Tuesday, August 14, 2012

SBK Classic Corners: Turn 12 at Phillip Island

Our apologies for being a bit late to getting with the program, as we should have started HRC’s SBK Classic Corners webisodes much earlier than this. While we play a bit of catch-up with the World Superbike team’s short videos series that focuses on the famous corners of the WSBK calendar, we treat you to the first circuit up in our queue, which is also the first race of the season: Phillip Island. It doesn’t ...

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Will Loeb win in Germany? Vote at WRC.com

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By visiting the Fanzone section of WRC.com, fans can vote on whether Loeb will return to winning ways in Germany following...

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Yannick Dalmas Derek Daly Christian Danner Jorge Daponte Anthony Davidson Jimmy Davies Colin Davis

MotoGP™ focus on Indianapolis after Rossi confirms future

Following an eventful and well-deserved break, the MotoGP™ field will reunite at the famous Brickyar...

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Official Confirmation, Part 1: Ducati Announces Valentino Rossi Will Leave At End Of 2012

Part 1 of MotoGP's latest worst-kept secret is out: Valentino Rossi is to leave Ducati at the end of the 2012 season. Ducati this morning issued a press release (printed below) that their working relationship with Rossi will come to an end at the end of the season. Here is the press release in full:


Ducati and Rossi to part ways at the end of 2012

As the MotoGP series awaits its return to action for the August 19 Indianapolis Grand Prix, Ducati announces that its working relationship with Valentino Rossi will conclude at the end of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship.

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2012

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Ducati Team focuses on Indianapolis GP

After a brief, two-week summer break, the Ducati Team is on its way back to the United States for th...

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Looking at buying a decent new monitor and found this potential bargain... opinions?

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Its a Korean LED backlit 27" IPS WQHD (1440p) monitor that is currently selling for around £220-£230 (delivered) on...

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Elias keeps Pramac ride for Indianapolis

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Toni Elias will continue to ride the Pramac Ducati bike at the Indianapolis Grand Prix while Hector Barbera recovers from his injury, the team said on Friday. Spaniard Elias replaced his compatriot at Laguna Seca after Barbera broke his leg in a training accident. Former Moto2 world champion Elias will continue to ride the team’s bike at Indianapolis next week.

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Geoff Crossley Chuck Daigh Yannick Dalmas Derek Daly Christian Danner Jorge Daponte Anthony Davidson

WRC rally results 1973 – 2010

*​*I posted a new thread in the Motorsport History section and I was in that belief, if I used the prefix “Rallying” it would be visible in the WRC...

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USGP: MotoGP from Laguna Seca 2009 Results

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Kenny Acheson Andrea de Adamich Philippe Adams Walt Ader Kurt Adolff Fred Agabashian Kurt Ahrens Jr

Yamaha Returns to the USA for the Indianapolis Grand Prix

After a well-earned two-week break the MotoGP paddock heads back across the Atlantic this week for t...

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Ducati Team focuses on Indianapolis GP

After a brief, two-week summer break, the Ducati Team is on its way back to the United States for th...

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Repsol Press Release And Video Interview: Marc Marquez On The First Half Of The 2012 Moto2 Season

The Repsol Media Service have issued the following press release, containing an interview with Moto2 star and future Repsol Honda MotoGP man Marc Marquez. In the interview, Marquez talks about his Moto2 season so far, how the announcement of his move to MotoGP next season has affected him, and who his biggest rival is for the remainder of the season. Read the interview below, or watch the video:


"I know that right now I have to be focused on Moto2"

Approaching the second half of an important final year in Moto2, Marc Márquez reviews his performances in the opening nine races of 2012.

At the midway stage of the season in Moto2, Marc Márquez is one of the favourites for the 2012 title. The Repsol rider is satisfied with how things have gone so far and is excited about the chance to make his move up to MotoGP with the Repsol Honda Team next season as World Champion.

With half the World Championship gone, you lead the standings and have a 34 point advantage. You’ve won 4 races and have 3 more podiums, plus you are signed to the Repsol Honda Team in MotoGP for next season. Could you ask for any more?

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2012 Silverstone WSBK Saturday Round Up: More Rain

It feels like it could be getting tedious to open what seems like every World Superbike round up this year with talk about the weather, but it has become a major factor in qualifying, if not racing, in 2012.

Every session of Superbike qualifying and practice this weekend has been hit by rain, with sessions being either getting wetter or getting dryer. Consistency has been lacking in all but this afternoon's free practice, with the track either getting wetter or dryer, with standing water hampering several sessions. The rain was tempered with sunshine that burned the light covering off quickly but left stretches of water in the heavier areas, giving the track uneven conditions that caught quite a few riders out in Superpole.

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2012

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Welcome Back Baby: Yamaha Racing Announces the Return of Valentino Rossi for Two Seasons

After official confirmation from Ducati that Valentino Rossi would be leaving at the end of the season, now comes the official press release from Yamaha, announcing he has been signed to a two-year deal to race for them in 2013 and 2014. The Italian will line up alongside Jorge Lorenzo for the next two years, and the press release makes their goal very obvious: winning the triple crown of rider, manufacturer and team championships. The press release ...

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Pedrosa: Laguna Seca Strong Capital in Indianapolis


INbolnet -   Dani Pedrosa's fastest lap record of successful print in the U.S. GP Sunday (29/7), but failed to stick strictly to Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo until the end of the race.

Driving the latest RC213V machine for the first time, Pedrosa using the rear tires hard (hard) as Lorenzo. While Repsol Honda team-mate, Stoner reckless use of the rear tires (soft).

"I have tried hard and the third position is the most this time," said Pedrosa. "Initially, I felt confident. When overtaking Casey, I was calm because I know he used the soft tire. Choice is risky, but it worked."

The Spaniard also said they believed had a good race rhythm at Laguna Seca circuit. But when trying to overtake Stoner returned, he too menggeber gas. This makes it almost fell.

"I am far behind by Jorge and Casey. Every time braking, the front tire I had a slip," he continued. "But I am still happy because I have been trying to end."

Pedrosa assess the performance of the latest Honda engine is very impressive, especially the engine is able to make it reach the podium. Rider who is now in second place standings (182 points) was confident he could perform more strongly in Indianapolis August 17 to 19 the next series.

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Streetshark speaks out

Hello everyone I'm streetshark. I got that name because they say sharks never stop swimming. well i never stop riding. I've been riding since 1976...

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2012 Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Pikes Peak Race Bike

Ducati is in Colorado this weekend, taking part in the 90th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The second oldest motorsport race in the United States (the first being the Indy 500), 2012 is the first year that the Race to the Clouds will take place on a fully-paved road course, which is sure to bring a new chapter in this historic race. Asphalt & Rubber made the great trek out to Colorado ...

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2012 World Supersport Championship Standings After Round 10, Silverstone

Championship standings for round 10, 2012

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MotoGP: After Rossi Moves, Who Goes Where?

Valentino Rossi’s imminent return to Yamaha – to be announced on Friday morning, Yamaha and Ducati having been forced to move the schedule forward once news of the switch leaked – will accelerate the final movements in MotoGP’s silly season, with the remaining open grid slots on prototype machines likely to be filled in very short order once the Rossi announcement has been made. Rossi’s return to Yamaha will be heralded much as his departure ...

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Clemente Biondetti Pablo Birger Art Bisch Harry Blanchard Michael Bleekemolen Alex Blignaut Trevor Blokdyk

This Time For Real: Yamaha To Announce Rossi Signing On August 15th

It is a bit of a risk, announcing that Valentino Rossi will be switching to Yamaha just a couple of days after getting caught out by a hacked Twitter and email account. This time, though, confirmation is coming from multiple sources, including our own. Rossi will be leaving Ducati for Yamaha at the end of this season, with an official press release expected from Yamaha on the morning of August 15th, the Italian national holiday of Ferragosto, and the day before the paddock assembles at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP.

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