Archive for: July, 2011

Elena Rosell set for another wildcard ride at Aragon

Elena Rosell set for another wildcard ride at Aragon

The Mapfre Aspar Team and Elena Rosell have reached an agreement to collaborate until the end of the season. Elena will have the opportunity before the Aragon round to test the Suter Moto2 machine for several days, allowing her to get used to a very different type of bike than the Stock Extreme bike she [...]

Laguna Seca Delivers Another Positive Result For Barbera & Aspar

Laguna Seca Delivers Another Positive Result For Barbera & Aspar

The first section of the season has come to a close for the MotoGP riders, as they headed into a short summer break with an exciting race at the 3,610m-long Laguna Seca track. Casey Stoner was the eventual winner of a United States Grand Prix that looked to be Jorge Lorenzo’s to lose. The latter [...]

USGP, Laguna Seca: MotoGP Race Results

USGP, Laguna Seca: MotoGP Race Results

Pos Nº Rider Bike Laps Time Delay/Retirement 1 27 Casey Stoner Honda 32 43’52.145 2 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 32 43’57.779 5.634 3 26 Daniel Pedrosa Honda 32 44’01.612 9.467 4 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 32 44’12.707 20.562 5 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 32 44’13.030 20.885 6 46 Valentino Rossi Ducati 32 44’22.496 30.351 7 [...]

Hector Aims For Great Result In 150th GP

Hector Aims For Great Result In 150th GP

A cool and cloudy morning once again gave way to classic Californian sunshine at Laguna Seca this afternoon, where hard compound tyres were the general order of the day when it came to race set-up. The action on track was just as hot, with the top six riders finishing in the 1.21s but Jorge Lorenzo [...]

Laguna Seca: MotoGP Qualifying Results

Laguna Seca: MotoGP Qualifying Results

Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay 1 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1’21.202 – 2 27 Casey Stoner Honda 1’21.274 0.072 3 26 Daniel Pedrosa Honda 1’21.385 0.183 4 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 1’21.578 0.376 5 58 Marco Simoncelli Honda 1’21.696 0.494 6 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1’21.731 0.529 7 46 Valentino Rossi Ducati 1’22.235 1.033 [...]

Busy Hector 12th In Laguna Seca Friday Practice Sessions

Busy Hector 12th In Laguna Seca Friday Practice Sessions

In the blink of an eye the MotoGP World Championship has switched continents and after packing up following last Sunday’s race in Germany the riders were back out on track today on the other side of the Atlantic. The Laguna Seca circuit in California saw two free practice sessions for the premier-class only, with fresh [...]

Laguna Seca: Friday Free Practice Results

Laguna Seca: Friday Free Practice Results

Free Practice 1 Pos Nº Rider Bike Time Delay Laps km/h 1 27 Casey Stoner Honda 1’22.300 19 157.910 2 26 Daniel Pedrosa Honda 1’22.402 0.102 21 157.714 3 1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1’22.420 0.120 24 157.680 4 11 Ben Spies Yamaha 1’22.806 0.506 22 156.945 5 4 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1’22.911 0.611 23 156.746 [...]

Laguna Seca Weekend Preview

Laguna Seca Weekend Preview

The 2011 MotoGP season enters its second half this weekend at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where the Red Bull US Grand Prix follows a Sachsenring round which narrowed the gap further at the top of the Championship standings. Round 10 promises to be as entertaining as Germany, where Dani Pedrosa took victory in only [...]

Hector Makes Strong Sachsenring Showing Despite Early Incident

Hector Makes Strong Sachsenring Showing Despite Early Incident

MotoGP action in Germany was spellbinding stuff from 11am to 3pm this Sunday, with three fantastic races for fans to enjoy. The main course of the premier class capped things off in the best possible way, with a close contest that kept spectators guessing. Dani Pedrosa completed a Spanish treble across the three classes (together [...]

Julian Simon Out But Unharmed, And Looking Ahead To Brno

Julian Simon Out But Unharmed, And Looking Ahead To Brno

The Moto2 race at the Sachsenring had promised variation on the usual frontrunners, but eventually the usual suspects were the top riders on race day. Márquez, Bradl, De Angelis and Luthi were the main protagonists, but the starring roles went to the former pair. Márquez took the win from home rider Bradl, opening up a [...]

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