BikeRacing NL | <b>MotoGP</b>: Dani Pedrosa I'll be in the form for the race <b>...</b>

With the victory at Estoril dani pedrosa has withdrawn a weight lifted no longer struggle with physical problems had forced to run on the defensive between Qatar and Jerez. Found the condition while jumping a half-day of test post-GP to Estoril Pedrosa turn with confidence to the MotoGP weekend event next to le Mans, where it will try to confirm these sentiments with a convincing result in etSi race possible, address the direction of Jorge Lorenzo only 4 punticini...

"It was the first week after a long period in which I was calm and confident, especially after the race took place at the Portugal," said Dani Pedrosa. "After the operation, was a great relief to feel well on the bike and that makes me see things differently." After the race and test Monday, I was very tired and painful. I spent three days in complete rest to relax muscles, returning to physiotherapy and a light workout with trainer.

I am pleased to return to the query. Le Mans will, as always, challenging and difficult. I've always done well on this track, I have a good feeling, but I have not won in MotoGP, which I would like to many. Similar to Estoril, Bugatti is a "stop and go" where in the past, Yamaha has always been very powerful.

We must make the best use of testing sessions to prepare the bike well and find a good stability, traction and acceleration. No, not only that, we must be prepared for any condition of the track given the uncertainty of weather conditions. It will be important to maintain the concentration, the race will be long and it is crucial to not step errors. »

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Ducati <b>MotoGP</b> ride Phenomenal. Data General safety hand Blog

Who does not know the Ducati? One of the largest manufacturers of motorcycle in the world who come from Italy is one of the leaders for Harley-Davidson and BMW motorcycles. Ducati have the creators of Adriano and Marcello Ducati in 1926 in Bologna. In historikalnya at the beginning, Ducati 1954 is the manufacturer of small engines. After having lost the Italy of the second world war, auto parts manufacturers just Ducati on the radio, in the producers of weapons in the second world war.

The design of the original engines are two classical Ducati L-Twin or called V4. Design original was launched in 2001, the bike was launched in 2002 the Italy GP at Mugello, for the season next in the MotoGP World Championship. Vittoriano Guareschi, Ducati Corse test runner, followed the steps in the development process of initial testing until the development of original prototypes. And, in 2007, Ducati rider Casey Stoner, received its first champion of the world Ducati in MotoGP era.

January 15, 2010, brought Ducati GP10 MotoGP 2010 season is always with the same racer Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden, which are the powerful brand of sport with the greatest technological innovation driversOakley. The two pilots are entrusted Oakley Ducati riding during the Grand Prix season last year.

Oakley Sunglasses are always a favorite of the Ducati rider. Collaboration becomes something that is incomparable. Both companies share the technological sophistication in design and aggressive, Oakley gave birth to the Signature Ducati series, a collection of Oakley Sunglasses with a chosen logo is also typical of the Ducati colors. These unique goggles that represents courage, honour and glory of sports legends that adds octane to life and to cope with all the rules. A representation of Oakley legend, it's Nicky Hayden Ducati Holbrook? Edition, a special tribute to the boy from Kentucky who is also desperate to bring back its fangs in this season of 2011. Finally, the legend of MotoGP Valentino Rossi also joined the Oakley Sunglasses and immediately launched a version of himself, V46 Signature Holbrook.

Date of January 12, 2011, yesterday, the original GP11 Ducati introduced the season MotoGP 2011. GP11 will be mounted by Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden. But if the GP11 sedahsyat predecessor? Monitor and continue to refer to the 2011 MotoGP season is underway.

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Bridgestone brings a new asymmetrical at le Mans. <b>MotoGP</b> | Sport <b>...</b>

A soft compound aimed initially at MotegiMOTOWORLD.ES. PHOTO: BRIDGESTONE.

The Grand Prize of France held this weekend at le Mans and Bridgestone will be the Gaul of circuit one new compound rear, an asymmetric soft, which developed last winter and again at Motegi.

The choice of tires for the France is very clear: compounds, soft and medium-sized two wheels, with the asymmetric rear tire behind. It is the first time that Bridgestone will provide this type of tyre, which was originally intended for Motegi, but postponement of the Grand Prize of the Japan to the month of October, became Le Mans the scenario for its creation. Bridgestone this new tyre its excellent grip, your best highlights the warming and gives better results for the conditions of le Mans, where it is assumed a colder temperature.

"Le Mans is a circuit which slides a lot, and we are at an early date, the temperature is low, so I need a composed of soft tires provide grip and this is the reason why we will use the new back asymmetric pneumatic soft of France.". We develop a mild extra compound we use late last year in Valencia and the Portugal, but during the winter, we have incorporated a completely new asymmetric soft compound. "Is designed to operate when conditions are cooler and obtain more rapid warming, offering the best pilots of sensations in the early stages of use", says Hirohide Hamashima, Deputy Director of the Department of development of the Division of the tyres.

Hamashima underlined by characteristics of the circuit, "this is the type of brake and speed, except for the final part which is high speed, inclinations are relatively low, but it is crucial good stability in braking, especially in curves 3 and 9" which is reached after two straight. "The circuit has an asymmetric pattern, so the tire requires a right more hard, hence the choice by the asymmetric rubber rear", he explains.

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avaismDerseb2u4h: 2011 Repsol Honda RC212V <b>MotoGP</b> official bike

Debut Repsol Honda MotoGP season 2011 today, showing his team of three men of Dani Pedrosa, Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso, with the Honda RC212V 2011, which will compete against Yamaha YRZ - M1 and Ducati original GP11. A quirk in the paddock GP, HRC field three runners under the same roof, which courted from Stoner after the rider for Ducati and the Italian team had bad blood

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<b>MotoGP</b> REPSOL: 40 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑ ΣΤΟ. All about bikes

50cc
Ángel Nieto (Derbi) 1972
80cc
Jorge Martínez "aspar" (derbi) 1988

125cc
1971 Ángel Nieto (Derbi)
Ángel Nieto (Derbi) 1972
Ángel Nieto (Minarelli) 1981
Ángel Nieto (Garelli) 1982
Ángel Nieto (Garelli) 1983
Jorge Martínez "aspar" (derbi) 1988
1989 Álex Crivillé (DD-Cobas)
Emilio Alzamora (Honda RS 125) 1999
2003 Dani Pedrosa (Honda RS 125)
2010 Marc Márquez (Derbi RSA)

MotoGP
1988 Sito Pons (Honda NSR 250)
1989 Sito Pons (Honda NSR 250)
2001 Daijiro Kato (Honda NSR 250)
2005 Dani Pedrosa (Honda RSW 250)

500cc
1995 Mick Doohan (Honda NSR 500)
1996 Mick Doohan (Honda NSR 500)
1997 Mick Doohan (Honda NSR 500)
1998 Mick Doohan (Honda NSR 500)
1999 Álex Crivillé (Honda NSR 500)
Valentino Rossi (Honda NSR 500) 2001

MotoGP
2002 Valentino Rossi (Honda RC211V)
2003 Valentino Rossi (Honda RC211V)
2006 Nicky Hayden (Honda RC211V)

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VaFORTINO - all about <b>MotoGp</b> Vale and the movement: history and the <b>...</b>

Domenica prossima torna il motomondiale con il quarto appuntamento dell’anno, il gran premio di Le Mans in Francia. Da sempre presente nel motomondiale, il circuito francese si trova in una zona particolarmente piovosa, anche se lo scorso anno ci fu sole splendente per la tre giorni di gara (evento però che non accadeva dal 2004…). Valentino Rossi qui, da quando corre nella classe regina (2000) ha colto solo 3 successi: nel 2002 con la Honda e nel 2005 e 2008 con la Yamaha. L’anno scorso dopo aver dominato le prove e la prima parte della gara, ad una decina di giri dalla fine Rossi fu raggiunto, superato e quindi immediatamente staccato da Lorenzo. Un crollo incredibile delle prestazioni sul giro di Vale diedero la vittoria al maiorchino…erano i primi avvisagli dei problemi che gli avrebbe dato la spalla nel guidare….ora ad un anno di distanza però finalmente la spalla (e quindi Rossi) sta tornando al 100% anche se bisogna trovare ancora il setting ideale con la Rossa di Borgo Panigalle.Comunque ecco il racconto delle tre vittorie di Vale a Le Mans

Valentino Rossi ha vinto con la sua Honda la gara della classe MotoGp del Gran Premio di Francia, quarta prova del Motomondiale. Ha preceduto il giapponese Tohru Ukawa (Honda) e Max Biaggi (Yamaha). Il termine della gara è stata anticipata a causa della pioggia. A pochi giri dal termine i piloti di testa hanno alzato la mano ed è stata mostrata la bandiera rossa.

Vincendo anche a le Mans Valentino non solo ha rafforzato il proprio primato in classifica generale - 34 punti su Ukawa, secondo, ed addirittura 50 su Capirossi, terzo - ma sembra aver altresì dimostrato una volta per tutte che, senza un qualche suo errore, per gli avversari non ci sono speranze. Sulle quattro gare finora disputate il campione iridato uscente se ne è infatti assicurate tre, e l'altra in Sudafrica l'ha persa di un soffio soltanto per un peccato di leggerezza. Al traguardo oggi ha preceduto il giapponese Tohru Ukawa in sella alla sua stessa Honda quattro tempi. Terzo gradino del podio per Max Biaggi con la Yamaha, redivivo, già in evidenza in prova. «È una vittoria, va bene soprattutto per il campionato, ma finire la gara così è un pò un peccato, ti toglie un pò tutto». Questo il commento di Rossi dopo il termine del Gran Premio di Francia. «Ho visto che poteva iniziare a piovere forte -ha detto ai microfoni di Italia 1- e allora lì ho alzato la mano perchè cominciava a essere pericoloso. In centro gara ho rallentato perchè cominciava a piovere e temevo per la fine, quando sono riandato su sono stato fortunato ad essere avanti al momento giusto. Max Biaggi di nuovo pericoloso? A lottare con dei piloti forti è sempre un piacere, soprattutto se si riesce ad arrivare davanti».Il solito duello, il solito vincitore. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) si è portato a casa anche il successo nel GP di Francia MotoGP, battendo sul traguardo di soli 382 millesimi l'eterno rivale Sete Gibernau (Honda). Lo ha fatto al termine di un bel GP, disputato su pista asciutta, che l'iridato in carica ha chiuso con il giro più veloce della gara proprio nella tornata conclusive. Questo a dimostrazione della fatica che gli è servita per tenersi dietro un arrembante e ritrovato Gibernau. Terzo si è piazzato Colin Edwards, compagno di Rossi, a dimostrazione dello stato di forma della Yamaha su questo tracciato.
Quarto, dopo una gara non facile, è arrivato Marco Melandri con l'altra Honda Gresini. E quinto un generoso Max Biaggi (Honda HRC), che ha corso con i dolori alla schiena e a un gluteo causati da una caduta nel warm-up. Sesto il suo compagnio Nicky hayden e settimo un bravo Loris Capirossi con la Ducati. Il suo compagno Carlos Checa è caduto al primo giro, dopo un contatto con Biaggi. Ed è caduto anche Alex Barros. Ora, nel Mondiale, il pesarese guida con ben 95 punti contro i 58 di Melandri e i 53 di Gibernau. Con Biaggi quarto a quota 47.
La gara ha vissuto sulla fuga iniziale di Edwards, partito come una freccia e in testa per metà corsa. Rossi lo ha raggiunto avvicinandosi giro dopo giro e i due poco dopo la metà hanno accolto in vetta Gibernau. Lo spagnolo, partito male, ha rimontato a colpi di giri veloci nonostante un lungo alla prima curva che gli è costato tempo prezioso. Un po' alla volta lo spagnolo ha saltato Melandri, Capirossi e Hayden per mettersi alle spalle del duo Yamaha.
Qui - a 10 tornate dal termine - Rossi ha provato a forzare i tempi, ha passato il compagno ma è arrivato lungo ed è stato scavalcato anche dal pilota del teama Gresini. I due giri seguenti sono stati davvero intensi, con i tre vicinissimi. Vale dopo un po' restituiva il favore e sorpassava Sete, e un giro più tardi entrambi saltavano Edwards. Da lì se ne andavano, per giocarsi il successo tra loro.
Dietro intanto risaliva benissimo l'acciaccato Biaggi (caduto nel warm-up mattutino) che a 6 giri dalla bandiera a scacchi era quarto, seguito da un regolare Marco Melandri. Ma il ravennate, che aveva montato una gomma posteriore dura, trovava un po' di ritmo nel finale e riusciva a passare il romano a quattro tornate dalla fine. Gli ultimi due giri erano, al solito, da batticuore. Ma Rossi controllava e vinceva. Portandosi via il terzo trionfo in questo 2005 che sembra aver già ipotecato. Ecco le parole di Vale al termine del gp “Gibernau era molto veloce così ho deciso di spingere al massimo. Ogni giro facevo sempre meglio e ho ottenuto il giro più veloce della gara all’ultima  tornata e questo dimostra l’eccellente lavoro fatto con la moto”A Le Mans, il pesarese Valentino Rossi ha vinto il G.P. di Francia nella classe MotoGP, quinta prova del motomondiale: si è trattata della seconda vittoria consecutiva (non succedeva dal 2006) e della novantesima vittoria in carriera, che Rossi ha festeggiato a fine gara con un particolare siparietto: avendo eguagliato con questa vittoria il record di 90 vittorie conquistato da Ángel Nieto, proprio il pilota spagnolo nato nel 1947 (che ha gareggiato dal 1964 al 1986, e complessivamente sei volte campione del mondo nella classe 50 cc. e sette volte campione del mondo in classe 125 cc.) ha riportato ai box la Yamaha numero 46, indossando una maglietta speciale con la scritta “Bravo Valentino – 90? e seduto davanti a Rossi che portava una bandiera “90 + 90?.Quello di Rossi è stato un vero dominio, dopo i primi giri in cui si trovava dietro Stoner e Pedrosa, ed anche nei giri in cui in tratti della pista pioveva abbastanza forte: dietro di lui al traguardo altri due piloti Yamaha, Jorge Lorenzo e Colin Edwards; quarto Daniel Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) e quinto Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki); tra gli altri italiani, sesto Andrea Dovizioso (JIR Scot Team), settimo Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki), e quindicesimo Marco Melandri (Ducati). Nel Mondiale Rossi ha così conquistato la testa con 97 punti, tre in più di Pedrosa e Lorenzo.Da segnalare comunque l’ottima prova di Lorenzo, arrivato al secondo posto nonostante le fratture precedenti e le cadute: giunto al podio, per i dolori Lorenzo ha subito imbracciato le stampelle. “Arrivare a 90 vittorie ed aver eguagliato il record di Nieto per me è un sogno – disse Rossi al termine della gara- ero molto sotto pressione perché Angel stava aspettando di raggiungermi sulla moto con indosso la tuta speciale quindi avevo davvero bisogno di vincere!. E’ stato fantastico fare il giro della pista con lui. 180 vittorie insieme su una sola moto sono una cosa di un certo peso, penso!”Ecco in tabella riassuntiva tutti i risultati di Vale a le Mans nella classe reginaRit motore rotto mentre era in testa17 caduto mentre era in testa e ripartito

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the blog of Emeritus: 2011 Repsol Honda RC212V <b>MotoGP</b> official bike

Debut Repsol Honda MotoGP season 2011 today, showing his team of three men of Dani Pedrosa, Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso, with the Honda RC212V 2011, which will compete against Yamaha YRZ - M1 and Ducati original GP11. A quirk in the paddock GP, HRC field three runners under the same roof, which courted from Stoner after the rider for Ducati and the Italian team had bad blood

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BikeRacing NL | <b>MotoGP</b>: Marco Simoncelli "I want a good result <b>...</b>".

In the two towers, Marco simoncelli show their full potential, without, however, to reap the fruits of sown. Fallen in Jerez, when he was on the head with a good margin, out of the game after four curves at Estoril after having tested by the protagonist. No doubt, "Sic" should confirm these performance next weekend at le Mans this attempt to follow with a high finish in the race.

"Testing Estoril, played the day after the race, I've served on forget in part the result of Sunday and go to le Mans with an another mind," explains Marco Simoncelli. Today I am loading and willing to buy the Portuguese race. The Monday test was useful and important to this fourth round of the Championship of the world. I am convinced more and more he can stay with the best and centarre a list of result and will give the maximum to do.

Certainly, I will try not to repeat the error with cold tires, after only four curves, because the only good thing was to see beautiful pictures of my screwing published in air and get perhaps, by the photographers who took the photodonjona magnification.

Scherzi a parte le mans, I want to do even if I do not like the French track where I won, 250 in 2009 and I came second in 2008 "."

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<b>MotoGP</b> Info 2011: Lorenzo paves the way for le Mans more Moto2 and <b>...</b>

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Moto GP:

Three rounds into the 2011 season and the MotoGP World Championship has already delivered a wealth of thrilling on-track action, as well as a dose of intense competitive rivalry off it which has added spice to what is already shaping up to be a fantastic title battle.

The drama will continue this weekend at Le Mans where reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo heads into the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France holding a slender four-point advantage over Dani Pedrosa at the top of the standings, after three rounds. Yamaha Factory Racing rider Lorenzo is preparing for his 150th GP start this weekend, which would make him the youngest rider ever to reach the milestone (taking the record off Pedrosa), and he won last year’s race at Le Mans. Lorenzo knows that his Repsol Honda rival is feeling fit and sharp after taking his first win of 2011 at the previous round in Portugal however, and the pair are now level on 36 career GP wins each.

Casey Stoner stands 20 points adrift of his Repsol Honda team-mate after three races and will bid to take what would only be his second ever podium finish at Le Mans across all classes this weekend. The Australian is closely trailed by Valentino Rossi, who has won at Le Mans three times in the premier class (seven podium finishes in total), and the Italian will be pushing for his first Ducati podium at a circuit at which the factory has never before won a MotoGP race.Rossi’s Ducati team-mate Nicky Hayden and Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso are level on points and finished fourth and third respectively in last year’s Le Mans race, and Hiroshi Aoyama has enjoyed a good start to the season with the San Carlo Honda Gresini team, something he will aim to maintain in France.

The Japanese rider’s team-mate Marco Simoncelli’s current points haul belies the Italian’s form so far this season. After placing fifth in Qatar he has crashed out of the last two races; at Jerez whilst leading and at Estoril after displaying a pace throughout the weekend which had indicated that an elusive first premier class podium was more than attainable.

British rookie Cal Crutchlow’s debut season continued on an upward curve in Portugal and the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider will make his racing debut at Le Mans. Team-mate Colin Edwards has twice stood on the podium at the track and the pair will be confident of following up an impressive previous round in Portugal at their team’s home GP.

Héctor Barberá (Mapfre Aspar) crashed out of a premier class race for the first time in his career in Portugal and will be determined to make amends in France, as will rookie Karel Abraham (Cardion AB Motoracing), and Toni Elías (LCR Honda) has twice won at Le Mans (once in 250s and last year in Moto2).

Ben Spies’ (Yamaha Factory Racing) season has not started as the American would have expected after two crashes in the last two races, and his target will be a points-scoring finish at a circuit at which he did not finish last year’s race. Pramac Racing duo Loris Capirossi and Randy de Puniet will try to follow up their Portugal results with another encouraging step forward, whilst Álvaro Bautista has had further time to recover following his incredible comeback from injury at Estoril.

Moto2:

The Moto2 show arrives at Le Mans with German rider Stefan Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing) the form man in the category. Bradl has started each of the opening three rounds of the 2011 season from pole position and has taken two victories (Qatar and in the previous round at Estoril), and currently leads the Championship standings by 13 points ahead of Andrea Iannone.

The Italian surrendered the Championship lead to Bradl in Portugal when he slid out of the group fighting for victory in the race with three laps to go, and will aim to recover lost ground at Le Mans. It is a circuit at which Iannone has a best-ever finish of fourth, which came in last year’s Moto2 race.

Simone Corsi (Ioda Racing Project) has had a consistent start to the season and scored a podium result at Le Mans last year in the Moto2 race, and Thomas Lüthi (Interwetten Paddock Moto2) returns to the scene of his last-ever GP victory (in the 125s in 2006) determined to take his first Moto2 win having crashed out of the Portugal race when in the leading group.

Julián Simón took his first podium of the year in Portugal and was second in last year’s Moto2 race at Le Mans, and the Mapfre Aspar rider is also seeking a maiden Moto2 win, whilst Yuki Takahashi also stood on the rostrum for the first time this year at Estoril and goes back to the site where he won his first ever GP race in 2006 in the 250cc class.

Bradley Smith (Tech 3) and Scott Redding (Marc VDS Racing) experienced difficult races in Portugal and will be eager to put the third round behind them with strong results in France. The latter of the two is still in search of his first Championship points of the season, as is reigning 125cc World Champion Marc Márquez (Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol). Italian rider Claudio Corti (Italtrans) will undergo a medical check on Thursday to asses his fitness after suffering a shoulder injury in Portugal.

Two wildcard riders will also participate this weekend, with Australian Alex Cudlin riding a Moriwaki for the QMMF Racing Team and South African Steven Odendaal on a Suter and riding under the MS Racing banner.

125cc:

Nico Terol remains the man to beat in the 125cc category, having opened up a 25-point lead at the top of the Championship standings after just three rounds. The Bankia Aspar rider has won the first three races of the campaign – the first rider to do so since Masao Azuma in 1999 – and at Le Mans will line up for his 100th GP start, all of which have come in the 125cc class.

With the Spaniard in such strong form a chasing pack has formed in his wake, with German duo Sandro Cortese (Intact Racing Team Germany) and Jonas Folger (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport) and Frenchman Johann Zarco (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo) a trio of riders battling one another.

Cortese leads the threesome whilst Folger and Zarco are level on points, and the French rider will be eager for a strong home result after stepping onto the podium for the past two consecutive races. His competitors are also in rostrum-finishing shape after the opening three races of 2011.

Spaniards Efrén Vázquez (Avant-AirAsia-Ajo) and Sergio Gadea (Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing Team) know that they will need to produce strong results in France to maintain contact with those ahead of them, even this early in the season, whilst Gadea’s rookie team-mate Maverick Viñales will have taken great encouragement from his display in Portugal where he was denied a first podium in only his third GP by just two-thousandths of a second. Other rookies in the shape of Danny Kent (Red Bull Ajo Motorsport) and Miguel Oliveira (Team Andalucía Banca Cívica) continue to impress, whilst British rider Taylor Mackenzie (Phonica Racing) will hope to be fit to ride after a crash in QP at Estoril ruled him out of the race with a shoulder injury.

Three wildcard riders will supplement the field at Le Mans with French youngsters Kevin Szalai (Maxiscoot MVT Racing) and Kevin Thobois (Team RMS) and Swiss rider Patrick Meile (Albatros Racing) riding.

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