MotoGP: Race Results from Valencia
MotoGP Race Results from the Valencia GP at Valencia, Spain: Pos. Rider Team Bike KM/H Diff. 1 Jorge LORENZO Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 156.7 45’59.364 2 Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team Honda 156.7...
View ArticleJorge Lorenzo is the 2015 FIM MotoGP World Champion
It went all the way down to the final race of the season – in many ways the final lap of the final race – but now the 2015 MotoGP Championship season is over, and Jorge Lorenzo is the 2015 FIM MotoGP...
View ArticleSunday at Valencia with Tony Goldsmith
Photos: © 2015 Tony Goldsmith / www.tonygoldsmith.net – All Rights Reserved Tony Goldsmith is an Isle of Man based freelance motorcycle racing photographer specialising in MotoGP and the Isle of Man TT...
View ArticleSunday Summary at Valencia: How Championships Are Won, Lost, & Destroyed
They say that truth is stranger than fiction. The more pressing question is how to distinguish between the two. Narratives are easily created – it is my stock in trade, and the trade which every sports...
View ArticlePaddock Pass Podcast – Episode 10 – Valencia
We thought the MotoGP drama would subside at Valencia, but the final race of the season proved it would not go quietly into that good night. David, Neil, and Tony talk about both the on-track and...
View ArticlePaddock Pass Podcast – Episode 11 – Valencia Test
Officially the start of the 2016 MotoGP season, the Valencia test provides our first insights into how the coming year of racing will play out. Teams test new equipment, riders swap teams and bikes,...
View ArticleKTM Will Wild Card at Valencia MotoGP Race
The KTM RC16 MotoGP project showed good pace this week in Austria, at the Red Bull Ring and in the hands of test riders Mika Kallio and Thomas Luthi. The Austrian factory might have a home-field...
View ArticlePreview of the Valencia GP: Farewell to Teams & Sponsors, And Hello to New...
And so the 2016 MotoGP season is nearly at an end. Though the major honors have been awarded, there are still the final few t’s to cross and i’s to dot. We have our three champions – Johann Zarco the...
View ArticleAprilia RS-GP Dresses in (RED) for the Valencia GP
When you watch the Valencia GP, keep an eye out for a pair of strikingly red motorcycles on the track, piloted by Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl. This is because their Aprilia RS-GP race bikes will...
View ArticleValencia MotoGP Photos – Friday by Tony Goldsmith
Photos: © 2016 Tony Goldsmith / www.tonygoldsmith.net – All Rights Reserved Tony Goldsmith is an Isle of Man based freelance motorcycle racing photographer specializing in MotoGP and the Isle of Man TT...
View ArticleFriday MotoGP Summary at Valencia: Growing Pains
The media is a fickle beast. Normally, journalists and TV only have eyes for the top half of the timesheets. Or more realistically, the top half of the top half of the timesheets. As Valentino Rossi...
View ArticleMotoGP Qualifying Results from Valencia
MotoGP Qualifying Results from the Valencia GP at Valencia, Spain: Q2 Results Pos. Rider Team Bike KM/H Time Diff. 1 Jorge LORENZO Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 316.0 1’29.401 – 2 Marc MARQUEZ Repsol...
View ArticleValencia MotoGP Photos – Saturday by Tony Goldsmith
Photo: © 2016 Tony Goldsmith / www.tonygoldsmith.net – All Rights Reserved Tony Goldsmith is an Isle of Man based freelance motorcycle racing photographer specializing in MotoGP and the Isle of Man TT...
View ArticleSaturday MotoGP Summary at Valencia: One More Time
2016 has been a strange year. New tires have made teams have to gamble much more on setup. New electronics have drawn the teeth of Honda and Yamaha, making it easier for Ducati, Suzuki, and to a lesser...
View ArticleMotoGP Race Results from Valencia
MotoGP Race Results from the Valencia GP at Valencia, Spain: Pos. Rider Team Bike KM/H Diff. 1 Jorge LORENZO Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 157.0 45’54.228 2 Marc MARQUEZ Repsol Honda Team Honda 156.9...
View ArticleValencia MotoGP Photos – Sunday by Tony Goldsmith
Photo: © 2016 Tony Goldsmith / www.tonygoldsmith.net – All Rights Reserved Tony Goldsmith is an Isle of Man based freelance motorcycle racing photographer specializing in MotoGP and the Isle of Man TT...
View ArticleSunday MotoGP Summary at Valencia: All Good Things…
Valencia is supposed to be an emotionally charged race. The last round of the season, the grand finale. The last chance for riders to lay it all on the line, in pursuit of glory. The bowl in which the...
View ArticlePaddock Pass Podcast #42 – Valencia
The end of the racing season is here, which means our last race and testing update from the Paddock Pass Podcast crew. Thus, Episode 42 sees Steve English joined by David Emmett and Neil Morrison for a...
View ArticleThe Aki Ajo Monster Interview, Part 1: On Identifying Talent
Aki Ajo is one of the most significant figures in the Grand Prix paddock. The Finnish manager has seen a long string of talent pass through his team on their way to greater success. The list of...
View ArticleThe Aki Ajo Monster Interview, Part 2: On Moto2
Aki Ajo is one of the most significant figures in the Grand Prix paddock. The Finnish manager has seen a long string of talent pass through his team on their way to greater success. Ajo explained how...
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