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| Kropotkin Thinks | ... that racing mostly takes place in the mind of the rider |
Submitted by David Emmett on
With Christmas nearly upon us, and very little happening in the world of motorcycle racing, time for a round up of recent news. Here's what's been going on in recent weeks, as well as some recommended reading and listening for over the holiday period.
Brno vs Indy - On or Off?
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With the news that the Brno round of MotoGP has been handed to a consortium consisting of local and regional governments, and that they are working to secure the long-term future of Brno, a major piece of the puzzle surrounding MotoGP's schedule for 2016 slotted into place. Brno, along with Indianapolis, had been the two biggest question marks still hanging over the calendar.
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The entertainment value in MotoGP waxes and wanes through the years. One year, the races are all serial snoozers, each race settling into a procession a lap or two after the start. The next, everything is turned on its head, every race a tense battle to the line for a close finish. We are lucky indeed that this year falls very much into the latter category. There have been some classic races already, and tomorrow's race looks like being an absolute corker.
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Indianapolis MotoGP™ debrief with Masao Azuma
Tuesday, August 11 2015
Bridgestone slick options: Front: Soft, Medium & Hard; Rear: Soft, Medium & Hard (Asymmetric)
Bridgestone wet tyre options: Soft (Main), Hard (Alternative)
Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez won last Sunday’s Indianapolis Grand Prix ahead of the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP pair of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi who finished in second and third places respectively.
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This is part two of our Indy round up, covering the excellent Moto2 race, and the intriguing Moto3 race. If you want to read about MotoGP, see part one.
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Press releases from the MotoGP teams, Bridgestone and the circuit after the race at Indianapolis:
Marquez continues American domination celebrating Honda’s 700th GP victory
The Red Bull Indianapolis GP provided two memorable battles with Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez emerging victorious over Jorge Lorenzo, and Dani Pedrosa battling with Valentino Rossi but narrowly missing out on a podium.
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Press releases from the Moto2 and Moto3 teams after Sunday's races Indianapolis:
LIVIO LOI WINS INDIANAPOLIS GP
With an advantage of almost 40 seconds Livio Loi won the Indianapolis Grand Prix. RW Racing GP took a gamble on the tyres on the grid already and Loi took full advantage of the slicks. The Belgian rider started from 26th on the grid, moved up to ninth in the first lap and took the lead in the third lap, to never give it away anymore.
Submitted by David Emmett on
Whether this is the last time MotoGP visits Indianapolis or not – the lack of an announcement on Sunday night suggests that this was the last time – the 2015 edition will certainly go down in history as memorable. Race day saw the biggest crowd since 2009 head to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, though in a facility this vast, anything less than a quarter of a million fans is going to look empty, and all 67,000 were treated to some genuine racing spectacle.
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| 1 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 195 | |
| 2 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | 186 | -9 |
| 3 | Marc Marquez | Honda | 139 | -56 |
| 4 | Andrea Iannone | Ducati | 129 | -66 |
| 5 | Bradley Smith | Yamaha | 97 | -98 |
| 6 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 94 | -101 |
| 7 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | 80 | -115 |
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Results Below:
Marc Marquez claimed victory Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after an epic, race-long battle with Jorge Lorenzo. It was Marquez’s fifth-straight MotoGP victory at Indy and his ninth-straight win on American soil. Jorge Lorenzo, who led all of the race but the final three laps, took second to close the championship gap to Valentino Rossi.
