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Pedrosa on the Front Row for Valencia Climax
07 November 2009
Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa will start the final race of the 2009 season on the front row of the grid after an impressive qualifying performance at Valencia today. The 24-year-old Spaniard finished just 0.263s from pole position and has given himself an excellent chance of getting away at the front of tomorrow’s 30-lap race.
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Lorenzo Takes 16th Front Row of Season, Rossi Qualifies Fourth
07 November 2009
Jorge Lorenzo qualified third today in the final MotoGP qualifying session of the season in Valencia. It was the 16th time the Spaniard has been on the front row this season, more than any other rider. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate and the 2009 World Champion Valentino Rossi qualified in fourth at the Spanish track, ahead of tomorrow's season finale.
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Uphill Task for Rizla Suzuki Pair in Season Finale
07 November 2009
Rizla Suzuki racers Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen have a tough race ahead of them tomorrow after a difficult qualifying session left the pair with a mountain to climb at Valencia.
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Fantastic Fifth Gives Edwards Boost for Season Finale
07 November 2009
Colin Edwards qualified on the second row of the grid in Valencia today to give his hopes of securing a brilliant top five finish in the 2009 MotoGP world championship a huge boost. At a sunny but windswept Ricardo Tormo circuit, Edwards took full advantage of improvements with the front-end handling of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1 machine to set the fifth quickest time.
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Stoner on Pole and Hayden on Second Row for Season Finale
07 November 2009
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner will start the final round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship from the front of the grid after a dominant performance in today’s single qualifying practice for the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana. The Australian was rarely troubled at the top of the time sheets, whilst his team-mate Nicky Hayden was also impressive as he lapped sixth fastest in a late charge.
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Kallio on Fourth Row in Valencia. Espargarò Sixteenth
07 November 2009
Last qualifying session of the year for the MotoGP category on the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia. Pramac Racing riders, Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargarò, have sensibly improved theirs best lap times conquered yesterday, but not enough to go further than the eleventh and sixteenth final position. For this reason Mika and Aleix have to be content with the fourth and sixth row.
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Third Row Start for Elias in Spanish Swansong
07 November 2009
San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Toni Elias will start the final round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship from the third row of the grid after qualifying eighth fastest on home territory at Valencia. The Spaniard dramatically improved his lap times by 1.4 seconds to move up six places on his free practice classification yesterday, whilst his consistency on race tyres has given the local fans real hope of a top result tomorrow.
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Spies Claims the All Time WSB Superpole Record, Crutchlow on Front Row
25 October 2009
Any doubt of Ben Spies' claim to all-time rookie fame was squashed today as he took pole position ahead of tomorrow's races with an incredible flying Superpole lap. - Yamaha World Supersport rider Cal Crutchlow continued to show the fast consistent pace needed to claim the title this weekend in today's Supersport qualifying session.
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Pedrosa Secures Another Front Row Start at Sepang
25 October 2009
Temperatures soared at Sepang today and in the wilting 34-degree heat, Dani Pedrosa put his Repsol Honda RC212V on the front row of the grid for the ninth time this season, securing third place in qualifying for tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix.
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Stoner and Hayden on Second and Third Row at Sepang
25 October 2009
Ducati Marlboro Team riders Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden will start the Malaysian Grand Prix from the second and third rows of the grid respectively tomorrow after a hard-fought qualifying practice at Sepang.
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Rossi Sets Record Lap in Fiat Qualifying One-Two
25 October 2009
Jorge Lorenzo shook off last Sunday's disappointment and got straight down to business at the Sepang International Circuit today, finishing the first free practice session in first place. His fellow Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi, who is looking to wrap up the championship this Sunday, was fourth fastest on a typically hot and humid day in Malaysia.
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Superb Start for Sylvain
25 October 2009
Suzuki Alstare new boy Sylvain Guintoli continued his steeping learn curve today at Portimao and managed to secure a superb third row grid position after posting the fifth fastest time in Superpole 1. Although he couldn’t progress any further than Superpole 2, Sylvain showed that he has quickly come to grips with his GSX-R1000 K9 and will undoubtedly go even faster once he has become more familiar with the bike.
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Difficult Qualifying for Haga at Portimao, Solid Third Place for Fabrizio
25 October 2009
Championship contender Noriyuki Haga and his Ducati Xerox squad experienced a difficult day, and a difficult Superpole, at the Portimao circuit today, closing in tenth position, while Michel Fabrizio and his Ducati 1198 had more success, qualifying on the front row, alongside Spies (Yamaha), Byrne (Ducati) and Rea (Honda), for tomorrow’s crucial races.
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Edwards and Toseland Ready for Hot Battle
24 October 2009
Colin Edwards and James Toseland are confident they can produce strong performances in the Malaysian MotoGP race after a tough qualifying session in baking hot conditions at the Sepang circuit this afternoon.
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Kiyonari Withdraws from Portimao
24 October 2009
Ten Kate Honda Racing’s Ryuichi Kiyonari has reluctantly been forced to withdraw from the final round of the 2009 World Superbike championship at Portimao in Portugal. The Japanese ace broke his right collarbone in race one at the previous round in Magny-Cours, France and returned home for an operation. It was the same collarbone that Kiyonari broke at the French circuit during a test last season.
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Easton Victorious Ahead of Camier in Four Way Thriller
10 October 2009
Stuart Easton snatched last lap victory in a four way thriller in the opening race of the final round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli at Oulton Park. It triggered a double celebration for the Flying Scot who earlier in the day had headed off the challenge of the newly crowned champion Leon Camier in the duel for pole start, and then in a hard-fought race, the Hydrex Honda again enjoyed the better of his Airwaves Yamaha rival.
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Pedrosa and Dovizioso Fourth and Eighth in Estoril Qualifying
03 October 2009
Qualifying for the Grand Prix of Portugal took place at Estoril today with Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso securing fourth and eighth places on the grid in the hour-long session. Pedrosa finished just 0.174s from Casey Stoner in third, which gives the Spaniard a starting slot at the front of the second row.
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Stunning Stoner on Front Row at Estoril, Hayden to Start from Third Row
03 October 2009
Casey Stoner announced his return to the competitive end of the MotoGP grid today with a typically exhilarating qualifying performance at Estoril, where he put in a strong challenge for pole position before settling for a front row start in third place. The Australian was in good physical shape at the end of the hour-long session and the arm-pump problems that he suffered yesterday were not as severe.
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Edwards Impresses in Estoril Qualifying, Toseland Battles to 12th
03 October 2009
Colin Edwards continued his brilliant qualifying form at the Estoril circuit this afternoon, the Texan riding his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine to fifth position on the grid in preparation for the 28-lap Portuguese MotoGP.
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Lorenzo Takes Fifth Pole of Season, Rossi Makes it a One-Two for Fiat Yamaha
03 October 2009
Jorge Lorenzo took his first pole position since Laguna Seca back in June at Estoril this afternoon, the Mallorcan sealing his fifth pole of the season with a strong performance ahead of tomorrow's Portuguese Grand Prix. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi meanwhile took his eleventh front row of the season and will start tomorrow's race from second, with Casey Stoner taking the final front-row slot.
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