Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Provisional 2012 MotoGP Riders Announced

The FIM has announced the provisional entry list for the 2012 MotoGP World Championship, which gets underway on April 8th with the opening round in Qatar. The provisional list is as follows:

1 CASEY STONER AUS HONDA TEAM, HONDA
4 ANDREA DOVIZIOSO ITA YAMAHA TECH 3, YAMAHA
5 COLIN EDWARDS USA FORWARD RACING, SUTER*
6 STEFAN BRADL GER LCR HONDA MotoGP, HONDA
8 HECTOR BARBERA SPA PRAMAC RACING TEAM, DUCATI
9 DANILO PETRUCCI ITA IODA RACING PROJECT, IODA*
11 BEN SPIES USA YAMAHA FACTORY RACING, YAMAHA
13 ANTHONY WEST AUS SPEED MASTER, ART*
14 RANDY DE PUNIET FRA ASPAR TEAM MotoGP, ART*
17 KAREL ABRAHAM CZE CARDION AB MOTORACING, DUCATI
19 ALVARO BAUTISTA SPA HONDA GRESINI, HONDA
20 ALEIX ESPARGARO SPA ASPAR TEAM MotoGP, ART*
22 IVAN SILVA SPA BQR, BQR-FTR*
26 DANI PEDROSA SPA HONDA TEAM, HONDA
35 CAL CRUTCHLOW GBR YAMAHA TECH 3, YAMAHA
46 VALENTINO ROSSI ITA DUCATI TEAM, DUCATI
51 MICHELE PIRRO ITA HONDA GRESINI, FTR*
68 YONNY HERNANDEZ COL BQR, BQR-FTR*
69 NICKY HAYDEN USA DUCATI TEAM, DUCATI
77 JAMES ELLISON GBR PAUL BIRD RACING, ART*
99 JORGE LORENZO SPA YAMAHA FACTORY RACING, YAMAHA

21 Riders split into 6 Spanish, 4 Italian, 3 Americans, 2 British, 2 Australians, 1 German, 1 Columbian, 1 French, 1 Czech.  Former and current World Champions highlighted.

Is Pedrosa going to get his first MotoGP Championship this year?

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Redesign

I've just done some redesigning of MotoBlogCycles layout - well I've messed about for countless hours trying to understand what I was doing.  What do you think?

Any suggestions?  Any articles?

Friday, December 16, 2011

Bautista experiences Africa with Riders for Health

motogp.com · Bautista experiences Africa with Riders for Health

MotoGP star Alvaro Bautista embarked on an adventure of a lifetime to witness how he and other MotoGP riders are helping people in Africa receive reliable health care.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Toyko: Honda's RC-E electric concept - Motorcycle news: New bikes - Visordown

Toyko: Honda's RC-E electric concept - Motorcycle news: New bikes - Visordown

Posted: 10 November 2011
by Visordown News


Pretty
THIS 250-sized supersport machine is one of seven prototype Hondas to be showcased at the Tokyo Motorshow. Most of the other show models are four-wheeled."

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Ducati 750 F1

Ducati 750 F1: "DUCATI 750 F1

I’m a sucker for the endurance racer look, especially if twin headlamps are involved. And this is one of the best examples I’ve seen for a long time. It’s owned by Gregory Rathe, and there’s an interesting history behind it. In 1985, Ducati made a replica of its Pantah-based TT racers called the 750 F1. Around 1,500 were made, and won acclaim for their streamlined design and exceptional handling."

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Pedrosa joins racing stars at Motorcycle Live | Motorcyle Live 2011

Pedrosa joins racing stars at Motorcycle Live | Motorcyle Live 2011: "Pedrosa joins racing stars at Motorcycle Live

MotoGP star Dani Pedrosa will head up a star-studded roll call of racers

attending this year’s Motorcycle Live at The NEC Birmingham from 19-27 November. The Repsol Honda rider will appear on Monday 21 November as a guest of Arai, joining a long list of riders already confirmed for the nine-day show."

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motogp.com · Valencia Test draws to a close with Pedrosa quickest

motogp.com · Valencia Test draws to a close with Pedrosa quickest: "The Official two-day MotoGP Test at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia concluded on Wednesday, with Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner fastest on their factory Hondas. The Test also saw Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso wrapping up their first rides of the 2012 Yamaha M1, Valentino Rossi trying out an experimental Desmosedici GP12, Álvaro Bautista testing the 800cc RC212V and a range of CRT bikes on track."

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