Archive for October, 2011
Josh Hayes to join Tech 3 Yamaha in Valencia
American Superbike Champion Josh Hayes will replace injured Colin Edwards for this weekend’s Valencia MotoGP round in Spain. The 36-year-old has been drafted in by the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad because Edwards is unable to participate in Valencia while he recovers from injuries sustained during the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on October 23. [...]
Josh Hayes to join Monster Yamaha Tech 3 in Valencia
The 36-year-old has been drafted in by the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad because Edwards is unable to participate in Valencia while he recovers from injuries sustained during the Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Sepang on October 23. Edwards was due to make his final appearance for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad [...]
San Carlo Honda Gresini and Gresini Moto2 will participate at Valencia
Team owner Fausto Gresini confirmed the participation of both teams in the final round of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship at Valencia, stating the participation of the teams will be tributes to their fallen rider Marco Simoncelli. “The decision to participate was not an easy one, but we have made this choice as it is [...]
2011 season to wrap up in Valencia
The 2011 MotoGP season will come to a conclusion this weekend at Valencia, where the final round of the campaign will take place at the famous Ricardo Tormo circuit. Primarily the thoughts of the entire MotoGP community remain with the family and friends of Marco Simoncelli, whose funeral took place last week in the Italian [...]
Colin Edwards Injury Update
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider Colin Edwards is recovering well from injuries sustained in the tragic accident that claimed the life of popular Italian rider Marco Simoncelli in Sepang last weekend. The 37-year-old though will not be fit to ride his YZR-M1 machine in next weekend’s Valencia MotoGP round, as he requires surgery on [...]
Marco Simoncelli: Career Achievements
By the time he arrived on the Grand Prix scene as a 15 year-old Marco Simoncelli already had a wealth of experience and titles behind him, and his entry into the World Championship arena in 2002 was the start of a career marked by success, ambition, determination, some controversy and plenty of admiration as he [...]
Edwards to miss Valencia MotoGP round
Edwards was assessed by orthopedic specialist Dr Henry Small at the University General Hospital in Houston on Wednesday and it was confirmed he has multiple small fractures to the top of his left humerus bone, which connects the shoulder to the elbow. There is also damage to the cartilage around the tip of the humerus [...]
Thousands turn out to pay repect to Simoncelli ahead of funeral
Long lines of mourners formed early Wednesday morning at the Municipal Theatre in Coriano, the MotoGP rider’s hometown, where the body of the 24 year-old was laid out for the public to pay their respects. Behind the Italian rider’s casket the Gilera bike, on which he won the 2008 250cc World Championship title, and the [...]
Emotional funeral service bids farewell to Marco Simoncelli
A huge gathering of fans, friends, family members and prominent figures from the world of sport attended the funeral service for the MotoGP rider who passed away on Sunday. The funeral was held at 3pm on Thursday at the Santa Maria Assunta church in Coriano, Simoncelli’s hometown, close to Riccione in the Italian province of [...]
Thousands turn out to bid Marco Simoncelli farewell
Long lines of mourners formed early Wednesday morning at the Municipal Theatre in Coriano, the MotoGP rider’s hometown, where the body of the 24 year-old was laid out for the public to pay their respects. Behind the Italian rider’s casket the Gilera bike, on which he won the 2008 250cc World Championship title, and the [...]