The June, 2008 Archive
June 10, 2008
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After claiming 20 important points to maintain his general standings lead at the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya, Valentino Rossi left Barcelona after a successful test on Monday. Rossi and his Fiat Yamaha crew continued their work at the Circuit de Catalunya on Monday afternoon, following up Sunday´s crucial second place finish in the Barcelona race […] [ → ]
June 09, 2008
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The Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya race was just ended today. With Dani Predrosa The Repsol Honda rider as the Winner of this event. Alright, here ‘re Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya 2008 event photos.
There are 41 Photos available. Click on the thumbnail to open the large photos. Enjoy! […] [ → ]
June 09, 2008
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Dani Pedrosa won the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya 2008 with a terrific ride, taking the holeshot and never looking back. A Peerless display!
A breakaway plan from Dani Pedrosa worked to perfection in the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya, as he took the holeshot at his home race and never looked back. The win ended a long premier class run without a […] [ → ]
June 07, 2008
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World Champion Casey Stoner sets a new pole record at Catalunya, for his 1st top spot since the 2007 visit to Misano.
With his first pole position since the Misano race 2007, Casey Stoner broke his top spot drought in qualifying for the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya. He did so with a new record time of 1´41.186, preventing a […] [ → ]
June 06, 2008
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Jorge Lorenzo suffers heavy crash in the second free practice session at Catalunya. Initial examination suggests that Jorge Lorenzo escaped the incident without suffering any serious damage.
Jorge Lorenzo the Fiat Yamaha´s rider, has been taken to Barcelona´s Clinica Dexeus by helicopter, after a nasty lookie heavy crash […] [ → ]
June 06, 2008
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Valentino Rossi was sporting his new look in Montmelo, Friday morning. Check out the video at motogp dot com. As announced yesterday, Valentino Rossi was running a very special paint scheme and leathers combination in the opening practice session for the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya. The Italian and his Fiat Yamaha M1 were decked out […] [ → ]
June 05, 2008
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Catalunya Circuit, more exciting racing action, more facts and figures to watch out for, in this week´s Racing Numbers.
46 - Race day in Barcelona is the 46th anniversary to the day of Suzuki taking their first ever Grand Prix victory – in the 50cc race at the Isle of Man TT in 1962, ridden by Ernst Degner. 35 […] [ → ]
June 04, 2008
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More than 110,000 fans looked on at the Circuit de Catalunya last June, as Casey Stoner took his 4th victory of the 2007 season following an epic battle with Valentino Rossi & Dani Pedrosa. Casey Stoner secured the 4th of his ten 2007 wins in last year´s Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya, on a hot & sunny June afternoon at the Barcelona track […] [ → ]
June 03, 2008
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Michelin, the French tyre suppliers are hoping, Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo, their top two riders in the MotoGP points standings, will perform well in Barcelona. With 6 races of the 2008 World Championship gone and 12 to go, the 2nd of 4 European rounds in the space of 5 weeks takes place at the Catalunya […] [ → ]
June 02, 2008
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Bridgestone had the weight of history add their task, providing Valentino Rossi with race-winning tyres at Mugello. With the need to keep Rossi´s Mugello winning streak alive, Bridgestone were under pressure on Sunday. Delight and relief were experienced by the Japanese tyre manufacturer upon experiencing a one-two at the Gran Premio d´Italia Alice […] [ → ]
June 01, 2008
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Valentino Rossi, World Championship leader took his seventh premier class home victory at Mugello, in a dominant display.
The script had been written, but it was still up to the Fiat Yamaha rider to perform when the lights went out. Taking the lead from 2007 World Champion Casey Stoner on the fourth lap, Rossi then set […] [ → ]