tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1416665274038076152024-02-07T12:21:05.993+07:00Unofficial Moto GPInformation about Moto GP news, review, riders fans club, and moreSerenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-66011156610360005712008-07-29T05:46:00.005+07:002008-12-10T11:35:49.977+07:00Brno, Czech Republic Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPbq96-3iJwkyuTC0YUb8e17_EXcgczSHZ-LdTXEZNiMeTxgZF7lxzGzx2CiZIgFV_N5zGpn1QJMYnsa4kwbsnlCtVG93A01GnNhkewmMTTCqoE6HJt8HtxQIn6jqWiyHEil3R32hrPBJ/s1600-h/motogp-brno-circuit-detail.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPbq96-3iJwkyuTC0YUb8e17_EXcgczSHZ-LdTXEZNiMeTxgZF7lxzGzx2CiZIgFV_N5zGpn1QJMYnsa4kwbsnlCtVG93A01GnNhkewmMTTCqoE6HJt8HtxQIn6jqWiyHEil3R32hrPBJ/s320/motogp-brno-circuit-detail.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228200674214649010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;">Circuit Name <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>: <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Brno</st1:place></st1:city> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;">Opened <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>: 1987 </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;">Lap Record <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>: 1' 58.787 ( Valentino Rossi, 2005) </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;">Fastest Lap Ever <span style=""> </span>: 1' 56.191 ( Valentino Rossi, 2006) </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;">Modified <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>: 2002 </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;">Pole Position <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>: Left </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;">Length <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>: 4423m </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;">Turns <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>: 13 (left:5 right:8)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;">Width <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>: 11m Spectator</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;">capacity around <span style=""> </span>: 140000</p> <p><o:p> </o:p><br />A one-time road circuit the current track at <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Brno</st1:place></st1:city> was built in 1987. Built in a natural amphitheatre it offers great viewing from many areas arou<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXwoikMLlJIBTwq3-TfPEeFpAk8TPfQfe9N0zm3enMD4tNhixAnW8mgRBdught5Nka2xmArMTH2H2fHGM2CvmYj60L2cBlCik5aknDxVaB9c8M_0Y24LMUZ6_st4buZu1Lq1I0CSgX9QG/s1600-h/1.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXwoikMLlJIBTwq3-TfPEeFpAk8TPfQfe9N0zm3enMD4tNhixAnW8mgRBdught5Nka2xmArMTH2H2fHGM2CvmYj60L2cBlCik5aknDxVaB9c8M_0Y24LMUZ6_st4buZu1Lq1I0CSgX9QG/s320/1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228201468753474178" border="0" /></a>nd the circuit. Your passes as well as giving you a reserved grandstand will also give you access to the whole circuit including the underpasses which allow you to wander right around the track and give you a great view from many points.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm;"><strong>Lights go out! </strong><o:p></o:p></p> <p>With a reputation for close finishes (just look at the 2003 event) this event is a riders favourite, always producing great racing. By this stage of the Season everyone should be up to speed and the racing is bound to be some of the best. Add to this a fanatical crowd and you have a truly classic race meeting.<o:p></o:p></p> <p>Our hotel for this event is 4 Star and situated close to the city centre. The nightlife in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Brno</st1:place></st1:city> is excellent and this hotel makes for a great centre from which to make the most of it. Transfers to and from the circuit are also included within your package. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Whether your first bike racing holiday or your 50th, <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Brno</st1:place></st1:city> should be high on every bike racing fans list of must do’s. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <strong>Where is the circuit located?</strong><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm;">Automotodrom Brno is situated in the locality of Kývalka, 16km from <st1:city st="on">Brno</st1:city> and 2km from D1 Highway Prague - <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Brno</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-9360666169813916642008-07-29T04:56:00.001+07:002008-07-29T05:01:42.844+07:00Shedule Moto GP 2008<span class="judul"></span><img alt="Print" src="http://www.detiksport.com/image/iconprint.gif" border="0" height="25" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="25" /><br /><div class="diprint"><a href="javascript:openWindow('http://www.detiksport.com/index.php/detik.print/type/jadwal/idkanal/81')">Print</a> </div> <table id="tabel03" border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr class="c2"> <td align="center">No</td> <td align="center">Tanggal</td> <td align="center">Seri</td> <td align="center">Sirkuit</td> <td align="center">Juara</td> </tr> <tr class="c3"> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 09/03/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Qatar</td> <td align="center">Losail</td> <td align="center"><a href="http://www.detiksport.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/03/tgl/10/time/035302/idnews/905630/idkanal/81">Stoner</a></td> </tr> <tr class="c4"> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 30/03/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Jerez</td> <td align="center">Jerez</td> <td align="center"><a href="http://www.detiksport.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/03/tgl/30/time/194915/idnews/915578/idkanal/81">Pedrosa</a></td> </tr> <tr class="c3"> <td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 13/04/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Portugal</td> <td align="center">Estoril</td> <td align="center"><a href="http://www.detiksport.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/04/tgl/13/time/195434/idnews/922700/idkanal/81">Lorenzo</a></td> </tr> <tr class="c4"> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 04/05/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Cina</td> <td align="center">Shanghai</td> <td align="center"><a href="http://www.detiksport.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/05/tgl/04/time/145959/idnews/933612/idkanal/81">Rossi</a></td> </tr> <tr class="c3"> <td align="center">5</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 18/05/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Prancis</td> <td align="center">Le Mans</td> <td align="center"><a href="http://www.detiksport.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/05/tgl/18/time/195613/idnews/941439/idkanal/81">Rossi</a></td> </tr> <tr class="c4"> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 01/06/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Italia</td> <td align="center">Mugello</td> <td align="center"><a href="http://www.detiksport.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/06/tgl/01/time/195331/idnews/948552/idkanal/81">Rossi</a></td> </tr> <tr class="c3"> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 08/06/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Catalunya</td> <td align="center">Montmello</td> <td align="center"><a href="http://www.detiksport.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/06/tgl/08/time/195850/idnews/952501/idkanal/81">Pedrosa</a></td> </tr> <tr class="c4"> <td align="center">8</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 22/06/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Inggris</td> <td align="center">Donington Park</td> <td align="center"><a href="http://www.detiksport.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/06/tgl/22/time/220500/idnews/960501/idkanal/81">Stoner</a></td> </tr> <tr class="c3"> <td align="center">9</td> <td align="center">Sabtu, 28/06/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Belanda</td> <td align="center">Assen</td> <td align="center"><a href="http://www.detiksport.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2008/bulan/06/tgl/28/time/195057/idnews/964121/idkanal/81">Stoner</a></td> </tr> <tr class="c4"> <td align="center">10</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 13/07/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Jerman</td> <td align="center">Sachsenring</td> <td align="center"><a href="http://www.detiksport.com/read/2008/07/13/195517/971262/81/hat-trick-kemenangan-stoner">Stoner</a></td> </tr> <tr class="c3"> <td align="center">11</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 20/07/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP AS</td> <td align="center">Laguna Seca</td> <td align="center"><a href="http://www.detiksport.com/read/2008/07/21/051523/974828/81/balapan-sengit-rossi-kalahkan-stoner">Rossi</a></td> </tr> <tr class="c4"> <td align="center">12</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 17/08/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Republik Ceko</td> <td align="center">Brno</td> <td align="center"><br /></td> </tr> <tr class="c3"> <td align="center">13</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 31/08/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP San Marino</td> <td align="center">Misano</td> <td align="center"><br /></td> </tr> <tr class="c4"> <td align="center">14</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 14/09/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Indianapolis</td> <td align="center">Indianapolis</td> <td align="center"><br /></td> </tr> <tr class="c3"> <td align="center">15</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 28/09/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Jepang</td> <td align="center">Motegi</td> <td align="center"><br /></td> </tr> <tr class="c4"> <td align="center">16</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 05/10/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Australia</td> <td align="center">Phillip Island</td> <td align="center"><br /></td> </tr> <tr class="c3"> <td align="center">17</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 19/10/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Malaysia</td> <td align="center">Sepang</td> <td align="center"><br /></td> </tr> <tr class="c4"> <td align="center">18</td> <td align="center">Minggu, 26/10/2008</td> <td align="left">MotoGP Valencia</td> <td align="center">Valencia</td></tr></tbody></table>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-84353656022845007902007-07-15T21:20:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:50.422+07:00Unpredictable Result, On Sachsenring German<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSCRrxIWWtOv9K9UxBRnJ3OVlg5g8aAeerpMbSMpmJVybRnMAvcmCXeN9bwjGFzxApPa_vg1LGHaBa03Gt-U-L0Rae65k2fXoaI2Bsu6MqN-ikN_x5kFczcxr9wqJdRocW24IhEfuiEdt/s1600-h/dani_pedrosa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSCRrxIWWtOv9K9UxBRnJ3OVlg5g8aAeerpMbSMpmJVybRnMAvcmCXeN9bwjGFzxApPa_vg1LGHaBa03Gt-U-L0Rae65k2fXoaI2Bsu6MqN-ikN_x5kFczcxr9wqJdRocW24IhEfuiEdt/s400/dani_pedrosa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087443166916126418" border="0" /></a>The Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa successfully and wins in Moto GP Sachsenring German.On second place Loris Capirossi the Ducati Riders up on Podium. Then On third Podium, the Repsol Honda rider Nicky Hayden with 41:16.771.<o:p></o:p> <p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFC0sb7zuyWqmRABoyZlrd5BJO5v2qnXhmsj3UYAjMP2n1zheU3SkGV07Eo9O7ZGvC62Fj1LA82voDoe5ljhSPbdr-zcYBNrL1llF28WekaLkwPkb6S-9-FozILm8h229If0LtA7PJ8klU/s1600-h/rossi_failed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFC0sb7zuyWqmRABoyZlrd5BJO5v2qnXhmsj3UYAjMP2n1zheU3SkGV07Eo9O7ZGvC62Fj1LA82voDoe5ljhSPbdr-zcYBNrL1llF28WekaLkwPkb6S-9-FozILm8h229If0LtA7PJ8klU/s320/rossi_failed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087444051679389410" border="0" /></a>The Fiat Yamaha rider slid off on the fifth lap while trying to overtake Randy de Puniet's <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> for sixth place. The Italian ended up on the gravel, tried to restart his bike but couldn't and retired. He now lies 31 points behind Stoner which <span style="">ailed to capitalise, </span><span style="">in fifth in sweltering conditions.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p>Pedrosa made a perfect start from second on the grid to take the lead at the first turn. He was followed by Stoner, who on the third lap attempted a passing manoeuvre on the Spaniard but instead went wide and slotted back again into second.<o:p></o:p></p> <p>On the same lap Carlos Checa fell off his Honda LCR but managed to retake the track. The next lap saw Rizla Suzuki's Chris Vermeulen forced to have a ride-through from 15th place for jumping the start.</p> <p>When Rossi retired from the race, Stoner seemed content with his second place. He kept Honda Gresini's Marco Melandri behind for 15 laps, but on lap 20 the Italian was all over him, making two unsuccessful overtaking attempts.</p> <p>Capirossi, who was right behind Melandri, decided to take two birds with one stone by overtaking Stoner and Melandri in just one move for second place at the first corner on lap 21.</p> <p>The next two laps saw Stoner dropping to fifth place by being passed first by Melandri and then by Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden.</p> <p>The reigning world champion had a fine race from 14th place and immediately started making up positions. He was seventh by lap 15 and ultimately finished in third place, 16 seconds behind his winning teammate.</p> <p>Fiat Yamaha's Colin Edwards also had a good race that saw him following Hayden throughout, with the former starting in 13th place and ending up fourth.</p> <p>Rizla Suzuki's John Hopkins finished seventh, followed by Anthony West on <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city>, Alex Hofmann on the d'Antin Ducati, and Michel Fabrizio - standing in for Toni Elias at Honda Gresini - rounding up the top ten. </p> <p>Pedrosa was overwhelmed after taking his first victory in more than a year. <o:p></o:p></p> <p>"I'm so happy," he told BBC Sport. "I want to thank all the team. I feel great and this is a result I want to give to all the fans who have supported me." <o:p></o:p></p> <p>Capirossi, who has been linked with a move away from Ducati, secured his best finish of the season. <o:p></o:p></p> <p>His high finish was all the more surprising given that other riders using Bridgestone tyres struggled. <o:p></o:p></p> <p>"I wouldn't say it was easy but I made a different choice of tyres to the other Bridgestone riders," said the 34-year-old. <o:p></o:p></p> <p>"It was really difficult because the temperature was so hot. At the beginning, I just tried not to do too much and it turned out to be a great race for me." <o:p></o:p></p> <p>On his Ducati future, he added: "I expect some answers from Ducati because I've been with them a long time." <o:p></o:p></p> <p><o:p> </o:p></p> <pre><b><span style="background: red none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Classified:</span></b></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p><b><span style="background: aqua none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Pos<span style=""> </span>Rider<span style=""> </span>Bike<span style=""> </span>Time</span></b></pre><pre> 1.<span style=""> </span>Daniel Pedrosa<span style=""> </span>Honda<span style=""> </span>41:53.196</pre><pre> 2.<span style=""> </span>Loris Capirossi <span style=""> </span>Ducati<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>13.166</pre><pre> 3.<span style=""> </span>Nicky Hayden<span style=""> </span>Honda<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>16.771</pre><pre> 4.<span style=""> </span>Colin Edwards<span style=""> </span>Yamaha<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>18.299</pre><pre> 5.<span style=""> </span>Casey Stoner<span style=""> </span>Ducati<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>31.426</pre><pre> 6.<span style=""> </span>Marco Melandri<span style=""> </span>Honda<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>31.917</pre><pre> 7.<span style=""> </span>John Hopkins<span style=""> </span>Suzuki<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>33.395</pre><pre> 8.<span style=""> </span>Anthony West<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city><span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>41.194</pre><pre> 9.<span style=""> </span>Alex Hofmann<span style=""> </span>Ducati<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>43.214</pre><pre>10.<span style=""> </span>Michel Fabrizio<span style=""> </span>Honda<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>44.459</pre><pre>11.<span style=""> </span>Chris Vermeulen<span style=""> </span>Suzuki<span style=""> </span>+1:01.894</pre><pre>12.<span style=""> </span>Kurtis Roberts<span style=""> </span>KR<span style=""> </span>+1:10.721</pre><pre>13.<span style=""> </span>Makoto Tamada<span style=""> </span>Yamaha<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>2 laps</pre><pre>14.<span style=""> </span>Carlos Checa<span style=""> </span>Honda<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>3 laps<br /><br /></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p><b><span style="background: red none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">Not classified:</span></b></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p><span style=""> </span><b>Rider<span style=""> </span>Bike<span style=""> </span>Laps</b></pre><pre><span style=""> </span>Randy de Puniet<span style=""> </span><st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city><span style=""> </span>29</pre><pre><span style=""> </span>Shinya Nakano<span style=""> </span>Honda<span style=""> </span>19</pre><pre><span style=""> </span>Alex Barros<span style=""> </span>Ducati<span style=""> </span>9</pre><pre><span style=""> </span>Valentino Rossi<span style=""> </span>Yamaha<span style=""> </span>5</pre><pre><span style=""> </span>Sylvain Guintoli<span style=""> </span>Yamaha<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>3</pre> <p><o:p> </o:p></p> <p><o:p> </o:p></p> <p><span style=""> </span></p>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-73006085198610172652007-07-15T06:21:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:50.566+07:00Pole Position On Moto GP Sachsenring Germany<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPre8dQV2s9oSCvplDwYp_MHmOUa1zNKl5fIRAwFRzPUz8x4KFG-GZMMSVHNxc6OeLWfbUhG8i-24W4lV4mysIx_yNlG1gf5Spbw51wduJr3xOC-8CaQ4PcsenPch3yXB2OwgKDo2KAQ1/s1600-h/practice_sachsenring_germany.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPre8dQV2s9oSCvplDwYp_MHmOUa1zNKl5fIRAwFRzPUz8x4KFG-GZMMSVHNxc6OeLWfbUhG8i-24W4lV4mysIx_yNlG1gf5Spbw51wduJr3xOC-8CaQ4PcsenPch3yXB2OwgKDo2KAQ1/s320/practice_sachsenring_germany.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087201738214483634" border="0" /></a>Casey Stoner, who has topped all sessions of the weekend so far at Sachsenring, set a time of 1:22.384 with his Marlboro Ducati. <p>Four thousandths of a second behind Stoner was Dani Pedrosa in second spot. The Repsol Honda rider ended the session just nine thousandths ahead of Marco Melandri on his Honda Gresini.</p> <p>Randy de Puniet, who held top spot for a long time in the session, qualified his Kawasaki in fourth place, before crashing against the barriers after a run through a gravel trap as the session ended.</p> <p>John Hopkins' Rizla Suzuki qualified fifth, while Valentino Rossi could only set the sixth fastest time, 0.221 seconds behind Stoner.</p> <p>The Fiat Yamaha rider often bettered the Australian's time in the first three sectors of the track, but lost all the advantage and more in the fourth and last one.</p> <p>Loris Capirossi could not reaffirm the good form he showed this morning, when he had set the second fastest time with his Ducati, and could only qualify in seventh spot.</p> <p>Pramac d'Antin Ducati's Alex Barros qualified eighth, followed by Sylvain Guintoli on Yamaha Tech 3 and Shinya Nakano rounding up the top ten with his Konica Minolta Honda. Nicky Hayden n only 14th spot, over seven tenths behind pole.</p> <p>Result Qualifiing<br /></p> <p><span class="pre"><pre><b>Pos Rider Bike Time</b><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Casey Stoner Ducati 1:22.384</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 2. Dani Pedrosa Honda 1:22.388 + 0.004</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 3. Marco Melandri Honda 1:22.397 + 0.013</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 4. Randy de Puniet Kawasaki 1:22.539 + 0.155</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 5. John Hopkins Suzuki 1:22.561 + 0.177</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 6. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:22.605 + 0.221</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 7. Loris Capirossi Ducati 1:22.615 + 0.231</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 8. Alex Barros Ducati 1:22.897 + 0.513</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 9. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha 1:22.958 + 0.574</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. Shinya Nakano Honda 1:22.969 + 0.585</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 1:23.049 + 0.655</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12. Anthony West Kawasaki 1:23.056 + 0.672</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13. Colin Edwards Yamaha 1:23.090 + 0.706</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">14. Nicky Hayden Honda 1:23.151 + 0.767</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">15. Carlos Checa Honda 1:23.182 + 0.798</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">16. Alex Hofmann Ducati 1:23.199 + 0.815</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">17. Michel Fabrizio Honda 1:23.491 + 1.107</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">18. Makoto Tamada Yamaha 1:23.744 + 1.360</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">19. Kurtis Roberts KR 1:24.209 + 1.825</span><br /><br /></pre></span> <!-- End Main Box--> </p> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="dots_horizontal_thick"><img src="http://www.autosport.com/images/space.gif" height="1" width="1" /></div>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-59085145534056762462007-07-11T14:14:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:50.661+07:00GERMAN MOTO GP 2007 SCHEDULE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0K80BPl1ztFeLre5eBGV6k9XsiEpCK3eWofuOJeBWiX75NRRB5TLgdWFYJAft661Xt_MG_B8zOxQS-WlMc_0EvfZoS6eR373fCyV1wxsag2DSyKSlUcAWn68xXR3hqHlYWtG-Mvirytoa/s1600-h/Sachsenring_germany.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 421px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0K80BPl1ztFeLre5eBGV6k9XsiEpCK3eWofuOJeBWiX75NRRB5TLgdWFYJAft661Xt_MG_B8zOxQS-WlMc_0EvfZoS6eR373fCyV1wxsag2DSyKSlUcAWn68xXR3hqHlYWtG-Mvirytoa/s400/Sachsenring_germany.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085839512245905634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Friday <span style=""> </span>13 July 2007</p> <p class="MsoNormal">125cc Free Practice 1 09:00-09:45 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">MotoGP Free Practice 1 10:00-11:00 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">250cc Free Practice 1 11:15-12:15 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">125cc Qualifying 1 13:05-13:35 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">MotoGP Free Practice 2 13:50-14:50 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">250cc Qualifying 1 15:05-15:50</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Saturday <span style=""> </span>14 July 2007</p> <p class="MsoNormal">125cc Free Practice 2 09:00-09:45 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">MotoGP Free Practice 3 10:00-11:00 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">250cc Free Practice 2 11:15-12:15 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">125cc Qualifying 2 13:05-13:35 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">MotoGP Qualifying 1 13:50-14:50 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">250cc Qualifying 2 15:05-15:50</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Sunday <span style=""> </span>15 July 2007</p> <p class="MsoNormal">125cc Warm-Up 08:40-09:00 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">250cc Warm-Up 09:10-09:30 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">MotoGP Warm-Up 09:40-10:05 </p> 125cc Race 11:00<span style="color:white;">-1</span>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-59579274106386101022007-07-08T04:36:00.001+07:002008-12-10T11:35:50.842+07:00Ducati Optimist on Sachsenring Germany<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWLm-A7o3B8IEL_u6YFQwFzwwr3fSj97idk8Ic5lWDlv6Mo_qaavmzX7PQxjoHic5T1ZN2zvzv0yVaAFJEh9XpYj9ErtG8LzEwMVrOtzo4gFPnW-uu2mHz9dgmmxk7Coy9UFuiNOKVMYr/s1600-h/stoner_ducati.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWLm-A7o3B8IEL_u6YFQwFzwwr3fSj97idk8Ic5lWDlv6Mo_qaavmzX7PQxjoHic5T1ZN2zvzv0yVaAFJEh9XpYj9ErtG8LzEwMVrOtzo4gFPnW-uu2mHz9dgmmxk7Coy9UFuiNOKVMYr/s400/stoner_ducati.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084574657262135490" border="0" /></a>Ducati believe that they will good perform at the Sachsenring despite the circuit layout not playing to the strengths of their bike <p>Team boss Livio Suppo said: "The Sachsenring is quite a strange circuit, quite tight in places <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZyPW5V7lCr5mVno_0tgmLsq8GhGidTWe1nmAP78N_YgR6EnKOB4M8h753vkKyZoEcHRmzuozlpMnBwj4FES5oaWzQefnUj4OEdXjvlTb0HAJuvY_ySdC0xTMQQDzJG6a9clttir4c-FD/s1600-h/circuit_sachsenring_germany.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZyPW5V7lCr5mVno_0tgmLsq8GhGidTWe1nmAP78N_YgR6EnKOB4M8h753vkKyZoEcHRmzuozlpMnBwj4FES5oaWzQefnUj4OEdXjvlTb0HAJuvY_ySdC0xTMQQDzJG6a9clttir4c-FD/s400/circuit_sachsenring_germany.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084572544138225826" border="0" /></a>with no big straights, but we have always gone quite well there.</p> <p>"We go into this race feeling fairly confident of a good result, and during this period of the season there are several circuits that suit our package, so that is a positive for us."</p> <p>Loris Capirossi believes that the track will be easier on this year's 800cc machines, in comparison to the 990cc bikes that were raced until this year.</p> <p>"We have been making some improvements to the bike in recent races, and I think the track will be more fun on the 800 than it was on the 990," he said</p> <p>"The new bikes are a bit more nimble, so they are a bit faster into the corners and through the corners."</p> <p>World championship leader Casey Stoner believes that Ducati have been strong at every circuit so far this season, so he feels that the team can approach the race as they have all season.</p> <p>"Every race we are still learning about the set-up of the bike, especially when we go to different types of circuit," he said.</p> <p>"The Ducati and the Bridgestones have been working well at pretty much every circuit, so when we get to Germany we'll just concentrate and keep doing what we've been doing."</p>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-18079071355961595472007-07-06T07:49:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:51.052+07:00Yamaha New Engine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nvv-KrKm8818wzkkDMSTPKWcn-ZSV3lJxdUptVoa_R6SkavKqL-d6nmnfzXy4YYWtI06QZj5BxzpcAk2Z3yL3e8RUUrmzapA2efKnmVmsiOgnSJUiJZolagy2t92XXjypbB_skLp7_y7/s1600-h/yamaha_moto_new_look.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nvv-KrKm8818wzkkDMSTPKWcn-ZSV3lJxdUptVoa_R6SkavKqL-d6nmnfzXy4YYWtI06QZj5BxzpcAk2Z3yL3e8RUUrmzapA2efKnmVmsiOgnSJUiJZolagy2t92XXjypbB_skLp7_y7/s400/yamaha_moto_new_look.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083880212589979794" border="0" /></a>Fiat Yamaha will soon get a new MotoGP engine in an effort to close the power gap to rivals Ducati. <p>The team won last weekend's Dutch Grand Prix with Valentino Rossi, but the seven-time world champion still called for more top speed after the race.</p> <p>The new engine is expected to feature pneumatic valves instead of the traditional mechanical ones.</p> <p>"They are working on it in Japan, and it will arrive once it's approved by the testers," Fiat Yamaha team boss Davide Brivio told <em>Gazzetta dello Sport</em>.</p> <p>"Luckily in Japan they only have a one-week break in the summer... I don't know if we'll be able to use it for the race in Brno. Besides, certain things get tested on Mondays."</p> <p>The Grand Prix of the Czech Republic will be held on August 19, with the following two days scheduled for testing on the same track. (from autosport)<br /></p>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-23233096139120099852007-07-01T03:39:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:51.194+07:00Finally "Victory" Back To The Winner at Assen TT<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4szEQauAEGwrWGxAUbSKmvnIrwwyWqpFcyW3mj8gU4MUUERBWWPzh5NDO6E9HFl6YCDkuViKOQKjXEKSF_GSZm0-P1vKhoUQXUEabj_y7PzRDj57Dk0lPwiy7I6GtD5YH7uv4E189KYE/s1600-h/rossi_win_on_assen.jpg2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 373px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4szEQauAEGwrWGxAUbSKmvnIrwwyWqpFcyW3mj8gU4MUUERBWWPzh5NDO6E9HFl6YCDkuViKOQKjXEKSF_GSZm0-P1vKhoUQXUEabj_y7PzRDj57Dk0lPwiy7I6GtD5YH7uv4E189KYE/s400/rossi_win_on_assen.jpg2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081962045835847810" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><strong><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" >Valentino Rossi has</span></strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:12;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;"> third victory of the year from the hard-fought in Assen today, from 11th on the grid to beat Casey Stoner by 1.9 seconds. And Assen's victory sees Rossi reducing the point’s gap to 21 behind his rival (Stoner).</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div> <p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">Stoner had a better start than pole-sitter Chris Vermeulen, with the Ducati reaching the first turn ahead of the Suzuki. In the other Rizla Suzuki, John Hopkins went into third place from his fifth spot on the grid, and quickly overtook his teammate for second. The best start was Nicky Hayden's, who was 13th on the grid. The reigning champion made an amazing move on the outside to go into fifth place at the first corner. In the space of three laps, the Repsol Honda rider was in third place. That's when Rossi started to make up ground on the riders ahead of him. On lap 4 he overtook Marlboro Ducati's Loris Capirossi and Yamaha teammate Colin Edwards; on lap 5 he passed Vermeulen for fifth; and on lap 7 and 8 he overtook the Hondas of Dani Pedrosa and Hayden for third place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">In the space of three laps - in which he set a string of consecutive fastest laps - he reached and passed Hopkins, who previously had a 2.6-second advantage over him. On the same lap 12, Randy de Puniet tried to overtake Chris Vermeulen for seventh position, but the Australian resisted on the outside and the two made contact. The Frenchman slipped off his Kawasaki and both ended up in the gravel trap, but Vermeulen managed to carry on in 16th position while de Puniet retired on the spot. Within two laps Rossi caught up to Stoner and began making several attempts to pass him. After eight laps behind the championship leader, the seven-time world champion managed to take the lead at the entry of the last chicane. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">In the four laps Rossi opened up a gap his victory, ultimately finishing almost two seconds ahead of Stoner. Third place went to Hayden, who took his first podium of the season. His teammate Pedrosa took fourth place, ahead of Hopkins in fifth and Edwards in sixth. Alex Barros on the d'Antin Ducati finished in seventh, with teammate Alex Hofmann in eighth, Kawasaki's Anthony West in ninth and Gresini Honda's Marco Melandri rounding up the top ten. Capirossi had another lacklustre race, which ended when he came in the pits and retired towards the end.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Valentino Rossi</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">"It was a great race," said Rossi. "Today all worked very well. For sure, starting from 11th position, I was quite worried but I know that with these conditions we are fast. Today we improved the setting and my Yamaha worked very well. "At the beginning I didn't know what to expect from the race: I just tried to make a recovery to the top, but I saw my bike was very fast and I remembered to catch Casey who was already in front”. "I had some advantage, so lap by lap I caught up and when I arrived behind him I was very tired and my tyres were sliding because I had to push a lot”. "Casey was very fast. When I arrived behind him he went even faster but in the end I tried and in the last three laps I was very fast and was able to win”. "It's an important victory and I have to thank Michelin because the tyres worked well to the end, and all my guys and Yamaha." The Italian also sent his best wishes to rival Toni Elias, who broke his leg in Friday's practice session. "I want to say good luck to Toni Elias because he is a hard rival but he has a bad injury so I hope to see him back on the circuit very soon," said Rossi.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Casey Stoner</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;">I just don't think we could have gone a lot better with the bike, the tyres and the set-up we had," Stoner told <i>Eurosport</i>. "We did the best job we could and I think Valentino just had a lot more pace. I tried to stay with him for the last couple of laps and the mid-turn speed he had on me was just phenomenal, so I'm really happy with this result. "I saw him catching me and catching me. I was just trying to keep things constant and stay smooth, and when he got there I started to feel a little bit better grips so I tried to go a little bit harder, but that was as much as I could do on the bike today. "We've really got to be happy with what we've done because I think Valentino, with the way he caught us, had a lot more pace, so to come out with a result like this today is really good." Stoner believes the strong wind at Assen was a factor in his defeat. "Unfortunately it was really windy today and with the Ducati's big fairings I was sort of getting blown wide on a lot of corners and I was losing the front," he told the <i>BBC</i>. "I started to feel the front getting too much tyre wear on it, so I was trying to sit back on the rear a little bit and try to use the rear tyre, but we were still sliding around with that, so I don't think I could've gone a lot quicker, especially at the end of the race."<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/sol/newsid_6250000/newsid_6257300?redirect=6257336.stm&news=1&amp;nbram=1&nbwm=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1"><b>Watch Highlights Speedy Rossi takes Dutch victory (from BBC)</b></a></span><span style="font-size:12;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" spid="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.autosport.com/images/space.gif" style="'width:.75pt;height:.75pt;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\Admin\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.gif" title="space"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Dutch Grand Prix result:</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >Pos<span style=""> </span>Rider<span style=""> </span>Make<span style=""> </span>Time<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style=""> </span>1.<span style=""> </span>Valentino Rossi<span style=""> </span>Yamaha<span style=""> </span>42:37.149<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style=""> </span>2.<span style=""> </span>Casey Stoner<span style=""> </span>Ducati<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>1.909<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style=""> </span>3.<span style=""> </span>Nicky Hayden<span style=""> </span>Honda<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>6.077<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style=""> </span>4.<span style=""> </span>Daniel Pedrosa<span style=""> </span>Honda<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>10.465<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style=""> </span>5.<span style=""> </span>John Hopkins<span style=""> </span>Suzuki<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>13.138<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style=""> </span>6.<span style=""> </span>Colin Edwards<span style=""> </span>Yamaha<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>15.139<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style=""> </span>7.<span style=""> </span>Alex Barros<span style=""> </span>Ducati<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>36.075<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style=""> </span>8.<span style=""> </span>Alex Hofmann<span style=""> </span>Ducati<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>41.768<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style=""> </span>9.<span style=""> </span>Anthony West<span style=""> </span>Kawasaki<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>43.605<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >10.<span style=""> </span>Marco Melandri<span style=""> </span>Honda<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>43.796<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >11.<span style=""> </span>Carlos Checa<span style=""> </span>Honda<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>43.826<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >12.<span style=""> </span>Shinya Nakano<span style=""> </span>Honda<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>47.896<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >13.<span style=""> </span>Makoto Tamada<span style=""> </span>Yamaha<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>54.068<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >14.<span style=""> </span>Sylvain Guintoli<span style=""> </span>Yamaha<span style=""> </span>+<span style=""> </span>57.718<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >15.<span style=""> </span>Kurtis Roberts<span style=""> </span>KR<span style=""> </span>+1:28.637<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >16.<span style=""> </span>Chris Vermeulen<span style=""> </span>Suzuki<span style=""> </span>+1:34.808<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Not classified:</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >Rider<span style=""> </span>Make Laps</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >Loris Capirossi<span style=""> </span>Ducati<span style=""> </span>17<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >Randy de Puniet<span style=""> </span>Kawasaki<span style=""> </span>11<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:";font-size:12;" >Fastest lap:</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> Rossi, 1:37.433 on lap 13</span><o:p></o:p></span><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-26578579830633680282007-06-29T09:25:00.001+07:002008-12-10T11:35:51.445+07:00Rossi, "Sweet Revenge" at Assen TT circuit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpoAZP2A9fvBepC-N-9N7MYc9dahjl1go6dlDWGDyDjg0dQFBnIXPrtnf7djOCvqUeVJXESwctYUsgyiRDXu50dFFbdBWkxXW2sBdTQL7y0Xnpfswh89rtw_x2DUXgBag3m40U-Z16tuc/s1600-h/assen_circuit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpoAZP2A9fvBepC-N-9N7MYc9dahjl1go6dlDWGDyDjg0dQFBnIXPrtnf7djOCvqUeVJXESwctYUsgyiRDXu50dFFbdBWkxXW2sBdTQL7y0Xnpfswh89rtw_x2DUXgBag3m40U-Z16tuc/s320/assen_circuit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081317160791320674" border="0" /></a><span style="color:red;">THE TRACK<o:p></o:p></span> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Assen is the only MotoGP venue that has featured on the World Championship calendar every year since the series began in 1949. The event’s classic status is highlighted by its unique TT title. While all other MotoGP events are Grand’s Prix, Assen uses the TT tag, for Tourist Trophy, a traditional name given to motor sport events in the early twentieth century. Last year Assen underwent enormous changes, the circuit shortened from more than 6km to its current 4.555km.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Assen is MotoGP's oldest racetrack, in fact it is the only venue surviving from the motorcycle world championship's inaugural 1949 season. Last year Assen underwent huge change, with much of the northern section lost to make way for a new entertainment and leisure facility, which called “TT World'.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">But the remainder of the circuit remains the same as before, which means it still offers a special challenge to MotoGP riders. Unlike most racetracks, which feature wide straights and mostly slow to medium-fast corners, Assen is a narrow, meandering venue, dominated by high-speed corners and rapid direction changes. Its surface is also special, because it is crowned like a public road for improved drainage, whereas other racetracks are flat. This greatly complicates riding, since riders must cope with several changes of camber as they enter and exit most of Assen's corners.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-style: normal;">“The new Assen is very different from the old track, it’s not like the circuit we used to know,”</span></em><i style=""> says <strong>Jean-Philippe Weber, Michelin’s director of motorcycle racing</strong>. </i><em><span style="font-style: normal;">“The new layout puts a bit less stress into the tyres. The old Assen was very, very fast, with a lot of banked corners, so the G-forces and loads were pretty big, which heated up the compound, so you needed harder tires <span style=""> </span>for the higher temperatures.</span></em><i><br /><br /></i><em><span style="font-style: normal;">“The new layout is still fast but the rear tires <span style=""> </span>we use now are in the medium-hard range, because you still need good stability for the fast corners but also good traction for the slower turns. I’d say that the tires <span style=""> </span>we use here are more or less similar to the slicks we use at Donington, but with the compounds on either side of the tyre adapted to suit the different surface. Assen is also very asymmetric, rather like Donington and </span></em><st1:city><st1:place><em><span style="font-style: normal;">Barcelona</span></em></st1:place></st1:city><em><span style="font-style: normal;">, the layout is much more aggressive on the right side of the tyres, so you need good traction and stability for the long corners, like Ossebroeken, and also good warm-up, especially on the left side, for Strubben and the other left-handers.<o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><o:p> </o:p></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-style: normal;color:red;" >PREVIEW<o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p> <p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">After watching his World Championship points lead dwindle to nine after Rossi's victory at Mugello, Marlboro Ducati's Casey Stoner has ripped off victories at Catalunya and Donington to reestablish himself as the man to beat in 2007. Stoner has won five of eight MotoGP races this season and hasn't finished any lower than fifth place. His lead over five-time MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi sits at 26 points. But Rossi is no stranger to the podium at Assen. The Doctor has won three of the last five MotoGP races there and has five victories on his resume at the Circuit van Drenthe. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;">Valentino Rossi <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;">"A legendary place" Valentino Rossi could not be happier to have only four days' rest between last Sunday's race at <st1:place><st1:placename>Donington</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Park</st1:placetype></st1:place> and Thursday morning's free practice at Assen. After struggling to fourth place with wet tyres on a drying track, the 28-year-old spent several hours in deep discussions with engineers from Yamaha and Michelin and revealed they now have a clear idea of how to improve performance and results this weekend. "I wasn't happy after the race on Sunday but we had a long meeting afterwards and we know what our problems are - now we need to fix them," said Rossi. "I'm happy to get the chance to ride again so soon and forget about the race at Donington because I was so disappointed to finish fourth at a circuit I love so much and have always done well at in the past. "Assen is another of my favourite tracks and after riding injured there last year I want to get back to winning ways. It is a shame they had to change the circuit layout last year because they have removed the most exciting part of the track, which I still cannot understand. Anyway, it is like this and Assen is still a legendary place, with a great atmosphere and great fans. Hopefully we can make a good show for them and be competitive like we know we can be once again."<br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span style="color:red;">Casey Stoner,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">"At Donington we again proved that the Ducati has got more than just power. The bike and tyres are working well for me and we are competitive at pretty much every circuit. I'm really enjoying the races and I'm going to keep working at it like that because if you look start looking at the championship maybe you'll get too involved in it. I'm sure there's going to be some great races at Assen this year, but the new circuit is disappointing because the old layout was unbelievable, really good fun to ride. They even ruined what was probably my favourite corner in the world [De Bult], it was a great banked left-hander and now they've flattened it out and destroyed it. Anyway, we were quite competitive there last year. I think I came from 14th or 15th at the first corner to fight for the top three and I got fourth, so it was a really good race for us. I think this year we can go there with slightly higher expectations. The new Assen is really confusing for set-up, it's got flat corners, banked corners, long corners and tight little dinky corners, so it's really hard to find out what you need though you can pretty much go with any bike and it'll work. You have to find the right tyres that will last the race with the right amount of grip. "Valentino has always done this in the past, especially in the past couple of years," he said. "I think on the first day, he's building, building and then becoming faster. Hopefully we can stay one step ahead. We'll see if Valentino improves again tomorrow, and I'm sure he will."Rossi was reasonably satisfied with his practice performance, but hoped that the weather remained dry for Friday so he could make more improvements.<o:p></o:p></p> <p><strong><span style="color:red;">ASSEN DATA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p>Lap record: <strong>Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda Team RC211V-Michelin)</strong>, 1m 37.106s, 168.867km/h-104.929mph<br />2006 pole position: John Hopkins (Rizla Suzuki GSV-R), 1m 36.411s<br /><br /><strong>Recent winners of the Dutch GP</strong><b><br /><strong>2006 Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda Team RC211V-Michelin), 42m 27.404s (new track)</strong><br /><strong>2005 Valentino Rossi (Gauloises Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin), 38m 41.808s (revised track)</strong><br /><strong>2004 Valentino Rossi (Gauloises Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin), 38m 11.831s</strong><br /><strong>2003 Sete Gibernau (Telefonica Movistar Honda RC211V-Michelin), 42m 39.006s (wet race)</strong><br /><strong>2002 Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda Team RC211V-Michelin), 38m 49.425s (new race distance, 19 laps)</strong><br /><strong>2001 Max Biaggi (Marlboro Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin), 30m 56.346s (rain stopped race after 15 laps)</strong><br /><strong>2000 Alex Barros (Emerson Honda Pons NSR500-Michelin), 42m 46.142s (two-part wet/dry race)</strong><br /><strong>1999 Tadayuki Okada (Repsol Honda NSR500-Michelin), 41m 12.732s</strong><br /><strong>1998 Mick Doohan (Repsol Honda NSR500-Michelin), 41m 17.788s</strong><br /><strong>1997 Mick Doohan (Repsol Honda NSR500-Michelin), 43m 37.954s</strong><br /><strong>1996 Mick Doohan (Repsol Honda NSR500-Michelin), 41m 29.912s</strong><br /><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--></b><o:p></o:p></p> <p><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-60756714845642923082007-06-29T09:17:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:51.688+07:00Stoner Leads First Practice At New Assen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHhkS0yqH61BBk44wgQUAJ3TyY5Z5hXKM_xXEzLhIKooppyezzvWHJVnqNbPFEMb_i36gckenDpMnzAcZNZ3Rl9oeQsRQ202XyZ3t_kNOPMfyFMSaLg0nJjRLEJcaGl9hHQs5mqYxaYbe/s1600-h/stoner_practice.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHhkS0yqH61BBk44wgQUAJ3TyY5Z5hXKM_xXEzLhIKooppyezzvWHJVnqNbPFEMb_i36gckenDpMnzAcZNZ3Rl9oeQsRQ202XyZ3t_kNOPMfyFMSaLg0nJjRLEJcaGl9hHQs5mqYxaYbe/s400/stoner_practice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081306260164323410" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b>Pos.<o:p></o:p></b></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b>Rider<o:p></o:p></b></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b>Team<o:p></o:p></b></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b>Bike<o:p></o:p></b></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b>Time<o:p></o:p></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Casey Stoner</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Ducati Marlboro Team</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Ducati GP7</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:38.323</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">2</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Valentino Rossi</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Fiat Yamaha Team</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Yamaha M1</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:38.369</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">3</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Nicky Hayden</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Repsol Honda Team</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Honda RC212V</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:38.507</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">4</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Colin Edwards</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Fiat Yamaha Team</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Yamaha M1</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:38.739</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">5</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Alex Hofmann</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Pramac D'Antin</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Ducati GP7</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:38.894</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">6</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Dani Pedrosa</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Repsol Honda Team</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Honda RC212V</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:39.045</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">7</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Randy De Puniet</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:City> Racing Team</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:City></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:39.139</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">8</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Alex Barros</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Pramac D'Antin</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Ducati GP7</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:39.145</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">9</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Loris Capirossi</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Ducati Marlboro Team</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Ducati GP7</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:39.327</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">10</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">John Hopkins</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Rizla Suzuki MotoGP</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Suzuki GSV-R800</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:39.483</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">11</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Marco Melandri</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Honda Gresini</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Honda RC212V</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:39.523</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">12</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Toni Elias</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Honda Gresini</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Honda RC212V</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:39.716</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">13</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Chris Vermeulen</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Rizla Suzuki MotoGP</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Suzuki GSV-R800</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:39.930</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">14</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Carlos Checa</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Honda LCR</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Honda RC212V</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:40.165</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">15</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Makoto Tamada</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Tech 3 Yamaha</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Yamaha</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:40.182</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">16</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Sylvain Guintoli</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Tech 3 Yamaha</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Yamaha M1</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:40.324</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">17</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Anthony West</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:City> Racing Team</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:City></p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:40.330</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">18</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Shinya Nakano</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Konica Minolta Honda</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Honda RC212V</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:41.450</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">19</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Kurtis Roberts </p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">Team Roberts</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">KR212V</p> </td> <td style="padding: 0.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal">1:43.604</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvErVJvKlmZYBxswJ8XwNVom5TlH3sNG2p0qb0QP2L0l-kdFXLK_K_NJJhtgx35IuFU4XTEVQgzrK8vknIZx7NxGiABSclOYMC7myipwXGpHRtDzoTQS8zPma5Klszs2SKtu9tqg4DJyb/s1600-h/stoner_practice.jpg"><br /></a>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-89884552155487930632007-06-29T09:06:00.000+07:002007-06-29T09:15:29.364+07:00Time Table of the TT Assen Moto GP 2007<table class="MsoNormalTable" style="" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt; width: 100%;" width="100%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><script> flash ('/cms/images/swf-4c4187ea7baaca7d4db173dcc74f63d7.swf', 'button=Thursday+28-06-2007&buttontype=0&size=11&isstatic=1', 180, 16); </script></p> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt; width: 433.5pt;" width="578"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border: 1pt solid black;" border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 18.02%;" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 13.5%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="13%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">GP 125<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 13.8%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="13%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">GP 250<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 10.72%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">MotoGP<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 15.22%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="15%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">WK Zijspan<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 26.14%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="26%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">RedBull Rookies Cup<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 18.02%;" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal">Qualifying Practice 1</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 13.5%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="13%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">13.05-13.35</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 13.8%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="13%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">15.05-15.50</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 10.72%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 15.22%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="15%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">19.00-19.40</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 26.14%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="26%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">18.20-18.50</p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 18.02%;" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal">Free Practice 2</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 13.5%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="13%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 13.8%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="13%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 10.72%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">13.50-14.50</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 15.22%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="15%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 26.14%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="26%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 18.02%;" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal">Free Practice 1</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 13.5%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="13%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">09.00-09.45</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 13.8%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="13%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">11.15-12.15</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 10.72%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">10.00-11.00</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 15.22%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="15%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">16.45-17.30</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 26.14%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="26%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">16.05-16.35</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt; width: 100%;" width="100%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt; width: 433.5pt;" width="578"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border: 1pt solid black;" border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 18.06%;" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 14.28%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">GP 125<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 12.98%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">GP 250<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 10.76%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">MotoGP<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 15.18%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="15%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">WK Zijspan<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 26.14%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="26%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">RedBull Rookies Cup<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 18.06%;" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal">Qalifying Practice 2</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 14.28%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">13.05-13.35</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 12.98%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">15.05-15.50</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 10.76%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 15.18%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="15%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">16.45-17.25</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 26.14%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="26%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 18.06%;" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal">Free Practice 2</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 14.28%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">09.00-09.45</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 12.98%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">11.15-12.15</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 10.76%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 15.18%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="15%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 26.14%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="26%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 18.06%;" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal">Free Practice 3</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 14.28%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 12.98%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 10.76%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">10.00-11.00</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 15.18%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="15%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 26.14%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="26%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 18.06%;" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal">Qualifying Practice</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 14.28%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 12.98%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 10.76%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">13.50-14.50</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 15.18%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="15%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 26.14%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="26%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">16.05-16.35</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt; width: 100%;" width="100%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><script> flash ('/cms/images/swf-4c4187ea7baaca7d4db173dcc74f63d7.swf', 'button=Saturday+30-06-2007&buttontype=0&size=11&isstatic=1', 180, 16); </script></p> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 0.75pt; width: 433.5pt;" width="578"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border: 1pt solid black;" border="1" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 18.06%;" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 14.28%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">GP 125<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 12.96%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">GP 250<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 10.76%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">MotoGP<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 15.18%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="15%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">WK Zijspan<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 26.14%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="26%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: red;">RedBull Rookies Cup<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 18.06%;" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal">Warm Up</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 14.28%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">08.30-08.55</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 12.96%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">09.05-09.30</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 10.76%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">09.40-10.05</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 15.18%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="15%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 26.14%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="26%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 18.06%;" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal">Race</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 14.28%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="14%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">11.00</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 12.96%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="12%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">12.15</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 10.76%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="10%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">14.00</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 15.18%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="15%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">16.45</p> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0.75pt; width: 26.14%;" nowrap="nowrap" width="26%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">15.30</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-60790354980915898922007-06-25T05:55:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:51.849+07:00Stoner Got The "Perfect" Race at Donington Park<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLvvl6Lv-EpHCWiOB_7j85Cg8NNO8X9HeplytBj-0V4sEz_TXykck_Mc81sLgO6LVD24MBbyzTrrCSFrCu6qqMeKQNl4eAPqDO7NZFHgDHIuUIvRKu4wdIMjdx3Ws5VZVh7tp53ZwV7i1/s1600-h/stoner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLvvl6Lv-EpHCWiOB_7j85Cg8NNO8X9HeplytBj-0V4sEz_TXykck_Mc81sLgO6LVD24MBbyzTrrCSFrCu6qqMeKQNl4eAPqDO7NZFHgDHIuUIvRKu4wdIMjdx3Ws5VZVh7tp53ZwV7i1/s320/stoner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079773771463692898" border="0" /></a><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Casey Stoner </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">came home ahead of pole sitter Colin Edwards and Suzuki's Chris Vermeulen to earn his fifth win of the season</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Valentino Rossi, Stoner's nearest championship rival, was fourth and now trails him by 26 points. <o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://interviews:20/"> </a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Apart from a brief spell early on when Dani Pedrosa led after getting a superb start from third place, Edwards was out in front until lap 15. But then Stoner made up a gap of more than one second to streak into the lead and after that the outcome was never in doubt, as he romped home nearly 12 seconds ahead of Edwards. Rain in the morning threatened to make a lottery of the race but in the event the rain stopped and the track dried out substantially in time for the start, and only two riders - Loris Capirossi and Carlos Checa - failed to finish. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Even after he passed Edwards, Stoner said he had doubts as to whether or not he would finish the race. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Colin seemed to be taking it nice and slow and I knew I could go a fair bit quicker so I decided to go past him," he said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">"A few laps later I saw it was continuing to get drier and I was worried I might destroy the rear tire and maybe we wouldn't finish, so I started going over all the wet patches I could and avoiding the dry line”. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">"I got to five laps left to go and realized it wasn't getting any worse so I just continued to ride on the dry line and at the end of the race it still looked pretty good." <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Stoner said he hoped the style of his win would silence some of his critics who said his success this season was all down to speed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">"It proves to a lot of people that the Ducati doesn't just have power. We've been improving the bike's weak points and now it doesn't have any particularly. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">"I can't complain, everything has been working perfectly all weekend and pretty much all season," he said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Edwards, who has yet to record a win in his career, was pleased with his podium place and admitted the better man won. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">"This was the best start I got all weekend so I just put my head down, chipped away at the lap times and stayed consistent," he said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Just before Casey passed me, coming into the chicane I started breaking harder and the front locked on me. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">"If it had been wet I would have been down. The same thing happened at the next corner, and Casey went by, and after that I was hanging on for dear life. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Hats off to Casey, he rode an incredible race." <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The next round of the championship, the Dutch TT, takes place at Assen on Saturday 30 June. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Donington Grand Prix result: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><b>1. </b>C Stoner (Aus) Ducati, 51 mins 40.739 secs<br /><b>2. </b>C Edwards (US), Yamaha, 51:52.507<br /><b>3. </b>C Vermeulen (Aus) Suzuki, 51:56.417<br /><b>4. </b>V Rossi (It) Yamaha, 52:02.566<br /><b>5. </b>J Hopkins (US) Suzuki, 52:16.257<br /><b>6. </b>R de Puniet (Fr) Kawasaki, 52.17.213<br /><b>7. </b>A Barros (Brz) Ducati, 52:18.833<br /><b>8. </b>D Pedrosa (Sp) Honda, 52:19.731<br /><b>9. </b>A Hofmann (Ger) Ducati, 52:19.978<br /><b>10. </b>M Melandri (It) Honda, 52:42.265 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/sol/newsid_6230000/newsid_6235300?redirect=6235344.stm&news=1&nbram=1&bbram=1&bbwm=1&nbwm=1" target="_blank"><b>Watch Stoner clinches win at Donington </b></a><b><u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://interviews:20/">Interviews</a><br /><a href="http://interviews:20/">: Stoner, Edwards and Vermeulen at www.bbc.com </a></span></u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" ><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-28309459909837881712007-06-22T19:31:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:51.945+07:00Rossi VS Stoner, Who Will Win at Donington Park?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAh3Y2fm06oF4nV6lAsjHPXGN-RE2LO3Lg79P9c5x3WoY_yUJ8Kqq80uCNH2PKl7nPqfrLvYFJdFJzajag9ceU671tBNLrBWFSK9jgSNLVk_Chl0IWbT1kLEk7oEEQRU7fq-1_YCb9uCL/s1600-h/rossi_vs_stoner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAh3Y2fm06oF4nV6lAsjHPXGN-RE2LO3Lg79P9c5x3WoY_yUJ8Kqq80uCNH2PKl7nPqfrLvYFJdFJzajag9ceU671tBNLrBWFSK9jgSNLVk_Chl0IWbT1kLEk7oEEQRU7fq-1_YCb9uCL/s400/rossi_vs_stoner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078871201266307666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >T</span>he 4.023kms long Donington circuit is set in a natural arena in the English countryside, and few sights in MotoGP can match the whole field of bikes streaming into Craner Curves on the first lap. The track also features many other exciting corners and elevation changes over its length. And the final section, which features three hard braking zones, means the bike also has to be good under braking and makes set-up a quest for compromise between agility and stability.<o:p></o:p><br /><br />Valentino Rossi heads north to <st1:place><st1:placename>Donington</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Park</st1:placetype></st1:place> after a brief stay in his hometown of <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>. The 28-year-old has lived in the English capital since 2000 and has built up an army of local fans, who have cheered him to victory on seven occasions at the <st1:place>East Midlands</st1:place> circuit. After conceding defeat to Dani Pedrosa when riding through injury to second place last year, Rossi is doubly keen to lead the celebrations again this time around.<br /><br /><i>"Donington is always like my second home race because I live quite close, in </i><st1:city><st1:place><i>London</i></st1:place></st1:city>. It's one of my favourite racetracks in the world and I've had some fantastic victories there in the past, including my first ever 500cc win back in 2000 after a great battle with Jeremy McWilliams and Kenny Roberts. Last year I had a bad injury after my problem in Assen but I was still able to finish second, which was a great achievement I think."<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"This year though it's going to be really hard of course with Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa riding so well at the moment. Even though it hasn't been one of his best tracks in the past I am expecting Casey to be strong again and Dani won last year so we can expect him to be fighting too. Anyway, it's a great track, fun to ride, the straight is not too long and the fans there are wonderful, so I hope we can win again!"</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"I had a lot bigger aspirations for this season than my recent results have shown. After our first few tests and first few races I thought we would be consistently in the top five, but unfortunately that hasn't been the case recently so it's a bit discouraging. At the same time I think you have to bring the positives out of every weekend and learn what you can. I think with Donington coming up we have the chance to turn things around; it's a track that I've always liked - I've won a few races there, stemming back from my World Superbike days."</span><br /></div> <i><br /></i> <div style="text-align: justify;"><i>"I've got nothing but high hopes going there - I know the track like the back of my hand so I'm staying positive. As far as I am concerned, the rest of my year involves winning some races. Winning races was my goal in March and it's still my goal now and, despite the last few races, I know we can do it. I think the next two races at Donington and Assen are prime opportunities."</i><o:p></o:p><br /><br />The 21 year old Australian has had a truly remarkable short career with the Italian factory team. He has won four of the opening seven races and leads seven times World Champion Valentino Rossi by 140 points in the Championship. His performance in the Grand Prix of Catalunya where he fought off everything that Rossi could throw at him to win by 0.069 of a second was that of a potential World Champion.<br /><br /><i style="">"We are still learning and going forward, always gaining experience with the Ducati. After </i><st1:city><st1:place><i style="">Barcelona</i></st1:place></st1:city><i style=""> we go to Donington with a positive attitude, it could be a tough track for us but we've already proved this year that the Ducati is good at a lot of circuits. I've never really cracked Donington but we'll see how we can piece it together this time. The flowing part is tough, down through Craner and into the Old Hairpin you're braking on the side of the tyres and the bike's moving around. I find the circuit a little dangerous in some points, if they improved that it'd probably be more enjoyable. Some of the other turns are a little bit funny, so it's really hard to try and compromise the set-up - whether you set it up for the tight and twisty bits, which are very important at the end of the race if you're in a battle, or if you set it up for the faster bits, where you make the time. I'm still not thinking about the championship, maybe later in the season we can start aiming for it, but the way we're going now is just perfect, so we're going to continue doing the same thing."<o:p></o:p></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-51359243057714299452007-06-19T12:42:00.001+07:002008-12-10T11:35:52.192+07:00Donington Park Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGLaPPHnFr1PmvpvNbWLi3dOWHw5zTYcarQ9IUls8fqEn1d0jzL5yMnKCxvieG6XUSfm491Tl_sdr-i1fUd6AqV6kxJENPiHOU3l2X-JpY8wZiRTtkGJAbCsG0tnR19G2Xk8HXXM00fx9/s1600-h/donington_park.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGLaPPHnFr1PmvpvNbWLi3dOWHw5zTYcarQ9IUls8fqEn1d0jzL5yMnKCxvieG6XUSfm491Tl_sdr-i1fUd6AqV6kxJENPiHOU3l2X-JpY8wZiRTtkGJAbCsG0tnR19G2Xk8HXXM00fx9/s200/donington_park.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077647500659167714" border="0" /></a>Donington has hosted GPs since 1987, taking over from Silverstone, which became Britain's World Championship venue after the notorious Isle of Man TT circuit was deemed too dangerous for GP racing in the mid-1970s.<br /><br />Donington Park is dominated by fast, sweeping corners that crucially interlink with each other. Through these sections a fluid riding style and high corner speed are much more important than brute horsepower. But just to complicate matters, the Melbourne loop section (added in 1986 to bring the venue up to minimum GP length) features three dead-stop turns where last-gasp braking and vicious acceleration are all-important. Getting a MotoGP machine to work through these two contrasting segments requires engineers to find a compromise in chassis settings and tyre choice.<br /><br />"Donington is a real challenge because the two sections of the track are very different, demanding different things from the tires," says Jean-Philippe Weber, Michelin's director of motorcycle racing. "Through the faster part riders need good maneuverability for the high-speed direction changes and good stability, especially through the longer corners like Hollywood and Coppice. For the slow part they need good traction. The track is also very asymmetric, with very few left-handers, so tire warm-up, especially on the left side is crucial<br /><br />"We use a medium range of rear tires at Donington because the tarmac isn't so aggressive, because riders need good traction out of the slow turns and because there's not a lot of long corners where riders are using a lot of throttle for long periods of time, much of the track is part throttle. We know from our experience what to do with compounds and constructions to offer more stability or more traction. All tracks demand some kind of compromise between these two, though Donington requires quite a big compromise.<br /><br />"We also use medium range fronts at Donington because although there's some heavy braking it's not from super-high speeds and riders certainly don't need harder fronts like they did at Mugello and Catalunya, which both place much greater stresses on the front tire.<br /><br />"This track isn't so easy, however, especially when you throw in the extra factor of unpredictable weather. Sometimes we get good weather at Donington, other times it's very cold and wet, so we have to produce tires that cover a large range of temperatures. Also, we have to consider the likely temperature changes during the day. There could be a big difference between the morning and afternoons session temperatures, like at Jerez where it was very cold in the morning and 15 degrees warmer in the afternoon. It's not so easy to cover that temperature range within the new tire rules, it's a real challenge."<br /><br />DONINGTON PARK DATA (4023 m)<br /><br />Lap record: Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC211V-Michelin), 1:28.714, 163.253km/h-101.441mph (2006)<br />Pole position 2006: Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC211V-Michelin), 1:27.676, 165.185km/h-102.641mph<br /><br />Recent winners of the British GP:<br />2006 Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC211V-Michelin), 44:54.878<br />2005 Valentino Rossi (Gauloises Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin), 52:58.675 (wet race)<br />2004 Valentino Rossi (Gauloises Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin), 45:30.473<br />2003 Max Biaggi (Honda Camel Pons RC211V-Michelin), 46, 06.688<br />2002 Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda RC211V-Michelin), 46:32.888<br />2001 Valentino Rossi (Nastro Azzurro Honda NSR500-Michelin), 46:53.349<br />2000 Valentino Rossi (Nastro Azzurro Honda NSR500-Michelin), 52:37.246 (wet race)<br />1999 Alex Crivillé (Repsol Honda NSR500-Michelin), 47:06.290<br />1998 Simon Crafar (Red Bull WCM Yamaha YZR500), 46:45.662<br />1997 Mick Doohan (Repsol Honda-Michelin NSR500), 46:55.378<br />1996 Mick Doohan (Repsol Honda-Michelin NSR500), 47:11.135<br /><br />Michelin's 2007 Donington MotoGP riders:<br />Carlos Checa (Honda LCR RC212V-Michelin)<br />Colin Edwards (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin)<br />Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda Team RC212V-Michelin)<br />Shinya Nakano (Konica Minolta Honda RC212V-Michelin)<br />Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team RC212V-Michelin)<br />Jonathan Rea (Team Roberts KR212V-Michelin)<br />Kenny Roberts Junior (Team Roberts KR212V-Michelin)<br />Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin)Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-41137926597719808962007-06-19T12:42:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:52.203+07:00Donington Park Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGLaPPHnFr1PmvpvNbWLi3dOWHw5zTYcarQ9IUls8fqEn1d0jzL5yMnKCxvieG6XUSfm491Tl_sdr-i1fUd6AqV6kxJENPiHOU3l2X-JpY8wZiRTtkGJAbCsG0tnR19G2Xk8HXXM00fx9/s1600-h/donington_park.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGLaPPHnFr1PmvpvNbWLi3dOWHw5zTYcarQ9IUls8fqEn1d0jzL5yMnKCxvieG6XUSfm491Tl_sdr-i1fUd6AqV6kxJENPiHOU3l2X-JpY8wZiRTtkGJAbCsG0tnR19G2Xk8HXXM00fx9/s200/donington_park.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077647500659167714" border="0" /></a>Donington has hosted GPs since 1987, taking over from Silverstone, which became Britain's World Championship venue after the notorious Isle of Man TT circuit was deemed too dangerous for GP racing in the mid-1970s.<br /><br />Donington Park is dominated by fast, sweeping corners that crucially interlink with each other. Through these sections a fluid riding style and high corner speed are much more important than brute horsepower. But just to complicate matters, the Melbourne loop section (added in 1986 to bring the venue up to minimum GP length) features three dead-stop turns where last-gasp braking and vicious acceleration are all-important. Getting a MotoGP machine to work through these two contrasting segments requires engineers to find a compromise in chassis settings and tyre choice.<br /><br />"Donington is a real challenge because the two sections of the track are very different, demanding different things from the tires," says Jean-Philippe Weber, Michelin's director of motorcycle racing. "Through the faster part riders need good maneuverability for the high-speed direction changes and good stability, especially through the longer corners like Hollywood and Coppice. For the slow part they need good traction. The track is also very asymmetric, with very few left-handers, so tire warm-up, especially on the left side is crucial<br /><br />"We use a medium range of rear tires at Donington because the tarmac isn't so aggressive, because riders need good traction out of the slow turns and because there's not a lot of long corners where riders are using a lot of throttle for long periods of time, much of the track is part throttle. We know from our experience what to do with compounds and constructions to offer more stability or more traction. All tracks demand some kind of compromise between these two, though Donington requires quite a big compromise.<br /><br />"We also use medium range fronts at Donington because although there's some heavy braking it's not from super-high speeds and riders certainly don't need harder fronts like they did at Mugello and Catalunya, which both place much greater stresses on the front tire.<br /><br />"This track isn't so easy, however, especially when you throw in the extra factor of unpredictable weather. Sometimes we get good weather at Donington, other times it's very cold and wet, so we have to produce tires that cover a large range of temperatures. Also, we have to consider the likely temperature changes during the day. There could be a big difference between the morning and afternoons session temperatures, like at Jerez where it was very cold in the morning and 15 degrees warmer in the afternoon. It's not so easy to cover that temperature range within the new tire rules, it's a real challenge."<br /><br />DONINGTON PARK DATA (4023 m)<br /><br />Lap record: Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC211V-Michelin), 1:28.714, 163.253km/h-101.441mph (2006)<br />Pole position 2006: Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC211V-Michelin), 1:27.676, 165.185km/h-102.641mph<br /><br />Recent winners of the British GP:<br />2006 Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC211V-Michelin), 44:54.878<br />2005 Valentino Rossi (Gauloises Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin), 52:58.675 (wet race)<br />2004 Valentino Rossi (Gauloises Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin), 45:30.473<br />2003 Max Biaggi (Honda Camel Pons RC211V-Michelin), 46, 06.688<br />2002 Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda RC211V-Michelin), 46:32.888<br />2001 Valentino Rossi (Nastro Azzurro Honda NSR500-Michelin), 46:53.349<br />2000 Valentino Rossi (Nastro Azzurro Honda NSR500-Michelin), 52:37.246 (wet race)<br />1999 Alex Crivillé (Repsol Honda NSR500-Michelin), 47:06.290<br />1998 Simon Crafar (Red Bull WCM Yamaha YZR500), 46:45.662<br />1997 Mick Doohan (Repsol Honda-Michelin NSR500), 46:55.378<br />1996 Mick Doohan (Repsol Honda-Michelin NSR500), 47:11.135<br /><br />Michelin's 2007 Donington MotoGP riders:<br />Carlos Checa (Honda LCR RC212V-Michelin)<br />Colin Edwards (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin)<br />Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda Team RC212V-Michelin)<br />Shinya Nakano (Konica Minolta Honda RC212V-Michelin)<br />Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team RC212V-Michelin)<br />Jonathan Rea (Team Roberts KR212V-Michelin)<br />Kenny Roberts Junior (Team Roberts KR212V-Michelin)<br />Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha Team YZR-M1-Michelin)Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-23374154703034060242007-06-19T11:50:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:52.419+07:00Trafic Tips on Donington Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyuoNjV0U6n4NihlKtEjZS_FssA4Vg5JlYljIOY0MJmLc23IAmTEYuyILHoxSRifLg6O6dWpwY-M_AaaHz80MA5diXw-FF-JUDBKwXfWR33ZBPy-P2TusGQEyDcGUHitu8ELJspGFVgl2/s1600-h/donington_park.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyuoNjV0U6n4NihlKtEjZS_FssA4Vg5JlYljIOY0MJmLc23IAmTEYuyILHoxSRifLg6O6dWpwY-M_AaaHz80MA5diXw-FF-JUDBKwXfWR33ZBPy-P2TusGQEyDcGUHitu8ELJspGFVgl2/s200/donington_park.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077633907087675826" border="0" /></a>This information is for guidance. Routes may have to be changed in response to incidents or traffic flows. Please at all times follow the signposted routes <span style="font-size: 9pt;">(www.donington-park.co.uk) :</span> <br /><br />Traffic M1 Southbound<br /><br />Cars leave the M1 at J24A and follow the YELLOW route<br />to Exit 1 through Castle Donington. Bikes leave at J24A and<br />follow A50 GREEN route to Exit 3, A514 and follow<br />GREEN route to the Motorcycle Park.<br /><br />Traffic M1 Northbound<br /><br />Bikes leave the M1 at J23 and follow the ORANGE route<br />on A512 to A42 onto A453 to join the RED route to the<br />Motorcycle Parking. Cars leave the M1 at J23A passing East<br />Midlands Airport on BLUE route into the new car park.<br /><br />Traffic A50 Eastbound<br /><br />All bikes leave at Exit 3, A514 and follow the GREEN route.<br />Cars continue to Exit 1 and follow the YELLOW route<br />through Castle Donington.<br /><br />Traffic M42 / A42 Northbound<br /><br />Leave at A453 Junction and follow RED route.<br />Do not use the M1 J23A exit.<br />Traffic A453 / A6 Westbound (Nottingham<br />and Loughborough)<br />Cross over the M1 J24. Cars and bikes take the BLUE route.<br /><br />Leaving the event<br /><br />Exit routes may differ from inbound routes, due to various<br />one-way systems and road closures, so please pay careful<br />attention to sign-posting.<br /><br />The Redgate Corner surfaced parking area is open<br />Friday, Saturday and SundaySerenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-58295987473584523412007-06-17T11:43:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:52.590+07:00ROSSI RETURNS TO SECOND HOME<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinF6ev4RwXaFwT_IByGDUq9jB3DSa4t6EhFD7KwmpLafji0zPMLIAn7vkzaAsAXRILQOQ-vPwqTloLoE1VTaJyigx1CZd5dvdFuAX4DLp9_yHmTUVoVMjAovXyPhYRp9kw3QwaCYeiPJAv/s1600-h/stonerrossi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinF6ev4RwXaFwT_IByGDUq9jB3DSa4t6EhFD7KwmpLafji0zPMLIAn7vkzaAsAXRILQOQ-vPwqTloLoE1VTaJyigx1CZd5dvdFuAX4DLp9_yHmTUVoVMjAovXyPhYRp9kw3QwaCYeiPJAv/s200/stonerrossi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076892265019904354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S</span></span>even times World Champion Valentino Rossi regards <st1:place><st1:placename>Donington</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Park</st1:placetype></st1:place> as his second home. The 28 year Italian is looking forward to his long awaited only appearance in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region> this year at the Nickel and Dime British Motorcycle Grand Prix on Sunday 24 June and re-igniting his special affinity with the British fans.<o:p></o:p><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><o:p></o:p><br /><o:p></o:p>In the pre-event press conference for the Alice Grand Prix of Italy in Mugello yesterday, Rossi revealed the next four grand prix in the 18 round MotoGP World Championship are his favourites and that includes round eight at <st1:place><st1:placename>Donington</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Park</st1:placetype></st1:place>. </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>“The next four races are my favourites and the Donington circuit and the excitement generated and the support I receive from the British crowd make it a very special place for me and the team,” explained Rossi, who currently lies second in the MotoGP World Championship 21 points adrift of Australian Casey Stoner. “The first part of the Donington circuit through the Craner Curves is a fantastic experience on a MotoGP bike and one of my favourite parts of a track in the World.”</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>“I have won seven times at Donington which also makes the place so special. Also I won my very first 500cc grand prix there seven years ago which is a fantastic memory and started my very special relationship with the British fans.”</p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div><p style="text-align: justify; font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Rossi’s first victory win came as a teenager in 1997 when a win in the 125 cc class helped him capture his first World title. Two years later a victory in the 250cc race put him on track for the 250cc title. The big break through in the 500cc class came in 2000 and he followed up with premier class victories in 2001, 2002, 2004 and the epic 2005 win in the pouring rain.</p>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-21520203136199901872007-06-16T18:51:00.000+07:002007-06-16T18:52:13.688+07:00Moto gp 2007 schedule<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Moto GP 2007 Race Schedule</span> <o:p></o:p></b></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 285.75pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="381"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p><u1:p></u1:p><b><span style="color: red;">DATE</span></b><u1:p></u1:p><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p><b><span style="color: red;">CIRCUIT</span></b><u1:p></u1:p><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p><b><span style="color: red;">GRAND PRIX</span></b><u1:p></u1:p><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p><b><span style="color: red;">RESULTS</span></b><u1:p></u1:p><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="color: red;">REPORTS</span></b><u1:p></u1:p><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p>March10<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Losail<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>Qatar</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Stoner<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://blogmotogp.blogspot.com/2007/06/motogp-2007-losail-qatar-race-results.html">Results</a><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p>March25<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:city><st1:place><st1:city><st1:place>Jerez</st1:place></st1:City><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Rossi<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://blogmotogp.blogspot.com/2007/06/motogp-2007-jerez-spain-race-result.html">Results</a><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p>Apri 22<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p><st1:city><st1:place><st1:city><st1:place>Istanbul</st1:place></st1:City><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Stoner<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://blogmotogp.blogspot.com/2007/06/motogp-2007-istanbul-turkey.html">Results</a><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">May 6<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>China</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:city><st1:place><st1:city><st1:place>Shanghai</st1:place></st1:City><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Stoner<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 12pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://blogmotogp.blogspot.com/2007/06/motogp-2007-shanghai-china.html">Results</a><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p>May20<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p><st1:city><st1:place><st1:city><st1:place>Le Mans</st1:place></st1:City><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>France</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Vermeulen<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://blogmotogp.blogspot.com/2007/06/motogp-2007-le-mans-france.html">Results</a><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">June 3<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p>Mugello<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>Italy</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Rossi<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://blogmotogp.blogspot.com/2007/06/motogp-2007-mugello-round-6.html">Results</a><u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p>June10<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p>Catalunya<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p>Catalunya<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><span style="">Stoner</span><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><a href="http://blogmotogp.blogspot.com/2007/06/motogp-2007-catalunya-report.html">Results</a><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p>June24<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p>Donington<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>Great Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p>June30<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p>Assen<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p><st1:city><st1:place><st1:city><st1:place>Holland</st1:place></st1:City><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p>July15<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p>Sachsenring<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">July22<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Laguna Seca<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Aug 19<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:city><st1:place><st1:city><st1:place>Brno</st1:place></st1:City><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:place><st1:placename><st1:place><st1:placename>Czech</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> <st1:placetype><st1:placetype>Republic</st1:PlaceType></st1:placetype><u1:p></u1:p></st1:placename></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Sept 2<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Misano<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">San Marino &<br /> Riviera di Rimini<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Sept16<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Estoril<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>Portugal</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Sept23<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Motegi<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Oct14<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:place><st1:placename><st1:place><st1:placename>Phillip</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> <st1:placename><st1:placename>Island</st1:PlaceName></st1:placename><u1:p></u1:p></st1:placename></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Oct21<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Sepang<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Oct28<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Estoril<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>Portugal</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 13.5pt;"> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Nov4<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="">Ricardo Torma<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:country-region><st1:place><st1:country-region><st1:place>Valencia</st1:place></st1:country-region><u1:p></u1:p></st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> <td style="padding: 5.25pt; height: 13.5pt;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u1:p></u1:p><o:p> </o:p></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-4326411387306904172007-06-16T17:49:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:53.091+07:00MotoGP 2007 - Catalunya Report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupfx3Ug2GHzwGNxm34WHSut_f7QUH-85-3HkVcCjd3yWh7m9LuxWbeviNnzVUQUsrpbwo4ABR84gewFEvVr5JjpYcq1A-aQmFTz8qfswtXY-rfK4fRx_IV4S28tOc7R7sw10UGV9EucAo/s1600-h/GP_Catalunya.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupfx3Ug2GHzwGNxm34WHSut_f7QUH-85-3HkVcCjd3yWh7m9LuxWbeviNnzVUQUsrpbwo4ABR84gewFEvVr5JjpYcq1A-aQmFTz8qfswtXY-rfK4fRx_IV4S28tOc7R7sw10UGV9EucAo/s200/GP_Catalunya.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076625543255855426" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="tabletitle">MotoGP 2007 Round 7</span><br /><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Grand Prix of Catalunya - </b><st1:date year="2007" day="10" month="6"><b>June 10, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal">1. <b>Casey Stoner</b> AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B)<b> 43min 16.907 secs</b><br />2. <b>Valentino Rossi</b> ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M)<b> 43min 16.976 secs</b><br />3. <b>Dani Pedrosa</b> SPA Repsol Honda Team (M)<b> 43min 17.297 secs</b><br />4. <b>John Hopkins</b> <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B)<b> 43min 24.721 secs</b><br />5. <b>Randy de Puniet</b> FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B)<b> 43min 34.760 secs</b><br />6. <b>Loris Capirossi</b> ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B)<b> 43min 36.316 secs</b><br />7. <b>Chris Vermeulen</b> AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B)<b> 43min 36.402 secs</b><br />8. <b>Alex Barros</b> BRA Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B)<b> 43min 41.769 secs</b><br />9. <b>Marco Melandri</b> ITA Gresini Honda (B)<b> 43min 41.870 secs</b><br />10. <b>Colin Edwards</b> <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> Fiat Yamaha Team (M)<b> 43min 52.255 secs</b><br />11. <b>Nicky Hayden</b> <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> Repsol Honda Team (M)<b> 43min 53.208 secs</b><br />12. <b>Makoto Tamada</b> JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D)<b> 43min 55.627 secs</b><br />13. <b>Alex Hofmann</b> GER Pramac d'Antin MotoGP (B)<b> 43min 57.841 secs</b><br />14. <b>Sylvain Guintoli</b> FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D)<b> 44min 1.306 secs</b><br />15. <b>Shinya Nakano</b> JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M)<b> 44min 11.100 secs</b><br />16. <b>Kenny Roberts</b> <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> Team Roberts (M)<b> 44min 16.562 secs</b><br />17. <b>Carlos Checa</b> SPA Honda LCR (M)<b> 44min 19.222 secs</b><br />18. <b>Kurtis Roberts</b> <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> Team Roberts (M)<b> 44min 20.229 secs</b> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Race Results<br /></b>A scribe in the traditional print press recently wrote that the 800cc MotoGP bikes were causing boring, processional racing.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I don't know what MotoGP series he's watching, but on this planet, it doesn't get any better than this. The 800cc bikes have brought some incredible battles in 2007; look at today's results (below) and you'll find 5 different motorcycle manufacturers finishing in positions 1 through 5. When's the last time that happened? <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Not to mention the incredible battle between the super-smooth, unflappable Casey Stoner and the Yamaha of Valentino Rossi, which has apparently gained a few more horsepower since the last race, because it was nearly as fast as Stoner's Ducati on the long Cataluyna straight.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In the end, Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner won a breathtaking three-man battle for victory at Catalunya this afternoon, extending his points lead at the top of the MotoGP World Championship. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Stoner had it all - stunning attack and superb defense - as he fought with Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa throughout the 25 laps in 31 degree (88F) heat to keep 112,000 sun-soaked fans on their feet. The Australian enjoyed the lion's share of the lead, attacking immediately whenever passed. The trio crossed the line in that order, covered by seven tenths. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Stoner's fourth win of 2007 keeps Ducati at the top of the constructors' championship and the Ducati Marlboro Team ahead in the teams' championship. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kavT2pw3nQv3yWQd-DvFgxcwUFOvOcZoCfccG1iLYWAX1Q4CJsXohTIs3oWcACQdY4SVfxhpRgApFP6Qvy4k7Z-uP8mDsnx82RPQ2KUd19XY29AY8S7TpgA2Q68d1CHaL3jQF9J3ik4H/s1600-h/SpainCircuitmap.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kavT2pw3nQv3yWQd-DvFgxcwUFOvOcZoCfccG1iLYWAX1Q4CJsXohTIs3oWcACQdY4SVfxhpRgApFP6Qvy4k7Z-uP8mDsnx82RPQ2KUd19XY29AY8S7TpgA2Q68d1CHaL3jQF9J3ik4H/s200/SpainCircuitmap.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076625547550822738" border="0" /></a><b>Casey Stoner</b>, winner, World Championship leader on 140 points: "Going into this weekend we weren't sure how things would go. At Mugello we had a few difficulties and we thought it might be the same here. On Friday we weren't exactly on the pace, we were losing a lot in a couple of areas. Fortunately, the team worked really hard, we came up with a solution on Saturday morning and since then we've kept the bike exactly the same."<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"The whole team did a great job this weekend and proved wrong people who said we can't win on European tracks. There were some nice passing maneuvers going on everywhere. All three of us had our strong points and our weak points around the circuit, I was just trying to minimize my weak points and cover my lines, and it worked out. It was such a close race, no one could go away, it was very, very enjoyable to be racing that close. It was really good because our bike was set up quite well for the braking points, so for Valentino to pass us he usually had to run wide and we were able to pass him back immediately a lot of times."<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"The way the team has set up the bike for me is fantastic, and the Bridgestones worked great again, at a circuit where they've struggled in the past, so they've really changed things around. Today was another great race for us, I'm still not thinking about the championship, maybe later in the season we can really start aiming for that." <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Yamaha Team Report</b><br />Valentino Rossi rode his Yamaha M1 to a fighting second place in Catalunya today after an exhilarating battle with Casey Stoner, the Australian eventually taking the flag just 0.069 seconds ahead of the Fiat Yamaha rider after a nail-biting final few laps. Rossi 96th premier-class podium gives him yet another record as it takes him above Mick Doohan as the rider with the most podium finishes ever in the top class of Grand Prix racing. His team-mate Edwards suffered from grip issues throughout and was unable to stick with the leading pack from sixth on the grid, eventually finishing in tenth. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">After starting from pole, Rossi found himself down in fourth on lap one and was then forced to push hard in the first three laps to get past John Hopkins before he could begin to close the gap to Dani Pedrosa, who was by then following Stoner in second place. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On lap eleven of 25 Rossi made his move on the local favorite, the cheer from the grandstands proving that there was however a sizeable Italian element amongst the 112,600-strong crowd. Rossi soon started looking for passing opportunities on Stoner, making his first successful bid at the end of lap eighteen before relinquishing the lead back to the Australian on the next lap. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">From then on the fans were treated to some vintage wheel-to-wheel racing from the pair, with Pedrosa also in close contention, and an incredible number of passes made in several different parts of the track. Going into the penultimate lap however Stoner made his decisive move and Rossi was unable to peg him back, despite throwing every effort at it. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Twenty points for Rossi today means he is now fourteen behind Stoner after seven races, whilst Colin Edwards remains tenth in the standings. After two races on the trot there is now a ten-day break before the MotoGP circus heads to Donington for the Grand Prix of Great Britain, another of Rossi's favorite hunting grounds. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Valentino Rossi -</b> Position: 2ndTime: +0.069: "What a race! Even if I'm disappointed not to win, it's a great emotion to be part of a race like that and fantastic fun. It really was an amazing battle to the end with many wonderful overtaking maneuvers by both of us in all different parts of the track!"<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"Unfortunately I lost a bit of time at the start and then it was quite hard to pass <st1:city><st1:place>Hopkins</st1:place></st1:city> because he was fantastic on the brakes. Then with Stoner it was a great fight and honestly I couldn't have tried harder to win, but he was a very hard rival. There were some places were we could have been better today, not just on the straight but also in some corners, but anyway it was a great experience and it will help us to understand what we need to do to keep on improving."<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">"Yamaha and Michelin are working very hard and the fact that we could fight like this today to the very end showed this. Of course I'm sad because I've won a lot of times here in Montmelo and I wanted to win again, but like I said, I don't think I could have done anymore today! We know that we can beat Stoner but today he rode like a god and he's a fantastic rival, so congratulations to him." <o:p></o:p></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 337.5pt;" id="table53" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="450"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2007 MotoGP - Catalunya - </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="10" month="6"><b>June 10, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Temp: 31. Attendance: 112,600. Weather: Hot and Sunny <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Race 1 - 25 Laps <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 43'16.907 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 0'0.069 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3 Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 0'0.390 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4 John Hopkins Suzuki <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'7.814 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5 Randy De Puniet Kawasaki FRA 0'17.853 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6 Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 0'19.409 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 0'19.495 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8 Alex Barros Ducati BRA 0'24.862 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 0'24.936 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10 Colin Edwards Yamaha <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'35.348 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11 Nicky Hayden Honda <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'36.301 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">12 Makoto Tamada Yamaha JPN 0'38.720 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">13 Alex Hofmann Ducati GER 0'40.934 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">14 Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA 0'44.399 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">15 Shinya Nakano Honda JPN 0'54.103 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Rider Standings </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="10" month="6"><b>June 10, 2007</b></st1:date><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 140 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 126 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 98 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Marco Melandri Honda ITA 75 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 72 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. John Hopkins Suzuki <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 72 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 57 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Alex Barros Ducati BRA 51 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Toni Elias Honda ESP 45 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Colin Edwards Yamaha <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 45 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Nicky Hayden Honda USA 41 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">12. Alex Hofmann Ducati GER 38 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">13. Randy De Puniet <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> FRA 30 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">14. Carlos Checa Honda ESP 20 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">15. Shinya Nakano Honda JPN 19 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">16. Makoto Tamada Yamaha JPN 16 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">17. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA 16 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Team Standings </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="10" month="6"><b>June 10, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Team Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Ducati Marlboro Team 197 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. FIAT Yamaha Team 171 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Rizla Suzuki 144 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Repsol Honda Team 139 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Honda Gresini 120 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Pramac D'Antin 89 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> Racing Team 39 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Tech3 Yamaha 32 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Honda LCR 20 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Konica Minolta Honda 19 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Team Roberts 4 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Manufacturer Standings </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="10" month="6"><b>June 10, 2007</b></st1:date><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Manufacturer Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Ducati 143 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Yamaha 126 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Honda 125 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Suzuki 95 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> 39 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. KR212V 4<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-89018411588424540952007-06-15T17:12:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:53.624+07:00Safety Riding Tips<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqDQ6shaTQmbh68zaXWB_5zzwn_cmCFh1uBHk_7RD161wab_m7gzZWJW2RELrW32G9sJGsS1dfzes5glS5elFCgOPOtVXqdvPBerDlGOlrsKjBpOXEhj4QjRQXT41LwVlubCGHBP2jCj7/s1600-h/protective_gear.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqDQ6shaTQmbh68zaXWB_5zzwn_cmCFh1uBHk_7RD161wab_m7gzZWJW2RELrW32G9sJGsS1dfzes5glS5elFCgOPOtVXqdvPBerDlGOlrsKjBpOXEhj4QjRQXT41LwVlubCGHBP2jCj7/s320/protective_gear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076236569542693122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >A</span>re you one of the many riders who, at the end of each year, put their machines away for the winter and bring them out again in the spring? At BikeSafe we understand that most riders use their machines for recreational purposes only, especially in the warmer dry weather. It is for that reason that the following advice has been written. It is important that you consider the following areas:</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><b>Machine</b></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Even though the machine may have been retired in good working order and may still retain a current MOT, a thorough check of the bike is essential. Pay particular attention to the following:</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />Brakes and fluid </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Tyre condition and pressures (checked when cold) </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Fork seals </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Oil </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Coolant</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Chain and sprockets </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Lights</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >A road-worthiness check by a reputable dealership</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >If you do under the mileage for a yearly service consider a service at this time of year anyway. </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><b>Without fail the following checks are essential affecting your tyres and brakes.</b></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >It should be borne in mind that brake fluid has a life and it is recommended that the fluid is changed on a frequent basis. If you are not mechanically minded this job is best done at a dealership. Tyre condition is of prime importance. If a machine is not in regular use the tyres deteriorate at an alarming rate. Tread depth is one thing but cracks in the tyre walls will render a tyre useless. If you have any doubts in this area please seek advice from a main dealer or tyre supplier. As mentioned above a full service at the commencement of the riding season should iron out any problems before they are likely to manifest themselves.</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><b>Equipment</b></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Ensure that you thoroughly check your safety equipment before putting it into use for this riding season. Pay particular attention to helmet webbing and scratched visors. Damaged helmets or helmets with worn webbing or straps must be replaced. Your helmet is without doubt your most important piece of equipment. It is essential to look after it. Scratched visors effect your vision when riding especially at night or in wet weather. They can usually be replaced for a few pounds and this is money well spent.</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >If you have protective motorcycle clothing - wear it even if your intended journey is only short.</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Incidents can and very often do happen close to a journeys start or end.</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><b>Loading and Accessories</b></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Use common sense when loading your machine or fitting additional accessories. Use only accessories recommended by your machines manufacturer. When loads are carried you should travel at a much lower speed than normal.</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Tyres pressures should be adjusted, as recommend by manufactures, for passenger or load carrying.</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><b>Rider</b></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Like any other activity to be proficient you need to respect that preparation is essential. The human brain performs tasks most efficiently when they are practiced. Human expectations most often fall short of actual ability. </span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >*The rider needs to regularly practice machine and road management skills</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >*He/she should initially consider riding an appropriate route on their own, avoiding group riding is strongly recommended until correctly prepared and organised - phone BikeSafe, IAM or RoSPA for advice</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >*Don’t take on too long a journey too soon – avoid demanding routes or speeds until experience has been regained</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >*Re-familiarise yourself with the controls and handling of the bike</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >*Consider attending a BikeSafe workshop/ assessment or similar</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><b>Attitudes And Behaviour </b></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Remember, risk taking is amplified by poor preparation. Historically, lots of fatal and seriously injury collisions take place early in the biking calendar. This may suggest that riders skills are still rusty following a long winter break. It would be wise to remember that it may take a few weeks back in the saddle to resume a competent skill level and even longer to recover the skill attained at the end of last years riding season.</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >It needs to be accepted that riding, whilst giving an extremely high level of pleasure, is still a vulnerable activity and comes with great responsibility. Think of your quality of life and how easily it could be destroyed, not to mention the people around you that need you to come home safe.</span><br /></div>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-80082850360379264192007-06-15T14:25:00.003+07:002008-12-10T11:35:54.356+07:00MotoGP 2007-Mugello Round 6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyInp6eyfH7zKLWIQXTJmdCSWltviMnGtSEifpA1L4eLjBEnK1h6XF6dvR5dBGky_keVhZKVgUzeLlNS1ejyYGEm_vSi3-QbPGufiniehokCaZ77Z8qwZa1yGF8MStjHH2yz4JOTvg-To/s1600-h/valentino_rossi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyInp6eyfH7zKLWIQXTJmdCSWltviMnGtSEifpA1L4eLjBEnK1h6XF6dvR5dBGky_keVhZKVgUzeLlNS1ejyYGEm_vSi3-QbPGufiniehokCaZ77Z8qwZa1yGF8MStjHH2yz4JOTvg-To/s200/valentino_rossi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076192975624638706" border="0" /></a><span class="tabletitle">MotoGP 2007 Round 6</span><br /><p><b>Grand Prix of </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>Italy</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b>, Mugello - </b><st1:date year="2007" day="3" month="6"><b>June 3, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Race Results<br /></b></p> <div style="text-align: justify;">Valentino Rossi set yet another record in his extraordinary racing career today, becoming the first rider in the history of the sport to take six consecutive wins at his home circuit. <o:p></o:p></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">The 85,480 adoring fans who had braved the threat of rain and turned the green hillsides of the Mugello valley bright yellow were rewarded in style as the Italian scored an emphatic and emotional victory, his fourth here for Yamaha and eighth in total from twelve years of racing. <o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Under miraculously dry skies, the Fiat Yamaha Team rider got a poor start from third on the grid and found himself down in eighth position at turn one. Once he had built up enough heat in his Michelin tires however he set out in earnest, picking off riders one-by-one and moving up to second behind Dani Pedrosa by lap seven of 23. <o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Two laps later Rossi made his move on the Spaniard and from then on the pair were racing just a few tenths of a second apart, with Rossi extending the advantage around the twistier parts of the circuit and Pedrosa closing it slightly down the long home straight. Little by little however Rossi began to pull away and he eventually crossed the line 3.074 seconds ahead of Pedrosa. <o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">A late pass by Alex Barros on series-leader Casey Stoner for third place helped Rossi's points deficit and he now lies just nine points behind Stoner in the standings, with some of his favorite races coming up in the next few weeks. <o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">It was a less successful day for Rossi's team-mate Colin Edwards, who despite showing a strong race pace in the dry today was heavily penalized by starting from the sixth row of the grid. The Texan has yet to enjoy a successful race at this circuit and was only able to make up a few places on his starting position, finishing 12th and slipping one place in the championship standings down to tenth. <o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Valentino Rossi </b>Position: 1stTime: 42'42.385: "To win in Mugello once again is an incredible emotion for me and I am very happy at this moment. Racing in front of the fans here is always something unbelievable and they give me an extra motivation. It's an incredible feeling to see so much yellow around the track, the fans were "coming crazy" today and it was a wonderful race!"<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">"As we had hoped it stayed dry, the sun came out and everything went to plan! My team have worked brilliantly, my bike was perfect and I could ride it exactly how I wanted, I need to say a huge thank you to them and also to Michelin. I didn't get a very good start but once my tires had warmed up my M1 really flew and I was able to fight back to the front."<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">"From the very beginning everyone was pushing at 100% and it was great fun in those first few laps! It was really a perfect race for me today and I felt like I had everyone on my side; Mugello is a magical track for me and this victory gives us a lot of power and confidence for the next races. I had a special helmet for this race with a big heart on it and today I think we showed that we<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMDSGs7dnIXPW5BDgTAIyKkgOAA__fEdBmqbaj4eKpklQrzVaoSUoF7Occ-m5_n58D28PkCg5-B-zSkRX0GDG_gFtiFaUVcXjiKdHa4GuriqyK3FJUKANbpRBuLaeMJu2W_48wprA5dDD/s1600-h/MGP+Mugello-Map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMDSGs7dnIXPW5BDgTAIyKkgOAA__fEdBmqbaj4eKpklQrzVaoSUoF7Occ-m5_n58D28PkCg5-B-zSkRX0GDG_gFtiFaUVcXjiKdHa4GuriqyK3FJUKANbpRBuLaeMJu2W_48wprA5dDD/s200/MGP+Mugello-Map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076192975624638690" border="0" /></a> really have a lot of heart at Yamaha. This is a great, great moment for me." <o:p></o:p></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 337.5pt;" id="table53" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="450"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2007 MotoGP </b><st1:country-region style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><st1:place><b>Italy</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> - Mugello - Race Results</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Circuit Length: 5245; Temp: 24; Weather: Dry <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Race 1 - 23 Laps <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 42'42.385 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2 Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 0'3.074 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3 Alex Barros Ducati BRA 0'5.956 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 0'6.012 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5 John Hopkins Suzuki <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'13.244 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6 Toni Elias Honda ESP 0'19.255 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7 Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 0'19.646 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 0'22.810 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 0'22.837 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10 Nicky Hayden Honda <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'24.413 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11 Alex Hofmann Ducati GER 0'24.781 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">12 Colin Edwards Yamaha <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'28.001 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">13 Shinya Nakano Honda JPN 0'36.733 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">14 Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA 0'45.098 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">15 Makoto Tamada Yamaha JPN 0'45.145 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Rider Standings as of </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="3" month="6"><b>June 3, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 115 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 106 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 82 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Marco Melandri Honda ITA 68 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 63 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. John Hopkins Suzuki <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 59 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 47 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Toni Elias Honda ESP 45 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Alex Barros Ducati BRA 43 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Colin Edwards Yamaha <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 39 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Nicky Hayden Honda USA 36 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">12. Alex Hofmann Ducati GER 35 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">13. Carlos Checa Honda ESP 20 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">14. Randy De Puniet <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> FRA 19 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">15. Shinya Nakano Honda JPN 18 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">16. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA 14 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">17. Makoto Tamada Yamaha JPN 12 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Team Standings as of </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="3" month="6"><b>June 3, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Team Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Ducati Marlboro Team 162 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. FIAT Yamaha Team 145 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Rizla Suzuki 122 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Repsol Honda Team 118 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Honda Gresini 113 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Pramac D'Antin 78 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> Racing Team 28 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Tech3 Yamaha 26 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Honda LCR 20 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Konica Minolta Honda 18 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Team Roberts 4 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Manufacturer Standings as of </b><st1:date year="2007" day="3" month="6"><b>June 3, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Manufacturer Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Ducati 118 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Honda 109 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Yamaha 106 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Suzuki 82 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> 28 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. KR212V 4<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-43679137136520180552007-06-15T13:44:00.003+07:002008-12-10T11:35:54.804+07:00MotoGP 2007- Le Mans, France<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuGdCJT2-tbyA8kRsWXewTm3PmRXJX4bMzPQ2_L4X0W4V7Cbzexm4In1eISg5WhIfDAsosD2FpyQKV-U-N2RGA7b1xG_KnAYJFobAuSyklYZ37sVB2xTzdowG-_qaQhsnbJNjaoEn0mRW/s1600-h/Casey_Stoner_2007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuGdCJT2-tbyA8kRsWXewTm3PmRXJX4bMzPQ2_L4X0W4V7Cbzexm4In1eISg5WhIfDAsosD2FpyQKV-U-N2RGA7b1xG_KnAYJFobAuSyklYZ37sVB2xTzdowG-_qaQhsnbJNjaoEn0mRW/s200/Casey_Stoner_2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076187813073948834" border="0" /></a><span class="tabletitle">MotoGP 2007 Round 5</span><br /><p><b>Grand Prix of </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>France</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b>, Le Mans - </b><st1:date year="2007" day="20" month="5"><b>May 20, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Race Results</b><br /><st1:city><st1:place></st1:place></st1:city> <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Chris Vermeulen raced to his and Rizla Suzuki MotoGP’s first Grand Prix win at a rain-soaked <st1:city><st1:place>Le Mans</st1:place></st1:city> today.<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Vermeulen rode an almost faultless race in the wet after heavy rain started to fall over the 4.180km French circuit. He entered pit lane at the end of lap nine to change to his wet-weather prepared Suzuki GSV-R. Within two laps he hit the front and never looked under threat all the way to the checkered flag, the impressive Australian finishing the race over 12 seconds in front of the second-placed man Marco Melandri. World Championship leader Casey Stoner finished third to give Bridgestone tires a clean sweep on the podium.<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Vermeulen now moves up to fifth place in the MotoGP World Championship with Rizla Suzuki MotoGP going up to third in the team’s championship. <o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">John Hopkins looked like he was going to follow up his podium at <st1:country-region><st1:place>China</st1:place></st1:country-region> last time out with another one today. He produced a number of stunning laps – including the fastest lap of the race – to move into first place on lap nine. After he entered the pit-lane on the next lap to change to his wet bike, he was unable to sustain his momentum and also suffered with a few issues with the set-up of his GSV-R.<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"><st1:city><st1:place>Hopkins</st1:place></st1:city> brought his bike home in seventh place for his fourth top seven finish of the year, a result that puts him into sixth place in the overall classification.<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Rizla Suzuki MotoGP will now stay in <st1:country-region><st1:place>France</st1:place></st1:country-region> for a day of testing before the MotoGP circus moves across <st1:place>Europe</st1:place> for round six of the championship, to be held at Mugello in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Italy</st1:place></st1:country-region> on Sunday 3rd June.</p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Marco Melandri:</b> “It was an amazing race. From the start it was very difficult on slick tires and many riders who are not normally in the top were really pushing. I didn’t push then. When it started raining hard I didn’t know when best to come into the pit and change to wet tires because half the track was wet and half not so bad. When I caught Chris (Vermeulen) I didn’t want to pass him and decided to wait. But I have short legs and could not get my knee down onto the track to control the front and had a couple of big slides, one in sixth gear. So I decided to let Chris go.”<br /><br />The fallen, but comparatively unhurt, Nicky said, “That’s a shame for sure. We had a pretty solid fourth place there with just a couple of laps to go and the bike was feeling pretty good in the wet. But then as soon as I touched the brake at the end of the back straight it folded on me. I hadn’t even started back-shifting yet and before I knew it I was just picking up speed as I hit the ground – it was a rough ride. It sucks, but it seems like no bones are broken and that’s a good thing, though I’ve damaged some cartilage in my ribcage.”<br /><br />The World Championship points table shows Stoner with 102 to Rossi’s 81 with Dani scoring well enough to stay in touch on 62 and Marco right back in the mix with 61 as the European rounds take in Mugello in Italy in two weeks time.<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Chris Vermeulen:</b> “I’m absolutely over the moon! I am really happy for myself, my crew and everyone involved in the team. We’d had a difficult weekend coming into the race as not everything quite went to plan - but we were getting quicker and quicker and I’m sure if it had been dry today we would have improved more. The conditions were slippery to start with and it was difficult to know how hard to push. Some guys came past me and then a lap or so later they crashed! It started to rain quite heavy and I decided to come in and change my bike."<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">"I came back out and just stuck my head down and tried to get the tires up to heat up as quick as possible. The bike felt really good in the rain, but as it got heavier it made it hard to hold the bike in top gear down the straight - there was so much water it was just spinning the rear! Tom O’Kane – my Crew Chief - and the rest of the guys gave me a really good wet bike today as we hadn’t done much wet testing with the new 800. The tire choice was spot-on and the bike was certainly good enough to win on!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacVisjgeMbDIBse9nr6ZERbMa3FrNu-Tf2rjTfHH49gOrkvRuyR1DzhSmCoW1rla3xaLs_jXDUrSY4DbtPrPJqLPWHudgswCHZKJp91L6XzxoLHZ5VcaQoG5K-MRb_s_zEyg1p7He8Y0W/s1600-h/MGP+LeMans+Map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacVisjgeMbDIBse9nr6ZERbMa3FrNu-Tf2rjTfHH49gOrkvRuyR1DzhSmCoW1rla3xaLs_jXDUrSY4DbtPrPJqLPWHudgswCHZKJp91L6XzxoLHZ5VcaQoG5K-MRb_s_zEyg1p7He8Y0W/s200/MGP+LeMans+Map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076187813073948850" border="0" /></a><b>Honda Team Race Report</b><br />With rain threatening, the lights on the grid went out and a crowd of 74,000 watched with some trepidation as the field barreled into turn one with specks of moisture dotting the competitors’ visors and screens. Stoner got the jump into the turn followed by American John Hopkins (Suzuki), but it took only four more corners before Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) took the lead.<br /><br />This would be a difficult race over 28-laps of this 4.180km track in conditions that worsened as the laps clicked down. The first half of this race was frenzied affair with riders pitting to change machines (and with them tires) and pole-man Colin Edwards (Yamaha) was the earliest visitor to pit lane on lap four.<br /><br />As Rossi led across the start/finish straight (a scant 450m of it) conditions were plainly difficult. And it was the riders with the least to lose and the most to gain who put the power down early and gambled their way to the front. Alex Barros (Ducati) lay third with Sylvain Guintoli (Yamaha) and Randy de Puniet (<st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city>) both, as dutiful Frenchmen, giving it everything in the treacherous conditions.<br /><br />With Edwards swapping bikes Rossi held a 1.8 second advantage over Barros, who was giving it everything in second. The Brazilian was followed by Stoner, de Puniet and Guintoli. But the native riders were restless and by lap six Guintoli led from de Puniet with Rossi losing momentum and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V) moving up the order to fifth.<br /><br />On lap seven Carlos Checa (LCR Honda RC212V), who was holding seventh from a front row start, crashed and this unleashed a torrent of activity at the front with Guintoli going down on the next lap, Toni Elias (Gresini Honda RC212V) on the eighth, and de Puniet shortly after the Spaniard.<br /><br />By this time the red and yellow striped flags were out to signal a significant deterioration in adhesion as John Hopkins led the pack. Those who had not pitted earlier now did so, including Hopkins and Pedrosa and this second tier of tire swappers tended to do better (in the final analysis) than the first wave.<br /><br />By lap 12 it was Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki) who held second place before overhauling <st1:city><st1:place>Hopkins</st1:place></st1:city> for the lead. Melandri then blasted past the American to take second with Rossi now third. Guintoli had nursed his machine back to pit lane to exchange his battered bike for a straighter version and he rejoined the fray in 13th spot, while Vermeulen led Marco by 1.6 seconds.<br /><br />Things were very wet now. Melandri was giving his all to reduce Vermeulen’s advantage and by lap 14 he had shaved the Aussie’s lead to 1.1 seconds. It was Vermeulen and the Italian first and second with Rossi and Stoner some ways behind in third and fourth, with Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC212V) fifth, Alex Hofmann (Ducati) sixth and Dani seventh.<br /><br />If the early laps were a maelstrom of activity, the second half of this contest was enlivened only by Melandri’s enthusiasm to catch Vermeulen. By lap 18 the tenacious Italian had carved the gap down to 0.5 seconds. Stoner in third was a considerable 15 seconds adrift of the protagonists, having taken advantage of Rossi’s difficulties in maintaining an economical line out of the turns in the deluge.<br /><br />Shinya Nakano (Konica Minolta Honda RC212V) crashed and splashed down at the Flip-Flop on lap 21 as his predecessor in the Konica Minolta seat, Makoto Tamada, now riding for Yamaha, was lapped. There was standing water on track now and Hayden was a man who made the most of the slippery tarmac taking Rossi, who ran wide again, for fourth on lap 22.<br /><br />Vermeulen though was clearly in charge. It took him a mere five laps to re-establish his authority on the event by giving Marco a 2.3 second hole to fill. Barring disasters he was going to take the flag. The disaster fell to Nicky. On lap 26 he crashed heavily while holding fourth.<br /><br />The Aussie Suzuki man took his first MotoGP win in style, wheelieing over the line with Marco having settled for second. Championship points leader Stoner rode to a neat third place here at <st1:city><st1:place>Le Mans</st1:place></st1:city>, only the fifth round of an eighteen race series. Dani (who many believe finds racing in the rain a bother) took an eager fourth. </p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"><b>John Hopkins:</b> “Firstly I want to say well done to Chris and well done to Suzuki for standing on top of the podium. It is certainly an achievement to stand on the podium two races in a row; hopefully we can carry that streak on together. As for the race we chose one of the hardest slick rear tires that we had, so I had to take it easy to get it up to temperature. Once it was there and I had confidence in it I was able to go from 12th to first in a short space of time. Everything was going fine until it started raining harder."<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">"I think we made the right decision when to come in to change the bike. I tried to get used to riding in the wet and it all seemed to be going alright, but we had some minor adjustment problems that hindered us a bit. At the end of the day I kept it on two wheels and finished the race with some good points. We will take the positives from this weekend and although I am disappointed to finish where I did after all the hard work we put in in the dry, it’s now time to move onto a lot of tracks that I enjoy and continue this podium streak for Rizla Suzuki!”<o:p></o:p></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"><st1:city><st1:place>Le Mans</st1:place></st1:city> hosted a rain-sodden MotoGP showdown that put nerve and skill at a premium, with Marco Melandri finishing a close second. <o:p></o:p></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 337.5pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="450"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">MotoGP - </b><st1:city style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><st1:place><b>Le Mans</b></st1:place></st1:city><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">, France Round 5</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1 Chris VERMEULEN (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2 Marco MELANDRI (Honda Gresini ) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3 Casey STONER (Ducati Marlboro Team) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4 Dani PEDROSA (Repsol Honda Team) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5 Alex HOFMANN (Pramac d'Antin) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6 Valentino ROSSI (Fiat Yamaha Team) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7 John HOPKINS (Rizla Suzuki MotoGP) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8 Loris CAPIROSSI (Ducati Marlboro Team) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9 Makoto TAMADA (Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10 Sylvain GUINTOLI (Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11 Fonsi NIETO (<st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> Racing Team) <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">12 Colin EDWARDS (Fiat Yamaha Team)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-81392341834121314832007-06-15T13:28:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:55.178+07:00MotoGP 2007 - Shanghai, China<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RjYL84n1Ui-NkqRw7ZaKh7ds7UiuPYZ25s2IXiJjMihuZRX-XRYgUb_eiv7xH3P0oFCMH5tOOQ_4GGDVPWNW4QBNTnHsU2zeb4GyuwH6aD6Stn54hHgL4G8LSKH7ZOf_RzjGhbJLskbI/s1600-h/china.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4RjYL84n1Ui-NkqRw7ZaKh7ds7UiuPYZ25s2IXiJjMihuZRX-XRYgUb_eiv7xH3P0oFCMH5tOOQ_4GGDVPWNW4QBNTnHsU2zeb4GyuwH6aD6Stn54hHgL4G8LSKH7ZOf_RzjGhbJLskbI/s200/china.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076180090722750594" border="0" /></a><span class="tabletitle">MotoGP 2007 Round 4</span><br /><p><b>Grand Prix of </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>China</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b>, Shanghai - </b><st1:date year="2007" day="6" month="5"><b>May 6, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Race Results</b><br />John Hopkins secured his first MotoGP podium at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai today, as he stormed his Rizla Suzuki home in third place - a result that also moves him into the top five in the MotoGP Championship.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><st1:city><st1:place>Hopkins</st1:place></st1:city> started from the front row of the grid and got off to a great start. He then traded places with Marco Melandri and Dani Pedrosa early on, before getting away from them and chasing down Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The hard-charging Anglo-American caught up with the leaders and the three of them produced incredibly fast lap-times as they pulled away from the chasing pack. <st1:city><st1:place>Hopkins</st1:place></st1:city> tried to make a bid for a higher position, but decided that bringing his GSV-R home for his first top-three finish was more important than any last lap heroics.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><st1:city><st1:place>Hopkins</st1:place></st1:city> was visibly overcome as he crossed the line in front of his cheering team, he will now go onto the next round in <st1:country-region><st1:place>France</st1:place></st1:country-region> with high confidence as he looks to build on this success. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Today’s race was held in warm and sunny conditions with air temperatures reaching 23°C. An exuberant crowd watched Stoner win his third race of the season on his Bridgestone-shod Ducati.<o:p></o:p><br /></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, Casey Stoner did a fantastic job on the Ducati and is now leading Valentino Rossi by 15 points in the Championship. Stoner's Ducati was incredibly fast in the straightaway, sometimes pulling from way behind Rossi to way in front by the end of the straight. The bike was also able to turn quicker and accelerate faster than Rossi's Yamaha. Rossi made a great effort to fight back, but went wide on one turn too many and came in second in the race.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">And Toni Elias made yet another error on Lap 1, coming into a turn too fast and taking out two riders.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZy16SanldsWNIZjNcoCY75oObkK-dgA-6AZty8hyphenhyphenlCaFmZdDzP172pKn5BM_OgZ9wqHy4olXrUgN9ojTbfLXVRk0sIy8ekT9Rldr1f5S_nHCJpu8wZUltNYQpvGbVfneU2zMIcKeOlrK/s1600-h/shanghai-circuit-map.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZy16SanldsWNIZjNcoCY75oObkK-dgA-6AZty8hyphenhyphenlCaFmZdDzP172pKn5BM_OgZ9wqHy4olXrUgN9ojTbfLXVRk0sIy8ekT9Rldr1f5S_nHCJpu8wZUltNYQpvGbVfneU2zMIcKeOlrK/s200/shanghai-circuit-map.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076180095017717906" border="0" /></a><b>John Hopkins:</b> “I am so happy with the way the race went and I want to dedicate my first podium to my Dad! Without doubt he was watching me and he certainly helped get me through to the finish - there will be more of these to come! I want to also give a big thanks to everyone who has supported me and especially my family. I also owe a huge thank-you to my crew who have been right behind me all the time. I really want to congratulate Bridgestone for the great tires and Suzuki for the huge steps forward with the bike that is enabling me to run at the front now."<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">“As far as the race went, I got a good start and then got passed by Marco and Dani; I started to get a bit frustrated because Casey and Valentino were pulling away. I made a couple of aggressive maneuvers on both Dani and Marco to get round them and started to chase down the front two. From there on it was all about trying to hang on to them, they were running a tremendous pace and I just couldn’t get past. In the end I made sure I brought the bike home in third. I was praying nothing would go wrong in the last two laps – and it didn’t so I guess my Dad was looking down on me! Now I can’t wait for <st1:city><st1:place>Le Mans</st1:place></st1:city> – I’m looking into backing this up with another podium!”<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Valentino Rossi - </b>Position: 2nd; Time: +3.036 : "I enjoyed today a lot, it was a great race, a really exciting battle and my Yamaha was fantastic to the end. We knew that this track would be difficult for us so to be able to fight with Stoner at 100% for the entire race was a great feeling. Of course it's not a win, but I think second place is a very good result for us here. I didn't want to give up and just ride for second, I wanted to try to pass him and I made some good overtaking maneuvers but wasn't able to stay in front down the straight."<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">"Then I made a mistake when I hit a bump when braking, had to release the brake and ran off track. It was a pity, but when you're riding on the limit lap after lap then things like this can happen; that's racing! Anyway I knew I couldn't give up, I had a nice battle with John and then was able to take second. I think these twenty points are really important and we're still second in the championship. I'm really more sad for what happened in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region> because if we hadn't had the problem there then I might have been level with Stoner in the championship now. But the season is long and now we have several races in <st1:place>Europe</st1:place> at some of my favorite tracks and I think we're in good shape for them!" <o:p></o:p></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 337.5pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="450"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2007 </b><st1:place style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><st1:city><b>MotoGP Shanghai</b></st1:city><b>, </b><st1:country-region><b>China</b></st1:country-region></st1:place><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> - </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="6" month="5"><b>May 6, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Circuit Length: 5451<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Temp: 23<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Weather: Dry <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> </span></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Race 1 - 22 Laps</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 44'12.891 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 0'3.036 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3 John Hopkins Suzuki <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'6.663 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4 Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 0'14.090 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 0'17.276 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6 Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 0'26.256 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 0'26.591 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8 Randy De Puniet Kawasaki FRA 0'27.025 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9 Alex Hofmann Ducati GER 0'28.108 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10 Carlos Checa Honda ESP 0'32.957 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11 Colin Edwards Yamaha <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'35.053 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">12 Nicky Hayden Honda <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'37.327 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">13 Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA 0'50.705 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">14 Alex Barros Ducati BRA 0'55.264 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">15 Kenny Roberts KR212V <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'57.736 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> </span></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Best Lap</span> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 1'59.857 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> </span></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Rider Standings as of </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="6" month="5"><b>May 6, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 86 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 71 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 49 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Marco Melandri Honda ITA 41 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. John Hopkins Suzuki <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 39 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Toni Elias Honda ESP 35 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. Colin Edwards Yamaha <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 31 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Nicky Hayden Honda USA 30 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 30 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 30 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Alex Barros Ducati BRA 27 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">12. Carlos Checa Honda ESP 20 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">13. Randy De Puniet <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> FRA 19 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">14. Alex Hofmann Ducati GER 19 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">15. Shinya Nakano Honda JPN 15 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">16. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA 6 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">17. Makoto Tamada Yamaha JPN 4 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> </span></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Team Standings as of </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="6" month="5"><b>May 6, 2007</b></st1:date><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Team Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Ducati Marlboro Team 116 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. FIAT Yamaha Team 102 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Repsol Honda Team 79 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Honda Gresini 76 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Rizla Suzuki 69 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Pramac D'Antin 46 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> Racing Team 23 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Honda LCR 20 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Konica Minolta Honda 15 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Tech3 Yamaha 10 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Team Roberts 4 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> </span></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Manufacturer Standings as of </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="6" month="5"><b>May 6, 2007</b></st1:date><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Manufacturer Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Ducati 86 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Yamaha 71 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Honda 69 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Suzuki 46 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> 23 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. KR212V 4<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-34726116599299895602007-06-15T13:26:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:55.731+07:00MotoGP 2007- Istanbul, Turkey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kWp07GzXxNWdcy_P04sVUaoWT7Yy5cIEbh8cWahwtcJwZwl4MxAY9m3nN6ZGBPdUBRyf_55ZWlaarxRqmolJ8GNJCdHTuZz4yHf0SrKYcRG6rEncUR5YfTdLoHDvYWq7RqnEN_AZLVOk/s1600-h/stoner2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kWp07GzXxNWdcy_P04sVUaoWT7Yy5cIEbh8cWahwtcJwZwl4MxAY9m3nN6ZGBPdUBRyf_55ZWlaarxRqmolJ8GNJCdHTuZz4yHf0SrKYcRG6rEncUR5YfTdLoHDvYWq7RqnEN_AZLVOk/s200/stoner2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076176242432053346" border="0" /></a><span class="tabletitle">MotoGP 2007 Round 3</span><br /><p><b>Turkish Grand Prix, </b><st1:place><st1:city><b>Istanbul</b></st1:city><b>, </b><st1:country-region><b>Turkey</b></st1:country-region></st1:place><b> </b><st1:date year="2007" day="22" month="4"><b>April 22, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Race Results<br /></b>Disappointment for Rossi and Edwards on Unlucky Day in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region> <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">High hopes for Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards went unfulfilled today as the Fiat Yamaha Team riders, who started from first and second on the grid, were both victims of bad luck at <st1:place><st1:placename>Istanbul</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Park</st1:placetype></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The pair got a good start and were leading the pack into turn one before Edwards dropped back as he was unable to get enough heat into his tire and Rossi made a mistake and ran wide at turn eleven. Disaster then struck for Edwards as he was hit from behind by another rider and sent tumbling into the gravel trap in a crash that involved four riders in total. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Rossi meanwhile seemed to be going well and had fought back to second behind eventual winner Casey Stoner, before he suffered a serious rear tire problem that forced him to roll off the gas and drop right back through the field. The Italian had to use all his talents to keep himself in the race and he eventually brought his Yamaha home in tenth position, taking what were a creditable six points under the circumstances. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Rossi now drops to second place in the championship standings, ten points behind Stoner and 15 ahead of Dani Pedrosa, who was also involved in the first-lap crash. Edwards' unlucky non-finish, only the second in his Yamaha career, means he drops down to sixth. The Fiat Yamaha Team have a one-day test planned tomorrow although Edwards will wait until the morning to confirm if he will ride after badly bruising his knee when he was knocked down. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhFx3wRyWvNpyDdki2ZFZgnNjM3X18vwhVC0UfEuQnd06Xdw6MPa4vnmyyjdWmHCKUte6arutaH_c9__0vPC8JUnrPoirL2a6ojc0jV9WHTTEqjkOzfB6-P3c4VBZcgaPRF73Sb4oIhhT/s1600-h/istanbul+CIRCUIT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhFx3wRyWvNpyDdki2ZFZgnNjM3X18vwhVC0UfEuQnd06Xdw6MPa4vnmyyjdWmHCKUte6arutaH_c9__0vPC8JUnrPoirL2a6ojc0jV9WHTTEqjkOzfB6-P3c4VBZcgaPRF73Sb4oIhhT/s200/istanbul+CIRCUIT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076177492267536498" border="0" /></a><b>Valentino Rossi </b>- Position: 10thTime: +18.999: "We are very disappointed today because we had high expectations for this race, but instead we had some unexpected problems with the tire and it's been a disaster for us. Yesterday and this morning the same race tire felt good but unfortunately today something happened to it after some laps and I couldn't fulfill the potential we had here. We don't know the reason yet for the problem but now Michelin are trying to understand what happened."<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">"I had a great start and was leading on the first lap, although I made a mistake at turn eleven when I ran wide and dropped to fifth. However at that stage my bike was working very well and I was able to fight back to second; I felt sure that I was going to have a good battle with Stoner! Sadly though, after ten or eleven laps, the tire started to lose all grip and I had to slow right down because I was quite scared. It felt like there was a big problem with the tire and I had to go very carefully just to finish. We were very unlucky today, we started first and second but Colin crashed when he was hit and then I had this problem. I'm also quite unhappy with Elias today because I think he was quite dangerous - more than once he passed me on the inside and then altered his line. This is not a correct way to race. We're all quite sad tonight but we have many more races so we will look forward now to <st1:country-region><st1:place>China</st1:place></st1:country-region>." <o:p></o:p></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 337.5pt;" id="table57" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="450"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2007 MotoGP </b><st1:country-region style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><st1:place><b>Turkey</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> - </b><st1:city style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><st1:place><b>Istanbul</b></st1:place></st1:city><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> - </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="22" month="4"><b>April 22, 2007</b></st1:date><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Circuit Length: 5378<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Temp: 23<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Weather: Dry</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Race 1 - 22 Laps</span> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 42'2.850 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2 Toni Elias Honda ESP 0'6.207 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3 Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 0'8.102 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4 Alex Barros Ducati BRA 0'8.135 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 0'8.289 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6 John Hopkins Suzuki <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'10.186 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7 Nicky Hayden Honda <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'10.239 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8 Randy De Puniet Kawasaki FRA 0'14.734 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9 Alex Hofmann Ducati GER 0'16.042 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 0'18.999 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 0'26.249 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">12 Carlos Checa Honda ESP 0'29.546 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">13 Shinya Nakano Honda JPN 0'36.922 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">14 Makoto Tamada Yamaha JPN 0'38.540 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">15 Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA 0'39.337</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Rider Standings - </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="22" month="4"><b>April 22, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 61 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 51 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 36 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Toni Elias Honda ESP 35 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Marco Melandri Honda ITA 30 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Nicky Hayden Honda USA 26 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. Colin Edwards Yamaha <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 26 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Alex Barros Ducati BRA 25 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. John Hopkins Suzuki <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 23 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 21 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 20 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">12. Shinya Nakano Honda JPN 15 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">13. Carlos Checa Honda ESP 14 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">14. Alex Hofmann Ducati GER 12 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">15. Randy De Puniet <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> FRA 11 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">16. Makoto Tamada Yamaha JPN 4 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">19. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA 3 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Team Standings - </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="22" month="4"><b>April 22, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Team Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Ducati Marlboro Team 81 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. FIAT Yamaha Team 77 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Honda Gresini 65 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Repsol Honda Team 62 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Rizla Suzuki 44 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Pramac D'Antin 37 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> Racing Team 15 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Konica Minolta Honda 15 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Honda LCR 14 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Tech3 Yamaha 7 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Team Roberts 3 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Manufacturer Standings - </b><st1:date year="2007" day="22" month="4"><b>April 22, 2007</b></st1:date><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Manufacturer Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Ducati 61 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Honda 56 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Yamaha 51 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Suzuki 30 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> 15 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 2.25pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. KR212V 3<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141666527403807615.post-62432466364687910732007-06-15T13:14:00.000+07:002008-12-10T11:35:56.032+07:00MotoGP 2007 - Jerez, Spain Race Result<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp6O36z_nCxvixPaTo9uTDsV-6ZafN_rCcgTYSXjf1x8lBcs8pNVRUSxfZ_-NMP3HwmC5bojnK_71H5MyBJJQQgmRbzjD6WUr3siwK033dH4wVxbSiGjQUeQKEBxkERXbPR1F3R_2ZJrT/s1600-h/Rossi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp6O36z_nCxvixPaTo9uTDsV-6ZafN_rCcgTYSXjf1x8lBcs8pNVRUSxfZ_-NMP3HwmC5bojnK_71H5MyBJJQQgmRbzjD6WUr3siwK033dH4wVxbSiGjQUeQKEBxkERXbPR1F3R_2ZJrT/s200/Rossi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076171303219662914" border="0" /></a><span class="tabletitle">MotoGP 2007 Round 2</span><br /><p><b> </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Jerez</b></st1:place></st1:city><b>, </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>Spain</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b><br /></b><st1:date year="2007" day="25" month="3"><b>March 25, 2007</b></st1:date><o:p></o:p></p> <p><b>Race Results<br /></b>Valentino Rossi took on all challengers for the victory at the MotoGP of Spain and in so doing placed himself in the number one position in the charts. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The five time MotoGP World Champion was never troubled after passing pole sitter Dani Pedrosa midway through the opening lap, and ended his five-race longest ever winless streak with a masterful display of how to lead a Grand Prix.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">"The Doctor" has won at <st1:city><st1:place>Jerez</st1:place></st1:city> on four previous occasions, and marked victory number five with a special celebration alongside his fan club. Decked out in skittle costumes, the group fell at the Italian’s feet as he gave them an underarm bowl on his parade lap. <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Hyped up as a battle between Rossi and Pedrosa for dominance of the Spanish circuit, the race never really became a duel between the two riders. As the Fiat Yamaha rider continually upped his race pace, Pedrosa was left with little to do but follow his rival into second. Whilst clearly unable to keep up with Rossi, he was likewise unfazed by the presence of third placed Colin Edwards nearly three seconds behind him. For the "Texas Tornado" the race marked a welcome return to the podium after a strong ride.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Aiming to give the Spanish fans another reason to be happy, Toni Elias was right up there with Rossi’s fastest speeds, even though he started further down the grid. The exciting rider finished in fourth after some excellent overtaking, just edging out Casey Stoner who couldn’t repeat his dominance from two weeks ago. Stoner was once again mature in his overtaking choices, and was rewarded with some valuable points for the World Championship.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Carlos Checa, starting from the front row for the first time since the 2005 Portuguese Grand Prix, rounded off the top six, ahead of reigning World Champion Nicky Hayden. Hayden made a fantastic start, but looked uncomfortable and was unable to get near the leaders and dropped off towards the end of the race.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> Marco Melandri, Chris Vermeulen and Shinya Nakano completed the top ten, while John Hopkins suffered a crash on lap 16, having just overtaken Hayden for fourth place, but picked the Suzuki GSV-R800 up to finish the race, albeit in 19th. The brave Anglo-American was once again racing despite pain in his broken right hand.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh9bT3rhK30EgIZoCLDb326hWL4oheDfNgHRz7xm95hxtUq1MwkVz8c9BhlGk50PS6Y9niaxabR0oF2vT4HhWqKadjUQC1fe1eesn1QeGe4t7fzzcZi7x6uXesoY4A6iwPUVgcgMy-nQ6/s1600-h/jerez.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh9bT3rhK30EgIZoCLDb326hWL4oheDfNgHRz7xm95hxtUq1MwkVz8c9BhlGk50PS6Y9niaxabR0oF2vT4HhWqKadjUQC1fe1eesn1QeGe4t7fzzcZi7x6uXesoY4A6iwPUVgcgMy-nQ6/s200/jerez.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076173970394353746" border="0" /></a><b>Valentino Rossi</b> - Position: 1stTime: 45'53.340: "After the situation at this race last year, this is much, much better! Our first priority today was to get points and I knew that to win I would have to ride at the maximum, but today my Yamaha really flew and I was able to do a great race. It feels like a long time since I last won and this is a great emotion and a very special victory for me, especially in <st1:city><st1:place>Jerez</st1:place></st1:city> in front of this great crowd. <st1:country-region><st1:place>Qatar</st1:place></st1:country-region> was good but to taste victory again is a wonderful feeling."<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">"I got a great start, didn't make any mistakes and had a good battle with Pedrosa, who we knew would be the danger today. I'm really happy for Colin too and to have both Yamahas on the podium shows that we're in good shape for what's going to be a long season. Now we have two race tracks which might be difficult for us so it's very important to leave here leading the championship."<br /><br /><b>Colin Edwards</b> - Position: 3rdTime: +2.701: "On Friday morning you wouldn't have thought we would end up on the podium, but here we are and it was a good race for me. I've got to say an enormous thank you to all my guys because they worked non-stop all weekend and came up with some pretty good solutions to the problems we had. Michelin also had something up their sleeve for us and seemed to know what would work and they were proved right - they've done a good job for us this weekend."<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">"I got a good start and my best move was getting past Checa so quickly; I knew I had to find some clear air and try to hang onto the back of Valentino and Pedrosa. I made a couple of small mistakes and they were able to pull away from me a bit which was a pity, but my bike was working well so I was able to keep a pretty good pace throughout. Towards the end I could see Elias had appeared behind me and I didn't like the idea of him getting spurred on by his home fans and trying to snatch a podium, so I really had to keep hammering away! The last few laps were a little hairy at times as I started to slide but anyway we managed to make it and it feels great to be up here on the podium again." <o:p></o:p></p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 337.5pt;" id="table57" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="450"> <tbody><tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">2007 MotoGP - </b><st1:place style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><st1:city><b>Jerez</b></st1:city><b>, </b><st1:country-region><b>Spain</b></st1:country-region></st1:place><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="25" month="3"></st1:date><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Round 2</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Circuit Length: 4423<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Temp: 19<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Weather: Sunny <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Race 1 - 27 Laps <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 45'53.430 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2 Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 0'1.246 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3 Colin Edwards Yamaha <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'2.701 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4 Toni Elias Honda ESP 0'4.351 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5 Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 0'4.993 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6 Carlos Checa Honda ESP 0'10.000 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7 Nicky Hayden Honda <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 0'14.146 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8 Marco Melandri Honda ITA 0'19.969 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 0'24.786 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10 Shinya Nakano Honda JPN 0'24.955 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11 Alex Barros Ducati BRA 0'25.008 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">12 Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 0'25.852 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">13 Randy De Puniet Kawasaki FRA 0'26.445 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">14 Makoto Tamada Yamaha JPN 0'36.653 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">15 Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA 0'36.744 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Best Lap</span> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 1'40.905 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Rider Standings </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="25" month="3"><b>March 25, 2007</b></st1:date><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha ITA 45 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Casey Stoner Ducati AUS 36 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Daniel Pedrosa Honda ESP 36 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Colin Edwards Yamaha <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 26 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Marco Melandri Honda ITA 19 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Nicky Hayden Honda USA 17 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki AUS 16 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Toni Elias Honda ESP 15 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. John Hopkins Suzuki <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> 13 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Alex Barros Ducati BRA 12 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Shinya Nakano Honda JPN 12 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">12. Carlos Checa Honda ESP 10 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">13. Alex Hofmann Ducati GER 5 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">14. Loris Capirossi Ducati ITA 4 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">15. Olivier Jacque Kawasaki FRA 4 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">18. Makoto Tamada Yamaha JPN 2 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">19. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha FRA 2 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Team Standings </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="25" month="3"><b>March 25, 2007</b></st1:date><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Team Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. FIAT Yamaha Team 71 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Repsol Honda Team 53 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Ducati Marlboro Team 40 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Honda Gresini 34 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. Rizla Suzuki 29 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Pramac D'Antin 17 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">7. Konica Minolta Honda 12 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Honda LCR 10 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">9. <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> Racing Team 7 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Tech3 Yamaha 4 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">11. Team Roberts 3 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <br /></td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Manufacturer Standings </b><st1:date style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" year="2007" day="25" month="3"><b>March 25, 2007</b></st1:date><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">Pos. Manufacturer Points <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">1. Yamaha 45 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Ducati 36 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Honda 36 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Suzuki 20 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">5. <st1:city><st1:place>Kawasaki</st1:place></st1:city> 7 <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="padding: 1.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">6. KR212V 3</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div>Serenityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660675670751574472noreply@blogger.com0