Colin Edwards at Camp Atterbury even got a chance to use a rocket launcher all in the name of promoting the Indianapolis Red Bull GP at the end of August.

Edwards talking to MCN has said that he would like to remain in MotoGP for a another season and with Herve Poncharal’s Yamaha Tech3 team but has yet to go into talks with the French manager.

Continue reading: Colin Edwards having fun with a rocket launcher

After noticing that Yamaha Tech 3 rider James Toseland was no longer sporting the Red Bull logo on his helmet during the night tests in Qatar, we should have expected that past rumors tying Monster Energy to Yamaha Tech 3 were about to come true.

Monster Energy has infact officially announced that they will become title sponsor of the Tech 3 Yamaha MotoGP team for at least the next two seasons and the team will be called Monster Yamaha Tech3 and that we’ll probably see the new livery during the IRTA tests at Jerez at the end of this month.

Official press release after the jump.

Continue reading: Monster Energy and Yamaha Tech 3 Deal Confirmed

They’ve disguised a Kawasaki making it a Hayate, but changing Colin’s bike into a Yamapa is just taking it a little too far.

Thanks to haw for the tip.

Continue reading: Yamapa??

You may remember the falling out Colin Edwards had with James Toseland over crew chief Gary Reynders controversial switch to Toseland’s side of the Yamaha Tech3 garage and after three months it seems that the Texas Tornado has yet to get over it.

In “Tornado Warning,” Edward’s blog on the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix website has a new interview with the Texan and after talking about the performance of his new M1 in Sepang is and his transition to Bridgestone tires, he also got around talking about his teammate James Toseland, and here is what he had to say about the English rider:

Do you have a new crew chief this year?

Yeah, I traded with James (Toseland).

Continue reading: The Texas Tornado vs The Piano Player

Lin Jarvis Yamaha’s Racing Director is going to have his work cut out for him this winter, his four riders in MotoGP, Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo in Yamaha FIAT and Colin Edwards and James Toseland in TECH3 are starting to clash and it’s not on a race track.

Many may recall Jorge Lorenzo’s recent plea to Valentino Rossi to pull down the wall that separates his garage from that of his teammate, stating that its not needed anymore now that they’re both on the same tires, that there are no secrets to keep and they’re a team. Rossi seems intentioned in keeping the wall up and having enough problems keeping rivals Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa at bay, probably does not want to concede any advantages to the young and very talented Spaniard, who many see as another very serious pretender to The Doctor’s crown.

Other problems are also brewing in Yamaha, with the TECH3 camp also up in arms. James Toseland and Colin Edwards have fallen out over Gary Reinders, who was Edward’s crew chief and who has now switched over to help the English rider in 2009.

Continue reading: Trouble in Yamaha