South African 16 year Mathew Scholtz sits on Pole for Sunday’s Red Bull Riders Cup race at Indianapolis with MotoGP Rookie Team mate Matthew Hoyle, the 17 year old Briton, alongside him. The front row is completed by two AMA U.S. Team members, Leandro Mercado and Hayden Gillim.
On a slowly drying track after a soaking [...]
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Red Bull Riders Cup – Indianapolis Practice – September 12th
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MotoGP Rookies – Red Bull Riders Cup – Indianapolis Preview – September 14th
The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Team arrived in Indianapolis on Tuesday evening ready to do battle with the Red Bull AMA U.S. Team for the Riders Cup on Sunday. With 10 riders in each team the two squads represent the best of the World’s teenage racers and will be out to show which of [...]
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CAPIROSSI AND VERMEULEN STAY WITH SUZUKI
Suzuki Motor Corporation is pleased to announce that Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen have both agreed terms to continue riding for the Japanese company’s MotoGP squad for a further season.
Capirossi joined Suzuki at the end of 2007 and has shown throughout the 2008 season that his energy and enthusiasm for racing are still as high [...]
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The return of Casey Stoner?
Casey Stoner’s defence of the MotoGP crown is now firmly back on the rails following his second successive win, this time at the Dutch TT in Assen.
The second half of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship will now start with Dani Pedrosa – who finished second in Assen – back on top of the standings. [...]
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Bitter sweet victory for Stoner at Donington
Casey Stoner got his title defence back on track at the British GP following a dominant performance at the Donington circuit and then immediately hit out at sections of the crowd.
The Australian claimed he was booed on the podium and ‘abused’ during the slow down lap.
Stoner cruised to his second British victory in a row [...]
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MotoGP – The top 5 riders in the championship standings
The MotoGP season is in full swing with 5 races down and 4 different race winners it is much more competitive than last year and, at this point, it’s very difficult to call a championship winner from this pack.
Lets take a look at the top five riders in the championship following the first 5 races. [...]
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MotoGP – Rossi moves onto 90 GP wins at Le Mans
The stage had already been set, following Valentino Rossi’s win in Shanghai which moved him to 89 career GP victories, Angel Nieto (winner of 90 GP victories and widely considered as one of the all time greats) arranged to get some special leathers made and to meet Rossi in Le Mans, scene of his own [...]
Career best finish for Smith in Le Mans
Briton Bradley Smith claimed a career-best second-placed finish in a rain-affected 125cc French GP at Le Mans as home rider Mike Di Meglio took the chequered flag.
Di Meglio now leads Spain’s Nicolas Terol – who finished third – in the championship by eight points, while Smith jumps from 14th to eighth.
Polaris World Aprilia rider Smith [...]
Biaggi and Bayliss to test the ailing Ducati GP8?
So far this season the Ducati Desmosedici GP8 has not been the all conquering machine that it’s predecessor was, with only current MotoGP champion Casey Stoner looking capable of riding the thing. Even then Stoner, so dominant last year, has struggled in the last couple of races and sees himself falling behind championship leaders Pedrosa [...]
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