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MotoGP Laguna Seca: Stoner second-Hayden fifth at the USA GP
Source: bikeracenews.com - Wednesday, 28th July 2010, 12:37 GMTDucati Team rider Casey Stoner continued his recent podium streak with a solid second place in the USGP, whilst Nicky Hayden claimed local honour as the first American across the line in fifth after a breathtaking challenge for the podium Stoner started well from the front row of the grid and was running in second place [...] Read article
Nicky And Roger Lee Hayden Teleconference:
Source: MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that some manufacturers are more equal than others - Wednesday, 28th July 2010, 10:53 GMTOver the course of the year, the press relations people at two of the venues hosting international motorcycle racing in the US - Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Miller Motorsports Park - have hosted some fascinating teleconferences with the stars of the MotoGP and World Superbike series. Yesterday, it was the turn of Indy, and in the capable hands of IMS' communications manager Paul Kelly, the press got a chance to talk to the youngest two of the Hayden brothers, Nicky and Roger Lee. Obviously, much of the talk was about their recent experiences at the Red Bull US GP at Laguna Seca, but Nicky and Roger also got a chance to talk about a few other subjects as well: Rog talked about his upcoming Moto2 ride at the Red Bull Indianapolis GP on August 28th, while Nicky talked about the strength of racing in Owensboro, Kentucky, and how important Indy is as a home race. Here's the transcript: MODERATOR: Welcome everyone to this teleconference for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP. Our guests are two of the prominent members of the first family of American motorcycle racing, the Haydens of Owensboro, Ky. Nicky and Roger Lee Hayden. A little bit of background on both. read more Read article
Positive Results For Ducati In The US
Source: The Latest Motorcycle News - Tuesday, 27th July 2010, 22:21 GMTDucati Team rider Casey Stoner continued his recent podium streak with a solid second place in the USGP, whilst Nicky Hayden claimed local honour as the first American across the line in fifth after a breathtaking challenge for the podium. Read article
Herve Poncharal Interview: “Replacing Ben Will Be Very Difficult For Us”
Source: MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that some manufacturers are more equal than others - Tuesday, 27th July 2010, 21:09 GMTThe US GP at Laguna Seca naturally saw the American riders in the limelight, which placed even more pressure than usual on the Monster Tech 3 Yamaha team. With two home riders - Ben Spies and Colin Edwards - expectations were running very high of Team Texas. And so on Saturday morning, after the FP2 session but before qualifying, we sent MotoMatters.com's man on the scene, Jensen Beeler - moonlighting from his day job as editor of the outstanding website Asphalt & Rubber - to catch up with Tech 3 boss Herve Poncharal. Poncharal talked to Beeler about the team's expectations for the race, about the possibility of Spies ending on the podium or even winning a race before the season is out, about Spies' future with Yamaha, about the future of Colin Edwards and about the difficulty of finding riders to replace one or both of the men currently riding for the Monster Tech 3 Yamaha team. Here's what Poncharal had to say. Jensen Beeler: Obviously you had a very good day today, Ben was 5th, Colin was 7th, fastest satellite team ... read more Read article
Positive Laguna experience for Roger Lee Hayden
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Tuesday, 27th July 2010, 9:15 GMTThe American rode to 11th place in the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix for the LCR Honda team, enjoying his battle with fellow substitute rider Alex de Angelis. Read article
US MotoGP: Top American no consolation for Nicky Hayden
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | MotoGP - Monday, 26th July 2010, 11:00 GMTNicky Hayden denied taking any great satisfaction out of being top American rider in his home race at Laguna Seca yesterday. The 2006 world champion ended the 32-lap race in fifth place but was somewhat gifted his spot after a... Read article
US MotoGP: Top American no consolation for Nicky Hayden
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | MotoGP - Monday, 26th July 2010, 11:00 GMTNicky Hayden denied taking any great satisfaction out of being top American rider in his home race at Laguna Seca yesterday. The 2006 world champion ended the 32-lap race in fifth place but was somewhat gifted his spot after a... Read article
Top American no consolation for Hayden
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Sunday, 25th July 2010, 23:40 GMTThe Ducati Team rider finished fifth in his home race, the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, but was not satisfied with the result. Read article
Lorenzo leaps to Laguna win
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Sunday, 25th July 2010, 22:59 GMTAnother race and another victory for Jorge Lorenzo the young Spaniard extend his lead further at the top of the championship table, at Laguna Seca today. As the race began, Lorenzo enjoyed a good start, however closest rival Dani Pedrosa had a stronger start, soaring around the outside of him and Stoner and straight into the lead. Stoner slotted into second, while local hero Ben Spies jumped up to third. After being muscled out, Lorenzo soon found his rhythm and started to crawl his way back to the front. By the end of lap one he had fought his way back to third, demoting Spies down the order. A few laps down the road and it was Stoner who was now under threat, when a storming Yamaha slipped by to steal his second place away from him. By this point, Pedrosa had started pulling out a lead at the front, leaving Lorenzo to play catch up. Further back Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli were enjoying a tough in-house scrap, as the teammates battled it out for eighth place. Melandri would later win this battle, when Simoncelli’s race ended abruptly in the gravel. With twenty-one lasp to go all attentions focused on the front of the field, as race leader Pedrosa slid off into the gravel and immediately out of the race. Now with a clear track in front of him, Lorenzo inherited the race lead and began edging out a further gap back to Stoner. While the top two in their own private scrap, Andrea Dovizioso, in third, came under pressure from a charging Valentino Rossi. Despite it being his second race back after breaking his leg, the reigning champion soon forgot about his injury to focus on stealing third from Dovizioso. Five laps from the chequered flag, Dovizioso came under attack from a surging Rossi, with the duo running nose to tail for the final podium position. Rossi’s determination paid off as he eventually skipped passed the Repsol Honda rider. As the chequered flag fell it was Lorenzo there to receive it first, with Stoner behind in second. Stoner also set the fastest lap of the race, which he did on lap four. Rossi rode to a remarkable third place finish, returning to the podium after breaking his leg just seven weeks ago. Dovizioso just managed to hold onto fourth ahead of the American battle, with Nicky Hayden beating his local rivals, Ben Spies and Colin Edwards. Melandri crossed the line eighth, behind the American trio, with Mika Kallio and Loris Capirossi completing the top ten. The two remaining finishers came in the form of Roger Lee Hayden, Nicky’s brother who was replacing the injured Randy De Puniet, and Alex De Angelis. With five retirements there were only twelve finishers this time out. The next round of the MotoGP championship takes place at the Brno circuit in the Czech republic, on the 15th August following a summer break for the series. Read article
Melandri Back On The Pace At Laguna Seca, Positive Debut For Simoncelli
Source: The Latest Motorcycle News - Sunday, 25th July 2010, 21:28 GMTMarco Melandri returned to the scene of two of his most famous podium finishes today and the Italian was back on the pace after a disappointing outing at Sachsenring last weekend. The Team San Carlo Honda Gresini rider experienced less pain in his injured shoulder and more confidence with his Honda RC212V machine in an opening practice that raises his hopes for tomorrow and Sunday. Marco Simoncelli suffered an innocuous crash just a few laps into his debut at the American circuit although he was back out within a few minutes as he continued to find his way around. Both Team San Carlo Honda Gresini riders gave positive feedback about the new electronics package they have received for this race, although there is still plenty of work to do on it. Read article
