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30 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Second, third and fourth for Yamaha in intens Indianapolis heat

Jorge Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo finished third at Indianapolis today and Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi fourth in a punishingly hot race won by Dani Pedrosa. Tech 3 Yamaha and future Factory Team rider Ben Spies finished second, his best result so far in his rookie MotoGP season.
Lorenzo dropped three places on his grid position at the [...]

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25 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

An Excerpt from ‘Tortillas to Totems’ – the New Sam Manicom Adventure.

Adventure motorcyclist Sam Manicom is the author of the motorcycle travel books ‘Into Africa’, ‘Under Asian Skies’ and ‘Distant Suns’. We have managed to obtain an excerpt from his new book ‘Tortillas to Totems’ which was launched at th…

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16 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Lorenzo blows away rivals with clinical Brno win; Rossi struggles to fifth

Jorge Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo took an impressive seventh win of the season in Brno this afternoon with a clinical performance that saw him lead from the first lap to the chequered flag. In doing so he becomes only the third premier-class rider in history to finish in the top two at the opening ten races of [...]

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14 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Second row for Rossi in dramatic Brno qualifying

Jorge Lorenzo

An extraordinary qualifying session in Brno today left Jorge Lorenzo in third and Valentino Rossi in fifth for tomorrow’s Czech Grand Prix. The Fiat Yamaha riders were luckily unhurt despite both crashing out within moments of one another on their final flying laps.
Heavy storms overnight had changed the nature of the track and Lorenzo [...]

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27 July 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Rossi makes triumphant return to podium with 3th place!

Jorge Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo took a brilliant sixth victory of the season at Laguna Seca today, romping home to win by over three seconds from Casey Stoner. His team-mate Valentino Rossi made a triumphant return to the podium just seven weeks after breaking his right leg, overhauling Andrea Dovizioso during a thrilling last ten laps to [...]

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24 July 2010 ~ 0 Comments

MotoGP Qualifying Times Laguna Seca 2010

Roger Lee Hayden is replacing the injured Randy de Puniet at LCR Honda for this event, while Alex de Angelis starts his second race weekend as a stand-in at Interwetten Honda.
1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Fiat Yamaha Team 1m 20.978s
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 21.169s
3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1m 21.617s
4. Dani Pedrosa [...]

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23 July 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Laguna Seca California challenge calls for Fiat Yamaha Team

Laguna Seca

The Fiat Yamaha Team flies west today for the first North American stop of the season, at Laguna Seca in California. With Jorge Lorenzo leading the championship and Valentino Rossi back in action after six weeks out through injury, the team is in high spirits and looking forward to what is always a favourite [...]

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23 July 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Fiat Yamaha Team unveil Laguna Seca livery

The Fiat Yamaha Team unveiled their one-off Laguna Seca livery this afternoon, with both Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo present. The livery celebrates the impending release of the Fiat 500 car in the United States and features the faces of 500 fans …

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