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Mike Scott Column - Mar 2002
By Mike Scott on 01/03/2002 11:38:53
Grow old gracefully or die young trying - Mike Scott reflects on one pf motorcycle racing's greatest names
.The spritely looking Finn was riding for Yamaha, whose ground-breaking four-cylinder 500 two-stroke had now matured by three years and was - in his hands - wiping the floor with the established dominant MV Agustas. Jarno had won the first three races
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Michael Scott Column - Jul 02
By Michael Scott on 01/07/2002 14:31:00
to say that an in-line four might not be a successful design. But there are a couple of things against what was a rather old-fashioned solution even when MV Agusta dropped it in the last great four-stroke era in favour of a more compact in-line three
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Michael Scott Column - Mar 2009
By Michael Scott on 01/03/2009 09:51:33
As the storm clouds gather over the pits of MotoGP, Mike Scott tries to make sense of a crazy world that is going into meltdown.
with some 30 teamsters, from director Ichiro Yoda and manager Michael Bartholemy to the catering staff. And three riders, counting tester Olivier Jacque.John Hopkins switched to Kawasaki last year for big money after five years with Suzuki. Crash after crash
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Mike Scott Column - Jul 2002
By Mike Scott on 01/07/2002 11:51:58
GP racing's learned sage tells us why Yamaha should learn to keep their mouth firmly shut
to say that an in-line four might not be a successful design. But there are a couple of things against what was a rather old-fashioned solution even when MV Agusta dropped it in the last great four-stroke era in favour of a more compact in-line three
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Michael Scott Column - Apr 2008
By Michael Scott on 15/04/2008 13:14:45
Is Rossi over the hill? Is it time for the greatest motorcycle racer ever to move over gracefully and let the new guard through? Mike Scott ponders.
was eventually outfoxed by Freddie Spencer, doing to him exactly what he had done to Barry Sheene.The greatest serial winner of them all was Rossi’s compatriot Giacomo Ago, who cakewalked to seven in a row on an infinitely superior MV Agusta, until he was ousted
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Michael Scott Column - Apr 2008
By Michael Scott on 12/04/2008 11:42:11
Is Rossi over the hill? Is it time for the greatest motorcycle racer ever to move over gracefully and let the new guard through? Mike Scott ponders.
was eventually outfoxed by Freddie Spencer, doing to him exactly what he had done to Barry Sheene.The greatest serial winner of them all was Rossi’s compatriot Giacomo Ago, who cakewalked to seven in a row on an infinitely superior MV Agusta, until he was ousted
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Michael Scott Column - Jun 2009
By Michael Scott on 01/06/2009 14:35:11
MotoGP legend Scottie says that Dorna’s money-saving push is making the sport squeak
on racing and riders.There have been only two class rookies to have won the title. The late 1961 500cc champion Gary Hocking had campaigned a private bike prior to joining the factory MV Agusta team, but possibly not for a full season. There is also
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Michael Scott Column - May 10
By Michael Scott on 29/05/2010 12:04:51
MotoGP struggles to find a workable format for modern times while the Moto 2 class is in disarray as riders struggle to squeeze enough speed from their new machines
MV Agusta.Meantime the big guys have gone out for their own second (of three) round of pre-season gallops at Sepang. And Rossi was fastest out of the box.At least one absence was as significant. Jorge Lorenzo fractured his wrist in a motocross
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