After Friday’s rain-hit free practice, the MotoGP teams faced a race against time to fine the perfect set-up for Sunday’s race. There were two dry sessions on Saturday. Free practice in the morning it was back to basics, to get the initial setup guesses they had come to Donington with confirmed (or not) and then they set to work, where ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- MotoGP
- 26 July 2009
Mike Nicks and I wandered over to the Loop to watch - and hear - the two Nortons in practice for Sunday’s GP1 15-lap sprint race, part of the Thundersport GB support programme at this year’s Donington British Grand Prix. That’s right. Nortons. At the GP. Fantastic. Mike is the Editorial Director at Bauer Media, the company that owns MCN, ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- MotoGP
- 24 July 2009
First practice is important. Mess up and it can mean playing catch-up all weekend, chasing a set-up for race day. A crew chief needs to get a quick idea whether the initial set-up ideas that he’s planned suit the circuit. Motorcycles all have specific characteristics and, by the third or fourth GP race of the season, the crew chief will ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- MotoGP
- 24 July 2009
