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2012 Brno Post-Race MotoGP Test Final Times: Crutchlow Leads Yamaha Trio At Test

Cal Crutchlow has topped the timesheets at the post-race test at Brno, getting well inside his fastest lap from yesterday's race on an old tire. Crutchlow's Monster Tech 3 Yamaha teammate Andrea Dovizioso took 2nd spot, having worked on the corner speed that had been lacking during the race weekend. Jorge Lorenzo set the 3rd fastest time on his current machine, the Factory Yamaha rider also having tested a first prototype of the 2013 M1, comprised of a new chassis and a modified tank. Lorenzo had spent some of the time focusing on braking, an area he was losing out on during the race.

Dani Pedrosa was the first of the Hondas, ending the test in 4th spot, though less than a quarter of a second off the time of Crutchlow. The Repsol Honda man had mainly been working on setup, though he had also had a new silencer to test, fitted as a way of adding weight to the bike needed to hit the 160kg minimum bike weight for 2013. Stefan Bradl was first of the satellite Hondas, just edging Alvaro Bautista by a few thousandths of a second, ending ahead of the second Factory Yamaha of Ben Spies. Spies had left the test early in the afternoon, having little testing work on his plate due to the fact he is leaving the factory at the end of the season.

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Gastone Biscia Norman Black Kenny Blake John Blanchard Ramiro Blanco

Le Mans date moved back

2012 Le Mans 24 Hours

The 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours has been put back a week to 22-23 June.

Race organiser the Automobile Club de l’Ouest had originally announced that next year’s endurance classic would take place on 15-16 June.

The date change has been requested by the FIA.

An ACO statement said the move had been prompted “in order to harmonise the world calendar of motor racing events”.

The Le Mans test day has also been pushed back and will now be held on 9 June.

Next year’s Le Mans will once again be the flagship round of the FIA’s new World Endurance Championship.

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/le-mans-date-moved-back

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Chevrolet Racing Kicks Off Breast Cancer Fight

Source: http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2012/08/chevrolet-racing-kicks-off-breast.html

Aldo Gordini Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi

The Spies Enigma: Where Will Ben Spies Be Racing In 2013?

To say that Ben Spies has caused a few surprises in 2012 is one of the larger understatements of the year. Sadly for the Texan, though, those surprises have not come in the form of podiums and race wins, as he himself may have hoped. Rather the opposite, and often through no fault of his own, Spies' 2012 season has been dogged by bad luck, unusual mechanical failures and mistakes.

The surprises reached their apogee the week before the Red Bull US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, when Spies announced he would be leaving Yamaha at the end of the 2012 season. That he should be leaving Yamaha was unusual enough - the factory Yamaha ride is probably the most desirable seat in the MotoGP paddock, as the M1 has proven to be the most competitive bike this season - but his choice of media was extraordinary: a post on his Twitter feed, followed by a more conventional (if unusually timed) phone call to Superbikeplanet to explain his decision in a little more detail.

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Andrea Borgonovo Eduard Borisenko Juan Borja Sergio Boroncini Gino Borsoi

WSBK: Kawasaki Retains Tom Sykes for 2013 Season

We are a bit late to this news, in internet terms at least (we’re WAAAY ahead in print terms, for whatever that is worth), but Kawasaki announced at the Moscow round that it has re-signed factory rider Tom Sykes to its 2013 World Superbike team. Eight podiums so far this season, including one race win and seven of pole-position starts, Tom Sykes has been delivering solids for Team Green this season. So, it should come ...

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Helmut Bradl Stefan Bradl Umberto Braga Stefan Brägger Vincent Braillard

2012 Brno Moto2 Race Result: Tense Race-Long Battle Sees Four Men Chase Victory

Results and summary of the Moto2 race at Brno:

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Bruce Beale Douglas Beasley Daryl Beattie Roger Beaumont Leandro Beccheroni

Perez: No reason to leave Sauber

Sergio Perez wants his Formula 1 future to be sorted out in the next few weeks, as he insists there is no reason for him to leave Sauber.

The Mexican has had an impressive season, scoring two podium finishes so far, and has been linked several times with a future switch to Ferrari.

But with Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo claiming earlier this year that Perez was still too inexperienced for that move to happen now, it is almost certain that he will stay put.

“It’s getting closer to when I have to make a decision and I haven’t made one yet,” said Perez ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. “It’s still a bit early, but it has to be made quite soon, in the next weeks.

“I’m not really worried about it. I’m in a good position, and I’m just thinking about the second half of the season, which is the most important for me.”

When asked if there were any updates on his situation at Ferrari, Perez said: “No, not really. Nothing has changed in the last month, and that is why at some point, I need to make a decision.”

With Sauber having produced a competitive car this season that has allowed Perez to shine on occasion, he certainly sees every reason to remain where he is.

“Sauber is a great team doing a fantastic job,” he said. “When I go to the factory and I see the people so motivated every day, I don’t see any reason why I want to leave. I’m happy here, and every day I’m more comfortable.

“I think the team can build a good car for next year, so I don’t see any reason to step away from it. I’m in a good position, the team is doing a good job and I’m happy.”

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/formula-one-news/f1-formula-one-news/perez-no-reason-to-leave-sauber

William Ashton Lewis Jr Sterling Burton Marlin Mark Anthony Martin Jeremy Allan Mayfield James Christopher McMurray

EPA Document Lists a 636cc 2013 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

The 2013 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R is set to return to a 636cc displacement, according to a spreadsheet released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With alleged spy shots of the new ZX-6R already hitting the press, the supersport-class bike noticeably takes a design cue from its liter-bike counterpart — a move that should surprise no one. Listed by the EPA as making 129 hp (96.4 kW) at the crank, the move to have ...

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Juan Bordons Andrea Borgonovo Eduard Borisenko Juan Borja Sergio Boroncini

World Superbike: Online WSBK Assen 2009 Videos

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Christian Boudinot Roy Boughey Dennis Boulom Christian Bourgeois Philippe Bouzanne

Porsche’s Latest Tech Renders Heel-Toe Downshifting Obsolete

When the 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 broke cover this week, it did so with a software application that automatically blips the throttle during downshifts in conjunction with the seven-speed manual transmission as a part of the optional Sport Chrono package. That feature will spread across the stick-shifted Carrera lineup for 2013. A Porsche spokesman explains to us that the system works like the SynchroRev Match system that is available on the Nissan 370Z. This means that during downshifts, the engine revs instantly to match the lower gear’s speed.
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Theo Helfrich Mack Hellings Brian Henton Johnny Herbert Al Herman

Classy Crutchlow claims stunning first MotoGP podium

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider Cal Crutchlow rounded off a memorable weekend with a stunning ride to his first MotoGP podium finish in today's bwin Grand Prix Ceske Republiky at the Brno circuit.

After signing a new one-year deal to remain with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team in 2013 yesterday, the 26-year-old then powered his YZR-M1 to second place in qualifying to score a career best grid position.

He then capped the best weekend of his MotoGP career with a fantastic ri de to third position in today's 22-lap race, a result that saw him become the first British rider since 2000 to finish on a MotoGP podium.

Crutchlow brilliantly capitalised on his fourth front row start of the season to lead the pursuit of fast starting Spanish duo Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa in the early laps. He was immediately able to set a fast and consistent rhythm and he impressively pulled away from Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team-mate Andrea Dovizioso in fourth.

The Italian was doing everything within his power to cut the gap to Crutchlow as he went in search of a sixth podium in eight races. But Crutchlow demonstrated fantastic concentration and speed to ensure Dovizioso never threatened to deny him a landmark first rostrum.

Dovizioso was able to comfortably secure his seventh successive top four finish after he had held off an early challenge from compatriot Valentino Rossi.

Today's result continued a phenomenal season for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 squad. Crutchlow's third position was the sixth podium in the last eight races for the French-based squad. And with 272-points in the Team World Championship standings, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team trails Yamaha's Factory squad by just 39-points with six races of the 2012 campaign remaining.

Cal Crutchlow

“It feels fantastic to finally score my first podium in MotoGP. This has been the perfect weekend for me because I signed a new contract with the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team and then scored my best ever qualifying result yester day. So to cap it all off with a podium is a great feeling and hopefully I've already gone a little way to repaying the faith Tech 3, Yamaha and Monster have shown in me. It wasn't an easy race because I was on my own for most of it and it was a real test of concentration. The pleasing aspect is my pace was really consistent throughout, but it had to be because I knew Andrea was behind. I basically raced my pit board so I knew where he was but I knew he was going to be hard to beat when you look at how well he has been riding lately. I felt comfortable holding the gap to him but I couldn't afford to make a mistake because I knew he'd be ready to pounce. It felt great when I came across the line and saw my crew celebrating because they have given me unbelievable support. I feel the pressure is off a little bit now, so hopefully today's podium is the first of many. To end a 12-year drought for a British rider to get on a MotoGP podium is also a great feeling. It seems a long t ime since Jeremy McWilliams did it, so I hope the British fans don't have to wait that long for the next one!”

Andrea Dovizioso

“I was confident going into the race that I could fight for the podium. But there is no doubt that Cal did a better job than me and I congratulate him for getting his first podium in MotoGP. When I was close to him in the early laps I could see he gained some time in corner entry and he had more corner speed than me. But he lost on the exit but for sure he was gaining more than he lost. I spent the whole race pushing at my maximum to recover the gap to him but it was not possible. He was very consistent and I couldn't push him into making a mistake, so he did a great job. We have finished inside the top four again today but this result demonstrates that we still have some margin t o improve. We have collected a lot of data and we will analyse that now to understand how we can be faster.”

Herve Poncharal – Team Manager:

“I am so happy for Cal because the step he has made this season compared to 2011 has been incredible. He has worked so hard to get that first podium and today he finally got it, and I couldn't be happier for him and his crew. It has been an incredible weekend for Cal. We thought it was great to sign him on a new contract yesterday and then he got his best ever qualifying position. This gave us a lot of optimism but he rode the perfect race. He got a good start and pushed hard right from the first corner and that is what you need to do in this class. He was very consistent too and he never gave Andrea one chance to close the gap. We know that Andrea is a great rider and he has b een in tremendous form, so for Cal to beat him today confirmed he did a truly remarkable job. This season has been beyond our wildest dreams and we have now been on the podium in 50% of the races. I'm sure this will take some pressure of Cal and we are going to see him battling for the podium again in the last six races. Andrea had another very good ride too. He really pushed Cal as hard as he could and he showed what a great sportsman he is today by acknowledging that he was beaten by the better man. We are now looking forward to going to Misano where we will give our maximum effort to extend this incredible run of results.”

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Artie Bell Carlos Bellon Carlo Bellotti Jean Pierre Beltoise Felice Benasedo

Edwards refutes rumors of move to Penske Racing

Source: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/08/29/2300952/edwards-refutes-rumors-of-move.html

Horace Gould Jean Marc Gounon Emmanuel de Graffenried Lucas di Grassi Cecil Green

Daily Chat - The Reunion Tour Thread

That old chat was getting long in the tooth. Need a fresh start~

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Geoff Barry Hans Bartl Harald Bartol Darren Barton František Bartoš

Positive test for Pedrosa and learning day for Rea

The Repsol Honda Team were back on track in Brno today after Dani Pedrosa's fantastic win in yesterday's Grand Prix of the Czech Republic.Dani spent the day completing a busy testing programme covering many areas, including chatter issues and also a new rear shock. Also on track for Repsol Honda was Jonathan Rea, replacing the injured Casey Stoner. Jonathan used this first test to familiarise himself with the 1000cc machine and adapt to the Bridgestone tyres.The team will resume their test schedule in Aragón on the 4th and 5th of September. Dani Pedrosa"Today, we've done a general test looking to improve the feelings we had in yesterday's race. We tried some ideas to reduce the chatter, but this is something very difficult to fix, so we've been basically working on the electronics and the suspension trying to find more edge grip and in the exit of the corner. I tried a new Öhlins shock which gave me some positive feelings and now we have some new ideas to try in Aragón next week.The track was a little bit slower than yesterday and in the afternoon it was quite windy, but this test was important as it's a good track to test at and I had all the references still fresh from yesterday's race".Jonathan Rea"It's an opportunity of a lifetime for me and I'm thankful to Honda for asking me to be here, although I'm gutted for the guys in the team and obviously for Casey as he is the guy that should be here and I wish him a fast recovery. My first impressions are that the bike isn't that difficult, it's the tyres and the way they work that I'm finding hard. I'm struggling to finish off the corner which is definitely a confidence issue as I just need to load the front and find that confidence but it's my first day and I don't want to find that limit, or risk overstepping it just yet. It's great to be able to see Dani's data and learn where to go fast, that's a big help.I don't underestimate how tough a job it is, I just need some time and I don't feel pressure to perform, it's a learning process with the team and people around me. It's been a great day, one of the best days of my life. I've been a Honda rider all my career and now to ride the best Honda machine in the World has been a dream come true".Communication Repsol Media -www.repsolmedia.com -

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Alex Bedford Günter Beer Albert Beirle Artie Bell Carlos Bellon

Prodrive and Sordo hoping for better luck next time

Story from www.wrc.com

Sordo arrived in Germany on the back of four days of testing and with hopes of a podium finish at the wheel of his MINI John Cooper Works WRC. Instead, a puncture and an accident left the former Junior world champion languishing in ninth place at the finish in Trier on Sunday afternoon.
We came here believing we had the pace to get a podium and by Friday evening and Saturday morning we were demonstrating that, said Wilcock. However, everything changed on Panzerplatte with the unlucky tyre deflation then Dani's off, and after that it was damage limitation.
While I am clearly very disappointed with the result, I am pleased with the pace we have shown. We can now focus on preparing for France in six weeks comfortable in the knowledge that we continue to have the pace to compete at the front.
Spaniard Sordo added: I am very disappointed, because we were going so well before the puncture and after that we were in sixth and didn't really have anything to fight for. The car was good and I think we can improve the car further and with more luck get a much better result in France. France and Spain are really good rallies for me and for the car. We can do a good job on both.

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Fabio Biliotti Wilf Billington Hartmut Bischoff Gastone Biscia Norman Black

Pedrosa beats Lorenzo in Brno thriller

Dani Pedrosa, Honda, Brno 2012 Dani Pedrosa defeated MotoGP title rival Jorge Lorenzo in a fantastic last-lap duel at Brno.

The pair spent the entire 22 laps separated by less than four tenths of a second, and then swapped positions four times on the final lap before Pedrosa finally pulled ahead through the final corner, closing to within 13 points of the championship lead.

Cal Crutchlow meanwhile ended his wait for a maiden podium in the series by finishing third, having announced a contract extension with Tech 3 on the Saturday of the Czech Grand Prix.

The Briton was not quite able to live with the pace of Lorenzo and Pedrosa, who stretched out into the distance – Lorenzo initially ahead until Pedrosa dived down the inside at the penultimate corner at mid-distance.

Lorenzo opted to tuck in behind Pedrosa until the final lap, when he attacked and stole ahead in the stadium complex.

Down the back straight Pedrosa responded, but Lorenzo stuck with the outside line and once again forged ahead, only to run wide and compromise his line into the final turn, allowing Pedrosa to come back through and claim the win.

The dice was all the more significant in the championship after Casey Stoner’s decision to leave Brno and return home for ankle surgery.

The battle behind was never as close, with Andrea Dovizioso trailing Tech 3 stablemate Crutchlow by around two seconds for much of the race.

He was nevertheless close enough to pounce if Crutchlow made an error in the final laps, but with none coming had to settle for fourth. Crutchlow’s podium is the first for a Briton since Jeremy McWilliams finished third at Donington Park 12 years ago.

After his best qualifying performance of the season, there were early signs that Ducati’s Valentino Rossi might feature in the podium fight when he passed Dovizioso and Ben Spies on the opening lap.

As the race progressed however his pace did the opposite, and he eventually fell to seventh behind the satellite Hondas of Stefan Bradl and Alvaro Bautista.

Spies meanwhile endured another torrid race. He fell back to 13th over the opening two laps with a slipping clutch, charged back to eighth when the problem eased but then crashed out in the stadium section with 14 laps to run.

Results – 22 laps:

Pos Rider Team/Bike Time/Gap
1. Dani Pedrosa Honda 42m51.570s
2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha + 0.178s
3. Cal Crutchlow Tech 3 Yamaha + 12.343s
4. Andrea Dovizioso Tech 3 Yamaha + 18.591s
5. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda + 25.582s
6. Alvaro Bautista Gresini Honda + 29.451s
7. Valentino Rossi Ducati + 34.514s
8. Randy de Puniet Aspar Aprilia + 1m04.285s
9. Karel Abraham Cardion Ducati + 1m08.278s
10. Aleix Espargaro Aspar Aprilia + 1m09.972s
11. Toni Elias Pramac Ducati + 1m10.003s
12. Yonny Hernandez Avintia FTR-Kawasaki + 1m24.040s
13. Colin Edwards Forward Suter-BMW + 1m27.898s
14. Michele Pirro Gresini FTR-Honda + 1m36.165s
15. James Ellison Paul Bird Aprilia + 1m40.565s
16. Mattia Pasini Speed Master Aprilia + 1m41.226s
17. Danilo Petrucci Ioda-Aprilia + 1 Lap

Retirements:

Ivan Silva Avintia FTR-Kawasaki 9 laps
Ben Spies Yamaha 8 laps

Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/other-news/motorcycles/motogp/pedrosa-beats-lorenzo-in-brno-thriller

Oswald Karch Narain Karthikeyan Ukyo Katayama Ken Kavanagh Rupert Keegan

Rubens Barrichello’s F1 career | Your Questions Answered

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Michael Schumacher will make his 300th appearance at an F1 race this weekend.

But one driver got there before him: his former team mate Rubens Barrichello. Ger Foley has a question about the driver whose F1 career ended with his 322nd start at home in Brazil last year:

As Rubens Barrichello has the most starts in F1, I would like to know how many countries has he raced in the world championship and also how many different circuits has he raced on in F1? Thanks
Ger Foley

Barrichello appeared in 326 races (making 322 starts) in 25 different countries as follows:

Country/ies	Grands Prix
Italy	33
Germany	31
Spain	25
Japan	21
Great Britain	20
Australia, Brazil, Hungary, Monaco	19
Canada	18
Belgium	17
France	16
Malaysia	13
China, United States	8
Austria, Bahrain, Turkey	7
Argentina, Portugal, Singapore	4
Abu Dhabi	3
South Korea	2
South Africa, India	1

Barrichello began his F1 career in the 1993 South African Grand Prix at Kyalami – a venue F1 has not returned to since.

He made the most starts in countries which have held multiple races in a season. First among which is Italy, which had the Italian and San Marino Grands Prix (the latter held at Imola in Italy) until 2006.

Note that Barrichello failed to start on four occasions:

1994 San Marino Grand Prix – did not qualify (injured)
1998 Belgian Grand Prix – did not start (crashed in initial start before race was aborted)
2002 Spanish Grand Prix – did not start
2002 French Grand Prix – did not start

Here are the circuits he raced on, including the six tracks he visited in all 19 of his F1 seasons:

Circuit/s	Grands Prix
Interlagos, Silverstone, Hungaroring, Monza, Monte-Carlo, Circuit de Catalunya	19
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	18
Spa-Francorchamps, Suzuka	17
Albert Park, Magny-Cours, Hockenheimring	16
Nurburgring	15
Imola	14
Sepang International Circuit	13
Shanghai International Circuit, Indianapolis	8
A1-Ring, Bahrain International Circuit, Istanbul Park	7
Buenos Aires, Valencia, Estoril, Singapore	4
Yas Marina, Adelaide	3
Jerez, Fujia, Korea International Circuit, TI Aida	2
Donington Park	1
Buddh International Circuit	1
Kyalami	1

Monza was Barrichello’s most successful circuit. He won there three times in 2002, 2004 and his final F1 victory for Brawn in 2009.

But he seldom enjoyed much luck at his home race. He retired nine times in a row at Interlagos from 1994 to 2003 – on the latter occasion he ran out of fuel while leading. His best result, third, followed in 2004, and was the only time he stood on the podium in front of his home crowd.

For comparison, here’s how the F1 calendar looked in Barrichello’s first and last seasons in F1:

1993 F1 calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	South Africa	Kyalami
2	Brazil	Interlagos
3	Europe	Donington
4	San Marino	Imola
5	Spain	Circuit de Catalunya
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo
7	Canada	Montreal
8	France	Magny-Cours
9	Great Britain	Silverstone
10	Germany	Hockenheim
11	Hungary	Hungaroring
12	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps
13	Italy	Monza
14	Portugal	Estoril
15	Japan	Suzuka
16	Australia	Adelaide

2011 F1 calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	Australia	Albert Park
2	Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit
3	China	Shanghai International Circuit
4	Turkey	Istanbul Park
5	Spain	Circuit de Catalunya
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo
7	Canada	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
8	Europe	Valencia
9	Great Britain	Silverstone
10	Germany	Nurburgring
11	Hungary	Hungaroring
12	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps
13	Italy	Monza
14	Singapore	Singapore
15	Japan	Suzuka
16	Korea	Korea International Circuit
17	India	Buddh International Circuit
18	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina
19	Brazil	Interlagos

NB. The Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit was cancelled.

Since leaving F1 Barrichello has made a new home in IndyCar, where he has had to get used to circuits which are bumpier than F1′s and generally have much less run-off. He scored his best result to date with fourth at the Sonoma road course on Sunday.

See here for more statistics and details on Rubens Barrichello’s career:

Rubens Barrichello biography

And if you consider yourself an expert on him have a go at the F1 Fanatic Rubens Barrichello quiz:

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