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		<title>Casey Stoner wins 2011 MotoGP Championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can it get any better for Casey Stoner who won the 2011 MotoGP Championship on his birthday in front of his home fans at the Phillip Island circuit. Victory in the Australia Grand Prix was Stoner’s fifth in a row.
&#8220;To wrap it all up at my home race and on my birthday is perfect.&#8221; Stoner [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can it get any better for <strong>Casey Stoner</strong> who won the <strong>2011 MotoGP Championship</strong> on his birthday in front of his home fans at the <strong>Phillip Island</strong> circuit. Victory in the <strong>Australia Grand Prix</strong> was Stoner’s fifth in a row.</p>
<p>&#8220;To wrap it all up at my home race and on my birthday is perfect.&#8221; Stoner told reporters after the race. Italian riders <strong>Marco Simoncelli</strong> and <strong>Andrea Dovizioso</strong> were second and third, respectively.</p>
<p>Stoner only had to finish in the top six to win the championship after the 2010 MotoGP champion rider <strong>Jorge Lorenzo</strong> missed the race after crashing out in the morning warm-up session that left him being rushed to hospital with a hand.</p>
<p>24 year-old Jorge Lorenzo, was concerned that the crash may have left him with a permanent disability.  He underwent plastic surgery on his left hand and will miss next weekend&#8217;s Malaysian MotoGP.</p>
<p>&#8220;After the crash I was very worried that I would not have full feeling in my finger again,&#8221; Lorenzo told reporters.</p>
<p>Casey Stoner wins his first MotoGP championship for Honda Repsol.  His previous victory was in 2007 riding for Ducati.<br />
<strong><br />
MotoGP Round 16, Phillip Island Australia Grand Prix</strong></p>
<p>1 Casey Stoner (Aus) Honda 42mins 02.425secs<br />
2 Marco Simoncelli (Ita) Honda 42:04.635<br />
3 Andrea Dovizioso (Ita) Honda 42:04.879<br />
4 Dani Pedrosa (Spa) Honda 42:15.585<br />
5 Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha 42:33.311<br />
6 Randy De Puniet (Fra) Ducati 42:51.225<br />
7 Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati 43:18.739<br />
8 Toni Elias (Spa) Honda 42:05.177<br />
9 Loris Capirossi (Ita) Ducati 42:09.187<br />
10 Karel Abraham (Cze) Ducati 42:45.142</p>
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		<title>Ben Spies wins Dutch MotoGP as Marco Simoncelli loses control on lap 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edwin Huxley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assen Moto GP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Spies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cal Crutchlow]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gresini Honda rider Marco Simoncelli, was fastest in practice for the Assen Dutch MotoGP and began round seven of the MotoGP 2011 Championship in poll position just ahead of the American Ben Spies.  But Spies took the lead after Simoncelli lost control of his bike on the third corner of the first lap in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Gresini Honda</strong> rider <strong>Marco Simoncelli</strong>, was fastest in practice for the <strong>Assen Dutch MotoGP</strong> and began round seven of the <strong>MotoGP 2011 Championship</strong> in poll position just ahead of the American <strong>Ben Spies</strong>.  But Spies took the lead after Simoncelli lost control of his bike on the third corner of the first lap in the damp conditions; and in doing so also took out the current world champion <strong>Jorge Lorenzo</strong>.  Both riders went off the track before continuing the race.  But Ben Spies seized the opportunity to win his first MotoGP since his move from World Superbikes.</p>
<p>The current championship leader, <strong>Repsol Honda</strong> rider <strong>Casey Stoner </strong>finished in second place and extends his lead to 28 points at the top of the MotoGP 2011 Championship.</p>
<p><strong>Repsol Honda Team</strong>&#8217;s <strong>Andrea Dovizioso</strong> took third place, while <strong>Yamaha Factory</strong> rider <strong>Jorge Lorenzo </strong>managed to claw his way back through the field to finish in fourth place, ahead of <strong>Ducati</strong>&#8217;s seven-time world champion <strong>Valentino Rossi</strong>.</p>
<p>British rider<strong> Cal Crutchlow </strong>was passed fit to race after fracturing his left collarbone in five places no less than two weeks ago in the qualifying for the British MotoGP at Silverstone.</p>
<p>With his <strong>Assen Dutch MotoGP </strong>victory, Ben Spies&#8217; becomes the first former World Superbike rider to win a MotoGP race since <strong>Troy Bayliss</strong> in 2006.<br />
<strong><br />
Round 7: Dutch MotoGP</strong><br />
1 Ben Spies (US) Yamaha 41min 44.659 secs<br />
2 Casey Stoner (Aus) Honda 41:52.356<br />
3 Andrea Dovizioso (Ita) Honda 42:12.165<br />
4. Valentino Rossi (Ita) Ducati 42:15.343<br />
5. Nicky Hayden (US) Ducati 42:27.831<br />
6. Jorge Lorenzo (Sp) Yamaha 42:29.195<br />
7. Colin Edwards (US) Yamaha 42:52.771<br />
8. Hiroshi Aoyama (Jpn) Honda 42:55.412<br />
9. Marco Simoncelli (Ita) Honda 43:09.584<br />
10. Toni Elias (Sp) Honda 43:10.875</p>
<p>After seven rounds, Ben Spies victory lifts him to joint sixth position with Ducati’s <strong>Nicky Hayden</strong> in the MotoGP 2011 Championship.</p>
<p><strong>MotoGP 2011 Championship</strong><br />
1   Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda Team) 136<br />
2   Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing) 108<br />
3   Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda Team) 99<br />
4   Valentino Rossi (Ducati Marlboro Team) 81<br />
5   Nicky Hayden (Ducati Marlboro Team) 71<br />
6   Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) 61<br />
=   Ben Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing) 61<br />
8   Hiroshi Aoyama (San Carlo Honda Gresini) 51<br />
9   Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) 46<br />
10 Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini) 39</p>
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		<title>Casey Stoner wins British GP at Silverstone &amp; leads the MotoGP Championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The English weather played its part in an exciting British MotoGP Grand Prix at Silverstone yesterday afternoon as Casey Stoner sailed around the wet track to win in convincing style while other riders battled with the hazardous conditions.
Stoner started in pole position on the grid after being the fastest rider in all qualifying sessions, setting [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The English weather played its part in an exciting <strong>British MotoGP Grand Prix</strong> at <strong>Silverstone</strong> yesterday afternoon as <strong>Casey Stoner</strong> sailed around the wet track to win in convincing style while other riders battled with the hazardous conditions.</p>
<p>Stoner started in pole position on the grid after being the fastest rider in all qualifying sessions, setting a new Silverstone lap record in the process.  Apart from an intentional slow pull away and first couple of laps while he accustomed himself to the treacherous spray and judged the track for potential hazards, he lead the race, finishing with an amazing 15 second lead over <strong>Repsol Honda </strong>team-mate <strong>Andrea Dovizioso</strong>.</p>
<p>Race contenders <strong>Marco Simocelli</strong>, <strong>Jorge Lorenzo</strong> and <strong>Ben Spies</strong> lost control of their bikes, while <strong>Valentino Rossi</strong>, who started in 13th position could only finish 6th as he continues his struggle to tame his <strong>Ducati</strong>.</p>
<p>Casey Stoner is the first Honda rider to win three consecutive MotoGP races since Valentino Rossi in 2003.  That victory was Stoner’s fourth of the season in his 150th GP start.  He now leads the 2011 MotoGP as the teams and their riders head to the <strong>Dutch TT</strong> on Saturday 25th June at the <strong>Amsterdam Assein Circuit</strong> for Round 7 of this season’s championship.</p>
<p>The only British rider, <strong>Cal Crutchlow</strong> missed the chance the impress in front of a packed crowd of over 78,000 when he crashed out in qualifying on Saturday and broke his collarbone.<br />
<strong><br />
British MotoGP Result:</strong></p>
<p>1 Casey Stoner (Australia) Honda 47:53.459<br />
2 Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 48:08.618<br />
3 Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha 48:14.939<br />
4 Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati 48:20.443<br />
5 Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Suzuki 48:29.028<br />
6 Valentino Rossi (Italy) Ducati 48:57.985</p>
<p><strong>MotoGP 2011 Championship:</strong></p>
<p>1 Casey Stoner (Australia) Honda 116.0 points<br />
2 Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 98.0<br />
3 Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 83.0<br />
4 Valentino Rossi (Italy) Ducati 68.0<br />
5 Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 61.0<br />
6 Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati 60.0<br />
7 Hiroshi Aoyama (Japan) Honda 43.0<br />
8 Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha 37.0<br />
9 Ben Spies (USA) Yamaha 36.0<br />
10 Karel Abraham (Czech) Ducati 33.0</p>
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		<title>Honda, Alpacas &amp; Channel 4 Documentaries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Lane</dc:creator>
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Honda is involved at the very highest level of all motor sports with sponsorship deals and advertising that has made the Japanese company one of the most recognised brands in the world; and the leading motor company has recently announced it will be continuing its television sponsorship of Channel 4 documentaries during 2011.
This year Honda [...]]]></description>
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<p>Honda is involved at the very highest level of all motor sports with sponsorship deals and advertising that has made the Japanese company one of the most recognised brands in the world; and the leading motor company has recently announced it will be continuing its television sponsorship of <a rel="nofollow" href="../rd/24366_2693_412870_15878_11570_5379/honda.co.uk/stories?s3campaign=Cars_Channel4Outreach&amp;s3advertiser=eBuzzing&amp;s3banner=Alpaca" target="_blank">Channel 4</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="../rd/24366_2693_412870_15878_11570_5379/honda.co.uk/stories?s3campaign=Cars_Channel4Outreach&amp;s3advertiser=eBuzzing&amp;s3banner=Alpaca" target="_blank">documentaries</a> during 2011.</p>
<p>This year Honda are using a series of new mini-documentaries each using a true-life Honda owner who put their Honda vehicles to more obscure uses.  The first of four films sees an Oxfordshire <a href="http://www.ebuzzing.co.uk/rd/24366_2693_412872_15873_11570_5379/hub.honda.co.uk/?s3campaign=Cars_Channel4Outreach&amp;s3advertiser=eBuzzing&amp;s3banner=Alpaca" target="_blank">alpaca farmer</a> named Philippa using her trusted Honda ATV to tend to her farm animals.</p>
<p>Each of the short films is like a mini-documentary and were created by Hollie Newton at Wieden + Kennedy and includes a unique website link relating to its story allowing viewers to see extra content online.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="../rd/24366_2693_412870_15878_11570_5379/honda.co.uk/stories?s3campaign=Cars_Channel4Outreach&amp;s3advertiser=eBuzzing&amp;s3banner=Alpaca" target="_blank">Honda</a> will also be using social media with Facebook and Twitter campaigns to accompany the TV sponsorship deal linking to an online hub at www.honda.co.uk/stories  &#8211; www.honda.co.uk/stories &#8211; where the videos will be available in full along with articles and other interesting stories.</p>
<p>Martin Moll, Head of Marketing at Honda (UK) said, ‘&#8221;I am very excited that our continued relationship sponsoring Channel 4 documentaries allows us to focus on our customers, highlighting their warm – sometimes quirky – personal experiences of Honda products either for fun or as a necessary part of their daily livelihood.  We hope that this campaign will unveil further examples from our customers, one of which will be nominated to be brought to life on TV for a final set of idents later on in the year&#8221;.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s also a competition in the &#8216;Take Part&#8217; section of the website, where Honda owners can upload their own stories and photographs, explaining the unusual ways in which they use their own Honda products.  This doesn’t have to be a car!</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="../rd/24366_2693_412870_15878_11570_5379/honda.co.uk/stories?s3campaign=Cars_Channel4Outreach&amp;s3advertiser=eBuzzing&amp;s3banner=Alpaca" target="_blank">Wieden + Kennedy</a>, the company behind the films, will select their favourite story and make it into the final mini-documentary to be shown later in the year as part of the Channel 4 campaign.</p>
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<p>Honda will continue to use the strapline ‘<em><strong>Documentaries on 4, sponsored by Honda</strong></em>’ throughout 2011 for these new films, which were first aired last week during the Cutting Edge documentary, &#8216;Bums, Boobs and Botox&#8217;.</p>
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		<title>Jorge Lorenzo triumphant in wet conditions at Jerez MotoGP</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy Ryder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following a couple of days of glorious sunshine and 30º heat during practise and qualifying, race day arrived in Jerez accompanied by rainy conditions adding even more excitement to the second round MotoGP Grand Prix.
In a race that only twelve riders would complete, motorcycle fans were treated to an afternoon of thrills along with plenty [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Following a couple of days of glorious sunshine and 30º heat during practise and qualifying, race day arrived in <strong>Jerez</strong> accompanied by rainy conditions adding even more excitement to the second round <strong>MotoGP Grand Prix.</strong></p>
<p>In a race that only twelve riders would complete, motorcycle fans were treated to an afternoon of thrills along with plenty of spills through the course of the race at the wonderful Jerez circuit in Southern Spain.</p>
<p><strong>Casey Stoner</strong> led the race from the start followed closely by <strong>Jorge Lorenzo</strong> and <strong>Marco Simoncelli</strong> and it was the Italian who appeared to be the surprise package of the afternoon when he breezed past both Lorenzo and Stoner early in the race, opening a gap between himself and the championship rivals.</p>
<p><strong>Valentino Rossi </strong>was another Italian finding the wet conditions working in his favour aboard the Ducati and he quickly moved up the field passing Lorenzo and closing in on Stoner.</p>
<p>On lap eight Rossi attempted to pass Stoner into turn one, but he lost the front end of the Ducati, taking out Stoner&#8217;s Repsol Honda which slid into the gravel trap on top of the Ducati.</p>
<p>While the accident ended Stoner&#8217;s race, Rossi was able to get back aboard his bike and complete the rest of the race, finishing in fifth position.</p>
<p>Meanwhile Simoncelli continued to impress from the front for a few laps before losing the front end of his bike going into turn one allowing Lorenzo to take the lead.</p>
<p>Following an uncharacteristic slow start from the line Dani Pedrosa had by now found some pace to move up to second place, but he too was being threatened by <strong>Ben Spies</strong>. The Yamaha rider eventually passing Pedrosa only to lose his bike several corners on.</p>
<p>By now Lorenzo had built up a significant advantage over the field and Pedrosa looked certain to complete a Spanish one-two on home soil. <strong> Colin Edwards</strong> who had moved up to third following the loss of Spies became a victim of the track himself late on riding into the gravel and allowing <strong>Nicky Hayden </strong>to pass and take the final podium position.</p>
<p>Another fantastic MotoGP race in which reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo claimed his first wet weather win while the weather also played it&#8217;s part in levelling the playing field amongst this years Championship hopefuls.</p>
<p><strong>2011 MotoGP World Championship Round 2- Jerez Results:</strong></p>
<p>1 25 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 141.0 50&#8242;49.046<br />
2 20 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 140.1 +19.339<br />
3 16 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 139.7 +29.085<br />
4 13 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 139.6 +29.551<br />
5 11 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 138.2 +1&#8242;02.227<br />
6 10 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 137.9 +1&#8242;08.440<br />
7 9 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 137.7 +1&#8242;14.120<br />
8 8 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 137.4 +1&#8242;19.110<br />
9 7 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 136.4 +1&#8242;42.906<br />
10 6 21 John HOPKINS USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 136.2 +1&#8242;48.395<br />
11 5 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 136.0 +1&#8242;51.876<br />
12 4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 133.6 1 Lap</p>
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		<title>Casey Stoner romps to victory on Repsol Honda debut in 2011 MotoGP opener</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy Ryder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Casey Stoner&#8217;s dominance aboard the Repsol Honda throughout practise and qualifying all weekend, continued on the race track at the Losail circuit in Qatar on Sunday when the Australian notched up his 24th premier class win taking the chequered flag 3.44 seconds ahead of current World Champion Jorge Lorenzo.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Casey Stoner&#8217;s</strong> dominance aboard the<strong> Repsol Honda</strong> throughout practise and qualifying all weekend, continued on the race track at the Losail circuit in <strong>Qatar</strong> on Sunday when the Australian notched up his 24th premier class win taking the chequered flag 3.44 seconds ahead of current <strong>World Champion Jorge Lorenzo</strong>.</p>
<p>Predictably it was <strong>Dani Pedrosa</strong> who shot into the lead from the start of the race, making the early running before being passed by fellow countryman <strong>Lorenzo</strong>. A tasty battle between the pair ensued which drew in <strong>Stoner </strong>and the three riders jostled for supremacy in the first half of this Grand Prix.</p>
<p>Around the midway point Stoner gradually pulled out a lead on his rivals as he sensed a possible victory with Pedrosa struggling to maintain the pace  despite battling bravely with Lorenzo for second position.</p>
<p>In a race where the first six riders were always in with a shout for the podium places, the third Honda factory rider, <strong>Dovizioso</strong> was in another brilliant battle with <strong>Marco Simoncelli</strong> throughout the race for fourth position.</p>
<p>Meanwhile Lorenzo&#8217;s new team mate at Yamaha, <strong>Ben Spies</strong> was caught up in the pack following an early exit from <strong>Randy de Puniet</strong> who high sided his bike, and found himself battling against <strong>Rossi</strong> on the Ducati for sixth place.</p>
<p>Having lined himself up for a couple of moves on the multiple world champion to no avail, Spies eventually launched past Rossi to claim the place for himself, with a spectacular overtake.</p>
<p>It was fantastic to get the season up and running and the signs are that we should be in for yet another season of exciting motorctycle racing. The Honda&#8217;s will take some beating but Lorenzo has already proved that the task is not impossible.</p>
<p>Other tracks will favour different manufacturers, but right now<strong> Stoner</strong> has thrown down the gauntlet to his rivals and it is down to them to respond.</p>
<p><strong>Qatar MotoGP result:</strong></p>
<p>1 C Stoner (Aus) Honda 42:38.569<br />
2 J Lorenzo (Sp) Yamaha @ 3.440<br />
3 D Pedrosa (Sp) Honda @ 5.051<br />
4 A Dovizioso (It) Honda @ 5.942<br />
5 M Simoncelli (It) Ducati @ 7.358<br />
6 B Spies (US) Yamaha @ 10.468<br />
7 V Rossi (It) Ducati @ 16.431<br />
8 C Edwards (US) Yamaha @ 26.293<br />
9 N Hayden (US) Ducati @ 27.416<br />
10 H Aoyama (Jpn) Honda @ 28.920<br />
11 C Crutchlow (GB) Yamaha @ 34.539<br />
12 H Barbera (Sp) Ducati @ 34.829<br />
13 K Abraham (Cz) Ducati @ 37.957</p>
<p>Germany&#8217;s <strong>Bradl</strong> was the runaway winner in the 600cc <strong>Moto2</strong> class, leaving <strong>Iannone</strong> and<strong> Luthi</strong> fighting each other for the runners up spot throughout the race. Iannone eventually grabbed second place, crossing the line less than a second ahead of Luthi and over 4 seconds behind Bradl.</p>
<p><strong>Bradley Smith</strong> was best of the Brit&#8217;s, earning himself a ninth place finish on his first outing in the class, while <strong>Scott Redding</strong> finished the day in 31st place.</p>
<p><strong>Moto2 race result:</strong></p>
<p>1 S Bradl (Ger) Kalex 40:38.549<br />
2 A Iannone (Ita) Suter @ 4.330<br />
3 T Luthi (Swi) Suter@ 5.137<br />
Other riders:<br />
9 B Smith (GB) Tech3 @ 18.910<br />
31 S Redding (GB) Marc VDS @ 1:23.743</p>
<p><strong>125cc race result:</strong></p>
<p>1 N Terol (Sp) Aprilia 38:28.687<br />
2 S Cortese (Ger) Aprilia @ 7.710<br />
3 S Gadea (Sp) Aprilia @ 9.147</p>
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		<title>Record breaking Jorge Lorenzo ends the 2010 MotoGP season in style</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy Ryder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo finished the season with a storming win in Valencia, taking his points haul for the season to a record breaking 383 after seeing off the challenges of Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi in some style.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The<strong> 2010 MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo</strong> finished the season with a storming win in <strong>Valencia</strong>, taking his points haul for the season to a record breaking 383 after seeing off the challenges of <strong>Casey Stoner</strong> and <strong>Valentino Rossi</strong> in some style.<strong><br />
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<p><strong>Lorenzo</strong> had somehow managed to regain control of his bike early in the race following a coming together with <strong>Marco Simoncelli,</strong> that looked as though the Yamaha rider was certain to crash out, but he hung on to his machine against all odds to eventually mount his challenge for the lead.</p>
<p>At that point <strong>Casey Stoner </strong>looked comfortable for another win on the Ducati, but Lorenzo eventually caught and passed the Australian on lap 22 and pulled out a lead of almost five seconds at the chequered flag. Team mate <strong>Rossi</strong> finished his last race for the<strong> Fiat Yamaha</strong> team with third place on the podium.</p>
<p><strong>Dani Pedrosa </strong>showed short bursts of the form he had been in before his injury, during a constant battle with team mate Dovizioso, Simoncelli and Ben Spies for fourth place.</p>
<p>It was rookie of the year<strong> Spies </strong>who passed them all to claim fourth place in the race, <strong>Pedrosa</strong> settling for seventh in the race, but second in the championship some 138 points adrift of fellow Spaniard Lorenzo.</p>
<p>And so with the season drawing to a thrilling finale attention will immediately be switched to the testing programme at Valencia where Rossi and Stoner will be in the lime light with their respective testing of the Ducati and Honda bikes .</p>
<p>Ben Spies and Cal Crutchlow will also be testing for their new teams in what will undoubtedly be a much talked about session this week.</p>
<p><strong>Valencia MotoGP result:</strong></p>
<p>1 J Lorenzo (Sp) Yamaha 46:44.622<br />
2 C Stoner (Aus) Ducati 46:49.198<br />
3 V Rossi (Ita) Yamaha 46:53.620<br />
4 B Spies (USA) Yamaha 47:02.265<br />
5 A Dovizioso (Ita) Honda 47:03.782<br />
6 M Simoncelli (Ita) Honda 47:05.296<br />
7 D Pedrosa (Sp) Honda 47:11.419<br />
8 H Barbera (Sp) Ducati 47:13.910<br />
9 A Bautista (Sp) Rizla Suzuki 47:14.073<br />
10 R de Puniet (Fra) Honda 47:14.482<br />
11 A Espargaro (Sp) Ducati 47:16.383<br />
12 C Edwards (US) Tech 3 Yamaha 47:18.226<br />
13 M Melandri (It) San Carlo Honda Gresini 47:21.244<br />
14 H Aoyama (Jpn) Interwetten Honda 47:23.590<br />
15 C Checa (Sp) Pramac Racing 47:40.791</p>
<p>Britain&#8217;s Bradley Smith ended his 125 career with a fantastic win in Valencia and now heads off to pastures new in Moto2 next season.</p>
<p>Spain&#8217;s Marc Marquez finished fourth in the race, enough to secure him  the world title, and a clean-sweep of titles in all three categories for  Spain.</p>
<p><strong>125cc race result:</strong></p>
<p>1 B Smith (GB) Aprilia 40min 25.648sec<br />
2 P Espargaro (Sp) Aprilia @ 2.786<br />
3 N Terol (Sp) Aprilia @ 3.149<br />
4 M Marquez (Sp) Derbi@ 8.326</p>
<p><strong>Moto2 race result:</strong></p>
<p>1 K Abraham (Cze) FTR 43:49.499<br />
2 A Iannone (It) Speed Up 43:50.021<br />
3 J Simon (Sp) Suter 43:50.082</p>
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		<title>Jorge Lorenzo cruises to victory in Estoril thriller</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy Ryder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2010 Moto GP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo claimed his third win at the Portuguese Estoril circuit in three attempts, taking the chequered flag over 8 seconds ahead of team mate Valentino Rossi.
Because of the dreadful weather over the weekend qualifying for the race had to be cancelled and Lorenzo lined up in pole position courtesy [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>2010 Moto GP World Champion</strong> <strong>Jorge Lorenzo</strong> claimed his third win at the Portuguese<strong> Estoril </strong>circuit in three attempts, taking the chequered flag over 8 seconds ahead of team mate <strong>Valentino Rossi</strong>.</p>
<p>Because of the dreadful weather over the weekend qualifying for the race had to be cancelled and <strong>Lorenzo</strong> lined up in pole position courtesy of having set the fastest time in practise, where he was surprisingly joined by <strong>Nicky Hayden</strong> and <strong>Valentino Rossi</strong> on the front row.</p>
<p>It was <strong>Hayden</strong> who took the advantage as the race got underway sneaking ahead of <strong>Lorenzo</strong> into the first corner and holding his own briefly before the Spaniard took over the lead, relinquishing his place to Rossi on lap four following a mighty charge from the Italian.</p>
<p><strong>Casey Stoner&#8217;s</strong> race ended early again as he crashed out on lap five while in third place and despite a strong challenge from team mate <strong>Nicky Hayden</strong> early on, the Ducati rider drifted back as the race progressed, playing his part in a thrilling battle for the final podium place as the Fiat Yamaha&#8217;s pulled clear of the rest of the field.</p>
<p><strong>Rossi </strong>looked in great shape having muscled past <strong>Lorenzo</strong> through the chicane and started putting some space between himself and Lorenzo who appeared to have already conceded the win.</p>
<p>Meanwhile fans were treated to some excellent thrills and spills between the chasing pack of<strong> Hayden, Dovizioso, Simoncelli, De Puniet, Edwards </strong>and<strong> Pedrosa</strong> all swapping places time and again in a thrilling side show to the main event out front.</p>
<p>Surprisingly <strong>Lorenzo</strong> clawed his way back up to <strong>Rossi</strong> and took the opportunity to pass the Italian on lap 17 with a top out braking manoeuvre that<strong> Rossi</strong> could do nothing about.</p>
<p>Even more surprising was the fact that <strong>Lorenzo</strong> made the move stick, consistently putting in faster times than his team mate and opening up a comfortable gap to which even <strong>Rossi</strong> could not reply.</p>
<p>By the end of the race<strong> Lorenzo</strong> had pulled out a lead of 8.629 seconds on<strong> Rossi</strong>, the biggest MotoGP victory margin of the year. Third place went to the ever improving <strong>Dovizioso</strong> who appears to have come into his own since the recent injury to Honda team mate <strong>Dani Pedrosa</strong> who completed his comeback with an eighth place.</p>
<p><strong>Dovizioso</strong> just shaded third from his fellow countryman <strong>Simoncelli</strong>, another rider who seems to be getting to grips with the premier class after an indifferent start to the season.</p>
<p>Ducati&#8217;s <strong>Nicky Hayden</strong> claimed fifth from <strong>De Puniet</strong> and <strong>Edwards</strong>, all who finished within a whisker of one another.</p>
<p><strong>Ben Spies</strong> did not take part in the race at <strong>Estoril</strong> after crashing his bike on the warm up lap and dislocating his right ankle. The American rider is determined to be back in contention for the final race of the season at <strong>Valencia</strong> next week.</p>
<p><strong>Portugal MotoGP Results;</strong></p>
<p>1. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 46mins 17.962secs<br />
2. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 46:26.591<br />
3. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 46:44.437<br />
4. Marco Simoncelli (Italy) Honda 46:44.496<br />
5. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Ducati 46:45.116<br />
6. Randy de Puniet (France) Honda 46:46.259<br />
7. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha 46:48.071<br />
8. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 47:02.909<br />
9. Marco Melandri (Italy) Honda 47:31.611<br />
10. Hector Barbera (Spain) Ducati 47:35.683<br />
11. Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Suzuki 47:35.870<br />
12. Hiroshi Aoyama (Japan) Honda 47:50.987<br />
13. Loris Capirossi (Italy) Suzuki 47:57.714</p>
<p><strong>DNF </strong>Carlos Checa (Spain) Ducati 13 Laps<br />
Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati 4 Laps</p>
<p><strong>Moto2</strong></p>
<p>1. Stefan Bradl (GER) Suter 46min 59.723sec<br />
2. Alex Baldolini (ITA) ICP at 0.068sec<br />
3. Alex De Angelis (RSM) Motobi 2.830<br />
4. Scott Redding (GBR) Suter 2.842<br />
5. Kenan Sufuoglu (TUR) Suter 2.947</p>
<p><strong>125cc</strong><br />
1. Marc Marquez (Spain) Derbi 16mins 27.878secs<br />
2. Nicolas Terol (Spain) Aprilia 16:28.028<br />
3. Bradley Smith (Britain) Aprilia 16:28.090</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homeboy Casey Stoner celebrated his 25th birthday on Saturday in style, with a perfect storming lap to clinch pole position on the race grid for Sunday&#8217;s race at Phillip Island in Australia on the Ducati.
It truly was a terrific sight watching the Australian sliding the Ducati around this incredible track on Saturday in qualifying,  setting [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Homeboy <strong>Casey Stoner</strong> celebrated his 25th birthday on Saturday in style, with a perfect storming lap to clinch pole position on the race grid for Sunday&#8217;s race at <strong>Phillip Island</strong> in <strong>Australia</strong> on the <strong>Ducati</strong>.</p>
<p>It truly was a terrific sight watching the Australian sliding the <strong>Ducati</strong> around this incredible track on Saturday in qualifying,  setting himself up perfectly for race day.</p>
<p>And once the race got under way on Sunday, the Australian left the other riders in his wake, with only new world champion <strong>Jorge Lorenzo</strong> able to keep anywhere near his pace, but even the Yamaha rider was 1.5 seconds back after only one lap.</p>
<p>With the race clearly in <strong>Stoner&#8217;s </strong>pocket barring the unthinkable and <strong>Lorenzo</strong> himself riding a lonely second throughout the race, it was left to former champion <strong>Valentino Rossi </strong>to spice things up for the third race running, albeit in a fight for third place.</p>
<p><strong>Rossi</strong>, again bogged down off the start line, began one of his infamous charges fighting through the field and putting himself into the dogfight for the final podium place.</p>
<p><strong>Andrea Dovizioso</strong> compounded <strong>Honda&#8217;s</strong> awful weekend when he had to withdraw early on with a brake lever problem, team mate <strong>Dani Pedrosa</strong> who had previously announced himself fit conceded that he was not ready for the race after qualifying in 15th on Saturday.</p>
<p><strong>Spies, Simoncelli, Hayden</strong> and<strong> Rossi</strong> swapped places frequently as the race progressed with Rossi and Hayden eventually breaking from the group in the race for third position.</p>
<p>When <strong>Nicky Hayden</strong> put a pass on <strong>Rossi</strong> with only a couple of laps remaining, you sensed that he had made the move to early with the Italian rider in his current mood, and it turned out just that way as Rossi came back at the American and nicked third place on a thrilling last lap.</p>
<p><strong>Casey Stoner</strong> finished the race 8.598 seconds ahead of Lorenzo to claim his fourth win out of four attempts at the <strong>Phillip Island</strong> circuit, back on top form with a fluent and faultless ride on his home track.</p>
<p><strong>Australian MotoGP result:</strong></p>
<p>1 Casey Stoner (Aus) Ducati 41:09.128<br />
2 Jorge Lorenzo (Sp) Yamaha 41:17.726<br />
3 Valentino Rossi (It) Yamaha 41:27.125<br />
4 Nicky Hayden (US) Ducati 41:27.163<br />
5 Ben Spies (US) Yamaha 41:31.339<br />
6 Marco Simoncelli (It) Honda 41:34.145<br />
7 Colin Edwards (US) Yamaha 41:44.296<br />
8 Aleix Espargaro (Sp) Ducati 41:55.322<br />
9 Marco Melandri (It) Honda 41:55.422<br />
10 Randy de Puniet (Fr) Honda 42:08.763<br />
11 Mika Kallio (Fin) Ducati 42:08.792<br />
12 Alvaro Bautista (Sp) Suzuki 42:08.860</p>
<p>With <strong>Pedrosa </strong>confident of a return in <strong>Portugal </strong>and<strong> Spain</strong> the race for second place in the championship has started to heat up into a three way battle between <strong>Pedrosa, Stoner </strong>and <strong>Rossi</strong>. Here are the current standings;</p>
<p>1 Jorge Lorenzo (Sp) Yamaha 333<strong>* world champion</strong><br />
2 Dani Pedrosa (Sp) Honda 228<br />
3 Casey Stoner (Aus) Ducati 205<br />
4 Valentino Rossi (It) Yamaha 197<br />
5 Andrea Dovizioso (It) Honda 179<br />
6 Ben Spies (US) Yamaha 163<br />
7 Nicky Hayden (US) Ducati 152<br />
8 Marco Simoncelli (It) Honda 102<br />
9 Randy de Puniet (Fr) Honda 100<br />
10 Marco Melandri (It) Honda 93</p>
<p><strong>Moto2 race result:</strong></p>
<p>1 Alex De Angelis (SM) 39:51.102<br />
2 Scott Redding (GB) 39:53.274<br />
3 Andrea Iannone (It) 39:54.076</p>
<p><strong>125cc race result:</strong></p>
<p>1 Marc Marquez (Sp) 38:13.008<br />
2 Pol Espargaro (Sp) 38:19.070<br />
3 Nicolas Terol (Sp) 38:24.584</p>
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		<title>Casey Stoner wins, but Rossi and Lorenzo thrill the fans at Japanese Grand Prix</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joy Ryder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Casey Stoner did everything right in the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, getting off the line superbly from his third place on the grid and easing past Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso into the lead, where he finished for the second time in as many races.
Stoner had commented before the race that the Motegi track [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Casey Stoner</strong> did everything right in the <strong>Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi,</strong> getting off the line superbly from his third place on the grid and easing past <strong>Valentino Rossi </strong>and <strong>Andrea Dovizioso</strong> into the lead, where he finished for the second time in as many races.</p>
<p><strong>Stoner</strong> had commented before the race that the Motegi track was not among his favourite circuits and he was not expecting too much from the race, but his performance in Japan was nothing short of amazing, finishing almost 4 seconds ahead of <strong>Dovizioso</strong>.</p>
<p>Given the performance of Dovizioso on the Honda, racing on their home track, you can&#8217;t help but wonder what might have been if <strong>Dani Pedrosa</strong> had not been injured in practise, considering his recent blistering performances.</p>
<p>It would only have added to what was to be one of the most exciting races of the season with the Yamaha riders <strong>Rossi </strong>and <strong>Jorge Lorenzo</strong> involved in perhaps the most thrilling scrap of all, fighting for third place.</p>
<p>With no love lost between the team mates, they swapped places several times during the final five laps pf the race with neither rider prepared to yield.</p>
<p>Repeatedly pushing each other and with both riders determined to out brake the other, they provided the most breathtaking riding witnessed for a very long time.</p>
<p>The pair touched bikes on more than one occasion as they fought side by side with two laps to go. Eventually it was <strong>Rossi</strong> who held the upper hand into the final straight to claim third place.</p>
<p>Champion in waiting <strong>Lorenzo</strong> was left without a podium place for the second consecutive race, although without Pedrosa in the frame he will only need to finish ninth or higher in Malaysia to claim his first World Moto GP title.</p>
<p>After the race <strong>Rossi</strong> said that he was determined to beat Lorenzo after the Spaniard had passed him earlier in the race but congratulated Lorenzo on &#8216;a great battle.&#8217;</p>
<p><strong>Lorenzo</strong> meanwhile questioned the tactics of the Italian claiming that he did not think Rossi was &#8216;completely fair.&#8217; Either way both can be congratulated for lighting up the final laps of the <strong>Japanese Grand Prix</strong> and lets hope for more of the same in the closing stages of the season.</p>
<p><strong>Japan MotoGP results:</strong></p>
<p>1. Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati 43:12.266<br />
2. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Honda 43:16.134<br />
3. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 43:17.973<br />
4. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 43:18.487<br />
5. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha 43:39.358<br />
6. Marco Simoncelli (Italy) Honda 43:42.287<br />
7. Alvaro Bautista (Spain) Suzuki 43:44.092<br />
8. Ben Spies (U.S.) Yamaha 43:47.838<br />
9. Randy de Puniet (France) Honda 43:59.830<br />
10. Hiroshi Aoyama (Japan) Honda 44:01.864<br />
11. Marco Melandri (Italy) Honda 44:02.265<br />
12. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Ducati 44:02.969<br />
13. Hector Barbera (Spain) Ducati 44:03.688<br />
14. Aleix Espargaro (Spain) Ducati 44:05.109<br />
15. Mika Kallio (Finland) Ducati 44:26.934</p>
<p><strong>Moto 2 race:</strong></p>
<p>1. Toni Elias (Spain) Moriwaki 43:50.930<br />
2. Julian Simon (Spain) Suter 43:51.245<br />
3. Karel Abraham (Czech Republic) FTR 44:00.769<br />
4. Alex de Angelis (San Marino) Motobi 44:01.108<br />
5. Scott Redding (Britain) Suter 44:02.167</p>
<p><strong>125cc race:</strong></p>
<p>1. Marc Marquez (Spain) Derbi 39:46.937<br />
2. Nicolas Terol (Spain) Aprilia 39:49.549<br />
3. Bradley Smith (Britain) Aprilia 39:55.333<br />
4. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Derbi 40:05.810<br />
5. Alberto Moncayo (Spain) Aprilia 40:18.910</p>
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