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Mittwoch, 23. März 2011
KTM Supermoto Concept by anyaverageartist
We love us some concept bikes here at Asphalt & Rubber. While not all of them live in the realm of possibility, it’s interesting to see the ideas that come forth when people put pen to paper with reckless abandon. Motorcycling is about individual expression, which we often see exhibit itself in the way people modify their bikes after purchase. If this customization process is the physical and practical manifestation of this idea, then concept ...
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Harald Bartol Darren Barton František Bartoš Günter Bartusch Eric Bataille
Stoner Makes Flying Start in Qatar
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| Repsol Honda Team MotoGP rider Casey Stoner of Australia in action during the MotoGP final race of the Motorcycle Grand Prix of Qatar at al Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday. (EPA Photo) |
Doha. Australian Casey Stoner won the floodlit Qatar MotoGP season-opener for the fourth time in five years on Sunday ahead of Spaniards Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.
Starting from pole position after dominating all three practice sessions, Stoner beat Yamaha's world champion Lorenzo by 3.44 seconds at the Losail circuit in a dream debut with the works Repsol Honda team.
The Australian, who raced for Ducati last year, has now won 24 grands prix in the top category.
Spain's Pedrosa, Stoner's Honda team mate, was struggling with a painful arm and looked exhausted after finishing just over five seconds behind the Australian, despite taking the lead on the opening lap and fighting an entertaining duel to the halfway point.
Valentino Rossi of Italy, winner of nine world titles across the classes but struggling with a shoulder injury, finished well off the pace in seventh in his first race with Ducati after leaving Yamaha.
"Definitely, it couldn't be any better," Stoner, the 2007 world champion, told reporters.
"It's a similar start to what we had when we won the world championship. ...we've had some fantastic starts to the season but everything with Honda so far has been just amazing, everything we've done with the bike over the pre-season," he added.
Lorenzo had warned that Stoner and Pedrosa were the men to beat, with Honda fastest at every preseason test, and had said he would be happy to be on the podium.
The Mallorcan exceeded his own expectations and his delight was evident as he punched the air repeatedly as he cruised down the pitlane after taking the chequered flag.
On the victory podium, the Spaniard appeared the happiest of the three with the two Honda riders waving Japanese flags in solidarity with the victims of the devastating quake and tsunami.
"Not so many people thought about us for this race," said Lorenzo. "But we believed in ourselves every day, better and better. Today I put everything I have on the track, I didn't save anything. I was at the limit in every corner and every lap.
"I almost crashed. When you go like this it is very easy to crash." Pedrosa took the lead at the start but was passed by Lorenzo while Stoner hit the front on lap two. The Spaniard overtook Lorenzo for second on the third lap and got back in front of the Australian for a brief stint.
His battle in the second half of the race was for second place, with the two Spaniards dicing with each before Lorenzo made his move stick with four laps remaining.
"In the middle of the race I started having a lot of problems again with my left arm," he said. "I couldn't control the bike any more and I just tried to slow down...I couldn't grip really good or use the clutch in the proper way." Britain's Cal Crutchlow finished 11th on his MotoGP debut with 13 finishers.
Reuters
Starting from pole position after dominating all three practice sessions, Stoner beat Yamaha's world champion Lorenzo by 3.44 seconds at the Losail circuit in a dream debut with the works Repsol Honda team.
The Australian, who raced for Ducati last year, has now won 24 grands prix in the top category.
Spain's Pedrosa, Stoner's Honda team mate, was struggling with a painful arm and looked exhausted after finishing just over five seconds behind the Australian, despite taking the lead on the opening lap and fighting an entertaining duel to the halfway point.
Valentino Rossi of Italy, winner of nine world titles across the classes but struggling with a shoulder injury, finished well off the pace in seventh in his first race with Ducati after leaving Yamaha.
"Definitely, it couldn't be any better," Stoner, the 2007 world champion, told reporters.
"It's a similar start to what we had when we won the world championship. ...we've had some fantastic starts to the season but everything with Honda so far has been just amazing, everything we've done with the bike over the pre-season," he added.
Lorenzo had warned that Stoner and Pedrosa were the men to beat, with Honda fastest at every preseason test, and had said he would be happy to be on the podium.
The Mallorcan exceeded his own expectations and his delight was evident as he punched the air repeatedly as he cruised down the pitlane after taking the chequered flag.
On the victory podium, the Spaniard appeared the happiest of the three with the two Honda riders waving Japanese flags in solidarity with the victims of the devastating quake and tsunami.
"Not so many people thought about us for this race," said Lorenzo. "But we believed in ourselves every day, better and better. Today I put everything I have on the track, I didn't save anything. I was at the limit in every corner and every lap.
"I almost crashed. When you go like this it is very easy to crash." Pedrosa took the lead at the start but was passed by Lorenzo while Stoner hit the front on lap two. The Spaniard overtook Lorenzo for second on the third lap and got back in front of the Australian for a brief stint.
His battle in the second half of the race was for second place, with the two Spaniards dicing with each before Lorenzo made his move stick with four laps remaining.
"In the middle of the race I started having a lot of problems again with my left arm," he said. "I couldn't control the bike any more and I just tried to slow down...I couldn't grip really good or use the clutch in the proper way." Britain's Cal Crutchlow finished 11th on his MotoGP debut with 13 finishers.
Reuters
Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/kG1fxlpnDZ6/Stoner+Makes+Flying+Start+Qatar
Roland Pike Paolo Pileri Michele Pirro Manuel Poggiali Patrick Pons
Donnerstag, 17. März 2011
The Top 15 Motorcycling Roads According to AMA Members
The American Motorcyclist Association has taken nominations and votes on where the best motorcycling roads in the United States are located. With over 100 roads were submitted, the organization’s 230,000 person membership voted on the entries via the AMA’s website (although were not told how many actually voted). With the tallies finally in, the AMA has chosen 15 routes in all, with some honorable mentions as well. With an equal showing of roads in the ...
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Tomoyoshi Koyama Ewald Kluge Bruno Kneubühler Randy Krummenacher Hiroaki Kuzuhara
Mittwoch, 16. März 2011
More Qatar Test Images From The Nikon Of Scott Jones
Rossi talking to the engineers. He's had to do a lot of that this preseason
Ben Spies is starting to seriously worry the competition
Richard Bay Jean Michel Bayle Jean Pierre Bayle Len Bayliss Troy Bayliss
More Qatar Test Images From The Nikon Of Scott Jones
Rossi talking to the engineers. He's had to do a lot of that this preseason
Ben Spies is starting to seriously worry the competition
Umberto Masetti Claudio Mastellari Naoki Matsudo Giuseppe Matucci Cromie McCandless
BMW 1M Coupe MotoGP safety car lit up and ready to roll
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The 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe is serving duty as one of the safety cars for the 2011 MotoGP Championship, which kicks off this weekend at the Grand Prix of Qatar. The 1M Coupe that will be handling safety car duties has been smartened up a little from stock, starting with an Akrapovic sport exhaust.
BMW also added a big rear wing, a chin spoiler and BMW Motorsport's fabled tri-color paint scheme. To cap the look off, BMW has finished the wheels and exhaust tips in black. No word yet on whether the accessories on the MotoGP pace car will be made available to the public, or if this car is a one-shot deal. Check out more pics of the safety car by visiting our friends at 1Addicts (link below).
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Peter Courtney Gary Cowan Kevin Cowley Simon Crafar Cecil Crawford
2011 MotoGP Qatar Day 2 Test Times 10:15pm - Top 12 Under 1'57
Latest times from Day 2 of Qatar MotoGP test at 10:15pm:
Takashi Akita Kousuke Akiyoshi Raffaele Alberti Josef Albisser Pierluigi Aldrovanti
Freitag, 4. März 2011
sbk 2011 phillip island Live Streaming
Super bike World Championships Phillip Island
The SBK World Championships – Season 2008!
GP Philip Island, Australia
Superpole :: SBK 2011
Phillip Island, Australia
Event Introduction
Superbike racing is all about showcasing the latest generation of high-performance four-stroke street bikes, with seven manufacturers set to battle it out for the 2011 world championship – Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki, Ducati, BMW and Aprilia.
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Much more than prototype-based grand prix racing, superbikes have a greater connection to the general public, because people can see the bikes they own being punted around on some of the finest race tracks in the world, including Australia’s very own Phillip Island.
The spectacular Phillip Island has one of the highest average speeds of any circuit in the world, and in the 2010 round Italian Max Biaggi (the eventual world champion) reached 319.8km/h down the main straight on his Aprilia V-four. That’s seriously potent performance.
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The championship regulations allow four-cylinder bikes of up to 1000cc, or twins up to 1200cc. At the moment, Ducati is the only marque which is using a twin-cylinder configuration.
In 2011, the minimum weight for both twin-cylinder and four-cylinder bikes will be 165kg.
A superbike must remain in many aspects the same as the bike that can be bought in any dealership, including the body design. To be allowed to enter the world superbike title every manufacturer must produce a minimum quantity of a bike that must also be commercially available to the general public.
The championship also has a control slick race tyre, produced by Pirelli, giving all teams access to the same specification rubber to create closer and more exciting racing than ever before.
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Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/C_4KyDbw2qX/sbk+2011+phillip+island+Live+Streaming
Donnerstag, 3. März 2011
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