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The Pedercini Kawasaki superbike team are a bit all over the place with Gabor Talmacsi testing their bike but holding out on signing for the 2011 season. Seems Bryan Staring will step up for the team from their superstock bike to the superbike for the first round at Phillip Island. Could become permanent perhaps? Will enjoy seeing he and Josh Waters go head-to-head in the first round.
Disappointingly, Chris Vermeulen will miss the first round of WSB after failing a fitness test due to his still recovering knee.
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Originally Posted by NinjaMaster
But they have Roby!! Go Roby!!!!
Its just not fair is it! He's been doing so much to get fit.. He usually twitters what he's doing fitness wise .Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaMaster
The livery on the Yamaha Factory team during the test will be the new livery for the 2011 season? No major sponsor, only blue/white and a small(er) Petronas logo?
Yes, Yamaha were not able to find a major sponsor for the 2011 season, so they will run in corporate colours this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
Interesting Rumour that Leon Haslam will be on Motogp BMW bike next season (its in this weeks MCN newspaper)
and this link too: http://asia.eurosport.com/superbike/...63/story.shtml
I remember reading an article about BMW heading to MotoGP recently too.
http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-...try/17620.html
Hopefully where there's smoke, there's some fire?
Also, there's a report of the U.S. having 3 rounds of MotoGP in 2013 (I had to double check it wasn't April 1!).
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/...0407texas2.htm
Surely they would be more likely to pick up a second round of WSB than a third round of MotoGP?
There seems to be growing rumour that Istanbul will replace the Motegi round of MotoGP later this season. Whilst I'd love to see the boys back racing at the magnificent Turkish circuit, it'd be a bit of a kick in the guts for the people of Japan. Suzuka is another option that has been floated but there seems to be a feeling that the death of Katoh still hangs over the heads of the riders so there is a reluctance to return there any time soon.
And there it is, MotoGP to race in Austin, Texas, USA from 2013!
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/T...unced+for+2013
Surely this will be at the expense of Indy? And a 10 year contract shows they're in it for the long haul. Hope the layout is good.