Archive for February, 2014

Bautista tops on first day of second test in Sepang

The first day of MotoGP testing on the second preseason visit to the Sepang International Circuit saw Alvaro Bautista register the quickest lap time, with track conditions not as favourable as they were earlier in February. Bautista’s best lap time of 2’00.848 was 1.3s slower than the marker set down  [ Read More ]

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Historic firsts, as Guintoli leads Championship

The eni FIM Superbike World Championship had its first race of the year today at Phillip Island, with Irishman Eugene Laverty scoring a sensational win, making it three in a row with the double he scored at Jerez last year in the last round. In his debut race with Voltcom  [ Read More ]

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Record broken as first Sepang test concludes

Repeating his dominance of the first two days, Marc Marquez concluded the first Sepang test of the 2014 preseason ahead of his rivals. The World Champion wasted no time on the final test day, laying down a superb 1’59.533 marker in the cooler temperatures of the morning. His pace-setting lap  [ Read More ]

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World Champion upped the pace

Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez upped the pace as testing continued in Malaysia, while NGM Mobile Forward Racing’s Aleix Espargaro placed an Open specification bike inside the top five for the first time.  With conditions just as good as they had been on Tuesday, it was Marquez’s team-mate Dani Pedrosa  [ Read More ]

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Reigning champion leads the way

World Champion Marc Marquez topped the timesheets as the Sepang Official MotoGP™ Test began yesterday. Marquez led the way from Yamaha Factory Racing’s Valentino Rossi and Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa, with leading Open rider Aleix Espargaro seventh for NGM Mobile Forward Racing.  Following the lunch break, the final of the  [ Read More ]

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