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Four-stroke MotoGP boom comes to historic Assen.
Four-stroke GP bikes return to Assen this weekend for the first time in almost three decades, with Honda's rampant RCV riders Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V) and Tohru Ukawa (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V) leading the charge.
Hopkins rides fastest two-stroke Yamaha.
The two youngest riders in today's Moto GP session, Red Bull Yamaha's Hopkins and Hofmann, had a solid first qualifying aboard the fastest two stroke Yamahas.
Proton sets top speed at Assen.
Proton Team KR riders Jeremy McWilliams and Nobu Aoki qualified on the third and fourth rows of the provisional grid in today's first timed practice for Saturday's Dutch TT, with McWilliams also setting fastest top speed through the traps at the revised Assen, demonstrating the lightweight three
Wild card entries for the Gauloises Dutch TT.
The wild-card riders who will race in the Gauloises Dutch TT, scheduled at Assen on June 29th, are the following: MotoGP class: 33 - Akira Ryo (JPN-Suzuki)
Rocket men.
It looked more like an Elton John concert with so many wide rimmed glasses being worn. Although there was no piano or the man himself to entertain the guests at this very special celebration, his Rocket Man song or in this particular case Rocket Men, was the perfect anthem.
New Assen starts Proton's build up to home run.
Next weekend's Dutch TT at the classic Assen circuit is the first of a run of special races for Proton Team KR - at tracks where the lightweight triple's greatest strengths will pay the biggest dividends.
Valentino Rossi to appear in Leicester Square.
World Champion Valentino Rossi invites you to his Ride-In London Premiere at Leicester Square in London on Tuesday 9 July at 15.00.
Is there no stopping Rossi?
Valentino Rossi took a convincing victory today in the Gran Primi Marlboro de Catalunya after battling hard with his Repsol Honda team mate and the Marlboro Yamaha's of Checa and Biaggi.
Marlboro Yamaha YZR- M1 scores first pole!
Marlboro Yamaha Team rider Max Biaggi gave the mighty YZR-M1 its first pole position at Catalunya today, crowning several weeks of flat-out work by the team and Yamaha's engineers. Team-mate Carlos Checa looked like joining Biaggi on the front row until he tumbled at the end of the session.
Hot lap Hopkins on the fastest 2 stroke Yamaha.
John Hopkins the 19 year old American rookie has put in another exceptional performance in Friday's qualifying session in Barcelona aboard the Red Bull Yamaha YZR 500.
125cc Qualifying Practice 1.
Full results of the first Qualifying Practice for the Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya.
Late braker - nice guy.
World Champion Valentino Rossi joined a long distinguished list when he summed up Alex Barros's riding perfectly during the pre-race press conference at Jerez six weeks ago.
Yamaha Catalunya MotoGP set-up report.
For Yamaha, Barcelona will prove to be the ideal testing ground for the new generation YZR-M1 chassis, which was first introduced in Mugello on May 31, and proved to be the unit of choice for both Marlboro Yamaha Teammates throughout the rest of the racing weekend.
Onward and upward for Marlboro Yamaha Team.
Marlboro Yamaha Team riders Max Biaggi and Carlos Checa roll up at Catalunya this weekend aiming to maintain their impressive forward progress of recent weeks.
Injured Bayle replaced by Hofmann for Catalunya.
Red Bull Yamaha rider Jean-Michel Bayle will miss the Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya through injury and will be replaced by former 250cc German Champion Alex Hofmann.
Andrea Ballerini 10th for TSR.
Andrea Ballerini had a superb race at Mugello last weekend finishing in tenth place, just 2.255 seconds behind race winner Poggiali.
Spiderman - Melandri.
For once it was Marco Melandri and not Valentino Rossi that caused a stir with a complete change of livery. The Italian and his 250cc Aprilia were sporting a complete Spiderman make over replacing the usual black and white team colours.
Great day goes bad for Proton men.
Proton Team KR riders Nobuatsu Aoki and Jeremy McWilliams both retired from today's Italian GP - Aoki crashing out of a superb seventh place on the tenth of 23 laps of the 5.245km Mugello circuit in the Tuscan foothills, and McWilliams pulling into the pits with five laps remaining.
Capirossi and Barros square up against 4-strokes.
Loris Capirossi and Alex Barros were in the thick of the action during the first Official Practice of the Italian Grand Prix. The fifth race of the season takes place on Sunday at the Mugello Circuit.
Garry McCoy out for June.
Red Bull Yamaha rider, Garry McCoy will watch the Italian Grand Prix this weekend from Mondsee Austria, where he is recuperating from an operation he had last week to address the complications he is having with his right leg.
High-riding Protons head for the hills.
Buoyed up by four top ten finishes in the first four races, Proton Team KR riders Jeremy McWilliams and Nobuatsu Aoki head for the Tuscan hills of Mugello with confidence riding high.
West Honda Pons bring luck to McLaren at Monaco.
Last weekend Sito Pons and his wife Laura, Alex Barros and his wife Patricia and six-year-old son Lucas, and Loris Capirossi and girlfriend Ingrid met up in Monte Carlo. The West Honda Pons team members attended a dinner on Saturday night held on the West yacht.
Rossi wins after race stopped due to rain.
Valentino Rossi secured his third victory of the season at Le Mans today as the MotoGP race was ended early due to rain making conditions dangerous.
A Kanemoto racing tackles the Bugatti.
Kanemoto Racing arrives at Le Mans this weekend, following a successful test session in the lead-up to the French Grand Prix on Sunday 19 May.