III Motorcycle Breakfast - Santa Pola - 01-06-08

www.maremototeam.blogspot.com

Culos de Hierro

Pequeña Crónica Del MotoTrek 2008

Rafael Amengual - Palma de Mallorca 14/05/2008

Martes Día 6 De Mayo

10,30h rueda de prensa en el dique del oeste, muchos nervios por la falta de costumbre, fotos, televisión, que pasada, como Ana Obregon, Toni Gelabert con una chica y su cámara en la moto se queda con las piernas como un flan por los nervios y pequeña caída sin consecuencias, subimos al barco sobre las 11,30h, travesía sin problemas, llegada al hotel de Barcelona sobre las 9h duchita y cena para mañana estar frescos.

Miércoles Dia 7 De Mayo

Llegada al Motoh! sobre las 10,30h, metemos la BMW de Capellano en el stand de Torino, y después fotos, con los patrocinadores, la revista Motociclismo nos hace una entrevista y nos saca unas fotos en el stand, visita al stand de Kawasaki, fotos, y por fin la salida sobre las 13h. Justo enfrente de la entrada del Motoh!, TV3 nos grava la salida y la revista Motociclismo nos saca unas fotos de nuevo, eso si solo somos 3 de los participantes el cuarto se nos queda dentro de la feria con problemas para poder sacar la moto. Al fin sale y carretera y manta, la ruta sin problemas. Parada para comer a unos 100km de Barcelona, parada en los Mayos de Riglos, para fotos, y carretera sin parar hasta Santander, llegada al hotel con lluvia sobre las 11,30h.

Jueves Dia 8 De Mayo

Salida de hotel sobre las 9h, parada en Llanes para foto en el puerto pesquero, y parada en Barreiros para comer, una horita parados y de nuevo ruta hacia Santiago de Compostela donde paramos para foto delante de la catedral, en la plaza del Obradorio, ruta de nuevo y hacia Portugal, llegamos a Aveiro sobre las 21h parada en las playas de Aveiro para foto delante las típicas casas de colores y hacia el hotel. El hotel Mercure es una casa antigua convertida en hotel, precioso, intentamos mandar las fotos por internet pero no es posible, desistimos y nos vamos de cena, arroz con marisco y pulpo típico de Portugal, de nuevo al hotel y buenos noches, hasta mañana.

Viernes Día 9 De Mayo

Hoy el día mas duro, salida del hotel sobre las 7,30h de la mañana hora de Portugal, ruta hacia Lisboa, y sorpresa, llegando a Lisboa Toni Gelabert sigue todo recto en una salida de autopista y se nos pierde, sin ticket de salida, los lleva siempre uno que es el que luego paga en los peajes, paramos y esperamos, al final contactamos por teléfono y había conseguido convencer los del primer peaje y le dejaron pasar, pago en el próximo y ya sin ningún problema llego hasta Faro, donde teníamos previsto parar para comer y sacar la foto de rigor, allí nos encontramos y después de recibirlo con el cachondeo oportuno, comida y de nuevo en ruta, hasta Sevilla, donde sacamos una foto delante de la torre del oro, de ruta de nuevo y no paramos hasta pasado Málaga para cenar, cena típica de pescadito frito y ensalada fresca de la cercana Almería, charla motera con el camarero, y de nuevo en ruta hasta Almería, llegada al hotel sobre las 24h muy cansados pero contentos , superados los 1250km , se me olvidaba este día nos llovió en intervalos con bastante intensidad.

Sabado Dia 10 De Mayo

Salida de Almería sobre las 9h , parada para foto en el cuartel de la Legión, donde tantos Mallorquines hicieron la mili, cuando pertenecía al ejercito regular de tierra, ruta y parada de nuevo por el camino para contactar en directo con IB3 Radio y hacer unas fotos de los invernaderos de Almería, después de la charla con la radio, de nuevo a la carretera, destino Valencia sobre las 15,30h llegamos a un pueblecito a unos 20km de Cheste, donde unos amigos nos sorprendieron con una paella espectacular, eso si después de hacernos cantar una canción en un karaoke que tenían preparado, y que graban las canciones por si algún día volvemos por allí, ponernos la canción, un puntazo vamos. Sobre las 17h de nuevo sobre las motos y hacia Barcelona, y esta tarde. Noche, si que no se olvida, parecía que nos tiraban cubos de agua. La autopista algunos ratos desaparecía debajo del agua, pero bueno despacito, y muy despacito, llegamos a Barcelona, sobre las 23,30h, gran dormilona y hasta mañana.

Domingo Dia 11 De Mayo

Sobre las 10,30h llegada al Motoh!, una buena bienvenida por parte de los de Torino, y después de tener una charla de nuevo con Motociclismo, repartimos unos catálogos por distintos stands de la feria, y nos dedicamos a visitar la feria hasta hora de salir hacia el puerto, donde cenamos y después embarcamos sobre las 11,30h.

Esperando que el año que viene se celebre el MotoTrek 2008 pero mas llevadero, para que se puedan apuntar todo el mundo, siendo siempre un puente entre la península y Baleares, y una manera de fomentar el Mototurismo en la Isla.

Los Pilotos

Izquierda a derecha:

• - Rafael Amengual.
• - Toni Gelabert (voyenmoto.com)
• - Serafín Nebot
• - Miquel Pascual

Mas fotos ...

MotoGP Le Mans 2008 - Videos

• BBC Post Race Interviews - Rossi, Lorenzo and Edwards
• Last Laps - What channel is this?  The commentator sounds bored to death.
• MotoGP clips

Lorenzo's Le Mans Practice Crash

watch video

Another painful experience for Lorenzo at Le Mans and he still manages to qualify 5th.

Que huevos!

Le Mans MotoGP - TV Schedule

TVE España

18th May

 

 

 

 

BBC UK

18 May

• 125cc & 250cc races
  0945-1215, BBCi and BBC Sport website
• Race live
  1230-1430, BBC TWO and BBC Sport website

Speed TV USA

• 6:00PM ET  MotoGP World Championship 

Pedrosa on Pole in Le Mans

Dani Pedrosa snatched pole position from American veteran Colin Edwards in the final stages of qualifying for Sunday's French MotoGP at Le Mans.

The 34-year-old was on course for a second consecutive pole start until his time was beaten by the world championship leader.

Casey Stoner starts from third ahead of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, who was fifth despite two fractured ankles.

James Toseland starts from seventh, edged off row two by Nicky Hayden.

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Feria San Isidro - Castalla, Alicante

I've just spent most of the day (16-05-08) setting up the Tour and Track stall at the Feria San Isidro in Castalla and was it hot!  We'll be selling T-shirts, bandanas and helmet bags alongside offering motorcycle tours and bike hire as well as signing people up for the newly formed Moto Club La Foia.  Sam from Moto's Daysa has a good pitch next door with plenty of bikes, clothing and helmets on display.

In the same street we have a display of recently tuned cars with sound systems you wouldn't believe and a display of some high riding 4x4's.

The fair also consists of fairground rides, a Medieval Fair and lots of stalls.  Come and say hello over the weekend.

Thanks to Atawalpa for organising the street.

• Tour and Track
• Moto's Daysa
• Quilmes Design
• Atawalpa DeeJay
• Power Car Audio

Pedrosa Fastest in Friday Sessions - Le Mans

Dani Pedrosa was fastest in both the morning and afternoon MotoGP sessions in Le Mans.  He recorded a 1´34.227 lap of the recently-modified circuit giving a lead of less than five-hundredths of a second over reigning MotoGP Champion Casey Stoner. Colin Edwards was just eleven-thousandths of a second behind Stoner.

Jorge Lorenzo came in fourth despite another if less spectacular crash.  Chris Vermeulen came in fifth at only four-tenths of a second slower than Pedrosa.  Valentino Rossi managed sixth ahead Shinya Nakano, Randy de Puniet, John Hopkins and Alex de Angelis.

Open Days For French Race Tracks

Operation Portes Ouvertes des Circuits

The French Motorcycle Federation (FFM) has launched its fifth edition of open race tracks dedicated to motorcycle riders and their vehicles. The programme spans over 27 days involving 16 circuits offering a valuable opportunity both for motorcycle neophytes and experts eager to improve theirs skills and to determine the behaviour of their motorcycles. Thanks to the advice of certified instructors the motorcyclists will ride in a controlled environment maximising their learning experience.

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The Uno - Solo Hay Uno

From Cyril Huze Blog ...
The Uno, an invention of 18 year-old Ben Poss Gulak, was the main attraction of the 2008 Toronto National Motorcycle Show. Ben grew up around his grand-father’s basement machine shop and has spent much of his young life making projects like model trains, rockets and... Read more ...
This looks like a similar invention to the Segway but much more fun.

Hotel El Mirador - Sierra de Gúdar

Hotel Rural El Mirador

Gudar is a fantastic place for bikers according to Steve who writes the, very, occasional Diary of a Goldwinger.  So if you're looking for a place to go with your club or a group of friends then this looks reasonable.

MotoGP - Le Mans 2008

The promotional video for Le Mans MotoGP is great and gives a real feel for the wide open competition as it stands watch video.

Schumacher Races Bikes Under False Name

 Click picture for original story in Bild.

Michael Schumacher is reported to be racing in the Internationalen Deutschen Motorradmeisterschaft (IDM) der Superbikes under a false name according to the German publication 'BILD'.  The race is due to be held at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on the weekend of 16th to 18th May 2008.

So are all the predictions coming true that Schumi can't resist the lure of motorcycle racing or is he just enjoying putting himself to the test?

It's also interesting to see that Nina Prinz, an official Yamaha rider and women's world champion is also taking part in the race.

IDM SUPERBIKE: Team YAMAHA Motor Deutschland verpflichtet Nina Prinz

Das Team YAMAHA Motor Deutschland hat die dritte Fahrer-Verpflichtung für die IDM-Saison 2008 bekannt gegeben.
Neben Jörg Teuchert und dem Polen Andrzej Pawelec wird auch "Rennlady" Nina Prinz in der IDM SUPERBIKE starten. Außerdem will Nina ihren Titel im European Womans Cup verteidigen. Teuchert und Pawelec haben inzwischen bereits erste Testfahrten in Cartagena absolviert und schauen optimistisch in die Saison.

So Screw It, Let's Ride

Basem's Motorcycles Blog reported on the new Harley advert in the USA.

Listen to it here and let us know what you think of it - great publicity stunt, US arrogance or telling it like it is.

Honda DN-01 Sports Cruiser Launched

Honda DN-01 Launch Video get the best frock out.

E-Brochure read the brochure on line.

The Honda DN-01 680cc V-Twin is due to be launched in Europe sometime in June 2008 following its launch in Japan in March.

This blurb from the Honda UK site says it all.  "Radical new styling that grabs attention from every angle. Form-fitting comfort that invites one to both sit on and to ride. Smooth response to every rider input, reacting with exhilarating performance at every twist of its throttle, and… no clutch! Not only that, no gear changer! Is this really a motorcycle? Or is it some strange kind of scooter?"

Is it a scooter?  Is it a cruiser?  Well whatever it is it certainly has a style all of its own and an innovative Human Friendly Transmission (HFT) which is claimed to be the ultimate in automatic clutches that does not give mid corner judders as you speed up or slow down.  You can also use the bike in manual with a handlebar gear change control. 

Let's see what the reviewers say:

• Repsol YPF
• WebBike World
• TopSpeed
• Telegraph This seems to be the only one that is actually a review and not just republishing Hondas information.
• MCN

Tour and Track in the Inland Trader - May 2008

Here's the latest edition of TnT's MotoMania column in the Inland Trader which is, despite the headline, the May issue.

The Inland Trader, and now the Coastal Trader, are full of useful information and articles.  Take a look here:  Inland Trader

4,000 and Riding

Thanks to the 4,000 visitors to MotoBlogCycle.  Er, I think that should be 4,000 and rising.

Reward yourself with the MotoBlogCycle Toolbar and have the latest news and videos at your fingertips.

Official La Foia Motorcyle Week T-Shirts

We have a few T-shirts available for La Foia Motorcycle Week.  You can pick up yours for just 2 € plus postage.

Contact TnT.  Make it quick though as we have a stall at next weekends Feria de San Isidro in Castalla.

Haga Takes 2nd Monza Superbike Race

Noriyuki Haga took the 2nd race at Monza in a close finish with Max Neukirchner in 2nd and Ryuichi Kiyonari in 3rd who almost took the race.

Bayliss went out with a blown engine, Checa got hit by Corser and later crashed out.

There was a moment during the race when it looked like Haga's bike had blown with piles of smoke coming off the back of the bike but it turned out that the rear hugger had bent on to the tyre.

A great race full of exciting moments.

Max Neukirchner Gets Deserved Superbike Win

Nº. 76 Max Neukirchner took a well deserved win In Monza, Italy this morning beating Noriyuki Haga in to second place and Troy Bayliss third.

Watching the first race in Monza there was something that made me nervous with a lot of the riders making bad judgements at the end of the straights and especially into the chicane.  Yukio Kagayama, Neukirchner's team mate in the Alstare Suzuki Team, must have overshot the chicanes 2 or 3 times and Neukirchner did the same on the first lap.  Is it just me or do those crash barriers along the back straight look overly close and menacing?  8 riders failed to finish.

Carlos Checa started in 4th but as he was pulling away he caught the back of Fonsi Nieto's bike with his handlebars and was sent out of control across the full width of the straight narrowly avoiding other riders.  This put him back to 14th but he finished 8th just behind Nieto.

Let's see what this afternoon holds in store and whether my internet connection is good enough to see the second race.  Interesting to hear Randy Mamola doing the commentary on SBK TV.

World Superbike Riders Webs

 

Troy Bayliss	Max Biaggi	Carlos Checa	Troy Corser
Noriyuki Haga	Fonsi Nieto	Max Neukirchner	Morelli Luca
Ryuichi Kiyonari	Karl Muggeridge	Yukio Kagayama	Gregorio Lavilla
Shinichi Nakatomi	Roberto Rolfo	Kenan Sofuoglu	Lorenzo Llanzi
Michel Fabrizio	Ayrton Badovini	Vittorio Iannuzzo	Shuhei Aoyama
Jakub Smrz	Makoto Tamada	Ruben Xaus	Sébastien Gimbert

My ranking for the appearance of the webs is:

1. Noriyuki Haga
2. Troy Bayliss
3. Carlos Checa
4. Vittorio Iannuzzo

What's your opinion?  Please report any links that don't work.

Superbike - Superpole - Monza 2008

Superbike - Superpole

1 21 Bayliss T. (AUS) Ducati 1098 F08 1'44.931
2 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'45.287
3 41 Haga N. (JPN) Yamaha YZF-R1 1'45.665
4 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.766
5 34 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'45.777
6 111 Xaus R. (ESP) Ducati 1098 RS 08 1'45.795
7 10 Nieto F. (ESP) Suzuki GSX-R1000 1'45.942
8 23 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.975
9 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Ducati 1098 RS 08 1'46.039
10 31 Muggeridge K. (AUS) Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.065

World Superbikes - Monza, Italy - 2008 TV Listings

I've listed the Live events for Spain, Europe, Australia, Italy and Russia, but as usual you can see them all on SuperBike TV.  If you want other areas in the future let me know.  MotoBlogCycle

 

Comments on: Go Promotions - Ultimate Trackdays

Send in your comments on track events organisers to MotoBlogCycle.

Steveo wrote this about Go Promotions.

"Over the years, I have attended: Magny Cours, Jerez, Estoril, Cartagena, Almeria and Valencia organised by Go-Pro. I have also attended numerous English trackdays (not Go-Pro).

The key difference between Go-Pro events and all the others is that there are no "sessions". Open pit lane means that you go out on track when you (and your mates) want, and you come in when you want. This is to be contrasted with other providers who give you a fixed number of timed sessions in strict rotation. If you are not ready, you miss your go. You want to relax, drink tea and chat to friends and other riders, you miss your go. You just want to soak up the atmosphere, you miss your go. Someone stuffs it (not unusual in my experience of other providers), you lose a whole session, which has a ripple effect throughout the whole of the day. Which means less riding time.

When I first considered going on a trackday, my first anxiety was: I am not fast enough and I can't afford to trash my bike - doesn't everyone come off? The whole set-up ensures you are comfortable and unintimidated. You go at your pace, safely, so that you can learn and improve at your rate. I have been carved up on English trackdays repeatedly, and been the victim of other gittish behaviour. This has never happened to me on Go-Pro days, which with the "open pit lane" distinguishes it from the others.

On Go-Pro events, all the other riders are safe and courteous. The experience level of the attendees ranges from first timers to regulars. The briefings are thorough, organisation slick, and everyone is respectful of each other on and off trackday, consistent with the priority on safety.

There is always informal help on hand because it is a friendly atmosphere - lots of like minded folk, enjoying themselves - and also expert advice on technical set up and technique from experts (thank you HM Racing). Everyone breakfasts, lunches and stays at the same hotel, which promotes the good atmosphere. As does knocking back a few cervezas at the hotel bar at the end of the day.

Two days are great. The sun is shining. You spend the first half of the day learning the track that you have watched your heroes in Moto GP and WSB race on. Second half, you consolidate. Next day the sun is shining. After a good night of eating and sleep, having absorbed all that you have learnt, you go out and have the best fun that money can buy.

A final comment on the organisation: you have no aggravation. I cannot recommend the Go-Pro experience highly enough."

Up and Coming Events:

• Valencia - Spain 23 Jun - 24 Jun 08 £845.00
• Estoril - Portugal 12 Sep - 13 Sep 08 £845.00
• Hungaroring - Hungary 13 Oct - 14 Oct 08 £795.00

Send in your comments on track events organisers to MotoBlogCycle.

UK Learners - Take Your Bike Test Now

I saw on the Bikes in the Fast Lane Blog that UK laws for the driving test are changing in October 2008.

MCI’s (Motor Cycle Industry Association) Craig Carey-Clinch, talking about the TakeYourTestNow website, said: “The good news is that new elements to testing and training will help riders understand more about the capabilities of their bikes. However, the prospect of increased training costs and a reduction in the number of test centres across the UK (from 260 current centres to around 60 or 70), it is going to make it much harder and more expensive to undertake the necessary training.  Our message is clear. We are encouraging anyone thinking about getting their motorcycle licence to do so now. Whether you are a current non-rider looking to do your CBT or an existing CBT holder wanting to take your full licence, this website has been designed to provide you with all the information you will need in one, easy to find place.”

Radio Controlled Motorcycle Racing

How real does this look? If they'd have kept the people out of the way who would have known and who's the geezer with the numbers? My money's on the Blue Bike.

World Superbikes Press Conference - Monza, Italy - 2008

The race weekend gets underway on Thursday with the traditional pre-event press conference, on this occasion for the first time ever hosted jointly by Pirelli and FGSport.

In view of Pirelli's one-make tyre involvement with the four championships, six Superbike riders - Troy Bayliss, Max Biaggi, Carlos Checa, Noriyuki Haga, Makoto Tamada and Max Neukirchner, together with the leaders of the other three categories, Joan Lascorz (Supersport), Maxime Berger (Superstock 1000) and Dan Linfoot (Superstock 600) will meet the press in Pirelli headquarters.

And you are invited to follow the proceedings live on http://www.pirellityre.com/ on Thursday May 8th at 12:00 am (CET).

SuperBike TV

• Monza - One year ago Part 1
• Monza - One year ago Part 2

Ride to Work Day - 16 July 2008

Ride your motorcycle or scooter on this day to demonstrate:

• The number of motorcyclists to the general public and to politicians.
• That motorcyclists are from all occupations and all walks of life.
• That motorcyclists can reduce traffic and parking congestion in large cities.
• That motorcycles are for transportation as well as recreation.
• That motorcycling is a social good.

Ride to Work Day

This is based in the USA but sounds like a good idea to me.  My only problem is that I work from home so I'll have to go out and have breakfast somewhere in the Alicante mountains and then have a Ride Back to Work Day or better still have a Ride to Skive Day and not come back to work.

II Moto Almuerzo - Benimagrell, Sant Joan d'Alacant

15 June 2008 - 09:00

Information and booking: Jose 666 218 283 or Chelo 655 662 136.

Click poster for larger image.

A European Approach to the Initial Training of Motorcyclists

ACEM is pleased to inform you about the following event:
Conference-Debate
“A European Approach to the Initial Training of Motorcyclists”
on May 28, 2008 at 14:30 - 17:30
DG TREN
Rue De Mot, 24
1040 Brussels

At this occasion, the results of the Initial Rider Training project (TREN-SUB-2003-S07.30333) will be presented.
This conference is jointly organised by FEMA and the Directorate-General for Energy and Transport of the European Commission (DG TREN) with the support of ACEM, FIM and Vägverket.

Registration deadline: 16th May, 2008

Please return the registration form by fax +32 (0)2 736 9401 or e-mail info@initialridertraining.eu

You can download the program by clicking [here]

Rider Power Survey

Take the Rider Power Survey organised by the UK magazine Ride.  Although it's UK biased it does ask which country you are from so maybe the rest of the world can comment.

Ride WEB

Great Moments in (My) Motorcycling

Well the time has finally arrived.  After almost 18 years my Honda Pan European ST1100 has reached 50,000 miles (80,467.2 km) and still goes like it's just come off the production line.  That's only about 2,700 miles per year - I'll have to get out more.

I haven't treated my Pan with the tender loving care that it deserves, especially looking at the cost of replacing it, and it doesn't sport its original paint job (not garaged or covered), screen, exhausts, discs, etc., etc., but it has been, and continues to be, my daily transport, weekend blaster and holiday vehicle and I don't think I'll be changing it for some time to come unless I can find a good stud farm to take care of it.

• ST1100 on Wikipedia
• Pan Clan UK
• L'amicale Pan-European France
• STOC Germany
• Pan-European Club of Ireland
• Pan-European Club Zurich
• Pan-European Belgium
• Pan-European Club Italia
• Club Pan-European Norway
• Sweden Pan-European Club
• Pan-European Club Ticino

22-25 August 2008 - Pan Gathering Loen Norway.  Contact Norwegian Club for details.

27-30 August 2009 - Pan Gathering Harz Mountains, Germany - WEB

Barcelona Fish and Chips

A friend of mine has opened a Fish and Chips restaurant in Barcelona and the reports are that the food is fresh with hand made chips and well worth a visit.  Julie used to have the Beluga Bar in Liverpool and the food there was fantastic so I'm sure everything will be great.

You can read about Julie's place in the May 2008 issue of the EasyJet Inflight Magazine.

If you're riding through Barcelona or staying for a while call in at:

• Fish and Chips
• Rambla del Raval 26
• 08001 Barcelona
• Tel: +34 93 441 1134
• Map
• Web

Jorge Lorenzo's China Crash

Lorenzo Crash in China GP FP1
by Motion_Blur

Rossi Wins MotoGP China 2008

In what looked like a dull race on a dull day at a track with few spectators Valentino Rossi pushed his Yamaha to the very edge of its capabilities to take a victory in the Chinese MotoGP to win by nearly 4 seconds after a seven-race winless streak.
Dani Pedrosa came in second after clinging to Rossi's tail for most of the race and a long way back, nearly 16 seconds behind Rossi, came Casey Stoner in third.
The race may have looked fairly boring at the front but Rossi rode a fantastic race and clearly outpaced and outrode the rest of the field.
Jorge Lorenzo fought back with a fractured ankle to take fourth place and keep in the title contention.
Rossi was really animated after the race and in his interview with Spanish TVE he joked with Angel Nieto that he had equalled his record and only needs one more win to take it.  What is that record?
Race Results

1. V. ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 44'08.061
2. D. PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team + 3.890
3. C. STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team + 15.928
4. J. LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team + 22.494
5. M. MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team + 26.957
6. N. HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team + 28.369
7. C. EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha + 29.780
8. T. ELIAS SPA Alice Team + 30.225
9. L. CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 31.440
10. S. NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini + 35.969
11. A. DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP + 36.246
12. J. TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha + 43.191
13. R. DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP + 43.442
14. J. HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team + 45.855
15. S. GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team + 46.330
16. A. DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini + 50.593
17. A. WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team + 1'05.593

MotoGP World Championship Standings

1. Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team 81
2. Jorge LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team 74
3. Valentino ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 72
4. Casey STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 56
5. Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 33
6. James TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha 33
7. Colin EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha 31
8. Nicky HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team 29
9. Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP 26
10. John HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team 26
11. Marco MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 23
12. Shinya NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 22
13. Toni ELIAS SPA Alice Team 15
14. Chris VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 14
15. Randy DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP 11
16. Alex DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini 7
17. Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team 4
18. Anthony WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team 3

Edwards on pole with new track record - MotoGP China 2008

In the latest chapter of his surprise resurgence with the Tech 3 Yamaha team, Colin Edwards took pole position for the Pramac Grand Prix of China with a last-gasp lap of the Shanghai International Circuit.

Having previously been amongst the frontrunners in the practice sessions, Edwards smashed Valentino Rossi´s 2007 pole position record by nearly three tenths of a second with a lap of 1´58.139 in the final stages of the qualifying run. He was the only rider to do so, thus claiming pole position number three of his MotoGP career and his first since moving to the satellite Yamaha outfit.

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1. C. EDWARDS USA Tech 3 Yamaha 1'58.139
2. V. ROSSI ITA Fiat Yamaha Team + 0.355
3. C. STONER AUS Ducati Marlboro Team + 0.452
4. J. LORENZO SPA Fiat Yamaha Team + 0.572
5. D. PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team + 0.716
6. L. CAPIROSSI ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 0.802
7. J. TOSELAND GBR Tech 3 Yamaha + 1.115
8. C. VERMEULEN AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP + 1.186
9. R. DE PUNIET FRA LCR Honda MotoGP + 1.218
10. N. HAYDEN USA Repsol Honda Team + 1.368
11. A. DOVIZIOSO ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP + 1.420
12. M. MELANDRI ITA Ducati Marlboro Team + 1.539
13. S. NAKANO JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini + 1.577
14. J. HOPKINS USA Kawasaki Racing Team + 1.601
15. T. ELIAS SPA Alice Team + 1.794
16. A. DE ANGELIS RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini + 2.177
17. S. GUINTOLI FRA Alice Team + 2.621
18. A. WEST AUS Kawasaki Racing Team + 2.699

TVE Coverage - MotoGP China 2008

Watch MotoGP Live 04-05-08 05:00 (04:00 UK).  The BBC has restrictions on who can watch BBCi programes but there is no such restrictions at the Spanish TVE web.

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BBC Coverage - MotoGP China 2008

For those of you that like your sport live you either need to get the alarm set or keep the party going all night.  If you're watching the BBC from mainland Europe then the times are increased by one hour so you get and extra hour in bed or another hour of fiesta.

Sunday 4 May

125cc & 250cc races
04:45-07:15, BBCi (Freeview channel 301) and BBC Sport website

Race live
0745-0900, BBC One and BBC Sport website

Re-run
1230-1500, BBCi (Freeview channel 302) and BBC Sport website

MotoGP China 2008 - Lorenzo could ride on Saturday

by motogp.com

Clinica Mobile will evaluate rider´s options on Saturday morning, following huge Friday highside.

The extent of the injuries incurred by Jorge Lorenzo in the opening MotoGP session has been assessed, after the Spaniard was subjected to an x-ray and examination at the Huashan hospital in Shanghai.

A chipped bone in his left ankle and pain in that of his right side are the consequences of a huge highside onboard his Fiat Yamaha M1. His upper body braced as he took the impact on his forearms, Lorenzo´s injuries have been limited to his lower body.

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