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Bradley Smith signs new 125GP deal

Matthew Birt, 10 November 2009 14:56

British teenager Bradley Smith will stay in the 125GP world championship in 2010. The Oxfordshire rider has signed a new deal with the Aspar Aprilia squad having been unable to secure a switch to the Moto2 600cc four-stroke world championship next season. Smith, who finished second behind team-mate Julian Simon in this year’s 125GP series, will partner Spaniard Nicolas Terol ...

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Tech 3 confirm Moto2 line-up

Matthew Birt, 10 November 2009 14:35

Raffaele de Rosa and former Scot Honda MotoGP rider Yuki Takahashi will ride for the new Tech 3 Moto2 squad in 2010. Italian de Rosa finished sixth in this year’s 250cc world championship and a series of eye-catching performances earned him the coveted Rookie of the Year title. The 22-year-old joins the French squad having ended the season in style ...

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Tech 3 sign Jorge Lorenzo’s former boss

Matthew Birt, 10 November 2009 14:30

The French-based Tech 3 squad has pulled off a big coup by confirming that Jorge Lorenzo’s former Fiat Yamaha team boss will join its Moto2 effort in 2010. Italian Daniele Romagnoli will work as Raffaele de Rosa’s crew chief in the new Moto2 squad. This year’s 250cc Rookie of the Year de Rosa will partner Japanese rider Yuki Takahashi in ...

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Casey Stoner fastest in first 2010 test

Matthew Birt, 09 November 2009 18:29

A new factory Ducati engine with revised firing order catapulted Casey Stoner to the quickest time on the opening day of 2010 winter testing in Valencia today. In sunny but blustery conditions, the Aussie shrugged off the crushing disappointment crash on the warm-up for yesterday’s 30-lap race to edge out Yamaha rival Jorge Lorenzo. Riding a Ducati GP10 prototype that ...

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2010 MotoGP kicks off in Valencia

Matthew Birt, 09 November 2009 13:39

Less than 24 hours after the conclusion to this year’s MotoGP world championship, preparations for the 2010 campaign kicked off in Valencia this afternoon. In sunny but blustery conditions, former world 250GP champion Marco Simoncelli made his debut on the Gresini Honda RC212V shortly after the track opened at 1pm local time.         Alvaro Bautista has also completed his first laps ...

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Valencia MotoGP: Tyre vibration ruins James Toseland's farewell

Matthew Birt, 09 November 2009 10:31

James Toseland made an emotional exit from MotoGP after a rear tyre vibration problem wrecked his hopes of leaving the premier class with a top ten finish. The 28-year-old, who has lost his ride with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team for 2010, was on the fringes of an exciting five-rider battle dicing for seventh place when he was suddenly ...

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Kenny Roberts abandons Moto2 plan

Matthew Birt, 09 November 2009 09:05

Kenny Roberts has abandoned plans to compete in the new Moto2 world championship.    The American legend did have two places on the provisional grid for the new 600cc four-stroke class, which replaces the 250cc two-stroke series next year. But a revised entry list was released in Valencia yesterday, with triple world 500cc champion Roberts a notable absentee. Roberts had always ...

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Valencia MotoGP: Pedrosa takes win at final round

Liam Marsden, 08 November 2009 13:48

Spaniard Dani Pedrosa took a dominant victory at the final race of 2009 at Valencia after getting the holeshot from the start. Ducati rider Casey Stoner qualified in pole position yesterday but didn't start the race after he high-sided his number 27 Ducati early on in the warm up lap. Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo looked set for second position, ahead of ...

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MotoGP: Ben Spies thrilled with top ten

Matthew Birt, 07 November 2009 17:41

Ben Spies showed why he’s so highly rated by Yamaha after he qualified in the top ten in Valencia today after just three hours on board a YZR-M1 machine. The Texan, who recently clinched Yamaha’s first World Superbike title, clocked a best time of 1.33.539 to qualify in ninth position for tomorrow’s 30-lap race. The triple American superbike champion was ...

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Valencia MotoGP: James Toseland disappointed in 14th

Matthew Birt, 07 November 2009 17:16

James Toseland could not hide his disappointment after he qualified in a lowly 14th place for his final MotoGP in Valencia, the British rider comfortably outpaced by Ben Spies. A lap of 1.34.107 left Toseland 0.6s adrift of Texan Spies, who is making his first appearance on board Yamaha’s YZR-M1 this weekend. Toseland blamed blustery conditions for his struggle today ...

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