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Marco Simoncelli to test Honda RC213V at Motegi today
Marco Simoncelli is staying an extra day at the Twin Ring circuit at Motegi as he’ll be testing the new RC213V 1000 Honda.
The Gresini rider who renewed for another year with Gresini Honda ahead of the Motegi GP and continue to have a full factory spec bike and will be the first rider outside the official Repsol Honda team to test the 2012 machine. Apparently Honda wants make an even meaner machine and wants to receive as much imput on their RC213V and not just from Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa.
Being the biggest and heaviest rider on the grid, the Italian hopes that the bigger 1000s will help his solve his fuel consumption problems that he’s experienced numerous times over the season.
Source | mcn.com
Suzuki GSX-R vs Yamaha TZ250
Or four-stroke vs two stroke…. See how the two compare in a track challenge between the Suzuki GSX-R and the TZ250 at the Twin Ring Motegi in Japan. For nostalgic motorcycle fans, the spirit of the two stroke will never die, be it anti-environmental or not. See what you think of an old school track challenge with some great onboard footage.
Source | Motormeuk.nl
Simoncelli in Japan: ordering in a restaurant
Ah, the world of international travel. Here we see Italian rider Marco Simoncelli from the 250cc class ordering to eat in a restaurant in Japan at the Motegi gran prix. With some confusion, the video doesn’t show the outcome of the meal, though with some pointing and gesticulating, they will have eaten something that evening.
Simoncelli got himself the pole position for the race, though he is experiencing some problems with his wrist this season. It will be interesting to see how the rest of the year pans out for one of Italy’s bright young stars.
Motegi MotoGP Preview
The MotoGP PR machine is starting to crank up for the Polini Grand Prix of Japan at the Motegi circuit. Here’s what some of the riders have to say:
Rizla Suzuki - Loris Capirossi:
“After what happened in Qatar, we now go to a track that I know well and have had lots of good times at I was very disappointed at Losail but that race has gone now and we have had time to see what happened. I hope I can have a very good result in Japan for the Suzuki guys that have put in all the hard work in the winter to give us a bike that we can now be competitive on. I have won here before and want to do it again, so I will be making sure we get everything right for race-day to give us the best possible chance of achieving that!”
Rizla Suzuki - Chris Vermeulen:
“It is really important to get back on the bike as soon as possible and try to rectify the issues we had in the race at Qatar. The bike was working well all weekend, but it seemed to feel very different in the race. The Factory has been working hard since then and there will be a lot of extra staff at the race in Motegi so we won’t be short of a helping hand! I really want to give Suzuki a good result at its home Grand Prix and I am sure that we will this year. I am looking forward to going there as I really enjoy racing in Japan and will be doing my best to get the bike on the podium!”
MotoGP Motegi gallery part two
Before we head into the next round of the MotoGP, and after our first gallery, we give you this second part to our gallery of the Motegi race.
MotoGP Motegi - gallery part one
After the excitement of the weekend’s Motegi MotoGP, and Valentino Rossi’s victory, we give you the first of two photo galleries of all the action. Have a look at our previous gallery of Rossi’s championship win, with all the emotion of the MotoGP victory.
Video: MotoGP Motegi girls
MotoGP paddock girls in Japan: if you like the fascination of Japanese girls watch this Motegi movie!
Paddock Girls: Motegi MotoGP ladies
After all the brouhaha over Rossi’s win, we look at the attractive Japanese girls from the Motegi round in Japan. Returning to the orient, the Japanese paddock girls were a lovely addition to the day.
Stoner on 2008 championship: disappointed but Rossi deserving
Valentino has won the MotoGP championship, but not without an exciting race with more protagonists than just the Italian. Stoner, Pedrosa and Lorenzo certainly gave the public some entertainment, at the end of an emotional season.
Stoner was having a tough race with wrist pain, fatigue and precarious physical conditions, but showed that he could still do battle. He is now ready to turn the page, with the aim of closing a year full of emotion, victories and crashes that have certainly taught the young Australian rider a thing or two.
Commenting on his performance in this race, Stoner said: “Unfortunately in the second half of the race I started to get tired in the changes of direction and I was having to close the gap coming out of the corners to get into the next one - simply because I didn’t have the strength to flick the bike over with the throttle open. The lap times dropped off and when Valentino came past I couldn’t keep up.”
Continue reading: Stoner on 2008 championship: disappointed but Rossi deserving
Video: Press conference Valentino Rossi after the victory
Listen to the English interview during the press conference with Valentino Rossi after the Motegi race.
Valentino Rossi’s career:
Nationality: Italian
Born: 16th Februari 1979 in Urbino, Italy
World Chamionships: 8 ( 6x MotoGP/500cc, 1x 250cc, 1x 125cc)
GP victories: 96 (70x MotoGP/500cc, 14x 250cc, 12x 125cc)
GP podiums: 148 (112x MotoGP/500cc, 21x 250cc, 15x 125cc)
GP Pole Positons: 51 (41x motoGP/500cc, 5x 250cc, 5x 125cc)
GP starts: 207 (146x MotoGP/500, 30x 250cc, 30x 125cc)
MotoGP Motegi: Rossi and Stoner's feelings.
Valentino Rossi was fast last year riding his bike with Michelin tyres on the Motegi track. But today Valentino is riding with Bridgestone. And he’s eager to see the results with his new tyres. Rossi could clinch his first MotoGP World Championship with Bridgestone tyres this Sunday!
“We will have to see about the performance between Bridgestone and Michelin,” Rossi said in the pre-event press conference. “Motegi has always been a great one for Bridgestone in the past, but last year myself and Dani Pedrosa were a bit faster than the Bridgestone riders.”
Casey Stoner also has mixed feelings about his results at Motegi, some are good and some bad. But Casey wants to look to the future with his Desmosedici, and not the past.
He said: “The track has always given me the impression that it is more suited to cars than bikes because it is full of hard breaking and acceleration zones and there aren’t many flowing sections. Anyway, it is a fun track and I think it can be good for our bikes and tyres.” And about his possibility for undergoing surgery he said: “The wrist hasn’t given me great problems over the last week and seems to be improving on the last couple of weeks so I can’t wait to get back on the bike and try to get a better result than we’ve managed lately.”
Source| MotoGP
Video: 2007 MotoGP Motegi
Have a look at the highlights from last year’s 2007 Motegi MotoGP race. It was a great race with the fight between Rossi, Melandri and Stoner; the bike change during the rain and Rossi going off the track.
I’m sure Sunday’s 2008 race will be spectacular again! Casey Stoner needs to be ahead of Rossi. And Valentino Rossi, will race as he has been this season, putting on the pressure but not too much. This one could be the final fight for the title. Only one thing: Rossi has never won at Motegi with a four stroke engine…
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