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Friday, October 29, 2010
Korea say 168,000 attended first F1 race but many tickets were given away
The inaugural Korean Grand Prix attracted 168,000 spectators over the three-day event, the race organisers claimed on Friday. However local media reported significant numbers of tickets were given away for free to boost attendance at the first race at the Korean International Circuit. The Korea Auto Valley Operation (KAVO) claimed attendance figures of 25,000 for [...]
2010 Estoril 125cc FP1 Result - Smith Fastest In Washed Out Session
Practice got underway at Estoril in light rain, but the weather quickly took a turn for the worse, the rain becoming very intense by the end of the first session of practice, the 125cc class. Bradley Smith topped the timesheets in the session, putting in a fast lap early on, but the final standings were relatively meaningless, with a difference of over 21 seconds from fastest to slowest. British rider Danny Webb and his Andalucia Cajasol teammate Alberto Moncayo took 2nd and 3rd, ahead of Stipa Molenaar's Randy Krummenacher, but Krummenacher was already over 5 seconds slower than Smith's fastest lap.
Forecast for the rest of the day is for strong winds and storms, calling into question the usefulness the rest of the day.
Results:
Hamilton: Alonso would have passed me
Lewis Hamilton said he would have struggled to win the Korean Grand Prix even if he hadn’t gone off in front of eventual winner Fernando Alonso. Hamilton told his official website: I think it would have been extremely difficult. For the whole race, I was struggling with grip, and having trouble getting the car slowed [...]
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BMW to Sell Motorcycles in India
After successfully launching its cars in the growing markets of Asia, BMW plans on having its motorcycles available for purchase in three Indian dealerships by December of this year. Making available its R & K series street motorcycles, along with the S1000RR superbike, BMW will have a presence in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore, with [...]
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Aragon World Superbike Test Day 2 Times
Testing continued on Thursday for the World Superbike grid at the Motorland Aragon circuit, and with Carlos Checa having taken his leave early to head to Estoril for an outing aboard the Pramac Ducati MotoGP bike, it was Max Biaggi's turn to top the timesheets. Biaggi took nearly seven tenths of his time from Wednesday, after having spent the session testing new brakes from Brembo. The Italian judged them to be a big improvement, but the increase in braking power made the bike difficult to control on the brakes. More setup work will be required, according to the Italian, which will continue tomorrow.
The absence of precise timing saw four men tie for the 2nd fastest time, Alstare Suzuki's Michel Fabrizio, BMW's Troy Corser, Pata Aprilia's Nori Haga and the Kawasaki of Tom Sykes. Biaggi's Alitalia Aprilia teammate Leon Camier was just a tenth of a second slower, while Leon Haslam was 1.3 seconds slower than Max Biaggi.
Testing concludes on Friday.
World Superbike day 2 testing times, courtesy of WorldSBK.com:
Birabongse Bhanubandh Lucien Bianchi Gino Bianco Hans Binder
F1 Fanatic round-up: 29/10/2010
Thanks for all your feedback to the proposed changes to the website yesterday. As ever with the kind of thing it ran the gamut from positive to negative but I’ve taken your ideas and concerns on board and they will have a bearing on the final design and layout. The second part of the Jackie [...]
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Enrico Bertaggia Tony Bettenhausen Mike Beuttler Birabongse Bhanubandh
Aragon World Superbike Test Day 1 Times
The World Superbike riders have been hard at work for the 2011 season, with a large group gathering at the Motorland Aragon circuit to test their new bikes for next season. Carlos Checa was the fastest of the bunch by over a second, the Althea Ducati rider due to set out for Estoril on Thursday.
Michel Fabrizio's switch to the Alstare Suzuki team has gone swimmingly so far, the former Xerox Ducati rider the 2nd fastest rider on track, ahead of a bevy of Aprilia's, led by 2010 World Superbike Champion Max Biaggi, though new convert Noriyuki Haga interposed himself between the two factory bikes of Biaggi and Leon Camier.
Work continues for the Kawasaki team on their brand new bike, with Tom Sykes and Katsuaki Fujiwara testing the 2011 version of the ZX-10R, with Sykes also running back-to-back comparisons with the 2010 bike. But the BMW pit has been busiest, with a host of experienced mechanics being brought in to work on the bike for next season. So far, it has not produced the results hoped for, as Troy Corser and new signing Leon Haslam were well down the timesheets.
Unofficial times, courtesy of GPOne.com:
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Bernie Ecclestone hits 80 with no sign of slowing down (Pictures)
Bernie Ecclestone, the most powerful man in Formula 1, turn 80 years old today. He’s been a racing driver, a manager and a team owner. But above all it’s in his role as president of Formula One Management that he exerts far-reaching influence over F1. As he marks his 80th birthday he shows no sign [...]
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Korean International Circuit: your verdict
Despite months of doubt over whether the race would actually go ahead, and in spite of a downpour on race day, the Korean Grand Prix did take place and produced a race to remember. So what’s the verdict on F1′s newest circuit? Is the Korean International Circuit a worthwhile addition to the calendar? The drivers [...]
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Korean International Circuit: your verdict
Despite months of doubt over whether the race would actually go ahead, and in spite of a downpour on race day, the Korean Grand Prix did take place and produced a race to remember. So what’s the verdict on F1′s newest circuit? Is the Korean International Circuit a worthwhile addition to the calendar? The drivers [...]
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Markus Winkelhock Reine Wisell Roelof Wunderink Alexander Wurz
Now It's Official: Toseland To BMW Italia Satellite Team
After the unofficial confirmation by Toseland himself at a charity event in the UK, comes the official confirmation from the BMW Italia team. James Toseland is to race alongside 2010 Superstock 1000 champion Ayrton Badovini in the satellite BMW Italia squad for 2011. The BMW Italia squad dominated the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup this season, and the operation is widely regarded as extremely effective.
The team is to be very much a satellite effort, rather than a privateer outfit, with BMW Italia receiving engine and electronics support from the BMW Motorrad factory squad. With Badovini having dominated the Superstock class, there is no doubting the Italian's ability, and Toseland's long and varied experience should help the squad. After losing his factory ride with the Sterilgarda Yamaha team, the BMW Italia ride is a strong alternative for Toseland.
The official press release appears below:
BMW Motorrad Italia enters Superbike World Championship.
The winning team of the 2010 Superstock 1000 FIM Cup will debut with riders Ayrton Badovini and James Toseland.
Jack Armstrong?s ?Million Dollar Harley-Davidson? ? Further Proof You Can?t Buy Taste
I suffered through four semesters of art history classes in college (thanks general education requirements!) to realize two big things about art: 1) never date a painter or anyone that refers to themselves as an “artiste”, and 2) aesthetics are subjective, and should be internally processed.�So with that intro in mind, I hope you’ll see [...]
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McLaren and Red Bull need to bow to the inevitable and back one driver
If Red Bull and McLaren were in any doubt of the advantages of throwing their championship efforts behind one driver, Fernando Alonso’s rise from fifth place before the German Grand Prix to championship leader should cause them to re-evaluate their approach. As argued here before in two previous articles, the World Motor Sport Council’s decision [...]
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Rossi To Test The Ducati At Valencia
It appears the decision the world has been waiting for has finally been taken: According to MCN's Matt Birt, Valentino Rossi will be allowed to test the Ducati at Valencia. It appears that Rossi was told by Masao Furusawa on Saturday night that he would be allowed to test after the final MotoGP round of the year.
The decision had been almost inevitable, but Yamaha had been holding off on announcing for as long as possible. It has long been customary for factories to allow their departing riders to test for their new teams after the final race, the only exception in recent history being Valentino Rossi, after he left Honda to join Yamaha. Ducati had already set an example by releasing Casey Stoner early to test for Honda, the team he joins for 2011, and Rossi had expected Yamaha to do the same. Yamaha, however, had been playing their cards close to their chest, in part as this was the only leverage they had over Rossi to ensure he did not hinder his teammate Jorge Lorenzo's bid for the 2010 championship.
Sachsenring 2009 MotoGP race analysis
While the weather had produced torrential downpours thoughout the preamble to this GP, it stayed dry for the action in Germany. As the riders lined up on the grid, there was a real feeling of anticipation as Rossi and Lorenzo, so close through practice until that awesome final qualifying lap from Valentino, pulled up next [...]
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Christijan Albers Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi Jaime Alguersuari
Tipping contest winners: Donington 2009
It was a freakish race - one which I am still trying to get my head around, let alone write up!
Because of the unusual podium, points were scarce this week with many people striking out. Only one person scored podium points: @leighberwick with his 3rd place for de Puniet. How you picked him out Leigh, [...]
Because of the unusual podium, points were scarce this week with many people striking out. Only one person scored podium points: @leighberwick with his 3rd place for de Puniet. How you picked him out Leigh, [...]
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Ducati Diavel Pricing ? $16,995 Base & $19,995 Carbon
It’s Monday morning, so that means our friends at Ducati News Today have let loose more details about the upcoming 2011 Ducati Diavel performance cruiser. Showing us what looks like a CAD render of Termignoni’s exhaust system for the Diavel, DNT also tells us that the Ducati Diavel will start with an MSRP base price [...]
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2011 KTM Adventure 990 Dakar Breaks Cover
Leaking ahead of its EICMA debut, Bikes in the Fast Lane brings us the first image of the 2011 KTM Adventure 990 Dakar. An homage to KTM’s dominance in the Dakar Rally, this Adventure 990 is done up in blue livery with orange accents, anti-lock brakes, and gets some modest bolt-on parts (like that orange [...]
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Korean International Circuit: your verdict
Despite months of doubt over whether the race would actually go ahead, and in spite of a downpour on race day, the Korean Grand Prix did take place and produced a race to remember. So what’s the verdict on F1′s newest circuit? Is the Korean International Circuit a worthwhile addition to the calendar? The drivers [...]
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
F1 Fanatic round-up: 27/10/2010
It’s a bumper round-up today so I’ll shut up and let you get on with reading it: Links RBR hopeful Vettel can avoid ninth V8 (ITV-F1) Christian Horner: “Hopefully he?s got enough engine mileage to be able to run unaffected to the end of the year. He was a bit tight already on engine mileage [...]
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Elio de Angelis Marco Apicella Mário de Araújo Cabral Frank Armi
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 DVD: Read the review and win a copy
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is a terrific event which brings together classic and contemporary racing cars along with their drivers in a summer tea party setting. I look forward to it every year. But the DVD review, though packed with great footage of the cars and lots of interviews, is a slightly odd proposition. [...]
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Duane Carter Eugenio Castellotti Johnny Cecotto Andrea de Cesaris
Seven players tie for top score in Korean round of Predictions Championship
The tie-breaker had to be invoked for round 17 of the Predictions Championship after seven players tied for best prediction. Guessing the pole position time for this race was always going to be tricky but H Mrkovic did the best job, getting within 0.032s of the pole time and scooping the top prize this weekend. [...]
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Watch MythBusters Confirm or Bust The BMW Tablecloth Trick Tomorrow Night
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_faLNmcAReA One of our guilty pleasures here at Asphalt & Rubber is the Discovery Channel’s television show�MythBusters, which is coincidentally�also shot in A&R‘s stomping grounds of the San Francisco Bay Area. We’re a fairly nerdy bunch here, what with our interwebs, social networks, and weblogs, so the show’s exploration of science through absurdity and heavy [...]
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