Pedrosa on pole for Sepang

Dani Pedrosa not only took the pole from tomorrow’s race in Sepang. He also made a record by being the first rider to book pole positions with 2 different tyre suppliers in one season!
It was a colorful qualifying session after the heavy rain before the qualifying. A dramatic last 5 minutes happened as Casey Stoner, [...]

Pedrosa crashed out from Philip Island

Dani Pedrosa has crashed out on turn two at Philip Island grand prix. He suffered a left knee contusion due to the crash.
`I got a good start and was entering the second corner in third position when the rear tyre started sliding. I tried to correct the bike but I ran off the track. On [...]

Dani Qualified Sixth on Philip Island

Australian Casey Stoner was the fastest on his home race qualifying session. World champion Valentino Rossi suffered an accident and qualified 12th. Dani was sixth while Lorenzo and Hayden were second and third consecutively. With this Casey Stoner secured 2008 ‘MotoGP Best Qualifier’ award, Philip Island being the 8th pole position he got from 16 [...]

Valentino Rossi Won Motegi Race and The World Champion Title

Valentino Rossi won Japan Grand Prix at Motegi as well as the world champion title. Congratulations to Rossi, he has a fabulous season this year! I think he has proven his era hasn’t ended. Dani finished third and Casey Stoner finished second.
Race Results:
1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 43min 9.599 secs
2. Casey Stoner [...]

Pedrosa switched to Bridgestone - Did a Positive Debut

After criticizing Michelin’s performances, Dani Pedrosa decided to switch to Bridgestone tyre. Although mid-season switch of tyres is a very rare thing to happen in MotoGP, Pedrosa’s frustration with the tyre seemed to have reached its climax. Pedrosa however thanked Michelin and Honda for their understanding and for agreeing to his personal demands. He added, [...]

Misano - Race results

1. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 44min 41.884 secs
2. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 44min 45.047 secs
3. Toni Elias (SPA) Alice Team (B) 44min 53.589 secs
4. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team (M) 44min 59.354 secs
5. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 45min 5.293 secs
6. James Toseland (GBR) Tech 3 [...]