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	MotoGP The Season So Far - Pulling No Punches 03 June 2008 \| 7 Comments The say that sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind, well we’ve reached the 1/3 stage in the MotoGP championship and with silly season just around the corner, I’m going to be brutally honest in my report of the season so far and give my opinion on possible rumours and possible team changes for 2009. Yes I know we’re only six races in but believe me, there are already backstage murmurs of rider changes and contract negotiations taking place in the paddock. Tags: motogp, valentino rossi, jorge lorenzo, dani pedrosa, nicky hayden …

	Kawasaki : Something to Scream About 03 April 2008 MotoGP is the pinnacle of motorcycle racing, it is the Premier league or Formula one if you will, with all the manufacturers looking to achieve the ultimate prize of being number one and having the opportunity to make the claim that they are the best of the best. It’s an increasingly difficult and expensive sport to take part in which can be best illustrated by the fact that in only two races Ilmor were forced to pack up their project in back in 2007. I suppose this begs the question why are so many bike manufacturers prepared to pay so much and input so much effort into MotoGP? Well the answer to that is actually rather easy. MotoGP is the shopping window for motorbike manufacturers to display their brand. It’s like seeing the latest designs on the cat walk. MotoGP is the biggest shop window there is and without it, some of the manufacturers certainly wouldn’t sell as many units. Tags: motogp, kawasaki, john hopkins, anthony west, olivier jacque …

	John Hopkins, Back In The UK For The British GP! 24 June 2007 John Hopkins got his first MotoGP podium with a third place in China earlier in the season, and that had been a long time coming. The 24 year old Anglo-American has had a tumultuous time over the past five seasons in MotoGP, struggling with the development of the four-stroke Suzuki GSV-R and battling with personal injury. He scored more points last year than any other Suzuki rider in the 990cc era, which made it his best season to date. Tags: interviews, john hopkins, rizla suzuki, motogp, donington park