It seems that Marc Marquez has got himself in hot water again. In FP1 yesterday at Valencia, Marquez, pressing on on a hot lap, aimed for a gap that was JUST there and tipped Simone Corsi off into the … [Read more...]
Seeing red
With just one race to go in the 2012 MotoGp world championship it's probably an appropriate to review the Ducati/Rossi experiment. Since Vale went to Ducati at the end of the 2010 season we have been … [Read more...]
More is not necessarily better
thanks to Scott Jones and asphaltandrubber for this photo A third of the way through this year's world championships in MotoGp, it's probably time to assess whether the initial impact of DORNA's … [Read more...]
I can see clearly now…(apologies to Johnny Nash)
The FIM has announced the (almost) complete entry list for all categories of Grand prix racing for 2012. It can be accessed from the link below, thanks to mcnews.com.au 2012 Grand prix entry … [Read more...]
Just how good IS casey Stoner?
5-times world 500cc champions, Mick Doohan, makes very few appearances in the media these days, preferring the quiet life in his Gold Coast palace, but, when he does speak, people still listen, as … [Read more...]
Moving right along.
Lots of stuff to talk about today. This weekend sees the 14th round (of 18) of the MotoGp World Championship. Casey Stoner heads to Aragon in Spain with a slightly reduced but still healthy points … [Read more...]
Freeing up space
After waiting for so long the two announcements that we have been expecting both happened together. First, Loris Capirossi announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the season, using his … [Read more...]
To USGP or not?
Now that the "fuss" that is the USGP at Indianapolis is over, time for a bit of reflection. Firstly, the attendance at the meeting was appallingly bad, given the capacity of the IMS facility and … [Read more...]
Indy!
This weekend the MotoGp circus ping-pongs back to the USA (whose dumb idea was it to programme this calendar? Laguna Seca, Brno, Indianapolis - d'uh) for the second of the two MotoGp events to be run … [Read more...]
A potted GP history
With the demise of the 250cc class at the end of the 2009 season and the imminent closure of the 125cc class at the end of this season, I thought it would be a good idea to look at how the GP classes … [Read more...]
