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Preview of the San Marino GP: The Home Field Advantage?
The key to success in motorcycle racing is in finding advantage wherever you can, and exploiting it to the fullest. If you are stronger in acceleration than your rivals, then you make sure you get out...
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Thursday Summary at Misano: New Asphalt, Hidden Benefits, & A Tough Dilemma...
There was a sense of eager anticipation at Misano on Thursday. For the past five years, the riders have complained more and more of the poor surface, of bumps, of a lack of grip, and of asphalt...
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2016 MotoGP Provisional Calendar Released
The FIM today released a provisional calendar for MotoGP in 2016, featuring much that was expected and a few surprises. The calendar will once again have 18 races, with Indianapolis dropped and Austria...
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Friday at Misano with Tony Goldsmith
Dani Pedrosa during FP1. He finished in 3rd place at the end of the opening day of the San Marino Grand Prix.The most famous right hand in motorcycle racing.Marc Marquez was fastest in FP1.Jorge...
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Friday Summary at Misano: Disappointingly Fast Times, & Tweaking the Nut...
The trouble with raised expectations is that they are so often trumped by reality. After all the hype about Misano’s new surface, there was much puzzlement among the MotoGP riders, and among the...
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Valentino Rossi’s 2015 Misano AGV Helmet
It’s another home round for The Doctor, so that of course means another special helmet design. For this year’s San Marino GP, Valentino Rossi’s AGV Pista helmet plays to the theme of the coastal race...
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MotoGP: Qualifying Results from Misano
MotoGP Qualifying Results from the San Marino GP at Misano, Italy:Q2 ResultsPos.RiderTeamBikeKM/HTimeDiff.1Jorge LORENZOMovistar Yamaha MotoGPYamaha288.01’32.146–2Marc MARQUEZRepsol Honda...
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Saturday at Misano with Tony Goldsmith
Valentino Rossi’s front row start was greated with huge cheers by the home crowd.Pol Espargaro crashed early in Qualifying 2, and will start from 12th place.Eugene Laverty struggling to keep the front...
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Saturday Summary at Misano: The Prospect of a Furious Fight, Mind Games That...
Remember Brno? A scintillating qualifying left Jorge Lorenzo on pole, with Marc Márquez beside him and Valentino Rossi filling out the front row. Race pace for the three was very similar, and the fans...
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MotoGP: Race Results from Misano
MotoGP Race Results from the San Marino GP at Misano, Italy:Pos.RiderTeamBikeKM/HDiff.1Marc MARQUEZRepsol Honda TeamHonda146.648’23.8192Bradley SMITHMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha146.3+7.2883Scott...
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Sunday at Misano with Tony Goldsmith
Marc Marquez wheelies past his crew after winning the Grand Prix of San Marino.A fantastic ride by Bradley Smith. When everyone else changed to their wet setup bike he stayed out on slicks. The gamble...
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Sunday Summary at Misano: Good Fortune, Hard Work, & Making Your Own Luck
Racers are gamblers. That their helmet designs featuring dice, cards, and other gambling paraphernalia bear witness to that. They have to be gamblers, a willingness to take risks is a prerequisite to...
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Paddock Pass Podcast – Episode 6 – Misano
A race that people will certainly be talking about weeks from now, the boys are back on the mics for the San Marino GP – dissecting the various weather strategies and their impact on the 2015...
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MotoGP: An Update to the 2016 Silly Season Happenings
With the flyaways fast approaching, MotoGP’s silly season for 2016 is reaching its climax. All of the factory seats are taken – including the seat at Aprilia vacated by Marco Melandri – and the top...
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Avintia Switches to Open Ducati – Starting at Aragon?
It has been a busy day for announcements at Misano. After the earlier official news that Aprilia will be returning to MotoGP in 2015 with Gresini, this afternoon, Avintia Racing announced they will be...
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Friday Summary at Misano: Wet Weather, A Terrible Surface, & A Raft of Rider...
For anyone on a budget, Misano is one of the cheaper MotoGP rounds to attend. Ticket prices aside, the area has a large amount of tourist accommodations, and the race takes place right at the tail end...
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MotoGP: Qualifying Results from Misano
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Photos: Valentino Rossi’s Special Misano Helmet, 2014
The San Marino GP is truly Valentino Rossi's home MotoGP round, and tradition sees him sporting yet another special helmet for the event. This year Aldo Drudi has focused his design on the people close...
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MotoGP: Alex De Angelis Discharged from the Hospital
Alex De Angelis is home at last. After spending nearly two weeks in a hospital in Japan, recovering from serious injuries suffered in a big smash at Motegi, the Iodaracing rider was flown home on...
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The FIM have released another provisional calendar for the MotoGP series, in response to yet another shake up of the F1 calendar by Bernie Ecclestone. With F1 and MotoGP having an informal agreement...
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