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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.
Hollywood fame or the serenity of an Italian hilltop village - it glosses over the less attractive parts of reality. No one ever mentions the long hours of training to achieve the necessary level of fitness to be competitive, the self-denial to ensure
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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.
victory here.And Rossi is sure to be gunning for another win this year. The two seasons that Rossi lost here were also the years that the Italian missed out on the championship, and now that he has the title in the bag, having wrapped it up in Motegi last
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MotoGP Assen Race Report - The Rules Of Racing
By David Emmett on 29/06/2008 23:05:33
MotoGP went to The Cathedral, but would the gods look kindly on the high priests of racing?
, Casey Stoner reestablished his authority on the proceedings, setting one lap in the 1'35 bracket, before slamming in another one at 1'35.697. That looked good enough for pole, but Valentino Rossi had other ideas. With 7 minutes to go, the Italian took
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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...
the challenge of competition. Rossi rides best when he has others to push him, and is forced to up his game to match their attacks. But though the Italian enjoys close battles, that isn't the way that he wins races. Valentino Rossi's tactics have much less to do
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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.
be relatively easy. All you need to do is to stay out of trouble, and score enough points to get the job done. The problem is that it grates to do just what is needed and no more. The very ambition, the need to win that drove you on to chase the championship
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MotoGP Jerez Round Preview - The Waiting Is Over
By David Emmett on 27/03/2008 21:51:35
MotoGP returns for a wild weekend at Jerez.
motorcycle racing is all about: off-track mayhem and on-track action, all under a hot southern sun. The Phoney War is over, and battle is about to be joined in full force. Roll on Sunday.Read more of David Emmett's articles over on MotoGPMatters.com
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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?
of the season. The only question is whether his wrist is up to the job.Rubbing It InThe main candidate to prevent Stoner from taking another victory will be the man who took his crown. Valentino Rossi is outstanding at Sepang, just as he is elsewhere. With 4
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MotoGP Misano Race Report - The Best Laid Plans
By David Emmett on 03/09/2007 22:07:18
MotoGP Misano - After the deluge, the destruction
that the series had visited before, albeit 14 years ago. With the track in Italy, and racing taking place on the final weekend of the Italian summer vacation, both climate and population should have been favorably inclined towards the event. What's more
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MotoGP Qatar Race Report - Plus Ca Change
By David Emmett on 10/03/2008 22:44:32
MotoGP is back, but will night racing mean closer racing?
wishes may yet come true.MotoGP Qatar 2008 Race ResultsChampionship standings after the 2008 MotoGP Qatar roundRead more of David Emmett's article over on MotoGPMatters.com
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Motegi MotoGP Preview - Own The Racetrack
By David Emmett on 26/09/2008 00:03:34
After the hurricane at Indianapolis, MotoGP goes to Japan, amidst a political whirlwind. Can Rossi claim the title, and make us all forget about tires for a while?
the line.Must Try HarderIronically, owning Motegi has not allowed Honda to own the racetrack very often in recent years. The Japanese giant has been forced to watch the tiny Italian usurpers Ducati and Loris Capirossi take the glory of victory for the past
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