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MotogGP 2007 Season Preview - Into The Unknown
By David Emmett on 05/03/2007 12:04:41
The 2007 MotoGP season is upon us. Get ready!
last season was the aftermath of a string of engine failures that weekend, most of which were caused by the pneumatic valve springs being used. Pneumatic valves are one of the technologies teams are using to deal with the 18,000+ rev ranges needed
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Shanghai MotoGP Race Report - Pomp And Circumstanc
By David Emmett on 06/05/2007 21:18:56
MotoGP went to China, but can anyone stop the Ducatis?
1.4 seconds on lap 16, on lap 17, he took back over half of that deficit, and by lap 18, The Doctor was close enough to Hopkins to draft past the American's Suzuki along the long back straight, taking back 2nd and demoting Hopper back to 3rd
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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 Laguna Seca Race Report - Crunch Time
By David Emmett on 22/07/2008 01:45:59
The MotoGP race at Laguna Seca looked like turning into the Stoner Show all over again. How wrong we all were...
of Nicky Hayden, The Doctor stayed left, and stuffed his Yamaha M1 back inside Hayden into the hairpin, to take back 2nd place.Activity behind Hayden and Rossi was equally frantic. James Toseland was off the line well, sneaking ahead of fellow Yamaha man
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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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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.
. But the one certainty in MotoGP is that you can never bet against The Doctor. If Rossi can stay focused, and stay on board, then the 2008 World Champion may just chalk up his 10th win of the season.Like his team mate, Jorge Lorenzo would like to win
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MotoGP Catalunya Preview - Fear And Loathing In La
By David Emmett on 07/06/2007 23:10:48
MotoGP's back in Spain, and Pedrosa's on a mission
will get ever closer to a win. It's now been nearly a year since Pedrosa's last win, his longest losing streak since he started racing in the 125 class back in 2001.And if Pedrosa or another Honda rider doesn't win at Barcelona, it will also be Honda
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MotoGP Sachsenring Race Report - The Equalizer
By David Emmett on 14/07/2008 21:46:53
The MotoGP teams came to the Sachsenring two by two, a smart move as it turned out. Who would survive the Deluge?
was starting to go backwards. Valentino Rossi was past into Turn 1, with Randy de Puniet through half a lap later. By the time the 2nd lap ended, Toseland had slipped from back down to 12th, losing all of the gains he'd made at the start, and more.The FoxWith a
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MotoGP Motegi Race Report - The Top Step
By David Emmett on 30/09/2008 21:06:56
MotoGP went to Japan, where Valentino Rossi had his first chance of securing the 2008 title. But Casey Stoner wasn't about to give up his crown without a fight.
130R. Stoner's lead had lasted all of 100 yards, and now he was back to square one.Undaunted, he resumed his frantic stalking Pedrosa. With Valentino Rossi now almost kissing Stoner's back wheel, the three leaders roared through the sweeping turns
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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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