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Alternative energy motorcycles

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In the last week or so there has been an enormous amount of press devoted to alternative energy power sources for motor vehicles. Just yesterday, President Bush was at a biodiesel plant and talking up the advantages of using that fuel. Hydrogen has been promoted by numerous government initiatives and we're hearing about some talks between GM and Toyota on the subject of hybrid … [Read more...]

Infineon observations

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Interviewed on the starting grid just before race 2, Neil Hodgson was asked if they did anything different to the bike's setup for Sunday's race. He replied, "Yeah, we bored it out to 1200cc." I like that guy. Great sense of humor in the face of a rather difficult situation and an indication that the factories are well aware of what they are up against from the … [Read more...]

LeMans MotoGP

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Now this is racing! Rossi had a bad start and found himself in 6th while Colin Edwards had first with Nicky Hayden close behind which looked good for the Americans. They held those positions for some time until Rossi made up the distance and passed Nicky for second. Sete Gibernau was running a fast pace and began passing everyone. It soon became Edwards, Rossi and Gibernau … [Read more...]

Yes, Mladin again

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The combination of Mladin and the GSX-R1000 looks to be unbeatable unless there is a mechanical problem or huge mistake. Saturday's Infineon race began and Mladin had a 2.5 second lead over 2nd place after one lap. A red flag caused a restart and he had a 1 second lead after one lap. He was running 10 and 12 seconds ahead of second for most of the race. Someone had better think … [Read more...]