Archive for May, 2009
Philippaerts Savours First 2009 MX1-GP Victory
Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.
Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team’s David Philippaerts claimed his first win of the season and his third on the YZ450FM at a sun-kissed and busy Mallory Park circuit for the British Grand Prix and the seventh round of fifteen in the MX1-GP World Championship. 35,000 spectators witnessed the reigning champion score results of 1-2 in the motos to scale the top step of the podium, giving Yamaha their fifth victory of 2009.
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Fabrizio Repeats His 2008 Performance Taking Two Podium Finishes at Miller
Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.
Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) takes home 36 important points having visited the podium twice, with a worthy second and third place finish in the races held today at Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City. Michel’s team-mate Noriyuki Haga, who had difficulty finding the right feeling with his Ducati 1198 this weekend, had a more difficult day and closed the two races in ninth and eighth position.
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Desalle Takes Third Podium of 2009 in Mallory Park Sunshine
Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.
The British Grand Prix at Mallory Park, the second year in succession the race has been held at the road racing facility in England’s Midlands, saw David Philippaerts win the MX1 class of the seventh round of fifteen in the FIM Motocross World Championship.
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De Dycker Defies Pain at Mallory MX1
Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.
Round seven of 15 in the FIM MX1 World Championship, the British Grand Prix at Mallory Park, saw a brave performance by Teka Suzuki World MX1’s Ken De Dycker as the Belgian rode through the pain barrier to take seventh position overall.
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Rutter Fifth in Suzuki BSB Debut
Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.
Michael Rutter claimed two fifth place finishes today in his debut Worx Crescent Suzuki debut at the fourth round of the British Superbike Championship at Thruxton in Hampshire.
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Griffin Takes The Win at Round One
Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.
Galway based Suzuki stunt rider, Mattie Griffin, took the opening win of the 2009 UK Motorcycle Freestyle Championship at the weekend, as the rider who is currently ranked fifth in the World, wowed the crowd and judges to start his championship campaign off in the best possible way.
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Strong Second for Laverty in the USA
Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.
Parkalgar Honda racer Eugene Laverty took a well-earned second place at the seventh round of the World Supersport Championship at Miller Motorsports Park in the USA, while his team mate Miguel Praia scored a season best equalling 12th.
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Canepa Ninth in the Grand Prix of Italy. Kallio Thirteenth
Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.
Weather condition similar to two weeks ago during the Grand Prix of France and this time the tactic choose is the right one. Niccolò Canepa, Pramac Racing rider, has in fact changed to the second bike with wet set up after only a few laps on the contrary of two weeks ago. With the second bike Niccolò demonstrated his true value recovering many positions concluding the race in ninth place.
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Wet-Dry Mugello Produces Dramatic Italian GP For Repsol Honda
Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.
Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso produced a fantastic display of never-say-die riding today, leading the Italian Grand Prix for seven laps and coming within 0.053s of a podium finish. The 23-year-old fought ferociously for every one of the 23-laps at Mugello in a race that, like Le Mans two weeks ago, was held in marginal conditions that were neither fully wet nor fully dry.
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Weather Wreaks Havoc With Yet Another MotoGP Race at Mugello
Posted on 31. May, 2009 by admin.
It was an unfortunate and desperately disappointing home Grand Prix for the San Carlo Honda Gresini Team at Mugello today, as Toni Elias and Alex de Angelis struggled to fourteenth and fifteenth place respectively in the second flag-to-flag MotoGP race in as many weeks.