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Post by truenorth on Nov 24, 2021 9:50:44 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 24, 2021 9:54:21 GMT -8
2022 MotoGP Calendar
06-03Losail International Circuit 20-03Mandalika International Street Circuit 03-04Termas de Río Hondo 10-04Circuit Of The Americas 24-04Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 01-05Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto 15-05Le Mans 29-05Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 05-06Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 19-06Sachsenring 26-06TT Circuit Assen 10-07KymiRing 07-08Silverstone Circuit 21-08Red Bull Ring - Spielberg 04-09Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 18-09MotorLand Aragón 25-09Twin Ring Motegi 02-10Chang International Circuit 16-10Phillip Island 23-10Sepang International Circuit 06-11Circuit Ricardo Tormo
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Post by truenorth on Nov 24, 2021 14:13:27 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 27, 2021 10:28:05 GMT -8
KTM test rider Dani Pedrosa keeps a watchful eye over Tech3 MotoGP rookies Remy Gardner and Raul Fernandez; 'every single bit of advice he gave them was very important and very helpful'
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Post by truenorth on Nov 27, 2021 11:58:04 GMT -8
Simon Patterson: The most-crashed-at corner of the 2021 MotoGP season is turn three at Le Mans with a whopping 37 falls. For context, second is turn one at the Sachsenring with 22 and third is Valencia's turn two with
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Post by truenorth on Nov 30, 2021 7:15:09 GMT -8
Razali: "I shouldn't have taken Valentino Rossi into the Petronas team": "Heart and mind were ready to win, but his body didn't agree. I was also wrong not to accept Petronas' first offer"
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Post by truenorth on Nov 30, 2021 8:03:02 GMT -8
Alex Marquez: "I would like Marc to win the title in 2022": "The new Honda is a new concept, we have lost some agility but gained a lot of traction. For some years Ducati has been the most complete bike"
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Post by truenorth on Dec 2, 2021 16:33:49 GMT -8
Guidotti: "KTM like Aprilia in the 90s, it has courage and is different": "I am the first to be surprised to have left Pramac. I get back into the game and I am determined, there is everything you need to do well "
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Post by truenorth on Dec 2, 2021 16:53:07 GMT -8
Miller on the Ducati Panigale V4R in the ASBK: “I just want to have fun”: First routine photos of Jack on his bike, who’ll be racing ASBK at The Bend next weekend: “It’s always nice to put yourself to the test in another championship
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Post by truenorth on Dec 4, 2021 16:50:57 GMT -8
Jack Miller has helped to swell interest around this event to unprecedent levels. Combine that gesture with his ongoing support of Aussie youngsters racing in Europe and it underlines just how generous of spirit the 26-year-old is by nature. Here's a link so you can watch, if you have FB. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=2549925575150848
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Post by truenorth on Dec 5, 2021 10:02:20 GMT -8
Congrats all round go to Wayne Maxwell (Boost Mobile Ducati) for a double win and a third Australian Superbike title win at The Bend despite spirited opposition from the Aussie regulars and MotoGP import Jack Miller!
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Post by truenorth on Dec 6, 2021 11:36:53 GMT -8
2022 MotoGP RC213V ‘a different bike’ - Puig Honda’s heyday may have felt like a distant dream for Alberto Puig in 2021 as injury continued to plague his star MotoGP rider. Marc Marquez’ return to dominance failed to materialise as quickly as anticipated for HRC as the eight-time world champion began the year struggling with his physical condition after nearly a full season off the bike while new signing Pol Espargaro struggled to get to grips with the RC213V. Three victories - at Sachsenring, Austin and Misano - added to Aragon’s further podium and things were looking up for Marquez mid-season before an off-track training accident curtailed the progress once more. Espargaro completed a resounding success for the Repsol Honda Team at the Emilia-Romagna GP claiming second position behind his teammate, his debut podium with HRC and his highest ever result in the premier class before he too was forced to end the season early after an FP1 crash. “We cannot say it’s a good balance,” Repsol Honda Team Manager, Puig reflected on the fluctuating season. “Because we started the session with Marc not fit. It took him a while to get to, let’s say a decent level, and on the other hand with Pol, it was difficult for him to understand in the beginning the bike. So it has been, for a company like Honda, from HRC that has a long history in racing with a lot of victories, it’s not a perfect balance of course. “We managed to win some races and make some podiums,” he continued, “but of course this is not our target. Of course we had a lot of inconvenience and a lot of problems during this period, with the riders and also we were struggling sometimes with our bike in many tracks. So overall it was not as we expected but probably the worst thing was that Marc was really not recovered as we expected, or as he expected. Also, at the end of the year, he’s had this last problem which is also completely unexpected. Let’s hope and think for a better 2022 and better future. “For Pol, it was a complicated start to the season,” he continued, switching his attention to the newest member of the garage. “He was expecting one type of bike and then he find another type of bike. But it’s true that during the season he has been understanding. He managed to do the pole position at Silverstone and from then on, in Misano, we had an important test. We changed the bike quite a lot for him and from then to today he’s always been in his normal speed. “Pol is a fast rider, we know this, that’s why we contracted him. So I think now he’s really understanding more the bike and this is important. Alex [Marquez, LCR Honda] also. He had some crashes this year, but now he’s going back to the level he showed last year. The only pity is that now the year is finishing so we cannot continue growing with them but we hope and we expect that for next year we will start already from a higher position and level.” Espargaro has been vocal about the progress made during the Misano test in September, with HRC briefly rolling out the new 2022 Honda, before continuing to work at Jerez as the season concluded. Many have described next season’s machine as radically different to the current offering but Puig seems less inclined to agree. “Radically new? I don’t think so,” he said simply. “It’s a different bike. We try to improve always small things but many things. We changed something in the bike and we are trying to understand if this is the correct way - we think yes, but we will see. “At the end it’s a bike, two wheels, and we just have to click on the points that we are weak. But it’s true that we also have some very good, positive things in our bike so we want to keep them. Let’s see if we manage and we are ready for next year.”
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Post by truenorth on Dec 9, 2021 7:57:29 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 11, 2021 10:03:39 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 11, 2021 11:03:37 GMT -8
Jorge Martin 'betrays' MotoGP: in the Ferrari box in Abu Dhabi: The Ducati Pramac team rider is at Yas Marina for the last Formula 1 Grand Prix as a guest of the other redhead, the four-wheeled one
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Post by truenorth on Dec 12, 2021 8:36:34 GMT -8
Quartararo: “I asked Mercedes to try Formula 1”: “I tried the simulator before Spa with Hamilton and Bottas. Being here in Abu Dhabi is a show, I know Lewis and I will cheer for him in the match against Verstappen "
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Post by truenorth on Dec 12, 2021 9:20:50 GMT -8
"I want peace in the world, no I'm kidding, long live Marquez"
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Post by truenorth on Dec 14, 2021 12:51:57 GMT -8
Fall alarm: Dorna at work to warn motorcycle riders on the track: Messages on the dashboard and lights the signals under consideration, but you have to understand how to automate the warnings, through the sensors in the airbags or on the motorcycles
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Post by truenorth on Dec 17, 2021 9:16:32 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Dec 17, 2021 9:26:17 GMT -8
Razlan Razali's new Yamaha MotoGP team - Andrea Dovizioso and Darryn Binder - will be launched in Verona, Italy in January 2022
Gigi Dall'Igna: "My best season in Ducati, no regrets": "The Ducati no longer scares the riders, now they are all seeking her out. I will work hard to keep Bagnaia in Ducati but we are not focussing on anyone, they will all start on an equal…
Sahara admits that replacing Brivio and developing the Suzuki was too much for him: "I missed the role of having someone to discuss everything with and I wasn’t able to get a true understanding of our 2020 machine. Mir has the ability to win the title…
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