Championship standings for round 5, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Jorge Lorenzo Wins MotoGP Mugello
Jorge Lorenzo wins MotoGP Mugello race after a strong pace against his compatriot, Dani Pedrosa. Cal Crutchlow finishes third and get his second podium. Aleix Espargar marked as the fastest CRT rider on eighth place.
Early crash for Valentino Rossi and Alvaro Bautista made both riders couldn't continue the race. The incident still under investigation.
1 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha Factory Racing
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Early crash for Valentino Rossi and Alvaro Bautista made both riders couldn't continue the race. The incident still under investigation.
1 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha Factory Racing
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Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/V__QSrm2m5c/Jorge+Lorenzo+Wins+MotoGP+Mugello
2013 Mugello MotoGP Saturday Post-Qualifying Press Releases
Press releases from the MotoGP teams and Bridgestone after qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello:
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2013 IOMTT: Glencrutchery Road with Tony Goldsmith
Photo: © 2013 Tony Goldsmith / TGF Photos – All Rights Reserved Tony Goldsmith is an Isle of Man based freelance motorcycle racing photographer specialising in the Isle of Man TT races. He has also covered selected rounds of the British Superbike Championship and MotoGP. His online archive is available at www.tgfphotos.com and he can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.
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Armed Forces Day Rides Aplenty This Weekend
Saturday is the 63rd annual Armed Forces Day. Celebrations to honor our military take place all over the country including a number of motorcycle rides and rallies. Most notably, the National Armed Forces Freedom Ride takes place in 29 different states. There are many other rides this weekend too, so we can't think of a better reason to saddle up and get riding. Don't forget to put your flag up.
For a list of other rides happening this weekend CLICK HERE!
Prepare your motorcycle for the road ahead and shop MotoSport.com for everything from OEM parts to motorcycle foot pegs!
For a list of other rides happening this weekend CLICK HERE!
Prepare your motorcycle for the road ahead and shop MotoSport.com for everything from OEM parts to motorcycle foot pegs!
Source: http://www.esportbike.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146130&goto=newpost
Saturday, June 1, 2013
MotoGP - Pedrosa & Crutchlow Take First & Second Le Mans
Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC213V) scored a masterful victory in treachero ...Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/jtPTQThYOfl/MotoGP+Pedrosa+Crutchlow+Take+First+Second
Grattan CCW Expert WERA
Grattan CCW Expert Races
New PB 1:22.312
C Superstock - beat to the line by .048. Ironic that his number is 48...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=O9GZMDsqu6Y
First Expert race, first expert win!
MWT Solo 20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=0PiZWSVDLGs
ASS - 1000 Superstock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=AAo-wKo3-ss
BSS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=alt5fv8rH00
C Superbike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=m2-5OhSVED8
New PB 1:22.312
C Superstock - beat to the line by .048. Ironic that his number is 48...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=O9GZMDsqu6Y
First Expert race, first expert win!
MWT Solo 20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=0PiZWSVDLGs
ASS - 1000 Superstock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=AAo-wKo3-ss
BSS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=alt5fv8rH00
C Superbike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=m2-5OhSVED8
Source: http://www.esportbike.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146122&goto=newpost
Up-Close with the 2013 Mugen Shinden Ni (神電 貳)
At the 2013 Isle of Man TT, when it comes to the TT Zero race, there are really only two entries being talked about: MotoCzysz and Mugen. Rumored last year to be a black hat electric superbike project for Honda, Mugen of course denies such involvement, though admits that company’s share a very special and close relationship.
Whether you believe that an association exists or not, the paddock gossip says that Mugen (or Honda) has spent nearly $4.3 million on its electric bike project, and that sounds like a number that is well within the ballpark. With John McGuinness at the helm, Mugen is taking the TT very seriously, and looking at the 120 hp Mugen Shinden Ni, you can see that the Japanese squad has spared no effort in giving McPint the most potent weapon possible.
Eyeing a 110 mph average lap speed for this year’s SES TT Zero race, Mugen hopes to upset MotoCzysz’s quest for a fourth-straight victory. Mugen says that the Shinden Ni is 44 lbs lighter than last year’s race bike, and while the outside of the bike looks only slightly different with its more aerodynamical fairings and reshaped fuel tank, looking at the up-close photos below, we can seem internal changes as well.
To my untrained eye, the motor looks to be completely new from last year’s unit, and virtually all the pieces seem to have been refined from the original Mugen Shinden (hopefully our more learned readers will chime-in on what they see). Eye candy and carbon fiber porn await you in the gallery.
Photos: © 2013 Richard Mushet / Mushet Photo – All Rights Reserved
Richard Mushet is a British photographer who has been known to cover motorcycle racing in it’s many forms. You can view his site here, and follow his Facebook page for more frequent updates over here: MushetPhoto.
SS5: Latvala takes 50th stage win for Polo R
Story from www.wrc.com
Stage description:
Another repeat from 2012. The opening kilometres are on wide roads through pine forests and stunning scenery. But at the midpoint it becomes narrower and rougher, before dipping and diving among the trees as it heads to the finish. * * *
How the action unfolded:*
Jari-Matti Latvala was quickest through the 18km Kefalari test to claim the 50th stage win for Volkwagen’s Polo R from 95 stage starts this year.*
The Finn extended his Acropolis Rally lead to 18.8sec over Dani Sordo, who was second quickest in a Citroen DS3 WRC.*
However Latvala, who has won all of the stages this morning, was feeling less than comfortable in his new position as rally leader.*
“It’s demanding,” he said. “Before I was the guy who was trying to catch the people ahead, now they are trying to catch me. So the game has changed a bit. I wasn’t very relaxed in there. I have a rhythm but it could be better.”*
Sordo completed the stage in a time 3.2sec slower than Latvala’s. “I seem to be losing a lot of time in the slow corners so I took it carefully to try and find out why,” the Spaniard explained.*
“I need to learn this for other rough rallies like Sardegna. I need to get better in these sorts of stages. I’m happy though, it’s good.”*
Sebastien Ogier was third fastest, and making the most of the opportunity to test his Polo R in the slippery conditions at the field of the field. “We tried to push but it’s not easy. We tried to adapt our set-up to the conditions,” he said. *
Ogier’s team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen delivered a heroic Acropolis performance, driving his Polo R through most of the 18km mountain stage with no brakes. *
“We lost them after about three kilometres,’ the Norwegian explained. “I pushed the pedal and it went straight to the floor. After 12 or 13 kilometres the brakes started to come back a bit but then, snap, the pedal went to the floor again. I don’t know what it is, but it’s impossible to drive like this.”*
Mikkelsen’s problems cost him around 40 seconds, dropping him more than one minute behind third-placed Thierry Neuville in the overall standings.*
Neuville was fourth-fastest through SS5. “I was following Andreas’ splits, so when I saw that he slowed I did too. There is no point to risk doing anything more,” he said.*
After his broken wheel on Friday, Mads Ostberg experienced more problems and the Norwegian arrived at the finish control with the left-hand front wheel of his Ford Fiesta RS out of alignment. “Something happened on the start line, from the beginning, I don’t know what exactly,” said the Norwegian.*
Meanwhile Evgeny Novikov continued to lose time as a consequence of his rock-strike on the previous test. “The brakes are still broken,” he explained. “We can’t fix it because we don’t have any parts until service.”*
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Stage description:
Another repeat from 2012. The opening kilometres are on wide roads through pine forests and stunning scenery. But at the midpoint it becomes narrower and rougher, before dipping and diving among the trees as it heads to the finish. * * *
How the action unfolded:*
Jari-Matti Latvala was quickest through the 18km Kefalari test to claim the 50th stage win for Volkwagen’s Polo R from 95 stage starts this year.*
The Finn extended his Acropolis Rally lead to 18.8sec over Dani Sordo, who was second quickest in a Citroen DS3 WRC.*
However Latvala, who has won all of the stages this morning, was feeling less than comfortable in his new position as rally leader.*
“It’s demanding,” he said. “Before I was the guy who was trying to catch the people ahead, now they are trying to catch me. So the game has changed a bit. I wasn’t very relaxed in there. I have a rhythm but it could be better.”*
Sordo completed the stage in a time 3.2sec slower than Latvala’s. “I seem to be losing a lot of time in the slow corners so I took it carefully to try and find out why,” the Spaniard explained.*
“I need to learn this for other rough rallies like Sardegna. I need to get better in these sorts of stages. I’m happy though, it’s good.”*
Sebastien Ogier was third fastest, and making the most of the opportunity to test his Polo R in the slippery conditions at the field of the field. “We tried to push but it’s not easy. We tried to adapt our set-up to the conditions,” he said. *
Ogier’s team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen delivered a heroic Acropolis performance, driving his Polo R through most of the 18km mountain stage with no brakes. *
“We lost them after about three kilometres,’ the Norwegian explained. “I pushed the pedal and it went straight to the floor. After 12 or 13 kilometres the brakes started to come back a bit but then, snap, the pedal went to the floor again. I don’t know what it is, but it’s impossible to drive like this.”*
Mikkelsen’s problems cost him around 40 seconds, dropping him more than one minute behind third-placed Thierry Neuville in the overall standings.*
Neuville was fourth-fastest through SS5. “I was following Andreas’ splits, so when I saw that he slowed I did too. There is no point to risk doing anything more,” he said.*
After his broken wheel on Friday, Mads Ostberg experienced more problems and the Norwegian arrived at the finish control with the left-hand front wheel of his Ford Fiesta RS out of alignment. “Something happened on the start line, from the beginning, I don’t know what exactly,” said the Norwegian.*
Meanwhile Evgeny Novikov continued to lose time as a consequence of his rock-strike on the previous test. “The brakes are still broken,” he explained. “We can’t fix it because we don’t have any parts until service.”*
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Source: http://www.motorsportforums.com/wrc-news/158616-ss5-latvala-takes-50th-stage-win-polo-r.html
MotoGP: Valentino Rossi’s 2013 Mugello Helmet
Another Italian GP at Mugello, and another special AGV helmet for Valentino Rossi. A wink to his new non-alien status, Rossi’s AGV Pista GP lid is obviously painted up like a turtleshell, implying the Italian’s pace to his rivals (note the colored figures running along the chin bar of the helmet). Whether you are a [...]
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Yamaha Factory Racing Prepare for 'Home' Grand Prix at Mugello
Yamaha Factory Racing set up for their ‘home’ race in Italy this weekend for ...Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/zK-FgLkyqs1/Yamaha+Factory+Racing+Prepare+Home+Grand+Prix
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