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James Toseland To MotoGP - Good or Bad?
By David Emmett on 03/08/2007 17:11:48
Will Toseland succeed or fail with Tech 3?
and obviously talented young rider, is moving up to test his mettle in the cauldron of MotoGP. On the other hand, there is a great deal of scepticism about the wisdom of his jumping up to join what is currently one of the weakest teams in the MotoGP paddock
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The Ilmor MotoGP Project's Terminal Decline, A Stu
By David Emmett on 05/04/2007 22:59:25
Why did Ilmor fail to live up to expectations?
the cars from sliding out sideways while going through corners at very high revs. But cars have much wider tires and a good deal more grip through corners, and having the stability of four wheels, are much less unsettled by gear changes halfway through
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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!
power from the top end. This has made the bikes peakier, and combined with better grip from tires designed to deal with 40+ more horsepower, and less gyroscopic effects from smaller and lighter moving parts in the engine, the new 800 cc bikes
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MotoGP Misano Preview - History In The Making
By David Emmett on 29/08/2008 01:13:18
MotoGP hits Valentino Rossi's back yard, just as The Doctor can put his name in the record books. But there's a bright red Ducati parked squarely in his path. Can he push it aside for the third time running?
podium might finally clinch the deal, at a price acceptable to the likable Australian, and after a podium here last year, that's got to be an achievable goal.Easy RiderBut last year's race, like last week's race, was skewed in Vermeulen's favor. At Misano
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MotoGP Dutch TT Assen Race Report - Resurrection
By David Emmett on 02/07/2007 00:06:12
MotoGP came to the Cathedral, and witnessed a miracle
champion. Hayden was suffering not just with his own inability to come to terms with a bike which had not been designed with him in mind, and which the Honda engineers demanded be ridden in a specific way, he was also having to deal with Michelin
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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?
be bloody, brutal and very thrilling indeed. I can hardly wait.Get more of David Emmett's perspective on MotoGP over on his blog at www.motogpmatters.com
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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?
Vermeulen's job particularly difficult. The Australian's seat at Suzuki is currently the subject of a great deal of speculation. With Suzuki unlikely to front a third bike for 2009, and the Japanese factory very keen on getting Ben Spies into the Moto
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MotoGP Phillip Island Preview - A Southern Romance
By David Emmett on 02/10/2008 23:47:57
After taking the title from Casey Stoner at Motegi, Valentino Rossi heads to Stoner's home circuit. It's a track where Rossi dominated, but Stoner will surely be out for revenge.
mark for the - still - reigning World Champion is over his wrist. The old scaphoid fracture which reopened at Misano has caused Stoner a good deal of pain, but more significantly, the constant battling with the bike and the pain has left his physical
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Saving MotoGP Part 3 - Avoiding The Traps Of The P
By David Emmett on 16/01/2009 11:47:50
If MotoGP is too expensive and proposals made so far will only make things worse, how should it be fixed? In the last of the series, we explain how radical changes are the only solution to making MotoGP cheaper, and more exciting to boot.
examination of the state of MotoGP, we submit our own proposals which could form the basis for making the sport a great deal cheaper, and getting private teams back into the sport.As explained in part one of this series, the biggest problem facing the sport
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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...
in the final laps as the engine management systems start leaning out the bike to conserve fuel. Ironically, Dani Pedrosa has the perfect mindset and strategy to win the Isle of Man TT, and the worst possible physical stature to deal with the rough, uneven
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