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  • Ben Spies - Photo credit: Bridgestone

    Spies Jubilant At Home Podium

    Monster Yamaha Tech 3′s rookie, Ben Spies claimed his highest finish yet at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, with a mature ride to 2nd place on the podium. The American, in his debut season in MotoGP started in his first pole position in front of an...

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  • Mika Kallio - Photo Credit: Bridgestone Motorsport

    Pramac Ducati Hope For Better Luck At Misano

    Only a week after more misfortune struck Pramac Racing Ducatis at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, the team roll into San Marino this weekend, for the Misano Grand Prix. And Aleix Espargaro and Mika Kallio will be hoping to emulate Tony Elias’ success at the track...

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  • Jorge Lorenzo at Indianapolis - Photo Credit: Bridgestone Motorsport

    FIAT Yamaha Head To Home Grand Prix

    With the Indianapolis heat only just behind them, the FIAT Yamaha squad heads to San Marino this weekend for the Misano Grand Prix for Round 12 of the championship. And after his third place finish in the USA, Jorge Lorenzo heads to Misano with a...

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  • Pramac

    Pramac Ducati Dealt More Bad Luck

    It was looking so good for the Pramac Ducati pairing of Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargarò. With one lap to go, the duo were 9th and 10th respectively, and on for a double finish, which is just what the team needed after a series of...

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  • 2010-De-Puniet-Action-Race-Day-Indy-GP-02

    De Puniet Struggles In Indianapolis Heat

    After a difficult qualifying session yesterday, LCR Honda pilot Randy De Puniet started the Indianapolis Grand Prix in 17th on the grid. The Frenchman is still recovering from his fractured leg that he sustained six weeks ago during the German GP, and the Indianapolis Motor...

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  • Photo credit: Rizla Suzuki

    Bautista Shines For Rizla Suzuki At Indianapolis

    Rizla Suzuki rider Álvaro Bautista scored a valuable, and respectable 8th place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which did no harm to the rookies reputation. The young Spaniard was boxed in at the start, causing him to fall to 14th at the end of lap...

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  • Ben Spies - Photo Credit: Bridgestone Motorsport

    Ben Spies To FIAT Yamaha For 2011

    After Valentino Rossi‘s move to Ducati was announced, there was always the question of who was going to fill his empty seat at FIAT Yamaha. Today Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing, announced that Monster Yamaha Tech 3‘s Ben Spies will be joining...

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  • Dani Pedrosa - Photo Credit: Bridgestone Motorsport

    Dani Pedrosa Spoils The Party At Indianapolis

    Dani Pedrosa took a dominant third win of the season Round 11 of the MotoGP Championship, held at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Repsol Honda rider held his nerve off the line, as pole sitter, Monster Yamaha Tech 3′s Ben Spies led the field...

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  • Ben Spies - Photo Credit: Bridgestone Motorsport

    Ben Spies Claims First Pole In Indianapolis

    Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Ben Spies has taken his debut pole position for his home race, tomorrow’s Indianapolis Grand Prix, ahead of factory Yamaha rider and championship leader Jorge Lorenzo and fellow American, Ducati’s Nicky Hayden. For a large part of the session Repsol...

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  • Rizla Suzuki at Indianapolis

    Rizla Suzuki Hope For Points In Indianapolis

    The Rizla Suzuki team will start the Indianapolis Grand Prix side by side on the grid after a strong performance in qualifying saw Loris Capirossi qualify in 10th place with Álvaro Bautista 0.02s behind him in 11th. The pair used the majority of the session...

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  • Ben Spies - Photo credit: Bridgestone

    Spies On A High After Claiming Pole

    Ben Spies’ debut season keeps going from strength to strength. Two days after it was announced that the young Texan would be taking Valentino Rossi’s seat at the factory Yamaha squad for 2011, he has stormed to pole position at his second home Grand Prix....

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  • Jorge Lorenzo

    Lorenzo Aiming To Score Second Stateside Win

    MotoGP heads back to the United States this weekend, for Round 11 of the championship, at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway. And FIAT Yamaha’s championship leading rider, Jorge Lorenzo is looking to add to his tally of 7 wins from 10 races. The Spaniard has...

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  • MGP First Timed Practice (Dave Collister/Photocycles)

    2010 Manx Grand Prix Gets Underway

    The 2010 Manx Grand Prix got underway last night in variable conditions as the first timed practice kicked off just before 6.30pm. With field led away by three newcomers – Finlands Osmo Partti, who had an accident at Sulby Bridge on Saturday and failed to...

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  • Rizla ready for Indy

    Rizla Suzuki Ready To Tame Indianapolis

    MotoGP heads back across the Atlantic for the second time this season, and to the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Round 11 of the championship. And for the Rizla Suzuki squad, they head to the states buoyed by their positive test in Brno following the...

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  • Lorenzo on track

    Lorenzo Still On Top In Testing

    The MotoGP field partook in a one-day test today, only 24 hours after the Brno round of the championship. The FIAT Yamaha team used the opportunity to test a variety of new features. Race winner Jorge Lorenzo continued his relentless pace to top the timesheets,...

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  • Riizla Suzuki

    Rizla Suzuki Have More Success In Test

    After their disappointing race in Brno on Sunday, the Rizla Suzuki team took to the track again today, along with the rest of the field for a 0ne day test at the Brno circuit. Loris Capirossi, Álvaro Bautista took full advantage of the extra time...

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  • Colin Edwards

    Tech 3 Complete Positive Test

    Less than 24 hours after the Brno MotoGP, the circuit played host to an official MotoGP test. One team participating in this test was the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team, with Colin Edwards being the sole rider benefiting the team, as Ben Spies had the...

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  • Valentino Rossi

    Valentino Rossi Statement In Full

    Following the announcement that he will be leaving FIAT Yamaha and joining Ducati at the end of the season, 7-time World Champion Valentino Rossi released this statement. “It is very difficult to explain in just a few words what my relationship with Yamaha has been...

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  • Valentino Rossi

    Rossi To Ducati… Finally

    So, we all knew this was coming. Ever since Casey Stoner announced his move to the Repsol Honda squad for 2011, there has been the question of who was going to take his ride. The worst kept secret in motorcycle racing history indicated that 7-time...

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  • Jorge Lorenzo

    Lorenzo Makes It 7 In The Czech Republic

    Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo continued his phenomenal form today, by winning Round 10 of the MotoGP Championship in Brno. This signalled the young Spaniards first win at the Czech circuit, and his 7th of the season. The FIAT Yamaha rider added another 25 points to...

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  • Ben Spies

    Tech 3 Leave Room For Improvement

    The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team returned to action today, with the first practice session in Brno, for Round 10 of the MotoGP championship. Hoping to continue the good form they showed in Laguna Seca, Colin Edwards and Ben Spies were keen to make an...

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  • Valentino Rossi

    FIAT Yamaha Continue To Dominate

    The FIAT Yamaha team return from the break on a dominant streak and championship leader Jorge Lorenzo and teammate Valentino Rossi are aiming to continue this form for Round 10 of the championship, at Brno. And it was Lorenzo who set the early pace, topping...

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  • Valentino Rossi

    FIAT Yamaha Duo Endure Poor Qualifying

    The FIAT Yamaha pairing of championship leader Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi looked to be the men to beat after Practice 1 yesterday, but after heavy rain storms changed the nature of the Brno circuit, host to Round 10 of the Moto GP World Championship,...

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  • Rizla Suzuki

    Mixed Fortunes For Rizla Suzuki

    Qualifying for the 10th race of the MotoGP season, at Brno took place with only one of the Rizla Suzuki riders, as Álvaro Bautista was out injured after a crash in Saturday Practice. It was left to Loris Capirossi to secure a place on the...

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  • Ben Spies

    Joy For Spies At Brno

    Monster Yamaha Tech 3′s Ben Spies will start tommorows on the front row of the grid for the first time in his MotoGP career, after qualifying in 2nd for Round 10 of the championship in Brno. Spies spent the first half of the session in...

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  • LCR

    Impressive Comeback From De Puniet

    LCR Honda’s Randy De Puniet makes his MotoGP comeback this weekend, after his horrific accident at the German GP. In yesterday’s practice session the Frenchman finished in a respectable 14th place, and after receiving pain killing injections, managed to grab 11th on the grid for...

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  • Lorenzo in the Pits

    Fiat Yamaha Hope To Continue Dominace In Brno

    With the 3 week break coming to a close, FIAT Yamaha will arrive in the Czech Republic for Round 10 of the MotoGP World Championship in Brno, on top of the world. With Jorge Lorenzo running away at the top of the Championship, and 9-time...

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  • Pramac

    Pramac Ducati Aiming For Results In Brno

    As their 3 week break comes to an end, the MotoGP paddock is gearing up for this weekends return to action, for Round 10  of the Championship, at Brno, in the Czech Republic. And hoping that the return brings a change of fortune is the...

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  • Rizla Suzuki

    Rizla Suzuki Riders Ready For Action

    The Rizla Suzuki Team come back from the 3 week summer holiday hoping to put in an impressive performance for Round 10 of the MotoGP Championship in Brno. Riders Álvaro Bautista and Loris Capirossi hope to follow on from past results, where the former won...

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  • Quick return for De Puniet

    Randy De Puniet Ready To Race Again

    23 days after his terrible crash during the MotoGP race at Sachsering that fractured his left tibia and fibula, LCR Honda rider Randy de Puniet feels ready to get back in Brno. The Frenchman underwent a successful two-hour operation on his left leg the night...

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