Catalunya 2009 -The Battle-
Filed under: Fast, Jorge Lorenzo, MotoGP, Motor Sports, Racing, Rossi, Video, Yamaha
What a race, what a show, what a fight
This was probably the best race action i ever seen…the battle was vicious, fierce, brutal, you name it…it was a race between the two Yamaha team mates as if they were the only 2 racers on the Spanish circuit.
If you missed this race then you better try find a recording of it, and watch it.
Another double win for Spies
Spies powered away from the start, and the rest of the racers had to just try keeping up, Fabrizio managed to keep Spies on his toe for most of the race, but then had to settle for third in race one and second in race two…at the end of the day this is a US track which Spies knows very well and competed on for the American Superbike championship.
Ducati is still leading the championship -7 rounds to go-, with 311 points, Yamaha 253, Honda 206, Aprilia 129, Suzuki 113, Bmw 60, and Kawasaki 41 points.
Make that a double please
Dominating race one and two, Haga made the perfect weekend for Ducati, Fabrizio was the tail man and made a couple of nice passes on Haga, but the Japanese came back just to clinch his sixth win of the season..apart from the last 2 rounds race 2 was a bit boring without Ben Spies of Yamaha pressure on team Ducati, the Texan had to retire after gear problems.
Strategic thinking
Filed under: Jorge Lorenzo, MotoGP, Motor Sports, Racing, Yamaha
Today’s race was more like a chess game than a race, the wet track made the riders very cautious most of the race….the only action in the race was between the two Honda team mates towards the end of the race.
Lorenzo’s calculations were best, he decided to stick to the wet tires and increase the gabs until the time was right to go in and get the slicks..he was the last rider to go into the pit, Rossi had pit diarrhea… he spent more time going in and out from the bit than on the track.
A replay of round 2 of the world super bike will be showing today on Jazeera Sport 2 at 20:00, hope that will have some action.
Intense action from Monza
Poor Spies ran out fuel 🙁 i guess the Ducati is more fuel efficient 🙂
Sharing is caring
Filed under: Ducati, Events, Motor Sports, Racing, WSBK, Yamaha
Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) and Ben Spies (Yamaha World Superbike) shared the wins at one of the most exciting Superbike rounds in Monza today.
Fabrizio won race 1 after Spies ran out of fuel meters from the finish line…in race 2 Spies dominated from start to finish and after a few laps cruised alone to the checker flag.
Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox) crashed in race 2 after being hit by a bird, BMW Ruben Xaus finished in ninth place.
Back on top
The Spanish MotoGP round was very exciting as expected…it was a furious battle between Pedrosa, Rossi, Stoner and Lorenzo, but despite the home field advantage Pedrosa had, Rossi took his first win of the season beating Pedrosa on his home land.
Pedrosa started strong with his trademark “Strong Start” and led the race for the first 17 rounds, but Rossi took the lead after that and never looked back.
The race also marked the first podium for Stoner at the Spanish track.
Lorenzo snatches Polini
Filed under: Japan, Jorge Lorenzo, MotoGP, Racing, Yamaha
Jorge Lorenzo took the standings lead at the Polini Grand Prix of Japan, with Stoner not performing as should..the race was a bit boring, Lorenzo snatched the lead from Rossi and continued to increase the gab while Rossi kept Pedrosa busy.
Lorenzo got a bit over excited and kept riding around the track greeting the fans when his bike ran out of fuel and the Marshals had to push him all the way back to the podium.
The next round will be on May 3rd in Spain, that’s where Lorenzo is expected to get huge support… the people there are very passionate about the Spanish riders and Lorenzo should take a risk to win it, the race should be very entertaining as Pedrosa is also Spanish and he won that race last year.
Yamaha M1 for the MotoGP 09
Can’t wait for the start of the 09 season, with the doctor’s hand on the throttle…this bike should kick ass.
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