http://www.motogpmagazine.com Unofficial news and banter from the MotoGP World Championship Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:49:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alvaro Bautista has one an electric Misano 250 Grand Prix from Yuki Takahashi on a four year old Honda and an agressive Hector Barbera. The 250 race was dramatic from flag to flag with five of the top ten in the championship standings falling, including the two leaders Mika Kallio and ... http://www.motogpmagazine.com/250cc-motogp/carnage-at-misano/ Galbor Talmasci has given himself the best possible chance of back to back world championship wins with a win at Misano on the weekend. Talmasci's win came as championship leader Mike Di Meglio crashed out of third place in a dramatic 125cc race and closed the points gap between Di ... http://www.motogpmagazine.com/125cc-motogp/talmasci-wins-misano/   Australia’s Casey Stoner has thrown his championship aspirations down the road with his Ducati today in Misano. The reigning world champion has now crashed in the last three rounds, with two of those coming while protecting a comfortable lead handng Rossi the championship lead by 75 points with five rounds remaining. It ... http://www.motogpmagazine.com/uncategorized/the-return-of-crashey-stoner/ Alex Debon has fought his way through the screaming hordes to victory in the Brno 250 Grand Prix. From second on the grid the Spaniard dropped as low as fifth before fighting his way back to the lead in an intense battle between the five front riders. In a common ... http://www.motogpmagazine.com/250cc-motogp/debon-%e2%80%93-aire/ Bradley Smith gave the pale and soggy brigade something to cheer about early on in the 125 race at Brno, but it was Stefan Bradl who surprised the crowd and disappeared off the front of the pack. After qualifying 13th on the grid Bradl rode the Grizzly Gas Kiefer Aprilia ... http://www.motogpmagazine.com/125cc-motogp/bradl-breaks-through-and-bradley-bogs-down/ It is the race that may well define the 2008 MotoGP season. Bookmakers couldn’t pick it, and scriptwriters couldn’t dream it up. The end of the day would see Stoner’s championship hopes fading fast after the weekend looked so promising. As a tense looking Casey Stoner lined up in pole position ... http://www.motogpmagazine.com/latest-news/rossi-two-races-clear-of-stoner/   Casey Stoner has smashed the lap record and bettered the 2007 A-Style Assen TT race time by almost 25 seconds in a dominant display at a dramatic Dutch MotoGP. The Ducati pilot doubled his winning margin from Donnington, crossing the line once again standing tall on the vertical Ducati  11.31 ... http://www.motogpmagazine.com/latest-news/casey%e2%80%99s-stunner/ A quick lap by lap synopsis of the A-Style Assen TT GRID A quick kiss on the ‘cheek’ of Casey’s helmet from wife Adriana set the scene on the grid LAP ONE Pedrosa leads into turn one, Dovisioso and Nakano great starts. Rossi has horror start, is back in the pack. Rossi down,  Rossi takes ... http://www.motogpmagazine.com/race-results/lap-by-lap-at-assen/ Ducati Team rider and reigning world champion Casey Stoner has scored his third successive pole in qualifying for the Assen TT this weekend. The Australian is the first of three riders with qualifying times under the previous lap record in a depleted field of just sixteen riders. The small MotoGP ... http://www.motogpmagazine.com/latest-news/stoner-on-pole-at-assen/ A heavy crash in Free Practice Two has ruled Loris Capirossi out of a return to MotoGP racing this weekend at Assen. The team have decided not to enter substitute Ben Spies in the event at this point. (watch the video below) Loris' arm was trapped under the bike during the ... http://www.motogpmagazine.com/latest-news/capirossi-highsides-out-of-assen-motogp/