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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?
offer some interesting racing.The History ManIf the track layout lacks that certain special something, Sunday's race could more than make up for it. For Misano could be on the brink of seeing history being made this weekend, with a record which has stood
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MotoGP Misano Race Report - Fairy Tale
By David Emmett on 01/09/2008 23:33:31
After Casey Stoner's crash at Brno, would he be back, and ready to ruin Valentino Rossi's fairy tale of getting a record-equalling 68th win at the track just a stone's throw from Rossi's home?
Rossi take it back again on lap 4. The pair drove each other ever deeper into lap record territory, neither man able to seize an advantage, and make it stick. The time that Valentino Rossi made up in the first sector of the track would be gone again
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MotoGP: Some Wild Predictions For 2007
By David Emmett on 15/01/2007 17:09:09
Whither MotoGP in 2007? Our Crystal Ball reveals all ...
which isn't working. This will turn out to be the most underestimated factor in MotoGP for 2007.How Fast?Here's a bold prediction (well, not that bold): The 800s will start breaking lap records almost from the word go. The race record won't fall
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2007 MotoGP Qatar Race Report - Meet The New Boss
By David Emmett on 10/03/2007 21:34:03
First MotoGP race of the season at Qatar, and what a race!
to blow this myth out of the water, for by the time we reached Sepang in February, records were being smashed both on race tires and on qualifiers. It's not just that the bikes are lapping quicker, but the place where they are making up the time
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MotoGP Mugello Race Report - Great Expectations
By David Emmett on 02/06/2008 16:24:47
There's no bigger race than your home race. And home races don't come much bigger than Mugello. Will the Italian fans get the winner they crave?
that Valentino Rossi had needed. The Italian seemed impervious to pressure, taking his first pole in nearly a year and the pole record which had stood for two years, comfortably ahead of his rivals. Running well inside record race pace for the first half of QP
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David Emmett: MotoGP Valencia Final - All In
By David Emmett on 29/10/2006 21:23:34
The MotoGP crown is settled in the end-of-season decider
, it does.Grid NervesAs the bikes sat the on the grid, waiting for the red lights to dim, Hayden's position did not look promising. Sat in 5th place on the second row, with a run of poor starts over the second half of the season and Valentino Rossi on record
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MotoGP Winter Testing Roundup
By David Emmett on 14/12/2006 21:18:56
What's happened at MotoGP testing so far?
-to-head with the competition, with transponders recording and publishing official times for each and every lap. What testing entails is an ever-changing mixture of teams and riders, fielding racing motorcycles in unknown states of development, on a range of tires, in a drive
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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.
are likely to suffer the same fates. Loris Capirossi, Vermeulen's Suzuki team mate, has an outstanding record at Phillip Island, and has been a podium regular over the years. But his task will be a good deal more difficult this weekend, as he will have
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MotoGP Donington Preview - The Heart Of England
By David Emmett on 21/06/2007 23:23:19
Will we see another MotoGP Donington Downpour?
bikes finish ahead of them on Sunday.As for Honda, they are having their worst season in a very long time. Stoner's win at Catalunya increased Honda's winless stretch to 8 races, their worst record since 1991. If a Honda doesn't get a win in the next
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MotoGP Catalunya Race - Leading From The Front
By David Emmett on 09/06/2008 12:48:05
Last year, Barcelona brought us a thriller. With the bikes more evenly matched, this year's race had the potential to be better. But would it be?
but effective, taking Rossi up into 7th, and pushing Toseland back into the clutches of Loris Capirossi, who quickly took advantage.Record BreakerPedrosa was charging, but the surprise was just how hard. The Repsol Honda man was gaining several tenths at every
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