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Mladin, what more needs to be said?

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At Fontana, over the weekend, Mat Mladin had a bad day and a good day. Saturday he had a DNF due to a clutch failure while leading the race, Sunday, everything worked and he just did his usual superb ride. Can anyone beat this guy? Ben Spies has also been showing huge ability, winning on Saturday and scoring second on Sunday, so if Mladin falls off the pace, Spies is there to … [Read more...]

Who is Olivier Jacque?

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The MotoGP in Shanghai was wet, really wet. Rossi won again but the race surprise was Olivier Jacque, a Kawasaki replacement rider for the injured Alex Hoffmann. It's always hard to gauge the ability of a rider when the conditions are so bad, though if he rides that well in the wet, he could be outstanding in the dry. Towards the end of the race he was gaining on Rossi though … [Read more...]

China MotoGP Results

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Due to the time difference the results are in. DO NOT FOLLOW THE LINK IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE RACE AND NOT KNOW THE OUTCOME! Results. Several sites have posted the results, be careful where you look today before the race broadcast. … [Read more...]

Gibernau on pole for China MotoGP

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Tomorrow's race is setting up to be really good. We don't often get to see everyone thrown into a new environment at the same time. Everyone has to learn and come up to speed at the same pace, those who can't adapt quickly, lose. Gibernau is on the pole, Rossi is 6th fastest, I really like this. It's anyone's race. … [Read more...]

Chinese MotoGP circuit

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The website for the new Shanghai race track has a lot of photos of the facilities and a track layout. Wow! The place looks amazing, not to mention two straights where the bikes should top 200mph, the kind of straights where you look for another upshift or an extra 1000 rpms. How do you set up a bike for a track like that? Lots of turns and very high speed. This is going to be … [Read more...]

Chinese MotoGP

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Speaking of China, the MotoGP is there this weekend for the first time at a brand new circuit. Descriptions of the course say it is one of the best. It's always interesting to see how the riders perform at a brand new course since no one will have the edge in familiarity with the circuit. This should be a good race. I'm curious to see what the new place looks like. … [Read more...]