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Pedrosa Tests and Takes the Cake
29 September 2008
After taking his first podium finish with Bridgestone tyres at Honda’s home Grand Prix, Dani Pedrosa came back to work this morning. The Repsol Honda rider continued his adaptation to the pneumatic-valve RC212V engine and the Bridgestone tyres that he has used since the Indianapolis Grand Prix. In total he completed 22 laps, with a best time of 1.48.110.
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JiR Terminate Their Collaboration With HRC
26 September 2008
JiR’s Chief Executive Officer Gianluca Montiron, has decided to review the sporting and commercial strategy of his Company for the 2009 season. The decision comes following the non-acceptance by the Honda Racing Corporation of JiR’s MotoGP project for the 2009 season, that the Monaco-based company presented at the end of July.
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Hayden and Honda to Say Farewell
15 September 2008
Nicky Hayden will ride his final race for the Repsol Honda Team at Valencia, Spain, on October 26. The American star and Honda have enjoyed a decade of racing action together, climbing motorcycling’s highest peak when they conquered the MotoGP World Championship in 2006.
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First of Honda’s 2009 Motorcycle Models Announced
07 September 2008
Honda today announces the first of its exciting motorcycle model line-up for the 2009 model year. New and updated models include the class-winning and still breathtaking CBR1000RR Fireblade and CBR600RR Supersport machines, both of which will be available with Honda’s all-new electronically-controlled Combined ABS as an option.
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HRC Provide San Carlo Gresini With 09 Satellite Honda RC212V
12 August 2008
After a four week summer break the MotoGP World Championship is back on track this weekend, with Team San Carlo Honda Gresini hitting the road to Brno, venue of the Czech Republic Grand Prix, the twelfth round of the season. The squad led by Fausto Gresini will take to the track with an important update this weekend, with HRC having decided to entrust the former 125cc World Champion’s outfit with development of the 2009 version satellite Honda RC212V, similar to the bikes used so far this season by Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden. It is the same bike that will be provided by the factory to the satellite teams next season.
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Honda's Quarter Century Of Engineering Excellence
03 September 2007
Racing has always been at the heart of Honda, indeed racing is Honda’s very DNA. From the very beginning company founder Soichiro Honda insisted that his engineers prove the company’s engineering capabilities and accelerate development by testing their creations in the white heat of competition. It has always been thus, from Honda’s very first Model A to the current RC212V MotoGP weapon. As current HRC president Masumi Hamane says: “A racing motorcycle is a rolling laboratory that provides us with live information and the racetrack is the stage where our dreams come true.”
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Carlos Checa Takes Superpole on The Honda HRC
30 July 2007
Carlos Checa stole the headlines in Saturday afternoon’s “Special Stage” qualifying session at Suzuka, with a lap of 2’07.587 on the Honda HRC 33. Behind the Honda is the Yamaha Racing 21 team of Nobuyuki Osaki and Katsuyuki Nakasuga (2’07.806) and the Suzuki Yoshimura with Jomo 34 team of Kosuke Akiyoshi and Yukio Kagayama (2’07.969).
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Jomo Dominates Thursday’s Free Testing
27 July 2007
The Suzuki Yoshimura with Jomo 34 posted the fastest time in Thursday’s free tests at Suzuka with a lap of 2’08.585, a mark set by rider Kosuka Akiyoshi. His Suzuki was the only machine to have completed the 5,821 meter Japanese circuit under the 2’09 barrier. The next best time came from Katsuyuki Nakasuga on the Yamaha Racing 21 with 2’09.607, just ahead of the Honda HRC 33 who registered 2’09.948 thanks to its star rider Carlos Checa.
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Bou Back on Top at Grand Prix
10 July 2007
Toni Bou - Repsol Montesa HRC took another win at the Grand Prix of Poland, to stretch his advantage in the 2007 championship by a further three points, to a healthy 20-point margin. Second today was again Adam Raga - Gas Gas with Albert Cabestany - Sherco Tarragona third. Bou’s team-mate Takahisa Fujinami - Repsol Montesa HRC finished the event in fourth after confusion over the amount of time left for one lap caused him to pick up two marks while Dougie Lampkin - Repsol Montesa HRC finished the event fifth. The final result did not reflect the effort put in by the three Repsol liveried riders however, the trio were holding the top three positions after the first lap.
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Kyonari And Rae Take Suzuka 300km Race Victory
12 June 2007
Ryuichi Kyonari and Jonathan Rae raced their CBR100RR to victory in the Suzuka 300km race he at the fast Japanese circuit today as the Anglo - Japanese duo laid solid foundations for their assault on the prestigious 2007 FIM World Endurance ”Coca Cola ZERO” Suzuka 8 hours to be held at the circuit on Sunday July 29, 2007.
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Brown Takes First CAS Honda Podium Of The Season
29 May 2007
The sixth round of the FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship, the Grand Prix of Japan at the Sugo circuit, May 27 saw Billy Mackenzie take the GP win but CAS Honda's Mike Brown clinched victory in the second moto and scored the first podium result of the season for the CRF450R with runner-up position overall. The veteran celebrated his first moto victory since Red Bud 2005 (AMA Nationals) and his first in the World Championship since 2000 and the German Grand Prix at Gaildorf. In front of 24,000 spectators at the rough, hard and technical course close to Sendai city Brown, on his maiden visit to Sugo, placed fifth in the first moto behind a runaway Mackenzie while Jonathan Barragan was second, Josh Coppins third and David Philippaerts fourth. Mackenzie was leading the second race ahead of Brown but an untimely crash let the American, who again started so well in both sprints, through to own the chequered flag.
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Repsol's Takahisa Fujinami Earns World Championship Runner-Up Title Again
25 September 2006
The Japanese Repsol rider takes the second place in the overall standings after a fourth place in the last round of the season staged in the Belgium city of Spa Francorchamps. The Repsol-Montesa HRC team has achieved in its second season with the Cota 4RT 4 stroke machines the highest number of victories, five. Four were clinched by Takahisa Fujinami -who has won the largest number of races- and one by Dougie Lampkin. Moreover Montesa was able to take its ninth makes' championship title. Laia Sanz, who took her seventh women's' world championship title yesterday finished seventh in the Junior World Championship.
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Repsol's Laia Sanz Takes Her Seventh World Championship Title
23 September 2006
Laia Sanz (Montesa-HRC Cota 4RT) has achieved this Saturday her seventh consecutive World Championship title in a row, after clinching the victory of the second scoring round, and with the last round of the series yet to be staged in Bréal sous Montfort (France) next Friday. With this new sports success, the Repsol-Montesa HRC rider has manager to equal the results of Jordi Tarrés y Dougie Lampkin, the two legends of this motorcycling speciality.
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Victory Number Four for Fujinami in the UK
31 July 2006
Takahisa Fujinami Repsol Montesa HRC celebrated his fourth win of the season on his Cota 4RT and his third in a row, when he won the British round of the FIM World Trial Championship. The podium was identical to the previous round in Poland, with Fujinami finishing one point ahead of Adam Raga Gas Gas, who in turn was just a single point in front of Albert Cabestany Sherco. Dougie Lampkin finished fourth on home soil, after a memorable fight-back from a poor start, which saw him as low as twelfth overall at one point.
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Fujinami Takes His Third Victory Of The Season
10 July 2006
Takahisa Fujinami – Repsol Montesa HRC collected his third Grand Prix victory of the season aboard his Cota 4RT, when he won the Polish round of the FIM Trial World championship. The Japanese rider took the win by just a single mark, as Adam Raga – Gas Gas and Albert Cabestany – Sherco completed the podium respectively after having tied on the same number of marks. Dougie Lampkin could only manage fourth position, and as a result of his poor placing now drops to third spot in the overall standings, one point behind the on form Fujinami.
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Honda's Lampkin Takes Second At US GP & Second In Championship
22 May 2006
Dougie Lampkin, Repsol Montesa HRC recorded a pair of second places at the US Grand Prix held at Sequatchie, Tennesse, on his factory Cota 4RT and in doing so moves up to second spot in the overall standings. Lampkin was unable to beat Adam Raga, Gas Gas on either day of the competition, but was satisfied with his results, especially on Sunday after a mystery illness had forced him to his hotel bed early on Saturday night.
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