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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?
straights, 1.2 kilometers and 1 kilometer in length, with a few squiggles to join the straights together, all meant to resemble the Chinese character "Shang", meaning "High" or "Above", which forms part of Shanghai's name. The problem is that the simple
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MotoGP Shanghai Preview - The Orient Express
By David Emmett on 03/05/2007 23:26:29
MotoGP goes to China, and two very fast straights
hairpin, and the shorter finish straight is followed by the seemingly endless curl of Turns 1 and 2. This is really a single, long, decreasing radius right-hander, which is almost impossible to find a single line through, as Turn 2 is then followed by a
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MotoGP Donington Race Report - Expect The Expected
By David Emmett on 23/06/2008 16:42:47
Expectations were high for the British Grand Prix. Could King James live up to them?
at Donington was to recover some of his confidence, and he got a big chunk of that back on the first lap. Starting from a lowly 17th place on the grid, the reigning 250 world champion was up into 10th by the end of lap 1.As the pack thundered across the line
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MotoGP Le Mans Preview - The Shadow Of History
By David Emmett on 15/05/2008 21:35:06
MotoGP hits Le Mans, for the first of 7 races in 10 weeks. A tough road lies ahead.
for the 2008 MotoGP championship will be laid over the next few weeks, and it starts on Sunday, at Le Mans. There's a long hard road ahead, and what better place to take the first step than at a track so steeped in legend? Read more articles by David Emmett
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Saving MotoGP Part 1 - Why Is MotoGP So Expensive?
By David Emmett on 14/01/2009 13:59:22
The first of a three-part series on how MotoGP needs to solve its current crisis, we explore just how MotoGP got into the financial pickle it finds itself in.
is to be done is occasionally set out in a clear list of suggested actions, such as Fausto Gresini's proposals to reduce the cost of racing, which included a ban on carbon fiber brakes, running three bikes to a two man team, a rev limit of 17,000 rpm and engines
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MotoGP Shanghai Race Report - Resurrection
By David Emmett on 04/05/2008 23:32:17
Tired of MotoGP's Young Turks, the Old Guard strikes back
and the track dried out even more, 1'59 began to beckon. Rossi was the first to crack the 2'00 minute barrier on lap 10, with Pedrosa following two laps later. Still with just a few tenths separating the pair, Rossi cranked up the pressure again, and again
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MotoGP Le Mans Race Report - Battle Of Nerves
By David Emmett on 19/05/2008 15:49:18
Le Mans is about as historic a track as you can get. Would the MotoGP race live up to the location?
on lap 11, with a lap of 1'34.215. Another lap of 1'34.2 on lap 12 saw The Doctor's lead grow to over 2.6 seconds, and by now he was the fastest man on track by a considerable margin. If Casey Stoner or Dani Pedrosa wanted to stop Rossi from running away
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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?
by another flick, right this time, before braking hard while leaned hard over for Turn 11, and off towards Turn 12. Brake too hard to pass at Turn 9, and your rivals will carry more speed out of 9 and into 10, and be on you and past going into 11.Once out
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