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Rossi 24th after day one at Rally GB.
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi was just 45th fastest after the opening stage of Wales Rally GB, but had improved his position to 24th by the end of a treacherous opening day.
Top ten MotoGP stars: Casey Stoner [2].
Crash.net recently asked for your MotoGP star of 2008, from a shortlist of ten riders provided, and - with voting having now closed - the time has come to reveal the results.
125: Maxtra 'not so fast at the moment'.
Austrian Michael Ranseder made his Maxtra debut on his return from injury at Valencia last week (pictured).
Jacque: It was a big impact.
Kawasaki MotoGP test rider Olivier Jacque had an eventful final day of 2008 testing at Phillip island on Friday, when he was fortunate to escape injury in a 'scary fall'. The former 250cc world champion suffered a big highside on a cold rear tyre at the right-hand Hayshed turn.
Top ten MotoGP stars: Nicky Hayden [5].
Crash.net recently asked for your MotoGP star of 2008, from a shortlist of ten riders provided, and - with voting having now closed - the time has come to reveal the results.
Top ten MotoGP stars: Colin Edwards [8].
Crash.net recently asked for your MotoGP star of 2008, from a shortlist of ten riders provided, and - with voting having now closed - the time has come to reveal the results.
Rossi 2008: The numbers.
Back in front: Rossi first led across the start/finish line of a 2008 MotoGP race on lap 5 of the Qatar season opener. It was the first time Rossi had led a MotoGP race with Bridgestone tyres. Rossi's first Bridgestone podium came at round two and first win at round four.
Rossi gathers speed on F1 return.
Valentino Rossi returned to the cockpit of a Ferrari F1 car for the first time since February 2006, during the opening day of his special two-day test session at Mugello on Thursday - and lapped within 1.5sec of F1 pace.
Rossi runner-up at Monza Rally.
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi saw his hopes of winning a third Monza Rally title in a row end with a mistake on day two, but he still charged up the order to finish in second position.
Stobart joins Rossi, Children in Need for WRGB.
Valentino Rossi will have his best chance of securing a strong World Rally Championship result in the upcoming Rally GB after it was announced his car will be prepared by the leading Stobart Motorsport team.
MotoGP - Test your knowledge!
Fans of motorcycle racing can quiz themselves on the sport they love every day of the year with the 2009 Motocourse Quiz Block calendar. The quiz block contains a question and answer for each weekday of 2009, complemented with a piece of trivia each weekend.
Melandri 'considered quitting'.
Marco Melandri has admitted that his disastrous 2008 MotoGP season prompted him to consider his future in the sport.
Talmacsi present as Balatonring begins.
The first stone of the new Balatonring circuit, which will host next year's Hungarian Grand Prix, was laid on the construction site near Savoly in Western Hungary on Thursday.
MotoGP electronics insight.
Electronics Industry news site, EETimes.com , has run an article on the use of electronics in MotoGP, featuring information gathered from interviews with technical personnel from three different MotoGP teams during July's US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca.
Fiat sticks with Yamaha.
Fiat will continue as title sponsor of Yamaha's factory MotoGP team for the next two seasons.
Stoner completes wrist surgery.
Casey Stoner is currently in recovery having undergone the wrist surgery he needed to stabilise an injury sustained back in 2003. Stoner struggled with the ailment in the latter stages of the 2008 season after aggravating the problem during falls in Brno and Misano.
Nakano to WSBK with Aprilia.
Having seen his last chance too remain a full time MotoGP rider next season, on a third Kawasaki, evaporate Shinya Nakano has officially called an end to his ten-year grand prix career by signing to ride for Aprilia in the 2009 World Superbike Championship, alongside Max Biaggi.
Bridgestone: Good start to single tyre era.
Less than 24 hours after Casey Stoner took victory in the final race of the 2008 season, Bridgestone's preparations for the 2009 season got underway with a test at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia on Monday and Tuesday.
Elias, de Angelis rue lost time.
The second and final day of the Valencia post race test saw track running reduced to a minimum by poor weather conditions, a damp morning being followed by a wet afternoon.
Elias happy to be 'home'.
After spending the 2008 season on an Alice Ducati, Toni Elias returned 'home' to the Honda Gresini team during the start of testing at Valencia on Monday.
Lorenzo 'really happy' with one tyre rule.
2008 MotoGP Rookie of the Year, Jorge Lorenzo, said he is 'really happy' to have the same tyres as everybody else now, after riding with Bridgestone rubber for the first time on Monday at Valencia.
Rossi likes 2009 bike, tyres.
After a late start, new six time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi experienced an early version of Yamaha's 2009 YZR-M1 - and the new single-tyre spec Bridgestones - during Monday's opening day of testing at Valencia.
Hayden 'enjoys' Ducati debut.
Nicky Hayden made his much anticipated Ducati debut during the opening day of the post-race Valencia test, on Monday.
Stoner and GP9 lead Valencia test.
Casey Stoner, winner of Sunday's season-ending grand prix at Valencia, joined almost all his 2009 rivals in returning to the track for the start of a post race test on Monday - and continued to dominate, this time on next year's Ducati Desmosedici GP9.