Casey Stoner says Laguna Seca victory a reminder of what he can do

Casey Stoner says his victory at Laguna Seca will serve to remind his rivals what he is capable of after a short win drought. The championship leader extended his points advantage back up to 20 points by overcoming title rival Jorge Lorenzo in today's United States Grand Prix, ending a run of three races without a victory since he triumphed at Silverstone. "We felt good, really good, at the end

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Hector Barberá Fabio Barchitta Alan Barnett Lorenzo Baroni Jose Barresi Manliff Barrington

Ariel Motorcycles Returning in 2012

Before the name Ariel was synonymous with the Honda-powered Ariel Atom trackday car, the brand was affixed to vehicles of the two-wheeled variety. After producing great bikes like the Ariel Square Four, the now defunct Ariel Motorcycle company was folded into BSA, which in a roundabout fashion gave birth to the current Triumph brand. Building on that vein, we get word that the makers of the Ariel Atom want to get into the two-wheeled biz, ...

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Fabio Barchitta Alan Barnett Lorenzo Baroni Jose Barresi Manliff Barrington Alex Barros

Donington MotoGP tipping contest prizes

Great news! Enter the Donington round of the Tipping Contest to have a chance of winning a copy of Ring of Fire, The Inside Story of MotoGP by Rick Broadbent. Prizes will be awarded as follows: Top three scorers for the round (not overall) will win a copy of Ring of Fire. The top two [...]

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Melandri renews with Yamaha

Marco MelandriMarco Melandri has renewed the contract that ties him to Yamaha and the Italian will again ride the YZF-R1 machine in the 2012 FIM Superbike World Championship.


“Yes, next year I’ll still be here in Superbike” revealed the 28 year-old former 250 cc world champion in an interview published in Italian weekly magazine Motosprint. “After changing four bikes and four teams in the last four years I am very happy to be able to build something that will last rather than having to start over again every time.”


On the eve of the ninth round of the calendar this weekend at Silverstone, the Yamaha World Superbike Team has now confirmed its 2012 line-up, with Eugene Laverty already under contract for next season.


“Silverstone is a track that I adore and I really like the fast bits. It’s very long and difficult and I am sure that we’ll offer two great races to all Superbike fans. Brno was fantastic not only for everyone watching but also for us riders. The duel with Max was really exciting, I enjoyed it a lot. He’s an ‘oldie’ but he’s still a strong racer. And I’m sure that in the UK we’ll both have to deal with Carlos Checa again and maybe there’ll some other surprises.”

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