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France / MotoGP / News / Racing — No Comments
19
May 13

Marquez storms back to podium in France

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On Saturday, the 20-year-old Repsol Honda Team rookie achieved a second pole position. At the start on Sunday, he was caught out by wheelspin on a damp track and dropped to ninth position, but went on to take advantage of incidents in front of him and passed numerous rivals including Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso.

“It was so difficult, especially in the beginning with that water on the track,” Marquez recalled. “I had only ridden a few laps in the wet, at Jerez. First I made a big mistake with wheelspin at the start, so I’ll take a lot of experience from that! In the beginning I maybe tried to push too much and made many, many mistakes and lost lots of time. Continue reading →

MotoGP / Racing / Skill — No Comments
08
May 13

Marquez is youngest ever MotoGP leader

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When it comes to Marc Marquez and the 2013 season, records seems to be tumbling by the race – not least when it comes to ‘youngest ever’ facts.

Back in Austin for Round 2, the 20-year-old Catalan stole two of Freddie Spencer’s records by becoming both the youngest ever pole-sitter and Grand Prix winner in the premier class. At the same time, he overhauled Repsol Honda Team partner Dani Pedrosa by becoming the youngest rider to have won races in all three categories. Continue reading →

MotoGP / Racing / Skill — No Comments
06
May 13

Pedrosa celebrates first win of 2013 in Spain

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The Circuito de Jerez welcomed a huge crowd as the first European race of the season took place. Lorenzo had been the rider to beat for much of the weekend, comfortably sealing his second pole position of the season on Saturday. He would share the front row with the Honda duo, with Pedrosa knowing that a quick start would be vital.

Confirming Lorenzo’s worst fears, Pedrosa overtook as the 27-lap race began. The lead was immediately snatched back, but Pedrosa made the move stick as he passed at Dry Sack on Lap 6. As the Yamaha rider dropped into the clutches of Marquez, Pedrosa maintained a steady pace en route to his first win since Valencia last year. Continue reading →

Cool / iPhone / MotoGP / Racing / Technology — No Comments
02
May 13

2013 MotoGP Live Experience App winning rave reviews

Available on iTunes App Store for iOS devices and on Google Play for Android devices.

Available on iTunes App Store for iOS devices and on Google Play for Android devices.

The MotoGP Live Experience app can be found on the iTunes App Store for iOS devices and on Google Play, for Android devices, and since its launch it has gone down a storm with users, whilst also catching the attention of key media outlets.

In the well respected Technology Blog of UK based newspaper The Guardian, the app was listed amongst their best rated iPhone and iPad apps, alongside the description, “This promises great things for fans of MotoGP racing. Officially licensed for the 2013 season, it’s designed to be used while races are happening live, with audio and text commentary, live timing and 3D tracking of practice, qualifying sessions and races, with video highlights and news in between events.” Continue reading →

MotoGP / People / Racing — No Comments
25
Apr 13

Injured Spies to miss Jerez race

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Still injured from his shoulder-damaging crash of last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix, Spies believed he was well on the road to recovery upon his arrival in Texas for last weekend’s race. He then experienced severe pain – which it has now been revealed is directly connected to his shoulder problem – during the pre-race Warm-Up session.

A statement from his team quoted: “After taking part regularly in the Texan race, in which he finished in 13th position, the American rider was seen by his medical staff, who advised him three consecutive weeks of intense rehab in order to alleviate the strain in his pectorals and back muscles. Continue reading →

Jorge Lorenzo / MotoGP / News / Racing / Yamaha — No Comments
08
Apr 13

Lorenzo wins Qatar MotoGP season opener

Spanish MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo of the Yamaha Factory Racing team does a wheelie after he wins the Qatar Moto GP at the Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Spanish MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo of the Yamaha Factory Racing team does a wheelie after he wins the Qatar Moto GP at the Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, April 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

The much-awaited start to the 2013 campaign came under lights as the Losail International Circuit celebrated its tenth MotoGP event. World Champion Lorenzo aimed to repeat his performance of last year by taking victory from pole position. Márquez’s much-awaited first race would begin from sixth on the grid.

As the lights went out, a scorching start by Dani Pedrosa saw the Repsol Honda Team rider shoot up into second place by Turn 1, hoping to challenge Lorenzo who began to pull away on his Yamaha Factory Racing bike. The same could not be said for Pedrosa’s teammate Márquez, who endured a slow getaway and dropped to eighth. Continue reading →

Honda / MotoGP / Official Launch / Racing — No Comments
28
Jan 13

Racing / Repsol Honda reveal new MotoGP bikes

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Repsol Honda recently held the official launch for their all-Spanish MotoGP team in Madrid, with veteran Dani Pedrosa and rookie Marc Marquez showing off the new livery. Anyhow, nothing out of the ordinary here, with the graphics dominated by the orange and red colours of Repsol, with clothing sponsor Gas the only other company given prominent placement on the fairing. Continue reading →

Games / MotoGP / Video — No Comments
22
Jan 13

Gaming / MotoGP 13 / Milestone Studio

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Milestone, one of the most recognized racing videogame developers and publishers for consoles and Windows PC, is intently developing the next release of one of the best-loved videogame franchises ever: MotoGP13, which comes out in 2013. Continue reading →

Ducati / MotoGP / News / Racing — No Comments
17
Jan 13

Official / Ducati Desmosedici GP13

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A light dusting of snow welcomed the arrival of Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden at Madonna di Campiglio for the twenty-third edition of the Wrooom Press Ski Meeting. The riders arrived in Trentino behind the wheel of an Audi dressed in special Wrooom colours. And the big news? Continue reading →

MotoGP / News / Racing / Valentino Rossi / Yamaha — No Comments
16
Jan 13

This is NOT Vale’s Yamaha YZR-M1 2013

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If you’re a fan of Valentino Rossi and are good at rendering, this is what you should be doing in your free time. Italian bloke Samuel Lorora came up with these renderings that hint at how the Doctor’s Yamaha YZR-M1 2013 could look for the new season.

With Monster Energy being a full sponsor of Yamaha Factory Racing, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, we see significant real estate taken up by the brand. While the first render is on a black and white base, somewhat like a Yamaha Tech3, it could be too hardcore for Rossi. And that’s where the second one comes in, featuring a lot of bright colours on the familiar Yamaha blue base; so much like Vale then. Continue reading →

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