Q&A on Vale
Q&A with Yamaha Motor Racing managing director Lin Jarvis, team manager Davide Brivio, Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis, Rossi’s surgeon Dr. Buzzi and Yamaha communications manager William Favero.
1. What caused the accident? Was it rider error or a bike/tyre issue?
Davide Brivio, Fiat Yamaha Team Manager, Valentino Rossi’s crew: “Valentino was on his first flying lap with new hard tyres. At ‘Arrabbiata 2′ Valentino slowed down to let another rider pass, because he was following him. When Valentino opened the throttle again at ‘Biondetti’, the first corner on the left, having ridden for about a quarter of the track at a very low speed, the rear tyre had cooled down and lost grip suddenly, causing the crash. When Valentino lost the rear of the bike his speed was approximately 180kph and when he hit the ground it was approximately 150kph.”
2. What were Valentino’s exact injuries? Read more
Vale is out
Filed under: Bad News, Bike Dudes, Crash, Drugs, MotoGP, Rossi
The crash Rossi had yesterday during the practice session left him with a broken tibia and fibula of the right leg, he was operated on for around 3 hours and the surgery was a success…the doctors used Spinal Block (epidural) insted of general anesthesia which means that Rossi was awake during the surgery and can see and hear all the cutting and drilling to his leg but without feeling any pain.
The bad news is that he will be out of the track for around 5 month, so today’s race at Mugello will be with out Rossi.
Race start at 2:30pm on Jazeera Sport +3.
Kuwait Riders Group
Filed under: Bike Dudes, Events, Kuwait, Kuwait Riders, Local
A couple of weeks back i got a message from a friend inviting me to join a new riding group called Kuwait Riders, i joined their Facebook Group and a week ago i got an invitation to attend the inauguration gathering which took place yesterday at Movenpick free zone.
It was a nice gathering, the group was introduced and goals explained….i also got to meet riders that i haven’t seen for a while.
For more about Kuwait Riders Group please visit their Facebook page, the group website http://kuwaitriders.com/ is still under construction.
Online registration form, Photos of the event.
Rumor has it
Casey Stoner is moving to Honda
Ouch
Filed under: Bike Dudes, BMW, Crash, Error, Extreme, Fish, Funny, Photo of the day, Photos, Ruben Xaus
Davide Tardozzi
After retiring from racing in the Superbike, Tardozzi went on to be a team manager for the Ducati factory racing team, winning several Superbike World Championships with Carl Fogarty, Troy Corser, and Troy Bayliss.Tardozzi won eight Riders’ Championships as a Ducati team manager, but at the end of 2009 Tardozzi left Ducati to join BMW and became the new team boss of the official BMW Motorrad squad in 2010(World Superbikes)
Davide Tardozzi speaks about his latest challenge with BMW Motorrad Motorsport Read more
Photo of the day
Filed under: Bike babes, Bike Dudes, Hot, Photo of the day, Photos
Just snatched this photo off our friend Ricky Facebook photo album, apparently it was taken in Istanbul MotoGP of 2007.
Ricky is the lead mechanic at TriStar, and i hate him very very much -now-
A thrilling opener
Filed under: Bike Dudes, Jorge Lorenzo, Losail Circuit, MotoGP, Qatar, Rossi, Yamaha
What a start for the season, it was a really thrilling race yesterday at Losail…kept it us on our toes from lap one.
The Doctor claims the podium, but the star was Lorenzo…this dude is aggressive…he is the” No Guts…No Glory” type of guy.
2010 Kuwait Bike Show
Filed under: Art, Bike Dudes, Bike World, Bikes, Events, Harley Davidson, Kuwait, Local, Video, YouTube
I went to the 2010 Kuwait Bike Show on Friday…it was a well organized event with HOG Chapters from all around the gulf especially Bahrain and KSA, the weather was bad but it seamed that the crowd did not mind it…custom bikes builders from Bahrain participated with some really cool bikes, there was also a couple of local bikes that were also nice.
Balls Of Steel
Filed under: Bike Dudes, Crazy Stuff, Extreme, Harley Davidson, Video, YouTube
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