><br />“It’s sure to be an exciting race tomorrow and I hope we can find that little bit extra so we can challenge for the win again.”<br /><br />Meanwhile, continuing his incredible run of starting on the front row at every round so far this year, this time in third place, Lorenzo added his perspective, stating, “Unfortunately I wasn't fast enough with the soft tyre right at the end, but we are still on the front row once again and this is the most important thing. My race pace is very good and I did some consistent runs, even though we still have some areas that we need to improve a bit because our setting isn’t perfect yet.”<br /><br />"I think the race tomorrow is going to be quite painful in this heat and the physical condition is going to be very important! It will be a long race but we are in good shape and I am looking forward to the challenge".<br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-89747037941093734592009-09-01T18:49:00.001+07:002009-09-01T18:51:28.552+07:00Kurtis Roberts Profile<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKYhl8Z1lb7ZxI_quhQaH11xKY5Z6G67CSe6vc74xsFPtAZVmNwcjJ6ok90Jq9fDUSZxKeid6_ea1UIaeFrQNoaQXzhwDKPs4VdNkfCspY5V0ely7yg_htwP9FJ9usDGO3p1fmfVvtaA/s1600-h/Kurtis-Roberts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKYhl8Z1lb7ZxI_quhQaH11xKY5Z6G67CSe6vc74xsFPtAZVmNwcjJ6ok90Jq9fDUSZxKeid6_ea1UIaeFrQNoaQXzhwDKPs4VdNkfCspY5V0ely7yg_htwP9FJ9usDGO3p1fmfVvtaA/s320/Kurtis-Roberts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376465002735793858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">KURTIS ROBERTS</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Born: November 17th, 1978</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Residence: Turlock, California</span><br /><br />2006 Competed in World Superbike Championship<br />2005 Two podium finishes in Formula Xtreme<br />2004 Rode for Proton KR Team, MotoGWorld Championship<br />2003 Three AMA Superbike wins & one AMA Supersport win<br />2001 Three AMA Superbike podiums. Four top five finishes in Supersport<br />2000 AMA Supersport Champion and Formula Xtreme Champion<br />1999 AMA Formula Xtreme Champion<br />1998 Three AMA 250 Grand Prix Race wins<br />1997 Raced in World 250cc Grand Prix Series<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-76046933365021043032009-09-01T18:24:00.004+07:002009-09-01T18:46:12.128+07:00Andrew Pitt Career<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzwnRfz7ZcPPIJSLSZvHWAmeT92RFCPRBmW98uPC0mk04lqUAiF5QKAqhExyd0AwW4DePD8COMeHEUgjzEhw2UY-b-DYH_YVkbQDm_SdBLLfPfb6Vob7TbA49gjAK42pgxVtfFjmyw18/s1600-h/Andrew-Pitt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzwnRfz7ZcPPIJSLSZvHWAmeT92RFCPRBmW98uPC0mk04lqUAiF5QKAqhExyd0AwW4DePD8COMeHEUgjzEhw2UY-b-DYH_YVkbQDm_SdBLLfPfb6Vob7TbA49gjAK42pgxVtfFjmyw18/s320/Andrew-Pitt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376461608950158562" border="0" /></a>2008 Rides for Hannspree Ten Kate Honda in the World Supersport championship.<br /><br />2007 Returns to MotoGP with Ilmor, for what should be the team's first full season of racing - only for it to withdraw from competition after the opening round due to 'financial problems'. Pitt reappears as a stand-in for the injured Sebastien Charpentier at Ten Kate Honda's World Supersport team and as a Michelin MotoGP test rider. Impresses Ten Kate with two second place finishes, securing a full time ride for 2008.<br /><br />2006 Remains with Yamaha Motor Italia in WSBK, alongside Noriyuki Haga, and enjoys his best season yet - taking his first WSBK win, and Yamaha's first of the season, at Misano. Haga finishes higher in standings due to consistency but also wins one race. Pitt, who scored six podiums during the season, is expected to keep his seat but is shocked to find out, at the Magny Cours season finale, that he will be replaced by countryman Troy Corser. With few top WSBK seats left, Pitt grabs the chance to test for the new Ilmor MotoGP team and subsequently signs to ride alongside Jeremy McWilliams.<br /><br />2005 Moves to WSBK with the official Yamaha Motor Italian team. Just misses out on a podium as he finishes debut season in a solid, if unspectacular, 7th.<br /><br />2004 12th World Supersport Championship Yamaha Italia, 27th MotoGP championship Moriwaki Honda.<br /><br />2003 Starts first full MotoGP season with Kawasaki.<br />2002 5th World Supersport Championship and makes MotoGP debut with Kawasaki at Sepang and races in final three rounds claiming 4 points.<br />2001 World Supersport Champion.<br />2000 10th World Supersport Championship.<br />1999 Australian Supersport Champion. 2nd in Australian Superbike championship.<br />1998 2nd Australian Supersport Series. Winner of the Shell Advance 6 Hour. Winner of the South African Superbike International Challenge.<br />1997 1st NSW State 250 Production Series.<br />1996 2nd NSW State 250 Production Series.<br />1995 2nd NSW State 250 Production Series.<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-6697959805673090712009-09-01T18:17:00.002+07:002009-09-01T18:24:44.647+07:00Nobuatsu Aoki Biography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDWnADcXQRBskAvoxX83nmQzNYisRQP05yLY2DmpgsdZQ40Bgc4VWypFPFNJ0Ff1pBdIL71jQpLsrTUujcW44f9xVrjX9jV6cCdY_nfWtZPv9r1XLO79mWsi6nNAXwGoeOUBPuxe70U0/s1600-h/Nobuatsu-Aoki.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDWnADcXQRBskAvoxX83nmQzNYisRQP05yLY2DmpgsdZQ40Bgc4VWypFPFNJ0Ff1pBdIL71jQpLsrTUujcW44f9xVrjX9jV6cCdY_nfWtZPv9r1XLO79mWsi6nNAXwGoeOUBPuxe70U0/s320/Nobuatsu-Aoki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376457671130999554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nobuatsu Aoki</span>, born August 31, 1971 in Sumaga) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Aoki began his Grand Prix career in 1990 and won his first and only Grand Prix at the 250cc Malaysian Grand Prix. His best season was in 1997, when he finished third in the 500cc world championship behind Mick Doohan and Tadayuki Okada . He is the oldest of three Aoki brothers who have competed in motorcycle Grand Prix races.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Grand Prix motorcycle racing career</span><br />Active years 1990 - 2008<br />Teams Honda, Suzuki, Proton<br />Grands Prix 167<br />Championships <br />Wins 1<br />Podium finishes 7<br />Career points 1005<br />Pole positions 1<br />Fastest laps 1<br />First Grand Prix 1990 250cc Japanese Grand Prix<br />First win 1993 250cc Malaysian Grand Prix<br />Last win 1993 250cc Malaysian Grand Prix<br />Last Grand Prix 2008 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-23986303276881585862009-09-01T18:11:00.002+07:002009-09-01T18:17:33.335+07:00Michel Fabrizio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_YMDKF75mYAzpKaB0kwwr85ZWwCStZyaczW5lWgQ5SGjlTBHVaU_KIFc0amuUlQMKLi_Y1KH44RUxaRjaIG71rQOQwD2JdnkFrTOftB-sxXvL-X3KIoDsZCeM_TKBcNRufCQIEBHasA/s1600-h/Michel-Fabrizio.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_YMDKF75mYAzpKaB0kwwr85ZWwCStZyaczW5lWgQ5SGjlTBHVaU_KIFc0amuUlQMKLi_Y1KH44RUxaRjaIG71rQOQwD2JdnkFrTOftB-sxXvL-X3KIoDsZCeM_TKBcNRufCQIEBHasA/s320/Michel-Fabrizio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376456158917326738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Name: Michel Fabrizio</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nationality: Italian</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Birth Date: 9/17/1984</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fabrizio</span> had a pretty good rookie season, finishing 11th overall, providing a youthful balance on the 2006 D.F.X. team alongside Frankie Chili. With the popular Chili now retired, Fabrizio is partnered up with another veteran in Martin. During his rookie year in WSB, the former MotoGP backpacker tallied perhaps the most unexpected double-podium of the season at Brno (the same crazy round which saw Kagayama's double victory).<br /><br />In 2007 Fabrizio was respectable aboard the D.F.X. Honda. Impressive enough to get tapped out by the factory Xerox Ducati squad for 2008. After a solid 8th place finish in 2008 Fabrizio returns in 2009 with the Ducati Xerox team partnering with Noriyuki Haga after Bayliss' retirement.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Career Highlights:</span><br />2008 - 8th WSB<br />2007 - 11th WSB<br />2006 - 11th WSB<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-61725349259455269472009-09-01T18:01:00.003+07:002009-09-01T18:11:27.840+07:00Jeremy McWilliams Biography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5NcjW08876E5iTq6A_FMAUaHX6OrZ7WOL_dDxKU_Iw-KBacur0-6O7u-AJJJzmYfd2rveVVpw7AjAfkhO5W9jDcyvIdGyBc5KrRTNT7-RZ-21uOzTFVBPVH3WwtdW0j7fVPLoJetn28/s1600-h/Jeremy-McWilliams.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5NcjW08876E5iTq6A_FMAUaHX6OrZ7WOL_dDxKU_Iw-KBacur0-6O7u-AJJJzmYfd2rveVVpw7AjAfkhO5W9jDcyvIdGyBc5KrRTNT7-RZ-21uOzTFVBPVH3WwtdW0j7fVPLoJetn28/s320/Jeremy-McWilliams.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376453323307665106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jeremy McWilliams</span> (born 4 April 1964 in Belfast, Northern Ireland), is a motorcycle road racer. Until Scott Redding's win at the 2008 125cc British Grand Prix, he remained the only British rider to win a race or pole in an FIM MotoGP World Championship class in the 2000s.<br /><br />For 2007, he was to race in the MotoGP series for the Ilmor team,despite a heavy crash in testing in late 2006. He had to miss the first race of the season in Qatar, due to another crash, near the end of the Losail International Circuit. After this round the team suspended its racing operations and has not returned. He is currently involved in development work for motorcycle and tyre manufacturers and also in coaching young riders through his Masterclass race schools.<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2032726294065643165.post-31971288181734429622009-09-01T17:55:00.002+07:002009-09-01T18:01:38.267+07:00Shane Byrne Biography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ESoHc0Q87IgItJHJXWUydpxNmBl85i9QrwrG2cvRbakryyAi7f0CyDF7-3he9iLHeP9mRBBRi10p2hlZ_vOda9-6zCoWLVQol2hwgjjt_o7LR6zHWeGmBUyqlF_DGwyEN0pTpmTixGE/s1600-h/shane-byrne.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ESoHc0Q87IgItJHJXWUydpxNmBl85i9QrwrG2cvRbakryyAi7f0CyDF7-3he9iLHeP9mRBBRi10p2hlZ_vOda9-6zCoWLVQol2hwgjjt_o7LR6zHWeGmBUyqlF_DGwyEN0pTpmTixGE/s320/shane-byrne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376451814776582050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Full Name: Shane Byrne</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nickname: 'Shakey'</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date of Birth: 10th December 1976</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Place of Birth: Lambeth, London</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">First Race: 1996</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">British Superbike Debut: 1999</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grand Prix Debut: 2004</span><br /><br />Shane Brown was born on the 10th December 1976 in London, although he now lives in Zurich, Switzerland. He was the British Superbike Champion in 2003 riding for Monstermob Ducati.<br /><br />Shane began his career in 1988 winning one event out of four in his trails riding debut year. In 1993 he had four wins in five months on Schoolboy motorcross. It wasn't until 1996 when Shane had his road racing debut with a Kawasaki. He won his race first time out but ended the season with a broken wrist.<br /><br />By 1997, Shane was the Supersport 600 Champion and won his first national race on a Supersport Honda at Cadwell Park. He competed in the British Supersport Championship in 1998 finishing in 6th place on a Yamaha Thundercat, winning at Snetterton in the same season.<br /><br />Shane started the 1999 season on a Honda in the Supersport class but moved up to riding a Kawasaki in the British Superbike Championship for the first time. He scored several point-scoring finishes including two 7th places and two 8th places. At Donington Park for the final round, Shane finished in 5th and 6th places and ended the season with 67 points, 15th place overall.<br /><br />Injury in 2000 meant that Shane missed several mid season races, although he did finish in 14th place with ten top ten results scoring 80 points.<br /><br />Three 5th and 4th places at both Oulton Park and Brands Hatch were some of the highlights from Shane's 2001 season. In fact he had twenty finishes in the top eight. He rode his GSX-R750 to 22 class wins out of 26 races. Scoring 204 points put him in 8th place overall, and won him the Superbike Cup.<br /><br />Riding his first year for Team Renegade Ducati on a full works Superbike in 2002, Shane became a regular front-runner on the 998R TestaStretta. His first win was at Donington in round three. This season he also won at Knockhill and Thruxton, and was in the top five at no less than sixteen races. Shane also had the three fastest laps, making his final points tally 294 1/2 points and giving him 4th place overall. He also raced a Ducati in the British World Superbike rounds with results of 5th place, 9th place and two 10th places.<br /><br />2003 saw Shane's best year. He was riding for MonsterMob Ducati, taking over the reigning titleholder, Steve Hislop's, machine. He started the season with nine wins in eleven races, and by the sixteenth race he had achieved six 2nd places. Shane was now 135 points in front of Suzuki's John Reynolds. When he won at Cadwell Park his total was sufficient to take the title. He also recorded three pole positions and seven fastest laps on his way to the BSB title.<br /><br />During 2003 he also raced for Ducati in the Brands World Superbike round as a wildcard and won both races, placing him in 15th place after nine rounds.<br /><br />Joining fellow Brit Jeremy McWilliams in 2004 in MotoGP with Aprilia, he missed several races again through injury and made headlines accused of stealing a fan's girlfriend. Most of 2005 Shane raced for Kenny Roberts' team on a MotoGP bike, but unfortunately the team was forced to pull out due to the internal dispute between the chassis and engine manufacturers. He finished off 2005 by racing in Malaysia and Qatar for Camel Honda but his results did not earn him a ride in 2006.<br /><br />Returning to the British Superbike Championships in 2006 saw Shane now riding for Rizla Suzuki. Although suffering from a severe stomach bug he managed a podium place in the 7th race. After a brake failure causing a crash at 187mph he missed races 11 and 12, although he wasn't seriously hurt. The team's bikes were stolen and dumped in a barn next to horse manure a week before Knockhill. He qualified in 2nd place and followed this with a 2nd place finish in race one, with the team's first win of the season in race 2. In the season's final round, Shane was in 3rd place when he highsided and was knocked unconscious at Paddock Hill bend at Brands Hatch. Again, the injuries were not serious but prevented him racing in the final race which meant he ended up dropping to 6th place overall in the championship.<br /><br />Byrne was not retained by Suzuki for 2007 and instead was signed by Paul Bird for the Stobart Honda team in British Superbikes. Some strong results for the satellite team, including a win at Mallory Park, ensured that Byrne remained at the sharp end of the Championship table. Unfortunately he was not able to match the pace of the two factory Hondas and Ducatis and it was those that finished in front of him.<br /><br />Caught up in the merry-go-round at the end of the season which saw most riders switching teams, Byrne was signed by Airwaves Ducati. The team had lost Lavilla to World Superbikes (and coincidentally, Paul Bird's team) and Haslam to HM Plant Honda. Byrne was happy to sign on, with Leon Camier, to race the new Ducati 1098R for 2008.<br /><br />The move proved a good one on Byrne's part as his proved his detractors wrong and romped away with the title. Leon Haslam finished as his closest rival on 357 points but he was a long way adrift of the 474 points which Byrne amassed aboard the Ducati 1098R. The larger capacity bike was subjected to much scrutiny and even had a 10kg weight penalty imposed on it mid season (briefly prompting Airwaves Ducati’s threat to withdraw on safety grounds).<br /><br />When left to compete on the track Byrne never looked likely to be caught. He won 9 out of the opening 14 races and it was only a bad crash at Knockhill which gave him his first non-podium finish. By that time his dominance was such that the rest of the field was fighting for second place. He went on to claim his second BSB title, finishing the season with a double win at Brands Hatch.<br /><br />Having never disguised his wish for a World Superbike ride, he was signed by the Sterilgarda Ducati team to partner Alex Polita for 2009.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Career Highlights</span><br />2008: 1st - British Superbike Championship<br />2007: 5th - British Superbike Championship<br />2006: 6th - British Superbike Championship<br />2005: 24th - MotoGP World Championship<br />2004: 20th - MotoGP World Championship<br />2003: 1st - British Superbike Championship<br />2002: 4th - British Supersport Championship<br />2001: 1st - British Superbike Cup<br />2000: 14th - British Superbike Championship<br />1999: 15th - British Superbike Championship<br />1998: 6th - British Supersport Championship<br />1997: Club Supersport Champion<br /><div class="fullpost"><br /></div>Icha Octaviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776409275205090704noreply@blogger.com0