Colin Edwards
Tech 3 play down Cal Crutchlow approach
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | MotoGP - Wednesday, 28th July 2010, 14:19 GMTTech 3 Yamaha has denied being at an advanced stage in talks with British rider Cal Crutchlow over a MotoGP switch in 2011. With Ben Spies taking Valentino Rossi’s place in the factory Yamaha squad and Colin Edwards undecided on... 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
MOTOGP LAGUNA: ‘I WAS SEVENTH ALL WEEKEND’ – EDWARDS
Source: Bike Sport News RSS Feed - Monday, 26th July 2010, 0:00 GMTThe Texas Tornado said he could nothing about his pace all weekend 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
Colin Edwards Seriously Considering World Superbike Move
Source: MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks - ... that some manufacturers are more equal than others - Sunday, 25th July 2010, 13:14 GMTColin Edwards has made no secret of his dissatisfaction with his current position in MotoGP. Almost from the beginning of the year, the Monster Tech 3 Yamaha rider has complained about a lack of acceleration from his satellite Yamaha, and the Texan's complaints have fueled rumors that Edwards may be in his last year in MotoGP. It appears that there is some substance to those rumors. In an interview with the leading American website Superbikeplanet.com, Edwards admitted to Dean Adams that World Superbikes is looking increasingly attractive to the Texan. "That's what is enticing," Edwards told Superbikeplanet, "to look at that scenario and finish my career with a World Championship or two." His children have never seen their father on the top step of the podium, despite the fact that Edwards is a double World Superbike champion with 31 WSBK victories to his name, and this is a powerful factor motivating Edwards to consider the switch back to WSBK, Edwards admitted. read more Read article
Tech 3 two ready to ride hard in home race
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Saturday, 24th July 2010, 23:55 GMTAfter qualifying in fifth and eighth respectively Ben Spies and Colin Edwards are prepared to push to the maximum in their home race on Sunday, the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. Read article
Lorenzo on top at Laguna Seca
Source: Insidebikes | Carole Nash » Bike News - Saturday, 24th July 2010, 22:51 GMTJorge Lorenzo stormed to pole position ahead of tomorrow’s MotoGP outing from Laguna Seca, completing his run of pole positions from the last five races. Now wth his fifth consecutive pole position behind him, the young Spaniard wil be aiming to transfer it into another win, to extend his strangehold on the championship standings. A fierce battle throughout the session saw Lorenzo narrowly grasp top spot from a charging Casey Stoner, with the Ducati rider eager to take his second pole of the season. After swapping between the two for the duration of the session, it was Lorenzo who stole the prominent spot on his final lap, leaving Stoner to line up second. Andrea Dovizioso will complete the front row of the grid in third, seizing his first front row start in MotoGP. Dovizioso’s Repsol Honda teammate, Dani Pedrosa, set the fourth fastest time, leaving him to head up to second row of the grid, just ahead of local hero Ben Spies. American Spies will be hoping to perform well in front of his home crowd, with a second row start giving him a good advantage. In his second race since returning from a broken leg, Valentino Rossi will start from sixth place, completing the second row. Spies’ fellow American’s Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards have secured a seventh and eighth place start, respectively. Meanwhile Marco SImoncelli and Hector Barbera round out the top ten, with Marco Melandri just missing out in eleventh. Loris Capirossi and Aleix Espargaro will start tomorrow’s race from twelfth and thirteenth, with Alvaro Bautista fourteenth. After suffering a crash at the top of the infamous Corkscrew corner, Mika Kallio will line up fifteenth, just ahead of Alex De Angelis and Roger Lee Hayden. Pos. Rider Nation Team Time 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′20.978 2 Casey STONER AUS Ducati Team 1′21.169 3 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team 1′21.617 4 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 1′21.655 5 Ben SPIES USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1′21.679 6 Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′21.688 7 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team 1′21.920 8 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1′22.217 9 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1′22.300 10 Hector BARBERA SPA Paginas Amarillas Aspar 1′22.366 11 Marco MELANDRI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1′22.407 12 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1′22.647 13 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Pramac Racing Team 1′22.712 14 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1′22.770 15 Mika KALLIO FIN Pramac Racing Team 1′23.127 16 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM Interwetten Honda MotoGP 1′23.226 17 Roger Lee HAYDEN USA LCR Honda MotoGP 1′23.764 Read article
US MotoGP: Ben Spies and Colin Edwards happy with upgrade
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | MotoGP - Saturday, 24th July 2010, 16:36 GMTIt might not have been the big leap in performance that Ben Spies and Colin Edwards had hoped for, but an engine upgrade boosted their confidence at the start of their home race in Laguna Seca. Texan Spies ended opening... Read article
US MotoGP: Ben Spies and Colin Edwards happy with upgrade
Source: | Motorcycle Sport | MotoGP - Saturday, 24th July 2010, 16:36 GMTIt might not have been the big leap in performance that Ben Spies and Colin Edwards had hoped for, but an engine upgrade boosted their confidence at the start of their home race in Laguna Seca. Texan Spies ended opening... Read article
‘Team Texas’ in good form after fast first practice
Source: News RSS on motogp.com - The Official MotoGP Website - Friday, 23rd July 2010, 23:55 GMTMonster Yamaha Tech 3 riders Ben Spies and Colin Edwards were both content and confident following the first practice session at Laguna Seca, where they placed fifth and eighth respectively. Read article
