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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

2012 Laguna Seca MotoGP Friday Press Releases

Press releases from Bridgestone and the MotoGP teams after the first day of practice at Laguna Seca:

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Repsol Press Release: Casey Stoner Talks About Defending His MotoGP Title

After yesterday's interview with Dani Pedrosa, it was just a matter of time before the Repsol Media Service issued their tradition mid-season interview with reigning World Champion Casey Stoner. In the intervew, The Australian talks to the Repsol PR team about his season so far, the difficulties of defending a championship, the intense level of competition at the top of the championship, and what to expect from Marc Marquez when he moves up to the premier class. The full text of the press release interview is below:

“I am World Champion and I don’t give up easily”

Casey Stoner faces the second half of the season eager to defend his Crown as reigning MotoGP World Champion.

Repsol Media Service - Wednesday 01/08/2012

In one of the closest seasons of recent years, reigning MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner has taken four victories to date. His most recent triumph came this past weekend at Laguna Seca, adding to a further three podiums from the opening ten races of 2012. The Repsol Honda Team’s Australian rider is third in the overall standings and will be trying to take a second consecutive title this year to sign off his career on a high note.

Just past the halfway point of the season, how do you evaluate your riding, the team and the bike so far?

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2012 Laguna Seca MotoGP Race Result: Tense Duel Settled In Final Laps

Results and summary of the Red Bull US GP race at Laguna Seca:

Race Details

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2012

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Sunday Summary at Laguna Seca: Contrasting Styles, Racing Softs, & A Decision is Nigh

Laguna Seca has a habit of throwing the Championship a curveball. The epic race between Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi in 2008 was a prime example, a turning point in the Championship when Rossi halted what looked like the inexorable rise of Casey Stoner. Last year, too, Laguna proved to be key moment in the Championship, when Stoner stopped Jorge Lorenzo’s resurgence with one of the bravest passes in racing for a long time, through ...

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Royal Enfield Understands Motorcycle Branding

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2012 Laguna Seca MotoGP Post-Race Round Up: Contrasting Styles, Racing Softs, And A Decision Is Nigh

Laguna Seca has a habit of throwing the championship a curve ball. The epic race between Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi in 2008 was a prime example, a turning point in the championship when Rossi halted what looked like the inexorable rise of Casey Stoner. Last year, too, Laguna proved to be key moment in the championship, when Stoner stopped Jorge Lorenzo's resurgence with one of the bravest passes in racing for a long time, through the ultra-fast Turn 1. With Laguna Seca the last race going into the summer break, winning or losing at the US GP can have a dramatic effect on the momentum of the championship.

Whether the same will be said of Laguna Seca in 2012 will only be clear at the end of the season. But it has all the signs of being a significant moment, for more than just the five points Casey Stoner clawed back from Jorge Lorenzo. The race, if not thrilling, was at least tense: there was little between the two men for most of the race, Stoner shadowing Lorenzo closely, snapping at his heels but not quite able to attempt a pass. The turning point came on lap 18. As the leading pair plunged down the Corkscrew, Lorenzo's sliding rear tire almost threw him out of the saddle. "I closed my eyes during the highside," the Yamaha man said afterwards, "and I was happy to still be in the seat when I opened them again."

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NEW REPLICA HELMET ADDED TO SHARK’S RANGE

SHARK Helmets has supported many racers, including world champions, over the years and is currently investing in a whole host of future stars in MotoGP, Moto3, Moto2, World Superbikes, World Supersport, British Superbikes and road racing. SHARK’s 2012 range, which was unveiled earlier this year, included various racing replicas and now the French company has announced the addition of a new design, this time for rising Moto2 star Johann Zarco.
The young Frenchman was the 2011 runner-up in the 125cc championship and progressed to Moto2 for 2012. He has been consistent ever since. Impressing with a brace of top-ten finishes, the highest of which was fourth at Estoril, Portugal. The Zarco replica design is available on the popular S 700S model, which features an internal sunshield, updated ventilation and weighs 1550g. It will be available in UK dealers from mid-August, and priced at £169.99.
The original replica collection from SHARK included British rider Scott Redding’s unique Union Jack and British Bulldog design on the S 700S, Speed –R and the Race –R Pro. The S 700S features Redding’s colours in a matt finish, while the brand-new Speed-R has the design, just without the Union Jack on the brow. The Race –R Pro is the helmet chosen and developed by SHARK’s racers and is also available in Redding’s design. All the Redding replicas are available now in UK dealers and priced at £169.99 for the S 700S, £299.99 for the Speed –R and £549.99 for the Race –R Pro.
Next to Redding, there are two further replicas in the Race –R Pro range: Troy Corser and Randy de Puniet. Corser wore SHARK for nine-years, and retired from the sport in 2011. The Australians’ design features his blue, green, white and red colours as well as his famous crocodile motif. Following the success of his previous designs, Randy de Puniet’s replica is a striking black-based helmet with bold red and white blocks of colour and his racing number 14 integrated into the artwork. Both replicas are available in UK dealers and priced at £549.99.
For more information or to find your local dealer visit, www.nevis.uk.com

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/CWNz7x2icM_/NEW+REPLICA+HELMET+ADDED+SHARK+RANGE

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Stoner delighted tyre tactic paid off

Casey Stoner said the fact that he took a different tyre strategy to his main rivals made his victory in the Laguna Seca MotoGP race particularly satisfying. The Honda rider has struggled with Bridgestone’s revised hard tyre and chose to use a soft rear for the United States Grand Prix, in contrast to all the other frontrunners. But Stoner was able to overtake team-mate Dani Pedrosa and Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo and score his fourth win of the 2012 season.

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Royal Enfield Understands Motorcycle Branding

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Rea Fastest at Imola WSBK testing, Spies 3rd, Neukirchner Injured AGAIN!

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Trackside Tuesday: Third Time’s the Charm?

Only a select few men in the world can say they have defeated Valentino Rossi in a last lap duel in a MotoGP race. On that very short list is one Toni Elias, who bested the Italian legend to the checkered flag for his first and only premier class victory at Estoril in 2006, on a satellite machine no less. Championship-deciding repercussions aside, the win granted Elias a contract extension at a time when his ...

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Ninth Podium for Dani Pedrosa from Tenth 2012 Race so Far

Dani Pedrosa celebrated his ninth podium in ten races at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix after finish third at the Laguna Seca circuit. The Spaniard now collect 182 points on the second place of the championship

Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda: 2nd

“I tried my best in this race and third place was the maximum I could get this time. At the beginning, I was quite confident and calm when Casey passed me, because I knew he was on the soft rear tyre and this was the most risky choice for the race, but finally it worked out perfectly for him. I knew I also had a good pace, but when I caught Casey again and was ready to overtake him I was on the throttle too fast and I had too much momentum there, I almost found myself on the floor. I lost ground with the leaders, but when I started braking harder trying to close the gap again I lost the front many times and I was so close to not finish this race. Anyway, I'm satisfied because I kept pushing until the end, giving one hundred percent, although today it wasn't enough. A small mistake it's just enough to not finish in front. Anyway, we were riding the new bike for the first time here and we took another podium. We know what we can improve to come back stronger in Indianapolis.”

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Valencia hoping for F1 race fee reduction | F1 Fanatic round-up

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In the round-up: Valencia wants price cut • Petrov 'has options for 2013' • Di Resta and ex-manager Hamilton go to court.

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Casey Stoner tames the corkscrew

Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner heads into the summer break on a high after winning his fourth race of the year by making a wise tyre choice on a sunny day at the U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

The win was Stoner’s second in a row and third overall at the tortuous circuit within sight of the Pacific Ocean east of Monterey, California, making him the winningest rider at the track.

And it also allowed him to take five points out of the championship lead of Lorenzo. Stoner, who will spend his summer break traveling around the U.S. with his family, now has 173 points to 182 for Pedrosa and 205 for Lorenzo.

Casey Stoner, Repsol Honda: Race winner

“It's been a difficult weekend for us in general, especially trying to make the hard tyre work. So for the race I decided to go with the soft option and be a little more careful with the tyre, keep a little more traction and not spin so much. At the beginning of the race I tried to move to the front, but Dani and Jorge were riding very good lines and it was impossible to get past. I decided to slow the lap times a little and try to save the tyres until the end and then we could start to come back. I was confident for the entire race that I had enough pace for the win, we just needed to make sure the tyre would last until the end. When we got to the front we put in some good laps and pulled some small advantage and just continued from there. I'm very, very happy and a big thanks to all the team.”

Repsol Honda Team Press Release

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