Whether you are experiencing the delights of a region for the first time, or have visited before, an insider's guide to knowing what to see and where to stay in the amazing locations featured during the MotoGP™ season will be a boon to those looking for both excitement or escape. Local delicacies, trips and travel, fun facts and even the weather – it’s all there. The added bonus of great hotel rates and Grand Prix experience packages discounted for the Motorcycling World Championship’s most loyal fans is what you can look forward to across 2018 as well, with more hosting cities ready to promote their best of the best. Source link
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Photo finish for Baz and Lowes at Aragon
Sam Lowes, P22: “Unfortunately, I struggled on Saturday, I think partly because of the characteristics of the track that gave a lot of us MotoGP rookies trouble. I knew that my pace wouldn't be the fastest today, but I was able to be consistent and not make any mistakes, finishing the race. Obviously, my objective is different, but on a less than easy weekend with only a few sessions held on dry asphalt to prepare for the race, I need to look at the positive aspects and think about Japan.” Source link
Smith "should be ready to race at Assen"
Bradley Smith (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) suffered a crash in FP4 that saw the MotoGP™ podium finisher forced to sit out the rest of the weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as well as missing the subsequent three days of testing for the Austrian factory from Monday to Wednesday. With infection a key risk but everything progressing well, Smith is hopeful he'll be back up to "90%" for the next race at the TT Circuit Assen. Source link
Lights, camera…MotoGP™!
Once suited and booted, the three men emerged into the spotlight, putting MotoGP™ centre stage at one of Barcelona’s most emblematic venues before the engines fire up. The costumes, characters, and props may well be different for the coming show this weekend, but the thrill is sure to be the same for the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya – and this time, there will be no dress rehearsals. Source link
Triumph announced as Moto2™ engine supplier from 2019
Herve Poncharal, President of IRTA, stated: “Moto2 is a key category in feeding talent into MotoGP, and we see a lot of top riders in MotoGP all come through the intermediate category. The arrival of Triumph as the sole engine supplier, as well as new ECUs in the intermediate class, marks a new era that is sure to prove another incredible step in its evolution, making sure it remains the ultimate category on the way to MotoGP.” Source link
Sky Racing Team VR46 launch all-new Moto2™ project
Bagnaia, who won two Moto3™ races in 2016 and was rewarded with a brief MotoGP™ test ride at the post-race test following the season finale in Valencia, gets a new teammate as he moves up to Moto2™ in the form of fellow Italian Stefano Manzi. Manzi has a podium in the FIM CEV Repsol Moto3™ Junior World Championship and is a race winner in the Red Bull Rookies Cup; making the step up to Moto2™ after outgrowing the lightweight class bikes. Source link
Introducing the 2017 MotoGP™ grid: what's new?
After nine years in blue, three-time MotoGP™ World Champion Jorge Lorenzo sees red in 2017 as he moves to the Ducati Team. Partnering longtime Borgo Pannigale rider Andrea Dovizioso, the ‘Spartan’ is one of the talking points of the year – and after a challenging few years, the Italian factory got back on top twice in 2016, ready to challenge at the top in 2017. Source link