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Edwards Will Leave Yamaha Tech 3 Racing Team?

Posted by admin Saturday, September 3, 2011 0 komentar
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Colin Edwards certainly would notstay the team of Yamaha Tech 3 racing again began next season. Therefore, Edwards reportedly will strengthen one of the new team which will appear in MotoGP 2012.

As reported by the website of Autosport, Saturday (09/03/2011), the announcement was made ​​at a press conference ahead of the MotoGP race at San Marino. Thus, then Edwards will be a career as a rider in MotoGP for 10 years.

Edwards is rumored to be joining one Moto2 team, which is rumored to be joining the MotoGP next year. Under the new regulations, then a small team can get the chassis and engine with ease.

However, no further details about what the package will be used by Edwards. This decision, then the drivers from the United States ended the rest of the cooperation contract that was recorded last for three years with Tech 3.

As is known, Edwards began his career as a MotoGP rider by strengthening the Aprilia team. After that, riders born Houston, Texas off to Honda and only lasted one season.

Later, Edwards went on a career as a Yamaha rider. He spent time as a companion while strengthening Valentino Rossi Yamaha factory, before strengthening the Tech 3 satellite team.

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Elena Myers Impression after testing Suzuki GSV-R at Indianapolis

Posted by admin Friday, August 26, 2011 0 komentar
Pretty young woman rider from the AMA Supersport Championship Racing, Elena Myers made his debut in MotoGP when it fell on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway circuit Thursday. At that time he successfully completed five laps of the circuit along the 4216 meters.

This year 17 riders rode the machine Rizla Suzuki GSV-R's Alvaro Bautista, Bautista witnessed by myself and several other MotoGP stars. Myers felt confident and impressed with the drive motor to a speed of 190 mph.

"Wow! I can not say anything more, it is an extraordinary experience. My gratitude is not enough for me, for Rizla Suzuki crew for this opportunity. This got me hooked to come back here and try it again someday, "Myers said as reported by Crash, Friday (26/07/2011).

Myers also said that riding motorcycles is much better, even he admitted 20 times better than what he imagined all these years. "This is just amazing, this is a dream come true," ecstasy.

Myers became the first female rider to win the AMA Proracing, when he reached for victory in the Champions SuperSport at Infineon Raceway in 2010.

Myers has recorded this season podium at Barber Motorsports Park, plus finish in the top five, overall he looked impressive in the AMA SuperSport Proracing 2011 West Division. Although it had lost two races because of injury.

Meanwhile, Rizla Suzuki team manager Paul Denning admitted impressed by the action of the woman racer. "It's nice to see Elena (Myers) riding a MotoGP machine and look very cool. We can help him fulfill one of her dreams, "said Paul Denning.

Honda NSF250R Ready To Ride in USA

Posted by admin Sunday, August 7, 2011 0 komentar

American Honda Motor Corporation proudly presents the 2012 HRC NSF250R. This motor has a completeness as a motor racing. In 2012, Honda will distribute globally. This motor is also legally used in USGPRU Moto 3 dab Wera Motorcycle Road Racing, or some kind of local racing events.

"NSF250 engine developed exclusively for road racing. To ensure superior quality and greater potential in the commercial racing machine, we do development concept lightweight motor, engine efficiency and technological progress makes the machine very suitable for racing," said Honda.

With a 249cc DOHC single-cylinder engine, showing the power of racing machines and the maximum response. Energy intake and exhaust from front to rear to increase air charging efficiency. The slope of the cylinder 15 degrees increase the stability of the machine. Great power for high rpm range and system which combines titanium valves DOHC. The new design also offers increased efficiency of the air filling with raim-air intake, with 50-mm diameter bore.

Details of the concept of the chassis, Honda explained that the basic concept of the chassis mengaciu RS125R. Frame NSF250R RS125R similar to that. To optimize the balance and the torque of the 4-stroke engine, frame specification is determined from the actual test and CAE analysis.

A swing arm and frame configuration of the motor produces a structure that allows the characteristics of the motor becomes more refined. Overall, improved stability during braking, but still nimble when bulldoze the bend.

In the United States NSF250R will become part of American Honda's 2012 program and compete with all models of CBR. NSF250R will be available at dealerships and can be ordered on 2 September, but the new will be distributed in February 2012. The price of one unit in the U.S. reached NSF250R USD28, 599 or about Rp244 million.

Motogp Mugello 2011, Race Result and Standing Championship

Posted by admin Sunday, July 3, 2011 0 komentar

Race Result Motogp Mugello 2011 :

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Time Diff
1 1 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 41’50.089
2 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 41’51.086 0.997
3 27 Casey STONER HONDA 41’51.232 1.143
4 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 41’59.069 8.980
5 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 41’59.165 9.076
6 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 42’16.539 26.450
7 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 42’18.834 28.745
8 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 42’22.132 32.043
9 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 42’23.510 33.421
10 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 42’24.813 34.724
11 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 42’27.448 37.359
12 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 42’34.053 43.964
13 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 42’37.743 47.654
14 14 Randy DE PUNIET DUCATI 42’38.929 48.840
15 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 43’05.288 1’15.199
Not Classified

35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 11’10.247 17 laps

Standings Championship after Round 8 Mugello 2011
1 STONER Casey AUS 152
2 LORENZO Jorge SPA 133 -19
3 DOVIZIOSO Andrea ITA 119 -33
4 ROSSI Valentino ITA 91 -61
5 HAYDEN Nicky USA 77 -75
6 SPIES Ben USA 74 -78
7 PEDROSA Dani SPA 69 -83
8 AOYAMA Hiroshi JPN 56 -96
9 EDWARDS Colin USA 53 -99
10 SIMONCELLI Marco ITA 50 -102
11 BARBERA Hector SPA 44 -108
12 ABRAHAM Karel CZE 37 -115
13 ELIAS Toni SPA 35 -117
14 CRUTCHLOW Cal GBR 32 -120
15 BAUTISTA Alvaro SPA 30 -122
16 CAPIROSSI Loris ITA 22 -130
17 DE PUNIET Randy FRA 12 -140
18 HOPKINS John USA 6 -146
19 AKIYOSHI Kousuke JPN 3 -149

from : motomatters.com

Motogp Mugello 2011, Qualifying Result, Stoner Take a Pole

Posted by admin Saturday, July 2, 2011 0 komentar

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 27 Casey STONER HONDA 1'48.034
2 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 1'48.479 0.445 0.445
3 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 1'48.485 0.451 0.006
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 1'48.694 0.660 0.209
5 1 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 1'48.756 0.722 0.062
6 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 1'48.974 0.940 0.218
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 1'49.021 0.987 0.047
8 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 1'49.398 1.364 0.377
9 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 1'49.509 1.475 0.111
10 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 1'49.663 1.629 0.154
11 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 1'49.678 1.644 0.015
12 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 1'49.902 1.868 0.224
13 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 1'50.156 2.122 0.254
14 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 1'50.460 2.426 0.304
15 14 Randy DE PUNIET DUCATI 1'50.651 2.617 0.191
16 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 1'50.742 2.708 0.091


Race Result of Motogp Silverstone 2011, Silverstone Belong to Stoner

Posted by admin Sunday, June 12, 2011 0 komentar

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Time Diff
1 27 Casey STONER HONDA 47'53.459
2 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 48'08.618 15.159
3 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 48'14.939 21.480
4 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 48'20.443 26.984
5 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 48'29.028 35.569
6 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 48'57.985 1'04.526
7 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 49'26.109 1'32.650
8 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 49'45.397 1'51.938
9 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 49'45.809 1'52.350
10 65 Loris CAPIROSSI DUCATI 49'56.771 2'03.312
11 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 48'10.582 1
12 14 Randy DE PUNIET DUCATI 48'13.094 1
Not Classified
58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 24'04.277 10 laps
1 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 19'18.287 12 laps
11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 17'14.283 13 laps

source : motomatters.com

Qualifying Result of Motogp Silverstone 2011, Stoner Completing His Dominations With Pole

Posted by admin Saturday, June 11, 2011 0 komentar

Qualifying Result of Motogp Silverstone 2011

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 27 Casey STONER HONDA 2'02.020

2 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 2'02.208 0.188 0.188
3 1 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 2'02.237 0.217 0.029
4 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 2'02.677 0.657 0.440
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 2'03.212 1.192 0.535
6 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 2'04.151 2.131 0.939
7 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 2'04.304 2.284 0.153
8 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 2'04.508 2.488 0.204
9 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 2'04.520 2.500 0.012
10 14 Randy DE PUNIET DUCATI 2'04.589 2.569 0.069
11 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 2'04.919 2.899 0.330
12 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 2'05.164 3.144 0.245
13 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 2'05.781 3.761 0.617
14 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 2'05.862 3.842 0.081
15 65 Loris CAPIROSSI DUCATI 2'06.256 4.236 0.394
16 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 2'07.911 5.891 1.655


FP1 and FP2 Result Motogp Silverstone 2011, Stoner Untouchable

Posted by admin Friday, June 10, 2011 0 komentar

FP1 Result Motogp Silverstone 2011:
Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 27 Casey STONER HONDA 2’03.748

2 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 2’04.407 0.659 0.659
3 1 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 2’04.756 1.008 0.349
4 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 2’04.778 1.030 0.022
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 2’04.910 1.162 0.132
6 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 2’05.007 1.259 0.097
7 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 2’05.130 1.382 0.123
8 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 2’06.158 2.410 1.028
9 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 2’06.274 2.526 0.116
10 14 Randy DE PUNIET DUCATI 2’06.573 2.825 0.299
11 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 2’06.774 3.026 0.201
12 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 2’07.075 3.327 0.301
13 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 2’07.459 3.711 0.384
14 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 2’07.616 3.868 0.157
15 65 Loris CAPIROSSI DUCATI 2’08.225 4.477 0.609
16 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 2’09.310 5.562 1.085

FP2 Motogp Siverstone 2011

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 27 Casey STONER HONDA 2’15.666

2 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 2’16.463 0.797 0.797
3 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 2’17.070 1.404 0.607
4 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 2’18.109 2.443 1.039
5 1 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 2’18.683 3.017 0.574
6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 2’18.783 3.117 0.100
7 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 2’18.820 3.154 0.037
8 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 2’19.009 3.343 0.189
9 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 2’19.435 3.769 0.426
10 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 2’19.612 3.946 0.177
11 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 2’20.337 4.671 0.725
12 65 Loris CAPIROSSI DUCATI 2’20.607 4.941 0.270
13 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 2’20.639 4.973 0.032
14 14 Randy DE PUNIET DUCATI 2’20.982 5.316 0.343
15 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 2’21.026 5.360 0.044
16 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 2’24.724 9.058 3.698
Okey

Rossi Kisses Xavi Hernandez's Feet at Catalunya

Posted by admin Tuesday, June 7, 2011 0 komentar

Ducati MotoGP rider of the team, Valentino Rossi, reported by Sport kneel to Barcelona midfielder, Xavi Hernandez, as a form of admiration and tribute to Xavi.

This happens in the Montmello MotoGP race on Sunday (06/05/2011). Xavi had a chance to see the paddock all the teams and take advantage it to search for Rossi.

According to Sport, there are eyewitness reports that Xavi went into the
Ducati's garage to meet Rossi. However, according to them, Xavi Rossi actually surprised that suddenly appeared to him, knelt, and kissed his feet.

MotoGP Championship Standings 2011 After Round 5, Catalunya

Posted by admin Sunday, June 5, 2011 0 komentar


MotoGP Championship standings for round , 2011


1 LORENZO Jorge SPA 98
2 STONER Casey AUS 91 -7
3 DOVIZIOSO Andrea ITA 63 -35
4 PEDROSA Dani SPA 61 -37
5 ROSSI Valentino ITA 58 -40
6 HAYDEN Nicky USA 47 -51
7 SPIES Ben USA 36 -62
8 AOYAMA Hiroshi JPN 36 -62
9 SIMONCELLI Marco ITA 32 -66
10 CRUTCHLOW Cal GBR 30 -68
11 BARBERA Hector SPA 26 -72
12 ABRAHAM Karel CZE 24 -74
13 EDWARDS Colin USA 21 -77
14 ELIAS Toni SPA 20 -78
15 CAPIROSSI Loris ITA 16 -82
16 BAUTISTA Alvaro SPA 11 -87
17 DE PUNIET Randy FRA 6 -92
18 HOPKINS John USA 6 -92

Paris Hilton at The Spanish Catalunya Motogp 2011

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MotoGP Round 5, which was held at the Circuit Catalunya Spain surprised by the presence of The American socialte, Paris Hilton. Paris came to the Catalunya Circuit to support his racing team that participating in the 125cc class, Blusens by Paris Hilton Racing. These are some photos that I got from the official site Motogp.com







Race Result of Motogp Catalunya 2011, Stoner Beats Duo Yamaha

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Stoner
shows amazing performance again after successfully defeating Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo. Lorenzo had to settle for finishing in second place, it looks like the performance of Stoner and Honda RC212V too superior for Lorenzo. American rider Ben Spies perform consistently and finish in the third position. While the fourth position occupied by Andrea Dovizioso followed by Valentino Rossi in fifth position.


Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Time Diff
1 27 Casey STONER HONDA 43'19.779
2 1 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 43'22.182 2.403
3 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 43'24.070 4.291
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 43'25.034 5.255
5 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 43'27.150 7.371
6 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 43'31.610 11.831
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 43'46.262 26.483
8 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 43'53.022 33.243
9 65 Loris CAPIROSSI DUCATI 44'02.871 43.092
10 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 44'02.892 43.113
11 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 44'04.003 44.224
12 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 44'05.018 45.239
13 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 44'18.047 58.268
Not Classified

14 Randy DE PUNIET DUCATI 5'23.714 22 laps

7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 5'24.395 22 laps

Motogp Catalunya 2011 Qualifying Result, Simoncelli Pole, Stoner and Lorenzo Behind

Posted by admin Saturday, June 4, 2011 0 komentar
Simoncelli take a pole position
















Pos Rider Nat Team Time
1 Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 42.413s
2 Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 1m 42.429s
3 Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 1m 42.728s
4 Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 1m 42.742s
5 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1m 42.749s
6 Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 1m 43.202s
7 Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 43.223s
8 Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 43.228s
9 Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 43.447s
10 Hector Barbera ESP Mapfre Aspar Team 1m 43.656s
11 Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 43.734s
12 Randy de Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team 1m 43.764s
13 Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team 1m 44.068s
14 Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda MotoGP 1m 44.510s
15 Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 1m 45.661s

Motogp Catalunya FP3 Result, Still Stoner, Lorenzo Close

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Stoner leads MotoGP practice session again Catalunya 2011. Lorenzo followed with very close gap, 0.122 seconds. The third position is occupied by the San Carlo Honda rider, Marco Simoncelli. Lorenzo's teammate, Ben Spies occupies the fourth position. Andrea Dovizioso was fifth, followed by American rider Nicky Hayden in sixth position.






PosNo.RiderBikeTimeDiffDiff Previous
127Casey STONERHONDA1'42.691

21Jorge LORENZOYAMAHA1'42.8130.1220.122
358Marco SIMONCELLIHONDA1'43.1300.4390.317
411Ben SPIESYAMAHA1'43.4780.7870.348
54Andrea DOVIZIOSOHONDA1'43.6280.9370.150
669Nicky HAYDENDUCATI1'43.6690.9780.041
735Cal CRUTCHLOWYAMAHA1'43.8831.1920.214
846Valentino ROSSIDUCATI1'44.3641.6730.481
965Loris CAPIROSSIDUCATI1'44.4571.7660.093
1019Alvaro BAUTISTASUZUKI1'44.5041.8130.047
1117Karel ABRAHAMDUCATI1'44.5101.8190.006
1214Randy DE PUNIETDUCATI1'44.5411.8500.031
137Hiroshi AOYAMAHONDA1'44.6421.9510.101
148Hector BARBERADUCATI1'44.7622.0710.120
1524Toni ELIASHONDA1'44.9632.2720.201

5Colin EDWARDSYAMAHA

Taken from : motomatters

Motogp Catalunya FP1 and FP2 Result, Stoner Dominates Friday Practice

Posted by admin Friday, June 3, 2011 0 komentar
Free Practice 1 Result of Motogp Catalunya, Spain
Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 27 Casey STONER HONDA 1'43.918
2 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 1'44.404 0.486 0.486
3 1 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 1'44.643 0.725 0.239
4 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 1'44.646 0.728 0.003
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 1'44.730 0.812 0.084
6 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 1'44.768 0.850 0.038
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 1'44.797 0.879 0.029
8 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 1'44.799 0.881 0.002
9 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 1'44.844 0.926 0.045
10 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 1'45.332 1.414 0.488
11 14 Randy DE PUNIET DUCATI 1'45.821 1.903 0.489
12 65 Loris CAPIROSSI DUCATI 1'46.136 2.218 0.315
13 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 1'46.714 2.796 0.578
14 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 1'46.860 2.942 0.146
15 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 1'47.587 3.669 0.727
16 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 1'47.832 3.914 0.245

Free Practice 2 Result of Motogp Catalunya, Spain
Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 27 Casey STONER HONDA 1'42.940
2 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 1'43.468 0.528 0.528
3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 1'43.603 0.663 0.135
4 1 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 1'43.810 0.870 0.207
5 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 1'44.859 1.919 1.049
6 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 1'44.944 2.004 0.085
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 1'45.136 2.196 0.192
8 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 1'45.666 2.726 0.530
9 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 1'45.715 2.775 0.049
10 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 1'45.751 2.811 0.036
11 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 1'45.760 2.820 0.009
12 14 Randy DE PUNIET DUCATI 1'46.126 3.186 0.366
13 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 1'46.280 3.340 0.154
14 65 Loris CAPIROSSI DUCATI 1'46.366 3.426 0.086
15 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 1'46.501 3.561 0.135
Not qualified (Out 107%) 1'50.145
0 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 1'51.512 8.572 5.011

Taken from motomatters.com

Rossi: Ducati GP12 So Satisfying!

Posted by admin Friday, May 27, 2011 0 komentar
Yesterday, Valentino Rossi tested the Ducati GP12 using the 1000cc engine. The Doctor admitted satisfied with the performance of bike that will use for 2012 season.

This is the third time Rossi tested the bike GP12. Previously, he and Nicky Hayden did the same in Jerez, for two days last month. Rossi gives advice to develop the bike, the same was done at Mugello today.

With Filippo Preziosi, Franco Battiani and Vittoriano Guareschi has successfully completed two days mengefaluasi GP12 bike, Rossi's turn to try out bike on the third day, which is where The Doctor complete 60 lap without any problems.


"I'm very happy, because this is a very positive test. We took full advantage with something we have, because the track and weather conditions are perfect," The Doctor said.

Although this is still the beginning of bike development, but Rossi was very impressed with the improved performance of bike GP12, which has developed since it first tested the same bike, last month.

"We started the test around 11:00 and we finish 60 rounds,
GP12 bike without having problems. We try all the planned Preziosi and we are very satisfied. Although only early stages, but we are in the right direction," he said.