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The last corner 2013 Moto3 Champion Maverick Viniales is fastest overall by day end in the Moto2 testing in Valencia. I would back him up again this year.

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Looks like I have a lot of catching-up to do. I don't even know the names above mentioned (been cut-off from all this for nearly 4 years now, getting back now)

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Belated Happy Birthday Valentino



And today it's the birthday.

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Got some news here, for some it might not be news.

Yamaha are already concerned about fuel efficiency, Honda on the other hand are considering open class for Marc if he's fast enough (to me it doesn't look feasible). Honda currently is a very efficient motorcycle and can beat the M1 on most tracks, unless the rider has a say in it.

All teams are using spec ECU (hardware), they are free to use spec software or their own software. Factory Yamaha, Honda most likely will use own software while Ducati is considering spec software, which gives them the leverage enjoyed by open class machines to use 12 instead of 5 engines along with 4 extra liters of fuel and develop the engine mid season. Yes, so teams using own software cannot develop the engine once the season is underway, no changes what so ever with the engine (that's a big one).

The reason why Ducati is considering this is because their bike is still not up to competition with the front runners and for them, not being able to develop the engine is like stealing crutches from a physically disabled person.

Sepang tests 2014 - YouTube

Tom Luthi leading the testing today, WSS Champion Sam Lowes already upto speed. Maverick in 10th stop

Jerez test times - Moto2
1. Thomas Luthi SWI Interwetten Paddock Moto2 (Suter) 1m 42.515s
2. Tito Rabat SPA Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 42.610s
3. Mika Kallio FIN Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 42.648s
4. Takaaki Nakagami JPN Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 42.873s
5. Alex De Angelis RSM Tasca Racing Moto2 (Suter) 1m 43.076s
6. Sam Lowes GBR Speed Up (Speed Up) 1m 43.096s
7. Julian Simon SPA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 43.183s
8. Sandro Cortese GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 43.201s
9. Johann Zarco FRA Caterham Moto Racing (Caterham Suter) 1m 43.216s
10. SPA Pons HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 43.226s
11. Jonas Folger 1m 43.269s
12. Xavier Simeon BEL Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Suter) 1m 43.387s
13. Luis Salom SPA Pons HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 43.389s
14. Simone Corsi ITA NGM Forward Racing (Forward KLX) 1m 43.432s
15. Axel Pons 1m 43.522s
16. Dominique Aegerter SWI Technomag CarXpert (Suter) 1m 43.585s
17. Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA Gresini Moto2 (Suter) 1m 43.598s
18. Franco Morbidelli ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 43.618s
19. Jordi Torres SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 (Suter) 1m 43.663s
20. Marcel Schrotter GER Tech 3 (Tech 3) 1m 43.668s
21. Nico Terol SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2 (Suter) 1m 43.669s
22. Josh Herrin USA Caterham Moto Racing (Caterham Suter) 1m 43.732s
23. SPA Tech 3 (Tech 3) 1m 43.834s
24. Louis Rossi FRA SAG Team (Kalex) 1m 43.963s
25. Anthony West AUS QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 43.993s
26. Mattia Pasini ITA NGM Forward Racing (Forward KLX) 1m 44.006s
27. Hafizh Syahrin MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex) 1m 44.201s
28. Randy Krummenacher SWI Iodaracing Project (Suter) 1m 44.474s
29. Roman Ramos SPA QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 44.530s
30. Azlan Shah MAL Idemitsu Honda Team Asia (Kalex) 1m 44.693s
31. Thitipong Warokorn THA APH PTT THE PIZZA SAG (Kalex) 1m 45.110s
32. Tetsuta Nagashima JPN Teluru Team JiR Webike (TSR) 1m 45.340s
33. Robin Mulhauser SWI Technomag CarXpert (Suter) 1m 45.681s

Moto 3 test times at Jerez

Mahindra way down the order.
1. Jack Miller AUS Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 46.278s
2. Karel Hanika CZE Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) 1m 46.645s
3. Danny Kent GBR Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 1m 46.646s
4. Romano Fenati ITA Sky Racing Team by VR46 (KTM) 1m 46.650s
5. Francesco Bagnaia ITA Sky Racing Team by VR46 (KTM) 1m 46.674s
6. Niccolo Antonelli ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 (KTM) 1m 46.806s
7. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0.0 (Honda) 1m 46.882s
8. SPA Calvo Team (KTM) 1m 46.899s
9. Efren Vazquez SPA Saxoprint-RTG (Honda) 1m 46.899s
10. Niklas Ajo FIN Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo (Husqvarna) 1m 46.943s
11. Fabio Quartararo FRA Estrella Galicia 0.0 (Honda) 1m 46.965s
12. Jakub Kornfeil CZE Calvo Team (KTM) 1m 46.967s
13. Juanfran Guevara SPA Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 1m 47.049s
14. Miguel Oliveira POR Mahindra Racing (Mahindra) 1m 47.169s
15. Philipp Oettl GER Interwetten Paddock Moto3 (Kalex-KTM) 1m 47.174s
16. Livio Loi BEL Marc VDS Racing Team (Kalex-KTM) 1m 47.760s
17. John McPhee GBR Saxoprint-RTG (Honda) 1m 47.801s
18. Eric Granado BRA Calvo Team (KTM) 1m 47.802s
19. Alessandro Tonucci ITA CIP Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 47.913s
20. Brad Binder RSA Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 1m 47.970s
21. Arthur Sissis AUS Mahindra Racing (Mahindra) 1m 47.977s
22. Ana Carrasco SPA RW Racing GP (Kalex-KTM) 1m 48.155s
23. Zulfahmi Khairuddin MAL Ongetta-AirAsia (Honda) 1m 48.430s
24. Hafiq Azmi MAL SIC-Ajo (KTM) 1m 48.551s
25. Scott Deroue NED RW Racing GP (Kalex-KTM) 1m 48.725s
26. Matteo Ferrari ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 1m 48.831s
27. Bryan Schouten NED CIP Moto3 (Mahindra) 1m 48.983s
28. Luca Grunwald GER Kiefer Racing (Kalex-KTM) 1m 49.002s
29. Enea Bastianini ITA Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 (KTM) 1m 49.054s
30. Gabriel Ramos VEN Kiefer Racing (Kalex-KTM) 1m 49.234s
31. Alexis Masbou FRA Ongetta-Rivacold (Honda) 1m 49.314s
32. Jules Danilo FRA Ambrogio Racing (Mahindra) 1m 49.686s
33. Andrea Locatelli ITA San Carlo Team Italia (Mahindra) 1m 50.536s

Timing courtesy - www.crash.net

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BREAKING NEWS

Marquez breaks a leg in during dirt track training. Will miss Sepang, but be back in full form at Qatar.

Luck runs out?

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it's a shame. all that insanity last year and no broken bones. and now this.

it's a clean break tho. so this shouldn't really be that much of an issue. but who knows.

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I'm sure the "sharks" would smell the blood. This is the worst part of being a champion, you've always got a bull's eye on you.

Lets see who's the best of the rest this time.

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Does this mean other people have a chance to contend for a championship this year as well? :O

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With the mindset of Marc and his age, he's not affected by anything. Remember the shoulder injury at Silverstone? He just doesn't stop for anything.

This is only on one website, but lets see tomorrow if we get anything more on this.

Movistar to Sponsor Yamaha
As we anticipated the phone company Movistar has confirmed , through its director of content, Luis Belo, which will be the main sponsor of the Yamaha team in 2014 as part of his project that has involved with Mediaset Spain as television rights holder of MotoGP.
MotoGP, Superbike, Moto2, Moto3 - GPOne.com - open in Chrome for easy translation.

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Change in 2014 Calendar. Brazilian round dropped.

New calendar is as follows: (Aragon round shifted as well)

Final 2014 MotoGP calendar (February 24 update):
Round 1: 23 March Qatar* Doha/Losail
Round 2: 13 April Americas Austin
Round 3: 27 April Argentina Termas de Rio Hondo
Round 4: 04 May Spain Jerez de la Frontera
Round 5: 18 May France Le Mans
Round 6: 1 June Italy Mugello
Round 7: 15 June Catalunya Barcelona - Catalunya
Round 8: 28 June Netherlands** TT Assen
Round 9: 13 July Germany Sachsenring
Round 10: 10 August Indianapolis GP Indianapolis
Round 11: 17 August Czech Republic Brno
Round 12: 31 August Great Britain Silverstone
Round 13: 14 September San Marino & Riviera di Rimini Marco Simoncelli Misano
Round 14: 28 September Aragon MotorLand Aragon
Round 15: 12 October Japan Motegi
Round 16: 19 October Australia Phillip Island
Round 17: 26 October Malaysia Sepang
Round 19: 09 November Valencia Ricardo Tormo-Valencia

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Movistar returns to motogp with Yamaha.. With three years without a title sponsor Yamaha has got movistar as a title sponsor




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Post # 174

Hayden's and Aoyama's Honda's reviled

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Looks sad!

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any better with leathers ?



Wednesday final test times as below: (this is combining fastest lap of previous testing and today's lap times)


All riders have been reporting about issues with the new 2014 tyres, especially the soft compounds. They say it doesn't have enough grip.

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Ya much better with the ever good looking Hayden on nice leathers! And what is this fellow (A. Esp) doing at the top of the tables??? And he is on top of the table this morning till now!!!