Tes Pra Musim MotoGp 2012 1000cc (bag I)

MotoGp Sepang - Tes pra musim motogp 2012 yang resmi diadakan di sirkuit sepang malaysia siang tadi. Sampai pukul 14.40 waktu setempat yamaha menempatkan dua pembalapnya di tiga besar yakni jorge lorenzo dengan catatan waktu terbaik 2m 2.406s di posisi pertama dan ben spies di posisi 3 dengan catatan waktu terbaik 2.930s.

Ducati mulai menunjukkan sinyal positif setelah menempatkan valentino rossi di posisi kedua dengan catatan waktu terbaik 2m 2.824s. akankah ini awal kebangkitan ducati setelah satu musim kemarin hanya diasapi oleh honda dan yamaha.

Sementara itu honda menunjukkan penurunan, karena dalam sesi ini hanya menempatkan dani pedrosa di posisi 6 dengan catatan waktu terbaik 3m 3.410s. juara dunia musim lalu casey stoner gagal menembus sepuluh besar dengan hanya finish di posisi 13 dengan catatan waktu terbaik 2m 7.163s.

Hasil Sementara Tes Pra Musim MotoGp 2012 1000cc
Pos-Pembalap-Tim-Waktu
1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 2m 2.406s
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Team 2m 2.824s
3. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 2m 2.930s
4. Alvaro Bautista ESP San Carlo Honda Gresini 2m 3.197s
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2m 3.233s
6. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda 2m 3.410s
7. Katsuyuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Test Rider 2m 3.418s
8. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team 2m 4.665s
9. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda 2m 4.865s
10. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2m 4.996s
11. Hector Barbera ESP Pramac Racing 2m 5.112s
12. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 2m 5.923s
13. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda 2m 7.163s
14. Ivan Silva ESP Avintia Racing (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 2m 11.267s
15. Jordi Torres ESP Avintia Racing (FTR-Kawasaki CRT) 2m 12.816s
16. Colin Edwards USA NGM Forward Racing (Suter-BMW CRT) 2m 18.195s

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | 0 comments

Italian Rider Minim, Who's The Next Rossi?

MotoGp - With age continues to grow dusk, Valentino Rossi had a potential successor should be able to continue the great names in Italian MotoGP event. In fact, the Italian rider-rider actually shrinking in number in the 2012 season.

Based on the entry list that has been released for three classes of the FIM Grand Prix (MotoGP, GP2 and GP3) 2012 season, there are 13 total recorded just rider from Italy who will berparisipasi. The amount is even already included Alex de Angelis of San Marino is the original, a small state in Italy.

For the MotoGP class, Italy will be represented four racers. They are Andrea Dovizioso (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), Valentino Rossi (Ducati Team), Michele Pirro (San Carlo Honda Gresini) and Danilo Petrucci (Ioda Racing). Two Italian racer who participated in 2011 but disappeared this season is Loris Capirossi who decided to retire and Marco Simoncelli who died in the crash in Sepang.

Italy counted lucky to have four drivers in this most prestigious class, because the latter two names (Michele Pirro and Danilo Petrucci) will appear as a representative team of CRT (Claiming Rule Teams) are newly introduced this season. Since 2000, Italy only sent at least three drivers in a single season in 500cc/MotoGP class (2006 and 2007), while most are six-rider (2005 and 2009).

From the Moto2 class, the decline in the number of Italian racer was more drastic. If the last two seasons in a row the numbers were nine and eight riders, then settled down in the 2012 season is only five riders. They are Roberto Rolfo, Raffaele De Rosa, Alex Baldolini and Mattia Pasini and Alex De Angelis.

The seeds of the young Italian who competed in the class Moto3 currently also not really a lot. For the season which will start soon there's only four namely the Italian Luigi Morciano, Fenati Romano, Alessandro Tonucci and Niccolo Antonelli.

The number of 13 riders who competed in the Italian Grand Prix class was out of Spain who had a total of 24 riders. Successively from the highest to the lowest grade class, Spain is represented by six, ten and eight racers.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012 | 0 comments

Lorenzo: Rossi Can Compete at Champion in 2012

MotoGp - Last season may be referred to as the worst season in the career of Valentino Rossi. Former teammates on the Yamaha, Jorge Lorenzo, Rossi believes could rise up and compete for the title but with a condition.

Rossi last season decided to move to Ducati, the Italian factory team from his country, after giving four world titles for the 'Team Fork Tala' it.

Many are predicting the move due to news of his dispute with Lorenzo, who considered the existence of The Doctor began to erode in the Yamaha. Then with a loud motor Ducati style, such as what Rossi trip last season?

Not as expected by the fans, let alone to compete for the title, to go up to the podium just Rossi difficulties. Best achievement in 2011 was to finish in 3rd.

It's not a good season for Rossi's class racer who has nine world championship titles in all classes and reached 79 victories in the MotoGP class. So there is a presumption if Rossi has run out.

For one thing, the judge Lorenzo Rossi still can bertaji next season with the experience and quality dimiliknya. However, Rossi would not be able to reach it with ease even though he was able to meet the requirements expressed by Lorenzo.

"How Rossi next season? It depends on feeling her with ducati, if the feeling was better with the Ducati and Ducati could develop a little better, then he can compete for the championship title," Lorenzo values ​​in an interview with detiksport at Hotel Mulia Senayan, Sunday (15/01/2012) evening hrs.

"But it will not be easy for him because this time the quality of the drivers and also the intensity of racing is so high right now," he continued

"But, you know if we're talking about the rider who has been world champion nine times and won over 100 races. So with the quality and experience, he could win again but it would not be easy," he said.

Rivalitasnya associated with Rossi, Lorenzo did not have a negative view on it. Precisely the Spanish rider said he was happy to have a class opponent Rossi. "I'm always happy to compete with the best riders and he is one of them," completion.

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Monday, January 16, 2012 | 0 comments

New Challenges In New Era 1000cc

MotoGP - MotoGP 2012 enters a new era with the use of  bike 1.000cc. To Yamaha, this is called also will provide new challenges at every track.

After the era of 990cc motorcycles in the period 2002-2006, and 800cc during 2007-2011, the use of motor 1.000cc in the 2012 season will mark the beginning of a new era.

With a power output greater in the 2012 season, no doubt a number of adjustments must be done by the team in the MotoGP class. No exception is defended by Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies.

"Our task is how to harness more power (with motor 1.000cc)," said Hiroo Saito Motor Sports Division Manager of Development at the Yamaha MotoGP Jorge Lorenzo Meet and Greet in the Atrium Plaza Epicentrum, Brass, Jakarta.

"With big power, the front of the bike will go up. So how in order to keep good control," said Saito presented the greatest challenges faced by his team.

Changes also assessed the capacity to 1.000cc will make the team must adapt again to the characteristics that exist at each racetrack. That is, a team that was "fit" with a circuit necessarily have to look for a different setting.

That's what makes Saito reluctant to reveal predictions in circuits where Yamaha will only shine in the upcoming 2012 season, including the chance to back champions.

"1.000cc will provide different challenges (in each track) because there is more power, so we'll see how it goes." "I want to say we will win, but I do not know (how the results later). If the result is good so we'll win," he concluded.

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Saturday, January 14, 2012 | 0 comments