MotoGP News
Who won the French MotoGP? – Who cares the GOAT finished second
Written by Paul Huxley | Tuesday, 22 May 2012 13:18
A rain soaked Le Mans circuit greeted the riders for Round 4 of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship. Little Dani got his usual hole shot start with soon to be retired from MotoGP and current World Champion Casey Stoner following, however it was a wet footed Lorenzo that sweep past the duo and shot off into the distance never be headed. All the action was behind Lorenzo, with Stoner moving into second followed by Little Dani and Brit Crutchlow on a charge in fourth. Rossi started well in fifth followed by Dovi sixth, with both riders moving past Crutchlow, and so the chase of the season began. Lorenzo moved away mid race to lead by around 3 seconds from Stoner and a struggling Little Dani in the wet. It wasn’t long before Rossi and the two Tech 3 Yamaha’s moved past as well. With terrible conditions afoot and with everyone…
Stoner Wins at Estoril - Completes his MotoGP Calendar
Written by Paul Huxley | Monday, 07 May 2012 10:27
Casey Stoner started from yesterday's Estori Moto GP from pole with usual rivals Little Dani and Lorenzo close by. Once again young Brit Cal Crutchlow qualified well in fourth and looked good to upset a few of the regulars. As the lights turned green it was Little Dani that got the hole shot – although it would only last until the exit of the first turn, where a cold tyre caused a little sideways action and lack of drive, Stoner and Lorenzo shot by. Incredibly Stoner developed a gap on the field in just the first lap; over a second and kept pulling away. At one point in time, It really did look like he was going to ride off into the sunset. But the director still had a few scenes that needed playing out. Would Stoner's mysterious arm pump return or would his tyre management skills be good enough. …
MotoGP Round 2 April 29th 2012 Three days of inclement weather in Spain caused havoc on the MotoGP field. Dry, patchy and wet conditions were experienced during free practice and qualifying. Local favourite Jorge Lorenzo took a thrilling pole position as the track dried dramatically in the last few minutes of qualifying from Little Dani. The surprise packet of qualifying was Ducati rider Nicky Hayden in 3rd, surprising since the other factory Ducati or Rossi could only manage a lowly 13th position on the grid. Brit Cal Crutchlow managed to secure the forth fastest time to start from the second row. Aussie world champ Casey Stoner was relegated to the second row after qualifying 5th fastest on his Honda. Race day and with the skies clearing and the track still drying the lights turned green with Little Dani taking the holeshot from Lorenzo and a fast starting Crutchlow. A tense…
Spanish Fly -er– Lorenzo makes his claim for the 2012 Title
Written by Paul Huxley | Wednesday, 18 April 2012 11:27
The lights were shining bright at the Losail Circuit for the opening race of the 2012 Moto GP Championship. The Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar has been won by Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo with a great win taken away from Dani Pedrosa and rapidly slowing Casey Stoner after a race long game of cat and mouse. The new 1000cc MotoGP bikes with their poor cousins the CRT (semi-production) swelled grid numbers to 21. A sight for sore eyes. After three days of night time qualifying under lights, Lorenzo started from Pole Position with the usual suspects in close proximity. As the light turned green Lorenzo got the hole shot and looked smooth with a chasing Stoner and Pedrosa. Three laps in and the first time father Stoner hits the lead – suddenly its looks like he is going to romp away – but enter the wild card – the new tyre…
Australian Casey Stoner has finished the MotoGP season in style winning the final race of the season in Valencia Spain. While Stoner sealed the World MotoGP championship several weeks earlier at Phillip Island, he finished off the season with his 10th win beating American Ben Spies by the narrowest of margins on the finish line. Stoner led the race for the majority of the 30-lap race however with three laps remaining he ran wide on a corner allowing Spies to ease through on the inside. The remaining three laps were test amount to Stoner's riding ability as he battled Spies all the way until the very end and on the last corner the two riders were side by side heading into the final straight. The finish was one of the most exciting of the season as Stoner's Honda surged into the lead right on the finish line. The Valencia race…
The Moto GP world is in mourning following the death of Italian rider Marco Simoncelli during the Malaysian MotoGP. Simoncelli crashed just minutes after the Sepang race started when he lost control of his Honda and veered across the track into the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi. Medical director Michele Macchiagodena told reporters that he suffered "very serious trauma to the head, neck and the chest" and later went into cardiac arrest. "Despite their (doctors') efforts, Marco sadly succumbed to his injuries at 4:56pm local time (0856 GMT)," MotoGP said in a devastating announcement. Casey Stoner said "I feel sick right through, I can only say my thoughts are for his family." "When something like this happens you remember how precious life is," Stoner said. Following the news, the race was subsequently cancelled. Spanish MotoGP rider 'Little Dani' Pedrosa was also stunned by this tragic event. "After a…
Happy Birthday Casey Stoner - MotoGP World Champion
Written by Rob Huxley | Sunday, 16 October 2011 18:34
Australia's Casey Stoner has picked up his 2nd MotoGP World Championship today with a sensational ride at Phillip Island. Today's win is his 5th straight at Phillip Island where has has led all every lap bar one. Fans have already re-named the the track "Casey Island" after his historic win. Stoner's second championship was 'handed' to him when Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo crashed in the morning warm up session. Lorenzo was unable to start the race due to a severed finger and the remainder of his season is now in question. The starting grid was further depleted when American Ben Spies pulled out of the race following a concussion he suffered during a crash in yesterday's qualifying. In addition Australian Damian Cudlin chose not to race due to injuries sustained in yesterday's qualifying. Showers threatened throughout the race as Stoner launched from the start grid and immediately pulled a gap on…
Jorge Lorenzo Pulls Out Of Phillip Island MotoGP
Written by Paul Huxley | Sunday, 16 October 2011 12:14
Reigning world MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo has pulled out of today's MotoGP race following an injury suffered during a fall in today's warm up session. With Lorenzo's departure from the race, Australian Casey Stoner now needs to finish sixth or better to secure his second world MotoGP title. Stoner holds a 40-point lead heading into today's race and with the exit of Lorenzo he is almost certain to take the title today at the Island. Italian rider Marco Simoncelli (Super Sic) will now start from 2nd on the grid with Bautista rounding out the front row on the Suzuki. Aside from the exit of Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo, the other exciting event in today's warm up was the riding of Italian superstar Valentino Rossi who was 4th fastest in this mornings warm up session with a 1:32:220, less than a second off the pace of the Aussie Stoner. Stoner was still…
