Archive for August, 2011
MOTOGP: Edwards Goes CRT For 2012
Colin Edwards will ride a 1,000cc privateer CRT racebike in MotoGP next year. The Texan is out of the Tech3 Yamaha squad at the end of this season. The veteran rider will be 38 in February next year, two months before the season starts. The news confirms the earlier story on SPEED.com that Edwards was [...]
James Toseland: Time to stand up
Wed, 31 Aug 14:49:00 2011
Rossi philosophical over Misano potential
Valentino Rossi says his loyal fanbase shouldn’t get their hopes up too high ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano as he prepares for his much anticipated home event with Ducati. The seven-time 500cc/MotoGP champion has endured a series of high profile struggles since joining forces with Ducati this season, not least at [...]
Simoncelli, Aoyama regroup for Indianapolis
Gresini Honda’s Marco Simoncelli is hoping his 13th round of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship at Misano will be more like Brno than Indianapolis after as tyre woes consigned him to a lowly 12th position in the United States. Coming off the high of his maiden MotoGP podium at Brno, Simoncelli was eyeing a repeat [...]
Wayne’s World: Casey Rules
Wayne Gardner shares his thoughts with the readers of cyclennews.com… MORE OF THE SAMEWhat can we say about Casey Stoner that we haven’t already said on many occasions throughout 2011? His dominant performance at the latest US MotoGP proved yet again that he is a cut above everyone else out there. While the race itself [...]
Simoncelli heads to home race
The atmosphere of Simoncelli’s home circuit, located just a few kilometres from his hometown, will provide “Super Sic” with all the motivation he requires to rediscover his podium form from the previous race at Brno. Dspite the difficulties encountered in the USA, they at least provided the team with plenty of data to refer to [...]
Rossi, Hayden struggling with high track temperatures
Rossi, Hayden struggling with high track temperatures 31/08/2011 Hayden and Rossi will be praying for clouds at Misano By David Miller Image by Ducati Corse Both nine-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi and once MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden are both struggling to make their respective Ducati race bikes work when the track temperatures are [...]
Why Indy must stay on the MotoGP calendar
Why Indy must stay on the MotoGP calendar Last weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix may not have been the most exciting race of all time, but the events that go on around it envelop the whole city for a week. And yet, as Toby Moody explains, there is doubt as to whether it will be on [...]
Repsol Honda Hoping For Business As Usual In San Marino
Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa – Indianapolis 2011 Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa, Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Márquez already have their minds set on the next race, this weekend at the San Marino and Riviera di Rimini Grand Prix Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa’s 1-2 in MotoGP and Marc Márquez’s crushing victory in Moto2 are the [...]
MotoGP Indy: Stoner surprised by Lorenzo’s slump in form
MotoGP Indy: Stoner surprised by Lorenzo’s slump in form 31/08/2011 Despite the massive points gap to Lorenzo, Stoner won’t be kicking back By David Miller Image by Repsol Media Runaway MotoGP series leader Casey Stoner is surprised by the recent slump in form by challenger and reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo over the last two [...]