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Iannone dejected and general mayhem

23 June 2008 by Colino28

Attached is a picture of Iannone getting a lift back up to the pits from Craner Curves. I don’t know which toilets Larry Carter uses but I was flabbergasted to hear him praising Donington for there...

Donington Traffic Chaos

23 June 2008 by Dan Huggett

We had a great couple of days at Donington. Having only ever been to GPs at Jerez, I was dubious about a visit after the horror stories from previous years. It was nowhere near the levels of...

British MotoGP 2008

23 June 2008 by spells675

What a weekend! The smell of burnt racing oil, the immaculately prepared bikes and the noise the GP motorcycles make is unbelievable. That alone is worth the entry fee! It was great to watch Scott...

Good racing - shame about the traffic

23 June 2008 by Graham Pullen

What a great weekend we all had at Donington! The racing was fantastic and to see Scott Redding win the 125GP was amazing. It was a real shame James Toseland was not at the front with the big boys, but we still love him. Now the but. The toilets were awful, £5 for a burger was unbelievable and getting out of the field they call a car park, took an hour and a half. We then sat in traffic all the...

Disappointment at Casey Stoner

23 June 2008 by Anonymous

I was upset to hear Casey Stoner was angry with British supporters for the booing he received on Sunday after his win. I was there for the whole three days of MotoGP and was really disappointed in Stoners behaviour towards Marco Melandri. Marco may not be doing well but I think Stoner should start behaving like Melandris team mate instead of shaking his head in anger towards him. After all, it’s...

James Haydon to replace injured Stuart Easton

23 June 2008 by Rob Hull

James Haydon has been drafted in by the MSS Kawasaki British Superbike team to replace the injured Stuart Easton. Easton crashed in qualifying at Snetterton in a horror 181mph spill. As a result the...

Donington has improved in some areas

23 June 2008 by Neil Fletcher

We have been attending the Donington Park MotoGP round for quite a few years as a family. On arriving Sunday morning at our usual time , it took over an hour to get from the A42 junction and into the track, with traffic hardly moving. There didn’t seem to be as many exhibitors as usual in the covered area. Can’t really complain too much about the racing (poor old James Toseland aside)and the...

Valentino Rossi at Donington Park

23 June 2008 by CHRIS ADCOCK

Just a quick photo of Valentino Rossi at Donington Park on saturday.

Meeting the stars at the Day of Champions

23 June 2008 by johnlp

Here are some photos of my daughter, Louise with various people at the Day of Champions at Donington Park.

Dani Pedrosa passing Valentino Rossi

23 June 2008 by louise81

Here is a photo of Dani Pedrosa passing Valentino Rossi at Redgate during the British MotoGP at Donington Park.

Donington Park idiots

23 June 2008 by Lucy_636

I’ve just come back from my first MotoGP visit to Donington Park. It was brilliant, a really good day, We got autographs and lots of pictures. However, I can’t help thinking that the people that were booing Casey Stoner are just idiots. Just because Valentino Rossi isn’t winning doesn’t mean the other riders have to suffer! What’s it going to be like when Rossi stops racing? Also there were a lot...

Toseland hurt after Donington crash

23 June 2008 by David Bartlett

Poor James Toseland at the first corner of the British MotoGP. I was able to get this photo whilst stood on an ice cream van!

My Donington experience

23 June 2008 by Anonymous

Despite having my tickets on the dash or swinging round my neck and wrist for 3 days my Donington experience was as follows: can I park nearer to the Esses? Where’s your pass. Where can I get some food? Where’s your pass. Do you know where the toilets are? Where’s your pass. Where can I get a programme? Where’s your pass. How do I get to Starkeys from here? Where’s your pass… What a comparison to...

Appauling management at Donington

23 June 2008 by shazzared

I can’t cope with Donington full stop. They don’t deserve the prestige of hosting MotoGP. The last time we went there were in excess of 140 people there and only one exit was open! We camped all weekend and couldn’t get out because of the sheer volume of traffic, the bottle neck exit and the fact that at 8pm all the traffic co-ordinators clocked off so it was a free for all! Eventually after...

Ecstasy, agony and disbelief

23 June 2008 by RUSSELL BROOKS

I had a fabulous day out at Donnington Park that had everything. First getting out was really easy it seems that at last the car park problems are sorted. Ecstasy – watching Scott Redding show maturity well beyond his year to take a fabulous win. Such a star at 15 and a level headed young lad. Agony – never have I seen a crowd go so flat as quickly once the realisation that Toseland had fell at...

My photo of James Toselands crash

23 June 2008 by Nick Purssey

I just had to share my photo of James Toseland crashing on the first corner of the first lap at Donington before eventually finishing in 17th place.

Chaos at Donington

23 June 2008 by Anonymous

After a fab day at Donington Park, even though Valentino Rossi was second. After the race we had to go and endure the total chaos off leaving the track. Some bloke had blocked us in so we had to wait for them to move their car. Then we had to wait 40 minutes to get out of the car park, only to find traffic was being diverted. It then took us another 45 minuts just to get near the DHL place. Then...

MotoGP: 2008 championship standings

23 June 2008 by Sarah Carnell

Here are the current standings in the MotoGP championship with both rider and manufacturer points shown. Check back after each round to see who is leading. MotoGP championship rider standings after...

Donington MotoGP - Scott Redding at Goddards

23 June 2008 by Kerry Green

Man of the moment Scott redding at Goddards on his way to victory in the 125 c race at Donington Park. Scott was even good enough to pose for a picture in the paddock after his victory. Well done...

Donington Park MotoGP: James Toseland reaction

23 June 2008 by Rob Hull

James Toseland couldn’t hide his sheer disappointment after his first home MotoGP race weekend. Toseland had a dismal Saturday, crashing twice in qualifying leaving him languishing down on the 16th...

Donington Park MotoGP: Valentino Rossi reflects on 200th GP

23 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Valentino Rossi was less than enthused by having to settle for second place at Donington Park in his 200th MotoGP start. The seven-time World Champion couldn’t match the pace of the reigning World...

Donington Park MotoGP: Ben Spies ready to step in if Loris Capirossi unfit at Assen

22 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Rizla Suzuki boss Paul Denning has said Ben Spies performance this weekend in his debut MotoGP race weekend was good enough to secure him a spot with the team for next weekend if Loris Capirlossi is...

Donington Park MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo: “The aim was not to hurt myself”

22 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Jorge Lorenzo gallant ride from 17th on the grid to sixth came as a shock even to the man himself, who said his main aim was just to finish. Lorenzo has suffered some huge crashes of late, and has...

Good racing, shame about the traffic

22 June 2008 by gary jackson

What a great day at Donington Park. Scott Redding getting his first podium and winning the race 125GP race. Brilliant! Casey Stoner stonking to victory, but Valentino Rossi coming second. It was a shame James Toseland couldn’t get there, but there’ll be other races and I’m sure a podium is coming soon. The main reason for writing this is the track has once again let the fans down. It took two...

Donington Park MotoGP: Casey Stoner hoping for more of the same

22 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Casey Stoner got his chances of regaining the MotoGP crown back on track this weekend with a completely dominant performance on British soil. Stoner said at the start of the weekend the team had found...

Scott Redding taking the lead

22 June 2008 by Lee Mitchell

Here’s a picture of Scott Redding taking first place in the 125GP and also James Toseland on the warm up lap

Donington Park MotoGP: John Hopkins unable to hide frustrations

22 June 2008 by Rob Hull

Factory Kawasaki rider John Hopkins had yet another MotoGP weekend to forget, retiring from his third race out of the last four. Hopkins was one of the unlucky riders who got caught up at the first...

What does Casey Stoner have to do?

22 June 2008 by Keith Barnes

James Toseland gave his best, but luck was not on his side this weekend. So the best man won as they say. For me it was a great weekend, until over the radio I heard Casey Stoner explaining that whilst going past a few spectators on the slowing down lap he had the thumbs down and someone even gave him the w****r sign. This isn’t the first time he’s had to put up with this sort of abuse. He had to...