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Tech 3 boss: It's the end for 800cc
By Visordown News on 07/05/2010 12:51:06
Herve Poncharal believes 1000cc is the way ahead in MotoGP
MONSTER TECH 3 MotoGP boss Herve Poncharal has said he can't see a situation where 800cc engines will race against 1000cc motors in MotoGP from 2010.Speaking to David Emmett at Motomatters.com, Poncharal, who's also IRTA's representative on the GP
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Suzuki confirm one-rider team for 2011
By Visordown News on 08/11/2010 12:59:18
Alvaro goes solo for final year of 800cc
.Suzuki will continue to make the best use of the short time to the start of the 2011 MotoGP season to develop the GSV-R machine for this, the pinnacle class of motorcycle racing, and we thank all Suzuki customers and race fans for their continued support.Suzuki Motor
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MotoGP: Bayliss starts Ducati GP9 test
By Visordown News on 13/05/2009 08:47:54
The man that smashed the MotoGP boys for six by winning at Valencia in 2006 starts testing Ducati's 800cc racer
. The test was also Bayliss' first taste of an 800cc MotoGP machine and his first track action of any sort since ending the 2008 WSBK title-winning season, and his legendary racing career, with a double race victory at Portimao in Portugal.No times were
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MotoGP switches to 1000cc in 2012
By Visordown News on 12/12/2009 12:54:29
FIM announce return to big-bore racing as we say goodbye to 800cc
from 990cc to 800cc in 2006 was recently described by nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi as 'the biggest mistake in the last 15 years'.
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FIM boss gives thumbs up to 1000cc engines
By Visordown News on 02/12/2009 14:06:27
"The 800cc formula hasn't worked," says Vito Ippolito
VITO Ippolito, the president of motorcycle racing's governing body the FIM has stated he would like to see a return to 990cc engines, saying "the 800cc formula hasn't worked."Speaking to Motosprint, Ippolito said: "MotoGP manufacturers want 1000cc
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Stoner hot favourite for Phillip Island win
By Visordown News on 14/10/2010 12:53:18
The most successful racer in the 800cc era aims for fourth premier class victory on home soil
last weekend. The win was his 21st since the introduction of the 800cc class in MotoGP; Rossi requires just one victory to equal Casey Stoner, who rates as the most successful rider of the 800cc era in terms of Grand Prix wins.For reference, Australian
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Capirossi calls for freeze on rider aids
By Visordown News on 17/03/2008 10:22:15
'MotoGP will be no fun in five years time' says Rizla Suzuki star on direction of 800cc development
the bikes any more as much as we used to. I think that the sport is no longer so spectacular. MotoGP is the point of motorcycle racing, here is where the really good pilots should be able to show their skill and be out front. If we don't freeze the aids
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MotoGP: Ducati and Kawasaki struggle with 800s
By Michael Scott on 30/03/2008 13:07:57
Suggestions that the 800cc machines are too easy to ride fell on deaf ears over at Ducati and Kawasaki, where riders who were expected to do a great deal better are struggling
The worst off is Marco Melandri, former 250 champion and five times a MotoGP winner on a Honda. After switching to Ducati he has slumped even further down than in his bad years with the downbeat (pre-Rossi) Yamaha team, qualifying plumb last for the Spanish GP after crashing in t...
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MotoGP boss seeks return to 1000cc motors
By Visordown News on 06/11/2009 15:46:10
Carmelo Ezpeleta wants big-bore engines back in blue riband racing
, reigning MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi launched a scathing attack on the 800cc ruling, stating it was the worst thing to happen to Grand Prix racing in the last 15 years. Read the full story here.We'd certainly welcome a return to 1000cc racing
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MotoGP: 800s faster than 990s
By Visordown News on 20/04/2009 10:13:56
The 800s were introduced to improve safety in MotoGP, but the 800s are now faster in a straight line than their elder 990 brothers
on the exact same straight on his 800cc Repsol Honda.Pedrosa wasn't the only one to top Biaggi's previous record, Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo both clocked 209mph.Here's a list of the top speeds at Qatar since 2004. It's interesting to see the honours have
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