Jorge Lorenzo
Fiat Yamaha rookie Jorge Lorenzo finished the three day Official MotoGP Test in second position overall today, after setting an impressive lap on qualifying tyres at the end of a very windy day in Jerez. It was a tricky three days for the youngest rider on the grid, who admits that he has struggled [...]
Archive for February, 2008
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Lorenzo Battles with Breeze to Finish Second Fastest in Jerez - Rossi Comes Fifth
Published February 29th, 2008 in MotoGP. 0 CommentsLorenzo ready for 2008
In the days prior to Grand Prix ‘zero’, the official IRTA test at a rainy Jerez circuit last week, new Fiat Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo caused a stir at Yamaha Spain with his first visit to the facility and received a tour of the location as well as a rapturous reception [...]
Rossi second after wet and windy pre-season battle
Published February 19th, 2008 in MotoGP. 0 CommentsValentino Rossi guided his Fiat Yamaha YZR-M1 to second place in today’s Official Practice at Jerez today, despite bad weather disrupting the day’s proceedings at the Spanish circuit.
After yesterday’s sunshine this morning saw heavy rain which, although it gradually abated, left the track very damp for the forty-minute ‘qualifying’ session after lunch.
It was nonetheless a [...]
The special 40-minute ‘qualifying’ session at Jerez saw a tremendous performance by world champion Casey Stoner, as the Ducati man collected his second brand new BMW in four months.
Stoner won his first BMW sports car at the 2007 Valencia season finale, when he wrapped up the best qualifier of the season award, and the Australian [...]
Rossi celebrates birthday with promising first day
Published February 19th, 2008 in MotoGP. 0 CommentsFiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi, who celebrated his 29th birthday, put in a strong showing on the first day of the Official MotoGP Test at Jerez de la Frontera in Southern Spain today.
The seven-time World Champion spent the majority of the day atop the time sheets after lapping consistently fastest on race tyres throughout [...]
FIA-GT3: Three Hexis Racing Aston Martins for 2008
Published February 19th, 2008 in FIA-GT3. 0 CommentsFrench motor sports team Hexis Racing is entering three Aston Martin
DBRS9 cars in the 2008 FIA GT3 European championship. The decision is
logical enough given that the Ledenon-based team was ever-present in
last year’s European championship, although its main focus was on the
French season. The difference this season is that Hexis Racing will be
concentrating its efforts on [...]
Jimmy Heavlow Wins Skip Barber Racing School Scholarship
Birthday ‘Present’ Takes Teen Racer To Skip Barber School
GALENA, MD. — World Karting Association Triple Crown Winner Jimmy
Heavlow got a huge (and pleasant) surprise when he made his acceptance
speech recently at Kart World in Hickory, N.C. He found out on the
stage that he would be the recipient of [...]
Sohren in SCORE Trophy-Truck, Bell in Motorcycles draw first starting
slots for 22nd Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250
Billy Gasper receives first Class 1 start as over 250 entries expected
in popular March 15 desert race in Mexico
LOS ANGELES–Arizona veteran desert racer Pete Sohren and Southern
California’s rising star Robby Bell received the pole positions for
four-wheel and two-wheel vehicles [...]
Newsletter Armin Schwarz 15.02.2008
Friends and partners write for the fans - tests successfully continued
Today: Bernd Ostmann, editor-in-chief of auto motor & sport, Europe’s
biggest car magazine
Today I have some great news. The friends and partners of All German
Motorsports and myself are going to write here about their views of AGM’s
engagement and of a German rally driver’s [...]
Mason Motorsports Continues Relationship with Goodyear Tires
Plymouth, WI (February 15, 2008) - The Mendeola Honda PRO Super Buggy will
again roll on Goodyear Tires for the 2008 World Series of Off Road Racing
(WSORR) season.
John Mason, driver/co-owner of Mason Motorsports announced that “Goodyear
has agreed to fully support our racing program for the 2008 WSORR
Series,” Jack Cummings, [...]
Source: AMA-SC: Standings after Houston
Source: AMA-SC: Lites West standings after Houston
Source: AMA-SC: Houston: Race results
CHAD JOHNSON PERFECT IN PIKEVILLE
CORY GREEN WINS LITES
AURORA, Ill. (February 16, 2008) — Chad Johnson passed Gray
Davenport on the second lap to win the 25 lap AMA Arenacross main event
in Pikeville, KY. Johnson’s win gives him a thirty-three point
lead ahead of Kelly Smith. When asked his good luck and the Monster
Team’s bad [...]
AMA statement regarding former AMA Board Chairman Dal Smilie
Indianapolis — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) released
information today concerning unsubstantiated expenses reimbursed to
former AMA Board Chairman Dal Smilie. The information was presented by
AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman during the annual corporate board
members meeting held at the Omni Severin Hotel in on Saturday, February
16.
“In September, 2007, [...]
Toyota AMA Arenacross Series Pikeville Notebook
AURORA, Ill. (Feb. 15, 2008) — With a week of rest to heal their
bruised and battered bodies, the warriors of the Toyota AMA Arenacross
Series return to battle this weekend for what will no doubt prove to be
two thoroughly action-packed nights of racing at the Eastern Kentucky
Expo Center in Pikeville, Ken.
Pikeville [...]
HIGHT LOOKING FOR BACK-TO-BACK WINS, NEFF CONTINUES TO IMPROVE
Three weeks ago Robert Hight and Mike Neff wrapped up a
week long testing session and left Firebird Raceway having never made
full passes in their 8,000 hp hybrid Ford Mustang Funny Cars.
This week they return with Hight holding down the points
lead in Funny Car after a season opening [...]
Antron Brown on Phoenix
“My outlook on Phoenix is very optimistic. From the showing that we
had in Pomona, I have tremendous confidence in the ability of our team to
go out there and have another good showing. We want to do well because we
have the Matco Tools Expo in Orlando right after the race and we want [...]
Rod Fuller on Phoenix
“To me, Phoenix is the promise land. The last three times I’ve
raced there we’ve won, so we have a great streak going on. Arizona is
like a second home. We did really good in testing and we have a good
combination for that race track. I’m very excited going into
Phoenix.”
Rob Flynn (crew chief) on [...]
GP2: Asia: Sentul: Karun Chandhok round two summary
Published February 19th, 2008 in GP2. 0 CommentsCHANDHOK HAS A FRUSTRATING WEEKEND
India’s Karun Chandhok was unable to repeat his podium-scoring form
in the second round of the GP2 Asia Series at Sentul in Indonesia
with iSport International, despite matching the speed of the leaders
throughout the weekend.
The track conditions at Sentul created some of the most difficult
driving conditions in GP2 history, due to a mixture [...]
