Tag Archives: MotoGP

Uncategorized

Changes to the MotoGP race calendar 2013

The addition of the third American GP in Texas caused reshuffles

We have a new match move according to the latest, but still temporary, MotoGP race calendar 2013. This was made public by the FIM on Tuesday.

This new edition confirms the addition of Texas to the annual schedule. The match will be the third in a row, however, it has not yet been determined who will be the second.

Probably the one in Argentina, which, however, remains unconfirmed as no contract has been signed.

Traditionally the third match of the season to this day, he was the one in Spanish Jerez, which marked the return to the European circuits.

The one change compared to the previous calendar we published on 7 It's October: the German GP is moved (Sachsenring) by one week earlier, at 7 July.

Also the Jerez race has just been confirmed, after the local autonomous government agreed to pay the full royalties to Dorna, in order to keep him in the area. It was judged to ultimately leave more money in the local economy.

The program of 19 more games (temporary):

31 March Qatar Doha*
14 April To be announced soon (probably Argentina)
21 April USA Texas
05 May Spain Jerez
19 May France Le Mans
2 June Italy Mugello
6 June Spain Barcelona
29 June Netherlands Assen**
07 July Germany Sachsenrin
21 July USA Laguna Seca***
18 August USA Indianapolis
25 August Czech Republic Brno
01 September Britain Silverstone
15 September San Marino Marco Simoncelli Misano
29 September Spain Aragon
13 October Malaysia Sepan
20 October Australia Phillip Island
27 October Japan Motegi
10 Spain November Valencia

*Night race
** The match takes place on Saturday
*** Only MotoGPs are contested

Source : newsbeast.gr

Uncategorized

Colin Edwards returns and will compete in Catalonia

Thanasis Houdras writes for newsbeast.gr

It's strange, e; Let someone declare that they are ready only against 90% and yet be considered fit to compete in MotoGP. This alone reveals the superhuman fitness of top motorcycle riders.

We are referring to Colin Edwards, the American returning to racing after surgery on his left collarbone, which he broke on 5 May for the fourth time in the timed tests of the Portuguese GP.

The recovery of the fracture went approx’ please, and last week the stitches were removed, whereupon he fully recovered the movement of his left arm.

"I'm excited to be back, although I'm still not on 100%. I actually briefly thought about practicing at the driving school here at the track last weekend, but in the end I decided to leave the hand alone for a few more days."

"I had the stitches out last week and I've been swimming a lot for the last few days. I feel my hand very well and it doesn't hurt. I'd say I'm currently at 90% of my physical condition. I'm looking forward to the weekend".

The NGM Mobile Forward Racing team is eagerly awaiting the Texan to continue the development of the CRT prototype. Interim replacement Chris Vermuelen tested a new electronics package at the wet French GP and now it's Colin's job to get on with improving it, to get back the good feel of the bike he had in Qatar.

Source : newsbeast.gr