Marquez Pulls Out Of Valencia Test To Extend Recuperation Period

Feb 7, 2012 by admin

Marc Marquez has been forced to pull out of next week's Moto2 test at Valencia with continuing vision problems. The vision problems were a result of his crash during practice at Sepang, caused when marshalls failed to display a flag while there was water on the track. The Spaniard underwent an operation to correct a partial paralysis of the superior oblique muscle in his right eye on January 16th, and had originally planned to return to the track at Valencia, for the Moto2 test scheduled for February 8th-10th.

But Marquez' recovery is not going as fast as the Spaniard and his team had hoped, and the decision to skip the test was made by Marquez' manager Emilio Alzamora, in consultation with Dr Sanchez Dalmau, the surgeon who carried out the operation on Marquez. They felt it was better to wait for Marquez' vision to return to 100% before risking riding a racing motorcycle. 

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Chris Vermeulen Anxious to Return to WSBK

Feb 7, 2012 by admin

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2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series, an FIM World Championship – Phoenix Recap, Los Angeles Preview

Feb 7, 2012 by admin

Last Saturday in Phoenix, Arizona, the second round of 2012 Monster Energy Supercross invaded Chase Field. Round one winner Ryan Villopoto came into the weekend brimming with confidence and carried that into qualifying, as he came away with the fastest 450 lap time. But when it came time for racing, luck was not on the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider?s side. Crashes in both his heat and the main event made for a trying evening.

Instead, the good luck rested well within the orange camp, as Red Bull/KTM’s Ryan Dungey captured his first win of the season. The victory also marks the Austrian manufacturer’s first ever win in the premier class. And the good fortune did not stop there.

In Supercross Lites, while reigning 250 Class AMA Pro Motocross Champion, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson, stomped off with his first win of the year, Dungey?s teammate, Marvin Musquin, came away with a second place finish. His best ever in his ‘young’ AMA Supercross career (although a two time World MX Champion). Wilson?s teammate, Tyla Rattray, had another impressive outing in Phoenix and finished with his second podium in two weeks with a third place finish. Add in the rest of the top three finishers of the Supercross Class, with Monster Energy Kawasaki?s Jake Weimer and Villopoto, and the entire podium was awash in orange and green.

But Villopoto?s result did not come easy. The defending champ got tangled up on the first lap in the treacherous sand section, and fell to dead last before the first lap was completed. But he got right back up and went on a tear, blazing the fastest lap time of the race along the way.

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Tyla Rattray Injury Ends 2012 Supercross Season

Feb 7, 2012 by admin

Tyla Rattray sustained a severe concussion and a small fracture of the C7 vertebrae during his heat race at the Oakland Supercross. Here is the official press release:

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki?s Tyla Rattray was injured during his heat race at the Oakland round of the Monster Energy Supercross. Rattray was unable to race the remainder of the evening due to his injury.

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Vitto Guareschi still not satisfied with Ducati

Feb 7, 2012 by admin

Beritai.com – latest news from MotoGP race of 2012, italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati is still in trial bike in Sepang, Malaysia, and the Ducati team reportedly also did not expect much of the official test at Sepang it.

This new motor was still completely untested reliability, but the president was convinced Ducati Vito Guareschi, a motorcycle ridden by Rossi’s going to be a major competitor Honda and Yamaha.

indeed in the practice session was Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden is still lagging 1.2 seconds, well it’s still very vulnerable at all, the various ways that have been performed Vito Guareschi.

“and this season should be an important note is the Honda team, because Honda is rumored to change all display motornyam, Guareschi said as quoted by Autosport, Sunday, January 29, 2012.

“It’s all up to the team. Jeremy Burgess and Juan Martinez, the two chief mechanics, will determine how the motor settings for two drivers. 1000cc motor has more power, but it is very important to put that power on asphalt,” lid Guareschi.

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