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The Spanish Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha YZR M 1) surprised all his rivals in the second and final round of free practice for the U.S. Grand Prix MotoGP to be held this weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Australian Casey Stoner (Honda RC 212 V) was the fastest in the first practice session, with a record of 1:22.300, but this afternoon the Australian had a hard time reaching that record and when he did, almost end of the day, it lowered by just a few thousandths of a second (1:22.231).

While Stoner gave the impression that he could not approach their previous records, or by rhyme or by definition in the track world champion sent on such training almost from the beginning and also did a record with almost three tenths faster than Casey Stoner (Honda RC 212 V), 1:22.056, which was in the fifth round and none of his rivals could beat until almost the end.

Not even Lawrence, who had a scare near the end of the last free practice, was able to reduce the time, but neither was needed because none of his rivals could beat him, although registration is considerably higher than the best times MotoGP this circuit.

Dani Pedrosa, who in the first book had a little scare when he went off the track and get to fall, was not harmed by this case or in the morning or later in the second book in the evening, which also took too long register with the leading group and remained there until the end. Read the rest of this entry »

Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) took the win in the tenth round of the MotoGP World Championship 2011, the Red Bull Grand Prix of the United States, played at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The Australian used the slick tire with harder compound for, starting from third position on the grid, to take a significant victory in a legendary track.

Like Stoner, the other two occupants of the podium, Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda), carried by the harder compound both before and after. The same option was chosen by Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda), fifth, and Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini), which fell when he was fifth.

Despite the high track temperatures near 46 degrees, three drivers opted for the former compound softer, and 12 of the 17 participants chose the mix for softer rear tire. Even with all this compound on the rear wheel has displayed great consistency, and served to Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) to pass Dovizioso on the final leg of the race and take over fourth place.

Hiroshi Yamada, Bridgestone Motorsport Head
“Casey has made ??an impressive career, earning a victory that eluded him since 2007, when he was proclaimed World Champion. I am very pleased with the growing popularity of MotoGP in America, with a large increase of participants in this global race in the weekend. Laguna Seca is the only race on the calendar in which Bridgestone has scooped the top three places on the podium since 2007, even before we were single supplier, so we have great memories of this track. I am pleased with the performance of our tire selection. From the next race in Brno will provide a written more for the rest of the season. ” Read the rest of this entry »

Sandro Cortese German achieved his first victory in Brno World Cup, defeating the last lap the Frenchman Johann Zarco, who once again missed out on debut as the winner. The Frenchman began to be considered in the paddock (very reluctantly, of course) the ‘Poulidor’ the bikes, because on two occasions has missed a victory that had already held in the lap of honor. In Catalonia it enacted by the track to get Terol on the last corner, and in the tiebreaker by Sachsenring lap gave him the victory, believing him to Faubel. In Brno had it all in the face after the abandonment of Nico Terol, but the seasoned Cortese, a veteran of the sport, was better in the final duel. However, reasons for leaving Zarco is happy in the Czech Republic, as the failure to Nico Terol left out of the race you close just 12 points behind Spanish rider overall.

Fate was cruel to the pilot Aspar, who had mastered all the training authority, was the leading candidate to win and rolled ahead with Cortese and Zarco, the situation under control until he suddenly stopped his bike on lap nine. Terol wanted to strike a major blow to the championship in a circuit that you love, and now sees his heels Zarco, but the moral remains steadfast: “In bad, has been very important victory for Cortese, who comes keep well for five points on Zarco, now the championship is again adjusted, and this is a greater motivation to try to win the next races. ”

Spanish Joy in the eighth gave liter Alberto Moncayo, third after winning a fierce fight Hector Faubel, Sergio Gadea, Maverick Viñales and fellow Portuguese Miguel Oliveira, who fell. “It’s a joy that makes me very dissappointed because I know I can be there. It was the best race of my life,” said the likeable rider Cadiz after stepping on a podium for the first time the World Cup.

Moto2′s career was the most spectacular and exciting Grand Prix of the Czech Republic, a real thriller starring four riders Alex de Angelis, Stefan Bradl, Marc Marquez and Andrea Iannone, who were close together in risking the win to head the last lap, and offering great recital overtaking skids and even more of a touch between fairings. Motorcycling’s good.

The suspense began from the same output, which started Bradl better than Marquez, who had pole position to lead the first few meters. The Spanish wanted to quickly recover the top spot, and nearly going down in turn three after hitting just the leader Bradl. After the scare, Marquez took it calmly for a few laps, while ahead of Germany trying to escape. In vain: Bradl failed to land in the middle and the last stint was infarction, De Angelis trying overtaking nearly impossible-to take down Marquez, who left his mark on the front tire mono-, Iannone inspired to claim their second win of the season, beating Spanish and once again the leader Bradl, but this time to be second. With this result, Marquez cut just four points into German, it takes 43 lead in the overall standings.

“I could not win, but I struggled the most, and I had fun, was my first race with so much struggle in Moto2, and that’s good to get experience,” praised Marquez, elegant, would not pile on the agony against De Angelis: “We have had several touches, some a little on edge, but this is part of racing.” Good performance also Aleix Espargaro, sixth, and Tito Rabat, seventh, while Julian Simon injured his right hand in training on Saturday officially decided not to exit after suffering much in the ‘warm up’. “I could drive, but not at a good pace, and not worth the risk to worsen not only the hand but also the leg that is still not one hundred percent, without options to add just one point,” he reasoned in Villacañas.

Repsol Honda rider was involved in the Barcelona Teknon Medical Center to decompress the left subclavian artery.

Dani Pedrosa has undergone successful surgery at the Medical Center Teknon to decompress the left subclavian artery and is expected to recover satisfactorily.

The intervention was performed by Dr. Cesar Garcia-Madrid, vascular surgeon, and Dr. Joaquim Casañas, trauma and orthopedic surgeon, both specialists Teknon.

To release the compression pressure is removed titanium plate and screws fixed to the clavicle and the subclavian artery has been freed from scar tissue that surrounded costoclavicular space. At the same time, it has found the return flow of the subclavian artery by minimally invasive transfemoral angiography interoperatoria.

Studies last week in the Chamber Planell Vascular Institute, which included various physical tests and scanner 4D (four dimensions) with contrast in different anatomical positions, confirmed that the symptoms of pain, loss of sensation and strength in the left arm were due to compression of the subclavian artery secondary to fracture of the clavicle.

Pedrosa, who will remain logged 48 hours in the hospital, continue treatment with analgesic and anti-inflammatory and next week will further review to determine the rehabilitation to follow in order to participate in the Grand Prix of Portugal, to be held in Estoril May 1.

The team Castrol Honda returns to World Superbike , and does so with the sole aim of clinching the title this year. The pilots will Jonathan Rea and Ruben Xaus, who will have the full support of the Dutch squad for Ten Kate Honda CBR1000 Fireblade the champion machine.

The union and Castrol Honda is not new, in fact began in 1959 at the TT in the Isle of Man also have achieved together Superbike title in 1997 with John Kocinski , and in 2000 and 2002, with Colin Edwards .

Jonathan Rea, this will be his third season in World Superbike, the first finished fifth and in the other two, second. Ruben Xaus, meanwhile, debuted at the World Cup in 1998, being runner-up in 2003 before making the jump to MotoGP. Xaus has 11 wins and 35 podiums. Read the rest of this entry »

After the adoption of technical regulation which provides for increased capacity of 1000cc engines in 2012, FIM, Dorna and IRTA have agreed a timetable for the selection of teams competing next year in the premier class.

While the MotoGP class began in 2011 the last battle of World Championship with 800cc format has already been made public calendar with the dates for registration for the 2012 campaign.
Changes to the rules of the MotoGP class have generated considerable interest from teams wanting to participate in the 2012 campaign and today the FIM, Dorna and IRTA have announced the various deadlines for the selection of equipment that will shape the grid next year. Read the rest of this entry »

Former 500cc World Champion has been a key figure in the signing of a ten-year agreement to bring MotoGP to his home state in 2013. In this interview reveals his excitement at the announcement of the news.

Following the announcement on Tuesday that the Tour of the Americas ™ in Austin, Texas, will be on the MotoGP calendar in 2013, Kevin Schwantz motogp.com spoke to the ten-year agreement that will lead the World Championship to his home state.

Commenting on the new facilities currently under construction with completion scheduled for mid 2012 – the 500cc World Champion 1993, has expressed enthusiasm at the prospect of this new event in the global calendar.

“Seeing the development of these facilities, I’m really excited and I think it will be a very attractive route” has indicated to motogp.com Schwantz. “From the perspective of the pilot, which is how I see things, I think it will be a fantastic track. It will be a challenge, it will be safe and a nice long run. The drivers will have to work to get good chain laps and stay in front of the race. There are many good points and offers an exciting prospect. Read the rest of this entry »

Toni Elias has started the 2011 MotoGP season on the wrong foot, as a bout of flu has prevented him to be able at the first practice of the year, which were held last week in Sepang , Malaysia, and that it moved in time to acclimate to high temperatures and the time change.

“It has been three difficult days for me. I flew to Malaysia a week early to train with the oppressive heat and avoid the consequences of jet lag, but three days ago I started feeling sick. I finally had to take antibiotics for the flu so he was not physically well, and this machine requires perfect physical form, “explained Elias at the end of the final session on Thursday.

Although his physical condition was far from perfect these days, Elijah could shoot every day and ended up making a total of 177 laps during the 3 test sessions. Reigning world champion Moto2 could not get close to the best times. Your records placed him at the bottom of the timesheet (Best lap 2.02.916 stayed) but the new manager of the team LCR Honda hopes to unravel the situation in the next round of the preseason, within three weeks.

“Despite the illness, I think we had three productive days we have tried different settings to get more confidence and more stability on the slopes. But we still have much work to do … I am having trouble finding the best settings for me, but this is normal as I continue my adaptation to the RC212V . In 2009 I shot at 2.1 on this track with a MotoGP bike, so I’m convinced we will find a way to bridge gaps “concluded Elias.

Valentino Rossi trained yesterday at Misano with a Ducati 1198 in Superbike to check the status of his right shoulder, in order to better plan the rehabilitation work with your therapist. The goal is to get Rossi in the best state to the first official practice of MotoGP, which begin Feb. 1 in Malaysia.

The cold did not allow much time to the Italian film actually came out on the track at about 2 of the tardem when the thermometer only reached 10 º C. Along with Rossi was a team of Ducati, with Matteo Flamigni and Gabriel Conti , engineers, at the head, and Vittorio Guareschi, the official Team Manager.

Valentino Rossi statements: “Firstly, thanks to Filippo (Preziosi) and Ducati, which has organized this test,” said Rossi at the end of the session. The track has confirmed more or less what we expected: The shoulder still hurts, especially when braking. The movements are sufficiently stable and endurance is not bad, but apart from that, still hurts a lot. “

“Hopefully a little bit better in the next few days before the Test in Malaysia. Once we get there, we will work with the riding position and make an effort to take advantage of the situation and gather critical information with the Desmosedici, but I’m not in great shape. Today I completed 25 laps on the Superbike 1198, which is a kind of motorcycle “historic” Ducati: It’s nice and fast. I liked it!