Best ever qualifying for Nicky — 4th in Germany

Well, well what do you know—Nicky Hayden qualified 4th today for tomorrow’s Alice Motorrad Grand Prix in Sachsenring, Germany. His best qualifier yet. Nicky qualified with a time of 1:34.404 just behind Casey Stoner’s 1:33.759. Might this be because of the new handlebars? Go Nicky! Complete qualifying results for Germany Valentino Rossi 1:32.520 Jorge Lorenzo [...]

Mika Kallio: clutch control problems due to injured finger

Mika Kallio – 13th in FP1 “Sometimes I hit the top part of the injured finger on the clutch and it hurts so bad, but the only thing I can do is grit my teeth and continue to fight on track. I didn’t take any painkillers and I don’t think I will need them for [...]

Mika Kallio will not race in Laguna

After his costly late crash at Assen, Mika Kallio will miss the Laguna Seca round, with Niccolò Canepa to ride solo for Pramac Racing this weekend. Damage to one of the fingers on his left hand means the Finnish rider will be unable to ride his Ducati Desmosedici GP9 Satellite this weekend at the Red [...]

Superb win for Stoner in Qatar Monday night race

Source: MotoGP.com The re-scheduled first MotoGP race of 2009 saw Casey Stoner take victory at the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar. As the action in the premier class of the 2009 FIM MotoGP World Championship finally got underway, at the spectacular Losail International Circuit on Monday night, it was Casey Stoner who took the headlines, [...]

Casey on pole — 2009 MotoGP Qatar qualifying times

Casey is on pole once again and is set to win three consecutive opening round victories. Unfortunately, Nicky Hayden suffered a huge highside at the end of the session and is presently being attended to by doctors. Nicky was conscious. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1:55.286 sec Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1:55.759 [...]

Casey Stoner tops Free Practice 1 at Qatar

2007 world champion Casey Stoner is fastest at the first free practice session (FP1) in Qatar, posting a best lap time of 1:57:53. Nicky Hayden, Casey’s Ducati Marlboro teammate posted a best lap time of 1:59.158 and comes in at 15th. Stand by tomorrow for FP2 (Free Practice 2) times and Qualifying times. The 2009 [...]