MOTOGP: Lorenzo Targets Third Straight Win
Written by: Yamaha July 1, 2010 Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo could make it three wins from three this weekend, as the seventh round of the FIM MotoGP World Championship, the Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya, brings to an end a run of three races on successive weekends. Lorenzo took an emphatic victory in Assen last time out, backing up a win at Silverstone eight days earlier.... Read More
AMA MX: Windham In For Injured Millsaps
Written by: Media Release Date: July 1, 2010 Honda announces today that Kevin Windham will be added to the Honda Red Bull Racing team in place of Davi Millsaps. Millsaps was injured during the Budds Creek, MD, AMA Motocross race on June 19, and the timing of his return is still to be determined. At 32 years of age, Windham enjoyed one of his strongest seasons ever during the 2010... Read More
MotoGP: Rossi update from Dr. Buzzi
Written by: Yamaha Date: June 9, 2010 Dr. Roberto Buzzi, head of Trauma at the CTO Careggi (Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico) in Florence, Italy, made the following statement about Valentino Rossi today: “Today Valentino underwent another small operation to close the wound, which is looking good. We closed it with 15 stitches and our overall medical judgement is positive.... Read More
AMA SS: Beach takes Elkhart Lake Victory
Written by: AMA Date: June 5, 2010 Rockwall Yamaha’s standout JD Beach soared to the top of the AMA Pro SuperSport East championship point standings with a well-fought victory in the first race of the Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader weekend at Road America. Under cloudy skies, Huntley Nash led the charge into turn one and began laying down consistent laps around the 4.05-mile... Read More
AMA SBK: Hayes takes Race 1 at Road America
Written by: AMA Pro Date: June 5, 2010 Josh Hayes’ recent winning trend in AMA Pro National Guard American SuperBike competition continued Saturday at the Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader at Road America with a gripping photo-finish victory in the first race, marking his third win in as many races and propelling him to first in the championship standings. Hayes topped the charts... Read More
MotoGP: Pedrosa to go for first win of 2010 from Pole
Written by: Dorna Date: June 5, 2010 Dani Pedrosa will start the 2010 Gran Premio d’Italia TIM from pole position at Mugello after a superb late lap in qualifying pushed him to the front of the grid. Securing his second pole of the season – his 15th in the premier class – with a time of 1’48.819 on the 23rd of his 24 laps, Pedrosa beat Jorge Lorenzo to the top spot by 0.177s. The... Read More
MotoGP: Rossi has successful surgery in Florence
Written by: Yamaha Date: June 5, 2010 Valentino Rossi underwent a successful operation at the Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico (Centre for Orthopaedic Trauma) in Florence, Italy on Saturday afternoon to repair the fractured right tibia he sustained in a crash in the Saturday-morning practice session at the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM. Rossi was thrown from his Fiat Yamaha M1 bike... Read More
AMA SBK: Hayes on Provisional Pole at Road America
Written by: AMA Pro Date: June 4, 2010 Josh Hayes continued his positive trend in AMA Pro National Guard American SuperBike competition Friday by topping the charts late in both afternoon sessions to get on the provisional pole for this weekend’s Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin’s Road America. Under overcast skies and drying track conditions... Read More
AMA DSB: Cardenas on provisional pole
Written by: AMA Pro Date: June 4, 2010 Martin Cardenas’ No. 36 M4 Monster Energy Suzuki GSX-R600 came out of the box fast and to post a qualifying laptime of 2:21.136 (103.254 mph), good for the AMA Pro Daytona SportBike provisional pole for this weekend’s Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader at Road America. Cardenas’ 2010 season has been anything but dull, claiming... Read More
Rookies Cup: Ruiz and Antonelli shine
Written by: Red Bull Date: June 4, 2010 Two stunning performances in beautiful Tuscan sunshine put Daniel Ruiz on pole and Nicolo Antonelli on the other side of the front row in 4th for Saturday’s Red Bull MotoGP Cup race at Mugello. 18 year old Spaniard Ruiz bettered the rest by 4 tenths of a second but it was Italian 14 year old Antonelli’s effort that had the pit... Read More
