Motomondiale: dominio spagnolo al Gran Premio d'Italia


Tripletta spagnola al Gran Premio d'Italia: la vittoria di Jorge Lorenzo nella classe regina è affiancata da quelle di Marc Marquez in Moto2 e di Nicolas Terol in 125. Marquez (Suter) batte in volata il leader del Mondiale Stefan Bradl (Kalex) e l'inglese Bradley Smith (Tech 3); per lo spagnolo è la terza vittoria stagionale, la 13° in carriera. Ai piedi del podio arrivano Alex De Angelis (Motobi) e Andrea Iannone (Suter), autore di un'ottima gara e a lungo in corsa per la vittoria...

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King Kenny Roberts at Laguna Seca

Fans of ?King? Kenny Roberts will be in for a treat as the three-time World Champion will ride not once, not twice but three times at Laguna Seca during the 2011 U.S. Grand Prix, July 22-24.

As previously announced,  Roberts would join Eddie Lawson and about 200 fans in riding parade laps of the Monterrey, Calif., circuit on the Friday, July 22.

The King will return to the track on Saturday, July 23 to ride a few more laps on the Yamaha YZR-M1 MotoGP bike in the special 50th Anniversary red livery.

And if that weren?t enough, Roberts will ride again on the raceday Sunday, July 24 on the same Yamaha YZR500 he rode to win the 1980 500cc World Championship.

?I?m really looking forward to it!? said Kenny from his home in northern California, ?as this will be the very first time I?ve ridden at the USGP and my 31 year old championship-winning YZR is ready to go!?

The Motorcycle.com team will be there at Laguna Seca for the U.S.G.P. so look forward to reading our report on King Kenny Roberts, the MotoGP race and the other festivities.

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?The King? Kenny Roberts to Ride at Red Bull U.S. GP at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca!

Cypress, California, July 1, 2011 ? Yamaha is very pleased to announce that three time World Champion ?King? Kenny Roberts will return to the track at the world famous Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Raceway during this year?s running of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix.

Roberts plans to take to the track all three days beginning with the previously announced  fan lap on Friday, July 22nd, and then on Saturday, Kenny will ride a specially prepared factory YZR-M1 distinguished in 50th Anniversary livery for several laps during the lunch break. Then on Sunday, just prior to the start of the MotoGP finale, Kenny will ride his 1980 World Championship winning YZR500!

?I?m really looking forward to it!? said Kenny from his home in northern California, ?as this will be the very first time I?ve ridden at the USGP and my 31 year old championship-winning YZR is ready to go!?

Two years ago Kenny took a few laps around the famed Indy Mile to recall his incredible win there in 1975.

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?These very special on track activities are part of our plans to celebrate Yamaha?s prestigious 50th Anniversary of World Grand Prix racing ?said Bob Starr, General Manager, of Communications for Yamaha, ??We are truly honored to have Kenny in our family and he continues to give back to his fans as he has done for so long!?

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2011 Mugello MotoGP Post-Race Test Times: Stoner Smashes Lap Record

The Monday test after Mugello was one of the most eagerly-awaited tests in recent history, at least until it was announced that none of the factories would be testing their 1000cc bikes at Mugello. And so the test transmogrified into a fairly humdrum 800 affair, with Honda the only factory present, and even them only having a new swingarm and a few electronics to test. The extra day at Mugello saw Casey Stoner take nearly a quarter of a second off his pole record, getting well into the low 1'47s. He was followed closely by Marco Simoncelli, while Andrea Dovizioso ended the test as 3rd fastest, but nearly a quarter of a second off Stoner's time.

Despite the relative lack of novelty, there were still some entertainment to be found in the test. Apart from an altercation between Casey Stoner and Karel Abraham - Abraham accusing Stoner of having barged into him, Stoner denying it emphatically, the collision a result of Abraham trying to get a tow from Stoner, and Stoner backing off the throttle to prevent him from doing so - the test saw the first public outing of the BMW-powered Suter machine being tested by Marc VDS, the return of Sylvain Guintoli on a Pramac Ducati, and the first outing of Moto2 star Andrea Iannone on a MotoGP bike.

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Indy tipping contest scores

In another lean week top scorers, two names shot ahead from the pack to challenge the leaders – @tailzer and @harleymac1. Pulling off an impressive Brit-centric Minella to gain 6 points, @tailzer took second place in the overall standings. Well done sir! @harleymac1 also made impressive gains with his 6 point Minella. Honorable mention goes [...]

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