I really have lots of respect to these guys. Sick stuff.
2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing
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...but it's sad there's no year without death since 1992 I heard. But that make these men just look braver(or more brave).
Stoner dominates to take win
By Liam Marsden - MCN
MotoGP
05 June 2011 13:49
Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has dominated the Barcelona MotoGP at Catalunya to take his third win of the 2011 season.
World champion Jorge Lorenzo got a good start to lead for the first couple of laps, but it wasn't long before Stoner made his way past and opened up a gap on the Spaniard. From then on the Australian was un-catchable, eventually finishing 2.403secs ahead of Lorenzo.
Lorenzo's team-mate Ben Spies was back to his old self, taking his best result of 2011 with third place. Pole-setter Marco Simoncelli was unable to replicate the form which saw him steal pole from Stoner in qualifying, getting a poor start whch saw him mid-pack at the first corner, Simoncelli finished sixth.
After a scrap with Andrea Dovizioso in the early stages of the race, Valentino Rossi finished fifth, behind Dovizioso.
Brit Cal Crutchlow scored his best finish in MotoGP in seventh place ahead of Nicky Hayden.
1. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 43m 19.779s
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 43m 22.182s
3. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 43m 24.070s
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 43m 25.034s
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 43m 27.150s
6. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 43m 31.610s
7. Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 43m 46.262s
8. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 43m 53.022s
9. Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team 44m 2.871s
10. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 44m 2.892s
11. Hector Barbera ESP Mapfre Aspar Team 44m 4.003s
12. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 44m 5.018s
13. Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda MotoGP 44m 18.047s
By Liam Marsden - MCN
MotoGP
05 June 2011 13:49
Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has dominated the Barcelona MotoGP at Catalunya to take his third win of the 2011 season.
World champion Jorge Lorenzo got a good start to lead for the first couple of laps, but it wasn't long before Stoner made his way past and opened up a gap on the Spaniard. From then on the Australian was un-catchable, eventually finishing 2.403secs ahead of Lorenzo.
Lorenzo's team-mate Ben Spies was back to his old self, taking his best result of 2011 with third place. Pole-setter Marco Simoncelli was unable to replicate the form which saw him steal pole from Stoner in qualifying, getting a poor start whch saw him mid-pack at the first corner, Simoncelli finished sixth.
After a scrap with Andrea Dovizioso in the early stages of the race, Valentino Rossi finished fifth, behind Dovizioso.
Brit Cal Crutchlow scored his best finish in MotoGP in seventh place ahead of Nicky Hayden.
1. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 43m 19.779s
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 43m 22.182s
3. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 43m 24.070s
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 43m 25.034s
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 43m 27.150s
6. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 43m 31.610s
7. Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 43m 46.262s
8. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 43m 53.022s
9. Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team 44m 2.871s
10. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 44m 2.892s
11. Hector Barbera ESP Mapfre Aspar Team 44m 4.003s
12. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 44m 5.018s
13. Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda MotoGP 44m 18.047s
That was a boring race... Moto2 FTW!
I wish it come out on the PC would of been stunning. A shame they don't show it on euro sport, its on ITV4 in the u.k and on the ITV iplayer but not sure if you can watch it outside the u.k...
http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=244957
for all of those who dont live in the uk, you can use this proxy works great on itv, : http://www.expatshield.com/
here is a little proof, and iam located in sweden
here is a little proof, and iam located in sweden
Anstey takes eighth Isle of Man TT race win
By MCN -
TT & road races
06 June 2011 15:05
Bruce Anstey took his eighth Isle of Man TT win in this afternoon's Supersport race which had to be restarted after a fatal crash involving Irish rider Derek Brien.
Anstey finished ahead of Keith Amor in second with Guy Martin in third and Gary Johnson and John McGuinness completing the top five finishers.
Incredibly the Kiwi rider wasn't happy with his riding performance on the Padgetts Honda CBR600RR despite winning from Amor by eight seconds and claiming the fastest lap of the race at 126.59mph on his final lap of the three lap race.
Anstey said he had been riding 'like a wuss' adding: "I wasn’t getting the corner speeds I wanted - it didn’t feel quite right out there. But you’ve got to keep going; keep at it and keep going. With the 600s you never know what’s going to happen."
For Amor second place was a brilliant result having spent three days in hospital following a crash at Quarterbridge in practice on Friday.
The race was stopped when the leaders were more than half way around their second lap when Irish racer Derek Brien crashed at Gorse Lea.
Unlucky Michael Dunlop lead both parts of the race before being sidelined both times with mechanical problems.
ACU issues statement on death of Derek Brien
Following the red flag during the first run of the Supersport 1 race, the following statement has been issued.
"ACU Events Ltd regrets to announce the death of Derek Brien, 34, from Co. Meath in Ireland who was killed during the first Supersport race at the 2011 Isle of Man TT Races following a high speed accident at Gorse Lea. The race was immediately red flagged following the incident.
"Derek was an experienced road racer who first competed on the Isle of Man in the Manx Grand Prix in 2007 and competed in the TT Races in 2009 and 2010. He had a highest TT place of 13th in the 2010 Supersport 1 race. Derek was single with a partner, Sarah. The ACU wishes to pass on their deepest sympathy to Derek's family and friends."
Jim Parker, Managing Director, ACU Events, commented: "Derek was a very talented road racer and achieved a number of notable career highlights including his Manx Grand Prix victory. He will be sorely missed."
The Coroner of Inquests has been informed and investigation into the circumstances of the accident is under way.
By MCN -
TT & road races
06 June 2011 15:05
Bruce Anstey took his eighth Isle of Man TT win in this afternoon's Supersport race which had to be restarted after a fatal crash involving Irish rider Derek Brien.
Anstey finished ahead of Keith Amor in second with Guy Martin in third and Gary Johnson and John McGuinness completing the top five finishers.
Incredibly the Kiwi rider wasn't happy with his riding performance on the Padgetts Honda CBR600RR despite winning from Amor by eight seconds and claiming the fastest lap of the race at 126.59mph on his final lap of the three lap race.
Anstey said he had been riding 'like a wuss' adding: "I wasn’t getting the corner speeds I wanted - it didn’t feel quite right out there. But you’ve got to keep going; keep at it and keep going. With the 600s you never know what’s going to happen."
For Amor second place was a brilliant result having spent three days in hospital following a crash at Quarterbridge in practice on Friday.
The race was stopped when the leaders were more than half way around their second lap when Irish racer Derek Brien crashed at Gorse Lea.
Unlucky Michael Dunlop lead both parts of the race before being sidelined both times with mechanical problems.
ACU issues statement on death of Derek Brien
Following the red flag during the first run of the Supersport 1 race, the following statement has been issued.
"ACU Events Ltd regrets to announce the death of Derek Brien, 34, from Co. Meath in Ireland who was killed during the first Supersport race at the 2011 Isle of Man TT Races following a high speed accident at Gorse Lea. The race was immediately red flagged following the incident.
"Derek was an experienced road racer who first competed on the Isle of Man in the Manx Grand Prix in 2007 and competed in the TT Races in 2009 and 2010. He had a highest TT place of 13th in the 2010 Supersport 1 race. Derek was single with a partner, Sarah. The ACU wishes to pass on their deepest sympathy to Derek's family and friends."
Jim Parker, Managing Director, ACU Events, commented: "Derek was a very talented road racer and achieved a number of notable career highlights including his Manx Grand Prix victory. He will be sorely missed."
The Coroner of Inquests has been informed and investigation into the circumstances of the accident is under way.
Now you can hardly expect a 15 riders race to be more exciting than a 37 riders race.
Dunlop takes Superstock TT victory
By MCN Sportsdesk -
TT & road races
06 June 2011 22:00
Michael Dunlop overcame the disappointment of retiring from this morning's Supersport TT by winning Monday evening's delayed four-lap Superstock TT.
It was Dunlop's second TT victory, having won the Supersport race in 2009 and it marked the ninth TT win for Kawasaki.
Dunlop had to withdraw from today's earlier Supersport race with his Yamaha leaking oil from a engine case gasket but his ZX-10R – with an engine prepared by BSB team MSS Kawasaki - ran faultlessly as he overhauled lap one leader Guy Martin with a devastating second lap, some 13 seconds quicker than his nearest rival.
His eventual winning margin was 18.63s over John McGuinness on a Padgetts Honda while Martin finished third, the Relentless by TAS Suzuki rider's second podium finish of the day and 11th TT podium of his career – but still without the race win he is so desperate for.
Dunlop (23) however said: "That was hard work but the bike never missed a beat. After this morning's Supersport race, I was beginning to think I’d not get another one again (a TT victory) but my team did a mega job for me and this is the only way I can repay them. I can’t thank them enough – or all the fans out there who were going bananas, cheering me on."
Keith Amor battled through the pain of his shoulder injury to finish fourth on his KBMG Honda while Michael’s brother William had a great ride to fifth place on the Wilson Craig Honda. He had even worse luck than Michael in the earlier Supersport race when his bike developed a death rattle as it was started up – a brand new engine installed after an expensive blow up with the original engine in practice on Saturday.
Team-mate Cameron Donald completed the top six, but one of the rides of the day came from TT rookie Simon Andrews who finished 11th on the Ice Valley BMW. He clocked 123.528mph, moving ever closer to his target 125mph and still has Friday's Senor race to look forward to on the stocker.
Notable retirements among the front-runners included: Dan Stewart and Bruce Anstey who both stopped at the pits at the end of the first lap and Gary Johnson who ran out of fuel while in fourth place at the Creg on the fourth lap.
By MCN Sportsdesk -
TT & road races
06 June 2011 22:00
Michael Dunlop overcame the disappointment of retiring from this morning's Supersport TT by winning Monday evening's delayed four-lap Superstock TT.
It was Dunlop's second TT victory, having won the Supersport race in 2009 and it marked the ninth TT win for Kawasaki.
Dunlop had to withdraw from today's earlier Supersport race with his Yamaha leaking oil from a engine case gasket but his ZX-10R – with an engine prepared by BSB team MSS Kawasaki - ran faultlessly as he overhauled lap one leader Guy Martin with a devastating second lap, some 13 seconds quicker than his nearest rival.
His eventual winning margin was 18.63s over John McGuinness on a Padgetts Honda while Martin finished third, the Relentless by TAS Suzuki rider's second podium finish of the day and 11th TT podium of his career – but still without the race win he is so desperate for.
Dunlop (23) however said: "That was hard work but the bike never missed a beat. After this morning's Supersport race, I was beginning to think I’d not get another one again (a TT victory) but my team did a mega job for me and this is the only way I can repay them. I can’t thank them enough – or all the fans out there who were going bananas, cheering me on."
Keith Amor battled through the pain of his shoulder injury to finish fourth on his KBMG Honda while Michael’s brother William had a great ride to fifth place on the Wilson Craig Honda. He had even worse luck than Michael in the earlier Supersport race when his bike developed a death rattle as it was started up – a brand new engine installed after an expensive blow up with the original engine in practice on Saturday.
Team-mate Cameron Donald completed the top six, but one of the rides of the day came from TT rookie Simon Andrews who finished 11th on the Ice Valley BMW. He clocked 123.528mph, moving ever closer to his target 125mph and still has Friday's Senor race to look forward to on the stocker.
Notable retirements among the front-runners included: Dan Stewart and Bruce Anstey who both stopped at the pits at the end of the first lap and Gary Johnson who ran out of fuel while in fourth place at the Creg on the fourth lap.
British MotoGP: Stoner consistent in FP2
By MCN -MCN
MotoGP
10 June 2011 17:19
Unbelievable that Colin Edwards is racing after braking his right collarbone in 7 pieces last weekend.......
Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner was consistently fastest throughout the damp second practice session at Silverstone this afternoon. Stoner led the session until Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini) topped the timesheet with one minute remaining, but Stoner was able to reclaim his position as fastest rider in the finall moments of FP2.
Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team) was third fastest in the session, closely followed by Brit Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) who was fourth quickest around the Northamptonshire circuit.
Crutchlow's team mate Colin Edwards retired early, putting in twelve laps and finishing in sixteenth.
1 Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 2'15.666
2 Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 2'16.463
3 Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team 2'17.070
4 Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2'18.109
5 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha Factory Racing 2'18.683
6 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 2'18.783
7 Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 2'18.820
8 Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 2'19.009
9 Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team 2'19.435
10 Toni Elias SPA LCR Honda MotoGP 2'19.612
11 Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2'20.337
12 Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team 2'20.607
13 Hector Barbera SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP 2'20.639
14 Randy De Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team 2'20.982
15 Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 2'21.026
16 Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2'24.724
By MCN -MCN
MotoGP
10 June 2011 17:19
Unbelievable that Colin Edwards is racing after braking his right collarbone in 7 pieces last weekend.......
Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner was consistently fastest throughout the damp second practice session at Silverstone this afternoon. Stoner led the session until Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini) topped the timesheet with one minute remaining, but Stoner was able to reclaim his position as fastest rider in the finall moments of FP2.
Nicky Hayden (Ducati Team) was third fastest in the session, closely followed by Brit Cal Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) who was fourth quickest around the Northamptonshire circuit.
Crutchlow's team mate Colin Edwards retired early, putting in twelve laps and finishing in sixteenth.
1 Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 2'15.666
2 Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 2'16.463
3 Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team 2'17.070
4 Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2'18.109
5 Jorge Lorenzo SPA Yamaha Factory Racing 2'18.683
6 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 2'18.783
7 Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 2'18.820
8 Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 2'19.009
9 Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team 2'19.435
10 Toni Elias SPA LCR Honda MotoGP 2'19.612
11 Alvaro Bautista SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2'20.337
12 Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team 2'20.607
13 Hector Barbera SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP 2'20.639
14 Randy De Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team 2'20.982
15 Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 2'21.026
16 Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2'24.724
Stoner takes pole position
By Liam Marsden - MCN
MotoGP
11 June 2011 14:20
Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner will start tomorrow's Silverstone MotoGP from pole position after battling with Jorge Lorenzo and Marco Simoncelli for the entirity of the session.
Stoner set the fastest lap with a 2'02.020 to beat Simoneclli by 0.188sec but Italian Simoncelli came close to taking pole position on his final lap. The Honda rider was 1.001sec faster than Stoner, but lost time in the final sector.
World champion Jorge Lorenzo completes the front row in third position.
Factory Yamaha rider Ben Spies heads the second row ahead of Andrea Dovizioso and Karel Abraham.
Brit hopeful Cal Crutchlow may not start tomorrow after he crashed at the start of his third lap. The Tech 3 rider was taken to the medical centre where he was found to have fractured his left collarbone and had suffered a concussion.
Colin Edwards, who broke his right collarbone at Catalunya last week, qualified in eighth place.
The big surprise of the session was that Valentino Rossi will start the race tomorrow from 13th on the grid, 3.761secs behind Stoner, with only Toni Elias and Loris Capirossi behind him.
1 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 308.9 2'02.020
2 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 306.6 2'02.208 0.188 / 0.188
3 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 305.3 2'02.237 0.217 / 0.029
4 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 304.1 2'02.677 0.657 / 0.440
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 309.4 2'03.212 1.192 / 0.535
6 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 303.2 2'04.151 2.131 / 0.939
7 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 302.7 2'04.304 2.284 / 0.153
8 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 300.6 2'04.508 2.488 / 0.204
9 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 304.0 2'04.520 2.500 / 0.012
10 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 302.2 2'04.589 2.569 / 0.069
11 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 306.7 2'04.919 2.899 / 0.330
12 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 305.8 2'05.164 3.144 / 0.245
13 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 302.3 2'05.781 3.761 / 0.617
14 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 304.5 2'05.862 3.842 / 0.081
15 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 304.2 2'06.256 4.236 / 0.394
16 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 297.1 2'07.911 5.891 / 1.655
By Liam Marsden - MCN
MotoGP
11 June 2011 14:20
Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner will start tomorrow's Silverstone MotoGP from pole position after battling with Jorge Lorenzo and Marco Simoncelli for the entirity of the session.
Stoner set the fastest lap with a 2'02.020 to beat Simoneclli by 0.188sec but Italian Simoncelli came close to taking pole position on his final lap. The Honda rider was 1.001sec faster than Stoner, but lost time in the final sector.
World champion Jorge Lorenzo completes the front row in third position.
Factory Yamaha rider Ben Spies heads the second row ahead of Andrea Dovizioso and Karel Abraham.
Brit hopeful Cal Crutchlow may not start tomorrow after he crashed at the start of his third lap. The Tech 3 rider was taken to the medical centre where he was found to have fractured his left collarbone and had suffered a concussion.
Colin Edwards, who broke his right collarbone at Catalunya last week, qualified in eighth place.
The big surprise of the session was that Valentino Rossi will start the race tomorrow from 13th on the grid, 3.761secs behind Stoner, with only Toni Elias and Loris Capirossi behind him.
1 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 308.9 2'02.020
2 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 306.6 2'02.208 0.188 / 0.188
3 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 305.3 2'02.237 0.217 / 0.029
4 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 304.1 2'02.677 0.657 / 0.440
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 309.4 2'03.212 1.192 / 0.535
6 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 303.2 2'04.151 2.131 / 0.939
7 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 302.7 2'04.304 2.284 / 0.153
8 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 300.6 2'04.508 2.488 / 0.204
9 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 304.0 2'04.520 2.500 / 0.012
10 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 302.2 2'04.589 2.569 / 0.069
11 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 306.7 2'04.919 2.899 / 0.330
12 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 305.8 2'05.164 3.144 / 0.245
13 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 302.3 2'05.781 3.761 / 0.617
14 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 304.5 2'05.862 3.842 / 0.081
15 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 304.2 2'06.256 4.236 / 0.394
16 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 297.1 2'07.911 5.891 / 1.655
British MotoGP: Casey Stoner shivers to commanding win
By Liam Marsden - MCN
MotoGP
12 June 2011 13:49
Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has taken the lead in the MotoGP championship with a dominant victory at a rain soaked Silverstone circuit.
Current champion Jorge Lorenzo got the holeshot into the first corner, but Stoner and team-mate Andrea Dovizioso passed him before the end of the first lap. Stoner passed Dovizioso at the first corner on lap two and from then on was unstoppable, eventually opening up a lead of 15.159secs by the end of the race.
Second spot wasn't as secure, with Dovizioso, Jorge Lorenzo and Marco Simoncelli all in with a chance of taking 20 points. Simoncelli had a big moment on the brakes into turn one of lap four and ran off the track, relegating himself back to fourth behind Lorenzo.
Some of the pressure was taken off Dovizioso at the begninng of lap eight when Lorenzo highsided his factory Yamaha machine coming out of the first corner, less than a lap after team-mate Ben Spies crashed his Yamaha at Copse.
This gave Simoncelli chance to catch Dovizioso, which he did, but he was unable to make a move stick. On lap 11 Simonceli virtually guaranteed Dovizioso second place, crashing hard on the brakes at the end of the new start/finish straight.
The best result of the day must surely go to Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards, who only nine days after breaking his right collarbone at Catalunya, nursed himself and the bike home to take the final step on the podium.
Nicky Hayden pressured the Texan towards the end of the race, setting the fastest lap of the entire race on lap 17, but it was too little too late and the Ducati rider had to settle for fourth.
Valentino Rossi made up seven places during the race to finish sixth, but that was still 1'04.526mins back from race winner Stoner and 28.956secs behind fifth place finisher Alvaro Bautista.
1 25 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 147.9 47'53.459
2 20 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 147.1 +15.159
3 16 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 146.8 +21.480
4 13 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 146.5 +26.984
5 11 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 146.1 +35.569
6 10 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 144.6 +1'04.526
7 9 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 143.3 +1'32.650
8 8 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 142.3 +1'51.938
9 7 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 142.3 +1'52.350
10 6 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 141.8 +2'03.312
11 5 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 139.7 1 Lap
12 4 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 139.5 1 Lap
By Liam Marsden - MCN
MotoGP
12 June 2011 13:49
Repsol Honda rider Casey Stoner has taken the lead in the MotoGP championship with a dominant victory at a rain soaked Silverstone circuit.
Current champion Jorge Lorenzo got the holeshot into the first corner, but Stoner and team-mate Andrea Dovizioso passed him before the end of the first lap. Stoner passed Dovizioso at the first corner on lap two and from then on was unstoppable, eventually opening up a lead of 15.159secs by the end of the race.
Second spot wasn't as secure, with Dovizioso, Jorge Lorenzo and Marco Simoncelli all in with a chance of taking 20 points. Simoncelli had a big moment on the brakes into turn one of lap four and ran off the track, relegating himself back to fourth behind Lorenzo.
Some of the pressure was taken off Dovizioso at the begninng of lap eight when Lorenzo highsided his factory Yamaha machine coming out of the first corner, less than a lap after team-mate Ben Spies crashed his Yamaha at Copse.
This gave Simoncelli chance to catch Dovizioso, which he did, but he was unable to make a move stick. On lap 11 Simonceli virtually guaranteed Dovizioso second place, crashing hard on the brakes at the end of the new start/finish straight.
The best result of the day must surely go to Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards, who only nine days after breaking his right collarbone at Catalunya, nursed himself and the bike home to take the final step on the podium.
Nicky Hayden pressured the Texan towards the end of the race, setting the fastest lap of the entire race on lap 17, but it was too little too late and the Ducati rider had to settle for fourth.
Valentino Rossi made up seven places during the race to finish sixth, but that was still 1'04.526mins back from race winner Stoner and 28.956secs behind fifth place finisher Alvaro Bautista.
1 25 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 147.9 47'53.459
2 20 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 147.1 +15.159
3 16 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 146.8 +21.480
4 13 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 146.5 +26.984
5 11 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 146.1 +35.569
6 10 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 144.6 +1'04.526
7 9 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 143.3 +1'32.650
8 8 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 142.3 +1'51.938
9 7 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 142.3 +1'52.350
10 6 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 141.8 +2'03.312
11 5 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 139.7 1 Lap
12 4 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 139.5 1 Lap
Young Bradders Smith carried the flag for us there in Moto2,nice one!,annoying to think what Cal would have done if he was there and unhurt ,once again Marco leaves me feeling a bit gutted,and angry!,c,mon lad button it down a bit and get some results .
,once again Marco leaves me feeling a bit gutted,and angry!,c,mon lad button it down a bit and get some results .
Marco Melandri backed up his impressive free practice performance by clocking the fastest lap in the opening qualifying in session at Aragon today. The factory Yamaha man was the only rider to set a sub two minute lap and despite hotter track conditions bettered his opening Free Practice time from this morning.
Carlos Checa claimed second spot, but unlike Melandri he was unable to improve on his best lap in Free Practice.
Speaking to MCN, Checa said: “I expected to be faster here, because when we tested her last year I was lapping in the 1.58’s, but for sure the temperature today is very hot. I have tested the different tyre solutions and the soft tyre is working well but I still need to do a long run tomorrow to really understand. At the moment Melandri looks very strong, but I am sure we can improve things for tomorrow.”
Noriyuki Haga was once again in good form and led the way for Aprilia and the RSV4. The privateer PATA Aprilia rider finished in third place ahead of Leon Camier in fourth and Max Biaggi in sixth.
Camier said: “We made a good change to the bike and compared to Misano the feeling I’m getting from the front is better and I’ve definitely got more confidence. In Misano I was losing the front so much and it feel better here, but saying that I’m still surprised to be this high up the leader board.”
Tom Sykes impressed with both his outright pace and consistency during the qualifying session especially given that he spent the session on the harder rear Pirelli tyre and is yet to test the higher performing soft tyre.
He said: “It’s been a good session for us especially as I was in second position for most of the session using a tyre that I ran in Free Practice this morning. Last year our bike was a bit of a disaster in the hot conditions so it’s good to be this far up with the new bike.”
Aragon - SUPERBIKE - Qualifying 1
1. Marco Melandri1'59.726 Yamaha YZF R1 (Yamaha World Superbike Team)
2. Carlos Checa2'00.073 Ducati 1098R (Althea Racing)
3. Noriyuki Haga2'00.214 Aprilia RSV4 Factory (PATA Racing Team Aprilia)
4. Leon Camier2'00.253 Aprilia RSV4 Factory (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team)
5. Tom Sykes2'00.267 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike)
6. Max Biaggi2'00.309 Aprilia RSV4 Factory (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team)
7. Michel Fabrizio2'00.324 Suzuki GSX-R1000 (Team Suzuki Alstare)
8. Ayrton Badovini2'00.377 BMW S1000 RR (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team)
9. Eugene Laverty2'00.503 Yamaha YZF R1 (Yamaha World Superbike Team)
10. Maxime Berger2'00.509 Ducati 1098R (Supersonic Racing Team)
11. Joan Lascorz2'00.727 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Kawasaki Racing Team)
12. Troy Corser2'00.798 BMW S1000 RR (BMW Motorrad Motorsport)
13. Ruben Xaus2'00.853 Honda CBR1000RR (Castrol Honda)
14. Leon Haslam2'01.047 BMW S1000 RR (BMW Motorrad Motorsport)
15. Mark Aitchison2'01.428 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Team Pedercini)
16. Lorenzo Lanzi2'01.475 BMW S1000 RR (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team)
17. Sylvain Guintoli2'01.484 Ducati 1098R (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing)
18. Roberto Rolfo2'01.527 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Team Pedercini)
19. Chris Vermeulen2'01.567 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Kawasaki Racing Team)
20. Jakub Smrz2'01.829 Ducati 1098R (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing)
WSB Aragon:
Melandri heads Checa in first qualifying, Camier fourth
By Michael Guy - MCN
World Superbikes
17 June 2011 16:52
Marco Melandri backed up his impressive free practice performance by clocking the fastest lap in the opening qualifying in session at Aragon today. The factory Yamaha man was the only rider to set a sub two minute lap and despite hotter track conditions bettered his opening Free Practice time from this morning.
Carlos Checa claimed second spot, but unlike Melandri he was unable to improve on his best lap in Free Practice.
Speaking to MCN, Checa said: “I expected to be faster here, because when we tested her last year I was lapping in the 1.58’s, but for sure the temperature today is very hot. I have tested the different tyre solutions and the soft tyre is working well but I still need to do a long run tomorrow to really understand. At the moment Melandri looks very strong, but I am sure we can improve things for tomorrow.”
Noriyuki Haga was once again in good form and led the way for Aprilia and the RSV4. The privateer PATA Aprilia rider finished in third place ahead of Leon Camier in fourth and Max Biaggi in sixth.
Camier said: “We made a good change to the bike and compared to Misano the feeling I’m getting from the front is better and I’ve definitely got more confidence. In Misano I was losing the front so much and it feel better here, but saying that I’m still surprised to be this high up the leader board.”
Tom Sykes impressed with both his outright pace and consistency during the qualifying session especially given that he spent the session on the harder rear Pirelli tyre and is yet to test the higher performing soft tyre.
He said: “It’s been a good session for us especially as I was in second position for most of the session using a tyre that I ran in Free Practice this morning. Last year our bike was a bit of a disaster in the hot conditions so it’s good to be this far up with the new bike.”
Aragon - SUPERBIKE - Qualifying 1
1. Marco Melandri1'59.726 Yamaha YZF R1 (Yamaha World Superbike Team)
2. Carlos Checa2'00.073 Ducati 1098R (Althea Racing)
3. Noriyuki Haga2'00.214 Aprilia RSV4 Factory (PATA Racing Team Aprilia)
4. Leon Camier2'00.253 Aprilia RSV4 Factory (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team)
5. Tom Sykes2'00.267 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike)
6. Max Biaggi2'00.309 Aprilia RSV4 Factory (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team)
7. Michel Fabrizio2'00.324 Suzuki GSX-R1000 (Team Suzuki Alstare)
8. Ayrton Badovini2'00.377 BMW S1000 RR (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team)
9. Eugene Laverty2'00.503 Yamaha YZF R1 (Yamaha World Superbike Team)
10. Maxime Berger2'00.509 Ducati 1098R (Supersonic Racing Team)
11. Joan Lascorz2'00.727 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Kawasaki Racing Team)
12. Troy Corser2'00.798 BMW S1000 RR (BMW Motorrad Motorsport)
13. Ruben Xaus2'00.853 Honda CBR1000RR (Castrol Honda)
14. Leon Haslam2'01.047 BMW S1000 RR (BMW Motorrad Motorsport)
15. Mark Aitchison2'01.428 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Team Pedercini)
16. Lorenzo Lanzi2'01.475 BMW S1000 RR (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team)
17. Sylvain Guintoli2'01.484 Ducati 1098R (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing)
18. Roberto Rolfo2'01.527 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Team Pedercini)
19. Chris Vermeulen2'01.567 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Kawasaki Racing Team)
20. Jakub Smrz2'01.829 Ducati 1098R (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing)
Melandri heads Checa in first qualifying, Camier fourth
By Michael Guy - MCN
World Superbikes
17 June 2011 16:52
Marco Melandri backed up his impressive free practice performance by clocking the fastest lap in the opening qualifying in session at Aragon today. The factory Yamaha man was the only rider to set a sub two minute lap and despite hotter track conditions bettered his opening Free Practice time from this morning.
Carlos Checa claimed second spot, but unlike Melandri he was unable to improve on his best lap in Free Practice.
Speaking to MCN, Checa said: “I expected to be faster here, because when we tested her last year I was lapping in the 1.58’s, but for sure the temperature today is very hot. I have tested the different tyre solutions and the soft tyre is working well but I still need to do a long run tomorrow to really understand. At the moment Melandri looks very strong, but I am sure we can improve things for tomorrow.”
Noriyuki Haga was once again in good form and led the way for Aprilia and the RSV4. The privateer PATA Aprilia rider finished in third place ahead of Leon Camier in fourth and Max Biaggi in sixth.
Camier said: “We made a good change to the bike and compared to Misano the feeling I’m getting from the front is better and I’ve definitely got more confidence. In Misano I was losing the front so much and it feel better here, but saying that I’m still surprised to be this high up the leader board.”
Tom Sykes impressed with both his outright pace and consistency during the qualifying session especially given that he spent the session on the harder rear Pirelli tyre and is yet to test the higher performing soft tyre.
He said: “It’s been a good session for us especially as I was in second position for most of the session using a tyre that I ran in Free Practice this morning. Last year our bike was a bit of a disaster in the hot conditions so it’s good to be this far up with the new bike.”
Aragon - SUPERBIKE - Qualifying 1
1. Marco Melandri1'59.726 Yamaha YZF R1 (Yamaha World Superbike Team)
2. Carlos Checa2'00.073 Ducati 1098R (Althea Racing)
3. Noriyuki Haga2'00.214 Aprilia RSV4 Factory (PATA Racing Team Aprilia)
4. Leon Camier2'00.253 Aprilia RSV4 Factory (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team)
5. Tom Sykes2'00.267 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike)
6. Max Biaggi2'00.309 Aprilia RSV4 Factory (Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team)
7. Michel Fabrizio2'00.324 Suzuki GSX-R1000 (Team Suzuki Alstare)
8. Ayrton Badovini2'00.377 BMW S1000 RR (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team)
9. Eugene Laverty2'00.503 Yamaha YZF R1 (Yamaha World Superbike Team)
10. Maxime Berger2'00.509 Ducati 1098R (Supersonic Racing Team)
11. Joan Lascorz2'00.727 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Kawasaki Racing Team)
12. Troy Corser2'00.798 BMW S1000 RR (BMW Motorrad Motorsport)
13. Ruben Xaus2'00.853 Honda CBR1000RR (Castrol Honda)
14. Leon Haslam2'01.047 BMW S1000 RR (BMW Motorrad Motorsport)
15. Mark Aitchison2'01.428 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Team Pedercini)
16. Lorenzo Lanzi2'01.475 BMW S1000 RR (BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team)
17. Sylvain Guintoli2'01.484 Ducati 1098R (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing)
18. Roberto Rolfo2'01.527 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Team Pedercini)
19. Chris Vermeulen2'01.567 Kawasaki ZX-10R (Kawasaki Racing Team)
20. Jakub Smrz2'01.829 Ducati 1098R (Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing)
Melandri takes pole
By Tom Cambio -MCN
World Superbikes
18 June 2011 14:56
Yamaha World Superbike Team rider Marco Melandri took pole position in the final minutes of Superpole 3 at Aragon, putting in an impressive performance to relegate Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) to second on the grid.
Biaggi will start ahead of British team mate Leon Camier, who qualified third, whilst championship leader Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) completes the front row to start from fourth position on the grid.
Spaniard Checa had been dominant until Superpole 2, where he was surpassed by Biaggi. A mistake in Superpole 3, where Checa outbraked himself meant he couldn't improve on fourth position.
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike) rode consistently to qualify at the head of the second row in fifth, but had his last flying lap of Superpole 3 thwarted by a meandering Max Biaggi who strayed on to the racing line whilst heading out to practice his race start. Yamaha World Superbike rider Eugene Laverty will start from sixth, ahead of Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team) and BMW Motorrad Italia rider Ayrton Badovini.
British BMW Motorrad Motorsport rider Leon Haslam, who is still recovering from injuries sustained at Misano, qualified in fourteenth place.
1. Marco Melandri Yamaha World Superbike Team 1'57.634
2. Max Biaggi Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team 1'57.790
3. Leon Camier Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team 1'58.279
4. Carlos Checa Althea Racing 1'58.472
5. Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike 1'58.641
6. Eugene Laverty Yamaha World Superbike Team 1'58.756
7. Joan Lascorz Kawasaki Racing Team 1'59.194
8. Ayrton Badovini BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team 1'59.591
9. Noriyuki Haga PATA Racing Team Aprilia 1'58.566
10. Sylvain Guintoli Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing 1'58.640
11. Michel Fabrizio Team Suzuki Alstare 1'58.950
12. Mark Aitchison Team Pedercini 1'59.680
13. Jakub Smrz Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing 1'59.355
14. Leon Haslam BMW Motorrad Motorsport 1'59.367
15. Maxime Berger Supersonic Racing Team 1'59.507
16. Troy Corser BMW Motorrad Motorsport 1'59.565
17. Ruben Xaus Castrol Honda 2'00.432
18. Chris Vermeulen Kawasaki Racing Team 2'00.507
19. Roberto Rolfo Team Pedercini 2'00.678
20. Lorenzo Lanzi BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team 2'00.776
By Tom Cambio -MCN
World Superbikes
18 June 2011 14:56
Yamaha World Superbike Team rider Marco Melandri took pole position in the final minutes of Superpole 3 at Aragon, putting in an impressive performance to relegate Max Biaggi (Aprilia Alitalia Racing) to second on the grid.
Biaggi will start ahead of British team mate Leon Camier, who qualified third, whilst championship leader Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) completes the front row to start from fourth position on the grid.
Spaniard Checa had been dominant until Superpole 2, where he was surpassed by Biaggi. A mistake in Superpole 3, where Checa outbraked himself meant he couldn't improve on fourth position.
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike) rode consistently to qualify at the head of the second row in fifth, but had his last flying lap of Superpole 3 thwarted by a meandering Max Biaggi who strayed on to the racing line whilst heading out to practice his race start. Yamaha World Superbike rider Eugene Laverty will start from sixth, ahead of Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Racing Team) and BMW Motorrad Italia rider Ayrton Badovini.
British BMW Motorrad Motorsport rider Leon Haslam, who is still recovering from injuries sustained at Misano, qualified in fourteenth place.
1. Marco Melandri Yamaha World Superbike Team 1'57.634
2. Max Biaggi Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team 1'57.790
3. Leon Camier Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team 1'58.279
4. Carlos Checa Althea Racing 1'58.472
5. Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team Superbike 1'58.641
6. Eugene Laverty Yamaha World Superbike Team 1'58.756
7. Joan Lascorz Kawasaki Racing Team 1'59.194
8. Ayrton Badovini BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team 1'59.591
9. Noriyuki Haga PATA Racing Team Aprilia 1'58.566
10. Sylvain Guintoli Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing 1'58.640
11. Michel Fabrizio Team Suzuki Alstare 1'58.950
12. Mark Aitchison Team Pedercini 1'59.680
13. Jakub Smrz Team Effenbert-Liberty Racing 1'59.355
14. Leon Haslam BMW Motorrad Motorsport 1'59.367
15. Maxime Berger Supersonic Racing Team 1'59.507
16. Troy Corser BMW Motorrad Motorsport 1'59.565
17. Ruben Xaus Castrol Honda 2'00.432
18. Chris Vermeulen Kawasaki Racing Team 2'00.507
19. Roberto Rolfo Team Pedercini 2'00.678
20. Lorenzo Lanzi BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team 2'00.776
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After watching the tt i went out and bought a playstation 2 tt legends and tourist trophy ....
After watching the tt i went out and bought a playstation 2 tt legends and tourist trophy ....
