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Interesting lineup for 2012. Dovizioso from Honda to Yamaha, and there appears to be a BMW and Aprilia in the lineup. 1. Casey Stoner - Repsol Honda 2. Dani Pedrosa - Repsol Honda 3. Jorge Lorenzo - Factory Yamaha 4. Ben Spies - Factory Yamaha 5. Valentino Rossi - Ducati Marlboro 6. Nicky Hayden - Ducati Marlboro 7. Cal Crutchlow - Tech 3 Yamaha 8. Andrea Dovizioso - Tech 3 Yamaha 9. Colin Edwards - Forward Racing (Suter-BMW CRT) 10. Hector Barbera - Pramac Ducati 11. Karel Abraham - Cardion AB Ducati 12. Alvaro Bautista - San Carlo Honda Gresini 13. Anthony West - Speed Master (?-Aprilia CRT) 14. ? - Gresini Racing (FTR-Honda CRT)

This should be, I think, the most Spectacular year in MotoGP in recent history. Correct me if I am wrong. First, we head back to 1000cc engines, something that has been missing in the horsepower department. Then, We have changed riders in different team positions. Also, will Ducati make a come back to a front Row when Casey and Nicky dominated the field? Finally, will Honda with, Casey, Dani, and not Dovi, be the survivors of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship?. Give me your best estimation.

Aragon Grand Prix, MotorLand Aragon MotoGP and Moto2 races September 19 2010 Weather: warm, sunny and dry Track temperature: 39 degrees Ambient Temperature: 23 degrees Crowd: 70,124 ANOTHER PODIUM AND IMPORTANT POINTS HAUL FOR PEDROSA Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V) scored a hard-ridden second place in today

Could this all be true for the young Australian? Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, and put distance between himself, Jorge, Dani, Dovi, Marco and others. I may be getting my hopes up half way through the season, but if he pulls ahead of the pack like he did in the Czech repulic, this could be the final nail in the coffin for the others. Is Casey the Superman he appears to be?What say You?

Yesterday's Argentina MotoGP was a good 'un. Congrats to Cal Crutchlow for a fine win. However the main talking point was Marquez's aggressive riding. This was probably caused by a rush of angry adrenaline after being given a 'drive through' penalty for riding in the reverse direction at the start after stalling his engine and then bump starting (ooh, complicated to explain). When given the penalty he was in the lead, but he rejoined the race at the tail end, hence his anger. From that point onwards he rode like a maniac right up to about fifth position (if I remember correctly), having barged his way past most of his competitors including Rossi who crashed due to be…

Great first year for Bradley, got some points under his belt and took the rookie of the year, think he will be going from strength to strength next year. Lives just up the road and did a radio interview this morning about his year. Good luck for 07 Brad, keep it up

realy happy with the brits in moto gp and 125 qualifying, well done ive been waiting 25 years for good results keep it up, good luck.

British Grand Prix at Donington Park June 30, July 1 and 2, 2006 NICKY MOVES TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM AT DONINGTON This season

Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC211V) scored a convincing win here at Donington Park to notch his second victory in his rookie year and put himself firmly in the hunt for the World Championship. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) was second and Marco Melandri (Fortuna Honda RC211V) third. In bright sunshine, despite a vicious rain shower on the morning of the race at 7:00am, riders lined up for 30-laps of this sweeping 4.023km track. And it was Melandri from third on the grid who led into Redgate on lap one with Pedrosa on his tail and Casey Stoner (LCR Honda RC211V) up with them in third. As the field negotiated that crucial first lap, John Hopkins (Suzuki) relieved Stoner of thi…

Well done Loris

Casey Stoner once again showed us his prowess today in Aragon. After starting on pole, he only managed a third place after the start of the race. Did you notice how short a time it took him to pass Dani, then Ben? How spectacular was that, to finish the race 6 seconds in front of his team mate for the win. We could have a new world champion here, again.

It comes with great regret today, to learn that Casey Stoner will retire at the end of this, 2012 season. One can fully understand the reasons for this decision, after 20 years at the circuit, however, his talent and expertise will be sorely missed. Only best wishes extended to him and his family, with hopes of seeing him still engaged with MotoGP in some way.

Winners are grinner's, well done Casey Stoner being the newly crowned 2007 MotoGP World Champion. Makes an Aussie proud to see another world champ in the record books and hopefully see a few more championships under his belt in the future. It wasnt an easy run to the finish, as he didnt seem to be happy with his setup during qualifying, but persisted on regardless for a result like no other. The race at Motegi was down to strategy from when to swap bikes and tyres selected etc made for a pretty exciting race I reckon for a close finish. I do take my hat off to Rossi for his persistence and trying to remain in the race with the problems he faced. Last round before at …

MotoGP test Catalunya. Day one March 3, 2006. The MotoGP teams returned to Europe this week for the closing stages of winter testing. The teams began a three-day test at the Catalunya circuit, close to Barcelona today with final testing taking place at the Jerez circuit in, Andalusia scene of the opening race of the 17-round world championship series. Cold weather and strong wind made for a difficult early morning but as soon as the track surface warmed the teams set about finding machine base settings the riders will need to get the best out of the three-day test. Fastest Honda rider on the opening day of test was American Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda). Th…

Catalan Grand Prix at Montmelo Sunday June 10, 2007 Weather: Sunny. Temperature: 30 degrees. Crowd figure: 112,600 race day. 201,000 weekend. Fighting third keeps Dani Pedrosa in championship hunt An intense MotoGP race fought out over 25-laps of Montmelo went to Casey Stoner (Ducati) who held off a fierce challenge from Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) who finished second with valiant local idol Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V) a close third. A crowd of 112,000 race fans witnessed one of the best battles in recent premier class history as the three main contenders for World Championship honours pulled clear of the field to contest a three-way dice for wh…

In perfect conditions, before a crowd of 107,000 sun-baked race fans, the seventh race of this year

Finally after Mondays advertised showing was cancelled, saw the programme yesterday Tuesday. Marc Marquez high-sided after a tremendous push through the pack after taking to the kitty litter big time when leading. It was a miracle he managed to stay upright and rejoin near the back of the pack, so then he proceeds to demolish everyone and fight back to second only to get caught out by himself (tyres were an issue for many riders) a wobble, a twitch and then the kick and way up goes Marc to land on the sand but then gets punted by his bike. After flailing about and rolling a few times his right arm looked to be in a right state. The bike was trashed and Marc looked to be i…

As the countdown to the second Grand Prix of China begins, there can be little doubt that Honda

DANI WINS, NICKY SECOND IN SHANGHAI SHOWDOWN This MotoGP contest will be remembered as the race where the amazing Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC211V) established himself as a new force in the top class with a debut premier category win at his fourth attempt. His team-mate Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC211V) was second and Colin Edwards (Yamaha) was third. After unsettled weather for the two days of practice, race day was hot and dry with the track temperature at 26 degrees and ambient at 31 degrees. A modest crowd of 32,000 was in place as the lights signaled the start of this, the fourth race of the season. Dani made the holeshot from the grid into turn on…