TEAM IN FOCUS: APRILIA RACING TEAM GRESINI
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini resumed work developing the bike at Sepang Test 2, bringing new solutions and data to the track which had been developed by the racing department at Noale over the last few weeks. Alvaro Bautista and Marco Melandri focused primarily on testing the intermediate versions of the bikes. The tests were decidedly encouraging […]
OFFIClAL MotoGP™ TEST – DAY TWO SEPANG ROUND 2
MARC MARQUEZ TOPS SECOND DAY TEST Reigning World Champion Marc Marquez, his Repsol Honda RC213V, managed a 1’59.844 to be the first rider to break the 2 minute mark at this test. Occupying 2nd place on the time sheets is Jorge Lorenzo who put in a 1’59.902 on his 30th lap to close to within 5 […]
LORENZO TOPS SECOND DAY WINTER TEST
The day commenced with cooler, cloudy conditions with the pace increasing in the morning compared with the times from Wednesday’s opening day of action. But intense heat and humidity meant during the middle of the day meant the action slowed for a couple of hours before a late flurry of activity in the final two […]
MARC MARQUES LAST MINUTES DASH TO FASTEST TIME IN DAY ONE WINTER TEST
Marc Marques last minutes dash in his lap 62 got ahead of Valentino Rossi in 2:00.262. While Rossi held his 2:00.380 from his 27th lap, Jorge took third, while Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso took fourth while Dani Pedrosa completed the top 5 of day one testing. Pol Espargaro of Monster Yamaha Tech 3 in sixth.
VALENTINO ROSSI DOMINATES FIRST DAY OF MOTOGP PRE SEASON WINTER TEST
Valentino Rossi dominates 1st day of MotoGP winter test with a time of 2:00.380 followed by his team mate Jorge Lorenzo 2:00.521. Dani Pedrosa was the fastest Honda with a time 2:00.930, followed closely by Pol Espargo and Marq Marques who set the earlier morning pace. Andrea Dovizioso was ahead of Andre Innone both riding […]
HJC HELMETS JORGE LORENZO’S NEW DESIGN FOR 2015
For those bikers who are fans of Jorge Lorenzo’s MotoGP HJC helmet, the former double world champion will be using a new design for the 2015 season as shown here. HJC Helmets are distributed by Nks Distributors (KL) Sdn. Bhd. Address: No. 1, 3, 5 & 7, Jalan Sentul Manis, Off Jalan Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, WP […]
MOTOGP: 13TH VICTORY FOR MARC MARQUEZ
Marc Marquez confirmed his status as MotoGP’s supreme racer with a superb victory in the Valencia Grand Prix, a record 13th victory for the season. This takes Marquez one ahead of five-time World Champion Mick Doohan for most wins in a season which he set in 1997. Racing under huge pressure before a home crowd, […]
MOTOGP VALENCIA: ROSSI IN POLE
The MotoGP™ Q2 session saw Valentino Rossi grab pole at the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana, with Andrea Iannone and Dani Pedrosa also taking front row slots. The session also saw Marc Marquez suffer a turn 4 crash without significant consequence, though he ended up fifth on the grid. An elated Rossi joked, […]
SATC NEWS: 2015 SHELL TALENT CUP SELECTION DAY ONE
Location: Sepang International Karting Circuit 71 riders riders from Japan, Indonesia, India, China, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore was shortlisted for the first day of SATC 2015 selection. Registration got underway, with the sun rising at 6am. This year SATC 2015 selection being joined by young men and women from Australia and New Zealand the pressure was on to […]
ROSSI WINS HIS SIXTH AUSTRALIAN MOTOGP
PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia — Valentino Rossi of Italy won his sixth Australian Grand Prix MotoGP — and first since 2005 — when he claimed a 10-second victory over Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo on Sunday. The win by Rossi, who started eighth on the grid, was his 82nd in MotoGP, or its predecessor the 500 c.c. class, […]
