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MotoGP Donington Preview - The Heart Of England
By David Emmett on 21/06/2007 23:23:19
Will we see another MotoGP Donington Downpour?
poor results on the Suzuki during the four-stroke era. Kurtis Roberts, however, is keen, and is sure to make a go of riding the bike. The team were slated to be joined this weekend by Jonny Rea, currently riding a Honda in British Superbikes, but Honda
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MotoGP Assen Preview - No Sleep Till Breukelen
By David Emmett on 25/06/2008 22:37:44
A quick hop across the North Sea sees MotoGP hit the halfway point. Rossi once closed a title deficit of over 45 points, but can Casey Stoner do the same?
. In the toughest part of the season, with 7 races in 8 weekends, this is probably the toughest part, with the British and Dutch Grand Prix just 6 days apart.It's hardest on the crew members traveling with the trailers, having to make the long trek southwards
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MotoGP Season Preview - Won't Get Fooled Again
By David Emmett on 07/03/2008 13:26:39
MotoGP is nearly upon us. Can Stoner do it again, or will Rossi stage a mighty comeback? And how will Toseland fare in the top flight?
, and Ronald ten Kate, who managed both Toseland and Vermeulen in World Superbikes, believes Toseland is the better rider to work with.Realistically, Toseland must be aiming for a place in the top ten at the end of the year, the question is, will the British
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Laguna Seca Preview - No Rest
By David Emmett on 18/07/2008 14:17:05
A battered, bruised and exhausted MotoGP paddock heads to Laguna Seca for the US Grand Prix. But there's no laid-back Californian lifestyle waiting, instead they face one of the busiest tracks on the schedule.
in Assen, his seat at Kawasaki will be taken by the American veteran Jamie Hacking. Hacking is the only rider in the world capable of making a Kawasaki superbike competitive this year, and has been rewarded for his efforts with the replacement ride
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Sepang MotoGP Preview - We've Been Here Before
By David Emmett on 17/10/2008 00:01:04
MotoGP heads to the torrid heat of Sepang, and the threat of biblical deluge. Will West and Vermeulen profit, and will Casey Stoner's scaphoid hang on for two more races?
at Phillip Island is anything to go by, a battle is exactly what it might turn into. The British Tech 3 Yamaha man gave a lesson in how World Superbike champions ride at Phillip Island last time out - much to the dismay of Dovizioso, who suggested JT might
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MotoGP Valencia Preview - End Of An Era
By David Emmett on 24/10/2008 00:19:59
The end of the 2008 MotoGP season beckons, but before that, there's a race to run. With little to gain, there's nothing to lose either, and only pride at stake. That is surely the best recipe for some great racing.
last hurrah before he heads off to British Superbikes.Things are less urgent for Toni Elias. Like his Alice Ducati team mate, this will be his last outing aboard the GP8, but unlike Guintoli, Elias will be staying in MotoGP, returning to the bosom
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Shanghai MotoGP Preview - Beauty And The Beast
By David Emmett on 01/05/2008 16:39:34
Is Stoner's Ducati still fast enough to hold off allcomers down Shanghai's long, long straights?
about. Many people doubted Toseland's decision to leave Honda and Superbikes and join the Tech 3 Yamaha MotoGP team, but so far, it has turned out to be a stroke of brilliance. The British hopeful has been extremely impressive aboard the Yamaha so far
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MotoGP Brno Preview - Long Time Coming
By David Emmett on 16/08/2007 23:44:16
The summer wait is over, and MotoGP is back in Brno
again, still suffering the after-effects of the horrific hand injury he picked up in Laguna Seca, where he was torpedoed amidships by Laguna rookie Sylvain Guintoli. The German was recently seen at the Brands Hatch round of World Superbikes, talking
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Valencia MotoGP Race Report - The Party's Over
By David Emmett on 27/10/2008 22:03:59
The MotoGP finale at Valencia is supposed to be a celebration of racing. Instead of a celebration, we got a parade.
on with the Desmosedici, and will be working his way back towards the world stage via British Superbikes. He proved at least that nice guys don't necessarily come last, but at Valencia, he was only 6 places ahead of that.Like his Rizla Suzuki team mate, Chris Vermeulen
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MotoGP Sachsenring Preview - Hard Left
By David Emmett on 10/07/2008 23:26:50
From the fast and sweeping Assen, to the tight and tortuous Sachsenring, the MotoGP circus moves from one extreme to another. Will it make chasing Casey Stoner any easier?
attention from the Kawasaki engineers. He surely needs it.ReturnJames Toseland returns to a track he's never ridden at before, a factor which may well play in his favor. At Assen and Donington, tracks he knows extremely well from his Superbike days
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