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Ask the Riders!

Ask the Riders

Do not miss the chance to ask questions to your favourite riders across all three classes as the final two rounds approach!

The final two rounds of the 2010 World Championship are almost here and as the stars of MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc prepare themselves for the back-to-back rounds in Portugal and Valencia motogp.com is once again offering you the chance to put a question to your favourite rider.

This is your chance to ask the stars of the World Championship a whole range of questions. The answer to yours could then be selected to feature in the next edition of After the Flag which follows the final round in Valencia. The deadline for submitting questions is Wednesday, October 27th so do not delay!

Make sure you include your full name and location so that we can credit you with your question! You can submit them by clicking here.

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/-je4EB1nK2Z/Ask+the+Riders

Gyula Marsovsky Jorge Martínez Alexis Masbou Umberto Masetti Claudio Mastellari

Honda Silly Season Update: Three Repsols And Elias At LCR

MotoGP's silly season is almost at an end, with only a few loose ends left to tie up. The names of the riders are all known now, though contracts remain to be signed and announcements to be made, as the final details of deals are hammered out among the various parties.

While Honda's factory line up has been known for a couple of months now, the exact line up and organization has remained unclear. HRC had three riders under contract to ride in the factory team, with Casey Stoner joining Andrea Dovizioso and Dani Pedrosa for 2011, but there was some doubt about the way the trio would be organized. At Aragon, HRC Marketing Director Livio Suppo told MotoMatters.com that there would be four factory Honda riders for 2011: Stoner, Dovizioso, Pedrosa and Gresini rider Marco Simoncelli, who also has a contract with HRC directly. After talks failed to tempt another sponsor in to run Casey Stoner in a separate team, Honda put pressure on Andrea Dovizioso to take a seat in the San Carlo Gresini Honda team alongside Simoncelli, with the promise of full factory support in the Gresini squad.

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Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MotoGPMatters/~3/gScisXNAupc/honda_silly_season_update_three_repsols_.html

Graham Bailey Steve Baker Peter Balaz Romolo Balbi Jean François Balde

Jake Lewis and Steve Rapp on Pit Pass Radio Tonight

Top talent and industry insiders from the motorcycle world give their uncut opinions and race stories. Get your weekly motorcycle news live from Pit Pass Moto Weekly. Pit Pass Moto Weekly is now heard in over 50 countries around the world.

Source: http://www.roadracerx.com/breaking-news/jake-lewis-and-steve-rapp-on-pit-pass-radio-tonight/

Dino Lombardi Enrico Lorenzetti Jorge Lorenzo Marco Lucchinelli Thomas Lüthi

Burgess Confirms He And Crew Will Move To Ducati With Rossi

If the news that Valentino Rossi was going to switch to Ducati for the 2011 MotoGP season was the worst-kept secret in the paddock, the fate of Jerry Burgess and the rest of Rossi's pit crew was probably the best-kept secret. Although it was widely expected that Burgess would follow Rossi to Ducati, all questions on the subject put to the Australian and the rest of the crew were met with a positively sphinx-like silence. Even hardened paddock veterans couldn't get a straight answer out of Burgess, Briggs, Ansiau, Stephens or any of the other members of Rossi's entourage.

Until now, that is. In a forthright interview with veteran US journalist Henny Ray Abrams over on the website of Sport Rider magazine, Burgess finally comes clean about his intention to move to Ducati along with Rossi. His reasoning was simple: the timeframe for Rossi's career fits in perfectly with Burgess' own plans. Rossi, currently 31, is likely to race in MotoGP for another 3 to 4 years, before moving off to race elsewhere, most probably in the World Rally Championship. Burgess is currently 57, and Rossi's retirement from the sport would come at about the time that Burgess himself would be looking at retiring.

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Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MotoGPMatters/~3/u5MQqeW0_qk/burgess_confirms_he_and_crew_will_move_t.html

Philipp Hafeneger Kensuke Haga Noriyuki Haga Josef Hage Andreas Hahn

New champion Jorge Lorenzo returns home

New champion Jorge Lorenzo returns home

Two weeks after winning the 2010 MotoGP World Championship, Jorge Lorenzo returns home to celebrate.

Jorge Lorenzo has finally gotten the opportunity to truly savour his MotoGP title triumph as he returned to his native Mallorca to celebrate with family, friends and fans.

Thousands of people turned out to witness the FIAT Yamaha rider as he touched down on home soil for the first time since wrapping up the title at the Malaysian Grand Prix almost two weeks ago.

He was met by crowds and dignitaries at the airport before enjoying a parade through the capital city of Palma de Mallorca, ending at the Illes Balears Presidential Palace.

He then presented one of his special 'Astronaut' helmets to President Frances Antich, before joining his family on the palace balcony to wave to the thousands of people below, who joined together in a rendition of 'We Are The Champions'.

The 23-year-old will now enjoy some time at home with his friends and family before the penultimate round of the championship at Estoril in Portugal. 

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/jzJMuFB-LlU/New+champion+Jorge+Lorenzo+returns+home

Javier Arumi Sadao Asami Giuseppe Ascareggi Franz Aschenbrenner Stuart Aspin

Long Takes Pirelli Diablo 600 Challenge at Homestead

Barrett Long on his Motocorse Performance Ducati 848 scored the win in the Pirelli Tire sponsored event at the 27th Annual Race of Champions. Long completed the regulation 10 laps in 15 minutes 20 seconds with a margin of victory of 19 seconds and an average lap time of 1:32.015.

Source: http://www.roadracerx.com/breaking-news/long-takes-pirelli-diablo-600-challenge-at-homestead/

Andrew Stroud John Surtees Tadahiko Taira Kunimitsu Takahashi Yuki Takahashi

Tipping contest winners: Donington 2009

It was a freakish race - one which I am still trying to get my head around, let alone write up! Because of the unusual podium, points were scarce this week with many people striking out. Only one person scored podium points: @leighberwick with his 3rd place for de Puniet. How you picked him out Leigh, [...]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/motogpblog/postfeed/~3/6qUEbE6xdtw/1167

Silvano Bertarelli Albert Bertholet Guy Bertin Franco Bertoni Juan Bertran

Ashley Phalen Killed in Driving Experience Crash at Auto Club Speedway

FONTANA, Calif. (AP) -- A woman crashed a replica Indy race car into a wall at a high rate of speed and died while taking part in the Mario Andretti Driving Experience at a Southern California motor speedway.

The San Bernardino County coroner's office says 24-year-old Ashley Phalen of Los Angeles was killed early Friday when her vehicle slammed into a wall and overturned at the Auto Club Motor Speedway in Fontana. She died at a nearby hospital.

Phalen was participating in what is described on andrettiracing.com as the "World's Fastest Racing Experience." The website says people can drive a race car with 600 horsepower for an eight-minute session and reach speeds up to 160 mph.

The San Bernardino Sun reported that the crash occurred at 9:32 a.m. PT Friday and that the car struck an inside wall before overturning.

An after-hours phone message for the Andretti Driving Experience wasn't immediately returned.

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Source: http://motorsports.fanhouse.com/2010/10/16/woman-killed-in-driving-experience-crash-at-auto-club-speedway/

Manuel Hernández Santiago Herrero Tom Herron Wilfred Herron Manfred Herweh