By Matthew BirtMichelin is plotting a shock return to the MotoGP world championship, MCN has learned.The French factory hasn’t raced in MotoGP since the end of 2008 when the premier class switched to a controversial single tyre format.Bridgestone was the only company to bid for the contract but rumours recently emerged that Michelin is contemplating...
Expect Rossi to be Competitive Immediately on the Ducati
With the big news finally out that Rossi is Red, talk will now turn to how competitive Valentino Rossi will be on the Ducati Desmosedici, a bike that only Casey Stoner has tamed in the 800cc era. A comparison to the situation with the Honda to Yamaha switch in 2004 indicates there is little to be concerned about.The Ducati Desmosedici has been criticized...
Nicky Hayden will be Grand Marshal at Indy Mile
Nicky Hayden will be the Grand Marshall of the Lucas Oil Indy Mile AMA Pro K&N Grand National Championship event on Saturday, August 28, 2010. Hayden, in Indianapolis to ride his Ducati Desmosedici GP10 at the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, will travel across town to the legendary Indy Mile at the Indiana State Fairgrounds to meet the thousands of dirt-track...
Burgess: Chill People, Rossi will be Fast on the Ducati
Valentino Rossi’s chief engineer, Jeremy Burgess has cautioned the naysayers who were disappointed in the results of the Italian’s first outing on the Ducati MotoGP racer at the recent Valencia post season test. Rossi ended the test 15th fastest and second slowest Ducati ahead of only rookie Karel Abraham.Vale was 1.7 seconds off the pace of the front...
Rossi eager for action but prepared for “calm” recovery
Valentino Rossi is fully aware of the road to recovery that awaits him following surgery on his shoulder on Sunday, and despite acknowledging that he needs to be “calm and patient” in his rehabilitation the 31 year-old is eager to try out his repaired shoulder.In the aftermath of his operation in Italy on Sunday Doctor Alessandro Castagna, one of the...
Rossi will be ready for Sepang Test
February 1st 2011, the date of the next Official MotoGP Test, is firmly fixed in Valentino Rossi’s mind as the Italian begins his rehabilitation from shoulder surgery which took place on Sunday. The normal recovery period following a procedure such as the one undergone by Rossi is 90 days, but with 79 until the Sepang Test the schedule is tight.In...
MCA Pledges RM40,000 For Wushu Medallists At Asian Games
Kuala Lumpur - MCA on Friday pledged to give RM40,000 to Chai Fong Ying and Tai Cheau Xuen for winning the gold medal and bronze respectively in wushu at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.Party president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said the contribution was in appreciation of their success and as an incentive for them to do better in the sport...