MotoGP: Hayden Back On Form With Third In Epic Dutch TT July 3, 2007
This was one of the great races for so many reasons. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) won from Casey Stoner (Ducati) with a resurgent Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC212V), the reigning World Champion, on the podium and in the thick of the action. And what action …
MotoGP: Rossi seals Yamaha’s 150th premier-class win with epic ride in Assen
Valentino Rossi put in one of the outstanding performances of his career aboard his one-off liveried ‘Cinquecento’ Fiat Yamaha at the Dutch TT today, taking a superb victory from 11th on the grid. His third win of the season is also Yamaha’s 150th in total …
MotoGP: Ducati’s Series Leader Stoner Scores Podium as Assen
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner finished a strong second in this afternoon’s windswept Dutch TT to preserve his World Championship lead as the 2007 MotoGP series reached half-distance. Team-mate Loris Capirossi had a tougher day at Assen, entering the pits with nine laps …
MotoGP: Interview with Kawasaki’s Anthony West
Anthony West is nothing if not versatile. The 25-year-old Australian rider started the 2007 season in the 250cc World Championship, switched to the World Supersport Championship, where he won two races, and now he’s back in the Grand Prix paddock to ride the factory Kawasaki Ninja …
MotoGP: Upbeat Kawasaki looking forward to Assen June 27, 2007
After an exciting round at the UK’s Donington Park, the Kawasaki Racing Team is heading to Assen in optimistic mood. With Randy de Puniet taking sixth position after a strong, consistent ride, and newcomer Anthony West scoring valuable points in what was his debut MotoGP race, things are …
Moto GP: Hayden On Pace Before Fall June 26, 2007
This saturated MotoGP race gave World Championship points leader Casey Stoner (Ducati) another win in treacherous conditions from Colin Edwards (Yamaha) in second with Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) third in front of 85,000 rain-sodden spectators.
Reigning World Champion Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC212V), who …
Moto GP: More points for Konica Minolta Honda at Donington Park
Konica Minolta Honda scored more points at a difficult British Grand Prix today. With weather conditions expected to stay wet throughout the 30-lap race, the rain actually stopped falling after a few laps and then the conditions quickly dried-up. Despite …
Moto GP: Ducati’s Stoner wins at tricky Donington
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner continued his remarkable run of performances with a masterfully judged victory in treacherously slippery conditions at rainy Donington Park today.
Team-mate Loris Capirossi was charging hard in the late stages when he crashed out of fifth place. Stoner and his Desmosedici …
Moto GP: Kawasaki’s De Puniet and West in the Points at Donington
A delighted Kawasaki Racing Team are today celebrating the first time this season both their riders have come home with championship points, after the British Grand Prix at Donington Park.
As a result of steady rain all morning, the 30-lap race was run in the wet: not regarded as an entirely bad thing …
Laguna Seca receives FIM Homologation for US MotoGP June 22, 2007
Following a repaving project completed earlier this month, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has been homologated by the FIM for the 2007 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, July 20-22, featuring the only appearance in North America for the prestigious MotoGP World Championship.
The FIM’s official track inspector, Claude Danis, examined the …