FIM Moto3 Technical Specs Released
For those of you interested in technical bits, here is the latest issued by the FIM regarding the Moto3 class that will be replacing the 125cc in 2012 FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Decision of the Grand Prix Commission MOTO3 REGULATIONS Engine - 4-stroke reciprocating piston engines only. - Engine capacity: maximum 250cc. - Single cylinder only. - Maximum bore size: 81mm. No oval pistons. - Engines must be normally aspirated. No turbo-charging,... [Read More...]
FIM Announces Moto2 Teams for 2011 (Press Release)
FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Moto2 Class 2011 FIM MotoGP World Championship The Selection Committee comprising delegates of the FIM, Dorna and IRTA met on 31 October in Estoril (Portugal) to select the final teams which will be invited to participate in 2011. Accepted teams now have until 5 November to confirm their riders and until 12 November to lodge a security deposit with IRTA. Should any of the accepted teams propose riders... [Read More...]
Bradley Smith & Mike di Meglio Join Tech3 Racing Team
(Tech3 Team Press Release) The Tech 3 Team is delighted to announce that Bradley Smith and Mike di Meglio will lead the French squad’s second campaign in the ultra-competitive Moto2 world championship in 2011. British rider Smith joins Tech 3 Racing having established himself as one of the brightest young talents in Grand Prix racing since he first burst onto the scene in 2006. He finished runner-up in the last year’s 125cc world championship... [Read More...]
DUCATI PRESS RELEASE: VALENTINO ROSSI AND DUCATI TOGETHER FROM 2011
PRESS RELEASE Sunday Aug 15 2010PRESS RELEASE- Brno (Czech Republic) VALENTINO ROSSI AND DUCATI TOGETHER FROM 2011 Ducati and Valentino Rossi have signed a two year agreement for the nine-times World Champion to race with the “Rossa” of Borgo Panigale in the Ducati Marlboro Team from 2011. The arrival of Valentino in Ducati opens a new and exciting chapter in the Italian factory’s sporting history and, indeed, of the whole MotoGP Championship.... [Read More...]
FIAT YAMAHA TEAM RELEASE: QUOTE FROM VALENTINO ROSSI
Brno, Czech Republic Sunday 15th August 2010 QUOTE FROM VALENTINO ROSSI “It is very difficult to explain in just a few words what my relationship with Yamaha has been in these past seven years. Many things have changed since that far-off time in 2004, but especially ‘she’, my M1, has changed. At that time she was a poor middle-grid position MotoGP bike, derided by most of the riders and the MotoGP workers. Now, after having... [Read More...]
OFFICIAL YAMAHA PRESS RELEASE: YAMAHA AND ROSSI TO PART COMPANY AT END OF 2010
Yamaha Factory Racing Team Press Release Brno, Czech Republic 15th August 2010 YAMAHA AND VALENTINO TO PART COMPANY AT END OF 2010 Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. would like to announce that the partnership between Valentino Rossi and Yamaha will come to an end at the close of the season, when Valentino will move on to new challenges. Yamaha and Valentino have enjoyed seven fantastic seasons of racing, during which time they have won four MotoGP... [Read More...]
LCR Honda Press Release: De Puniet Update
This is the Official Press Release received today from LCR Honda Sachsenring, 18 July: The eighth round of the season at Sachsenring race track was conducted in the dry despite cloudy skies however LCR Honda MotoGP Team rider Randy De Puniet did not finish the race crashing out heavily on lap nine. After yesterday’s good qualifying when De Puniet achieved the 7th fastest time of the day despite an awful crash (Lorenzo’s engine blew up spraying... [Read More...]
Fiat Yamaha Team Press Release: Rossi Tests Again in Brno
Brno, Czech Republic 12th July 2010 ROSSI TESTS AGAIN IN BRNO Valentino Rossi today completed a second day of testing, this time at Brno in the Czech Republic, in order to better understand his physical condition following the broken leg he sustained at Mugello five weeks ago. He once again rode a Yamaha YZF-R1 machine, provided by the Yamaha World Superbike Team to the Fiat Yamaha Team Rossi completed 46 laps with a best time of 1′59.135.... [Read More...]
Official Valentino Rossi Update – Misano Test
VALENTINO ROSSI COMPLETES TEST AT MISANO Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi today rode a motorcycle for the first time since breaking his right leg at Mugello on 5th June. He rode a total of 26 laps at Misano on a YZF-R1 WSB machine, provided by the Yamaha World Superbike Team, and recorded a best time of 1′38.200. Rossi did an initial run of 11 laps at 18.30 CET with a best time of 1′41.000, then a second run of 15 laps at 19.45... [Read More...]
Fiat Yamaha Team Press Release: VALENTINO ROSSI TEST RIDE IN MISANO TODAY
Gerno di Lesmo, Italy Wednesday 7th July 2010 VALENTINO ROSSI TEST RIDE IN MISANO TODAY Valentino Rossi will ride a Yamaha YZF-R1 at a private test in Misano, Italy this afternoon. The Italian has made an excellent recovery so far since breaking his leg at Mugello on 5th June and he has decided to proceed with the test ride today in order to better understand his current physical condition. Riding a racing motorcycle will help Valentino... [Read More...]
