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Michelin Men Get to Know Indy
2 Days ago
Michelin’s MotoGP test team visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time on July 1st and 2nd to test tyres in readiness for the inaugural Indy MotoGP event scheduled for September 14th. The two day session between the Dutch and German MotoGP rounds was scheduled thanks to new regulations which allow tyre manufacturers to test at tracks which haven’t previously featured on the World Championship calendar. “These tests are a good thing,” said Jean-Philippe Weber, Michelin’s director of motorcycle racing. “They allow us to get an initial feeling for the track. They also allow us to better understand the track and they give us an idea of how the race weekend will go.”
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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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Konica Minolta Honda Ready For Final Jerez Shakedown
22 February 2007
Konica Minolta Honda starts the final phase of testing with their new Honda RC212V 800cc machine this Friday at the legendary Circuito de Jerez in southern Spain. The 2.75-mile circuit will play host to the second round of the championship on 25th March, but this weekend it’s the venue for the final test before the start of the season – the annual IRTA tests. This will be the last chance for riders and Teams to fine-tune their new-for-2007 800cc machines before the season starts for real in just over two weeks time. 29-year-old Shinya Nakano has spent the last three months getting to grips with more changes than most riders on the grid. The former 250cc Championship runner-up has a new Team, new tyres and a new motorcycle to deal with as he aims to better his previous podium placings and try and take his elusive debut win. But first the winter’s work must continue at Jerez, with the Team aiming to find a better set-up to the rear-end of the Honda Honda RC212V and help Shinya acquaint himself with the new Michelin qualifying tyres which will be vital in determining where the Japanese rider will start the coming races.
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Work Begins At Phillip Island For KONICA MINOLTA Honda
29 January 2007
KONICA MINOLTA Honda arrives at the next leg of their gruelling winter test schedule aiming to find a good base set-up for their all-new Honda RC212V. With the start of the season just over five weeks away, it’s vital that the Team and rider Shinya Nakano get the new 800cc machine dialled-in, allowing Shinya to begin to turn in consistently quick lap times. With Nakano being new to the team, the bike and the Michelin tyres, KONICA MINOLTA Honda have a lot to do before the first race of the season on 10th March. The fast, challenging nature of Phillip Island should prove a thorough test of the new V4 machine, allowing the Team to gain more valuable information as they chase that elusive perfect set-up for the bike.
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Vital First Test For KONICA MINOLTA Honda Comes To An End
25 January 2007
KONICA MINOLTA Honda has ended 3 solid days of grueling testing in a bid to find the perfect baseline for the 2007 season. THis was not a test for the faint-hearted nor the glory seeker. This was the gruelling side to a glamorous sport that the fans rarely see. Japanese 2-wheeled Ace Shinya Nakano was here to learn about Honda's all new V4 RC212V.
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Nakano’s Debut On The Honda RC212V Of The Konica Minolta Honda Team
27 November 2006
In occasion of the final 2006 test session, scheduled for November 28th and 29th on the Spanish circuit of Jerez de la Frontera, Shinya Nakano will make his debut on the new Honda RC212V. Thursday, November 30th, will only be used in case the team will be forced to stop the test the previous days because of the weather conditions.
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Hayden Fastest Honda Rider On Final Day Of Sepang Test
19 November 2006
World Champion Nicky Hayden today ended this week’s MotoGP test at Sepang as the fastest Honda rider over the three-day session. The hard-working American completed 87 laps as the Repsol Honda Team continued development of the RC212V, the new 800cc Honda machine that will display the ‘Number 1’ plate for the 2007 season.
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Repsol Honda's Hayden Puts In A Full Day’s Work On The RC212V
16 November 2006
Nicky Hayden and the Repsol Honda Team enjoyed hot and dry conditions at the Sepang circuit today as they continued the initial testing programme for Honda’s new RC212V. The new MotoGP World Champion completed 77 valuable laps on the machine he will campaign in next year’s 18-round series. In contrast to yesterday’s torrential rain, ambient temperatures quickly rose above 34 degrees today and the track surface reached a blistering 45 degrees.
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Torrential Rain Curtails Action On Opening Day Of Sepang MotoGP Test For Honda
15 November 2006
MotoGP winter testing resumed at the 5.548 km Sepang circuit in Malaysia today, the opening session of the scheduled three-day test. Three Honda riders tested the RC212V 800cc V-four four-stroke over the three days under the guidance of the RC212V project team. Nicky Hayden, Hondas newly crowned 2006 MotoGP World Champion plus Toni Elias and Carlos Checa put the new generation Honda MotoGP machine through its paces round the Malaysian GP circuit.
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Repsol Honda's Hayden Resumes Testing Of New RC212V At Sepang
15 November 2006
Just 17 days after winning the 2006 MotoGP World Championship, Nicky Hayden and the Repsol Honda Team resumed testing today in preparation for their title defence. Riding the innovative new Honda RC212V, Hayden continued the development work he began during two days of testing after the last race of the season at Valencia, Spain.
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Positive Finish Of The Repsol Honda Team Tests With The New RC212V
02 November 2006
Despite the weather forecasts announcing rain for today, the dark clouds over the Valencia track finally did not release their load and all riders were able to make use of the track until five o’clock in the afternoon to finish the scheduled tests.
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Repsol's Hayden And Pedrosa Test New RC212V At Valencia
02 November 2006
Repsol Honda’s newly crowned MotoGP World Champion, Nicky Hayden, today returned to the scene of Sunday’s fantastic title victory to get his first taste of the bike he’ll campaign next year, Honda’s stunning new RC212V. Sporting the number-one plate the American has confirmed will replace his iconic ‘69’ racing number, Hayden completed 87 laps of the Ricardo Tormo circuit. Though the intention today was simply to make initial adjustments to the riding position and find base settings, Hayden set a best lap-time of 1m 33.66s, just 0.68s behind his fastest lap of Sunday’s race.
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The Repsol Honda Team Introduces The RC212V, The Bike For The 2007 World Championship
31 October 2006
Recently proclaimed World Champion Nicky Hayden and team mate Dani Pedrosa unveil the RC212V with the number 1 plate and a new and spectacular design. As the culmination of an unforgettable weekend, with Nicky Hayden winning the MotoGP World Champion title, which was awarded to the North American rider last night in Valencia, the Repsol Honda Team officially introduced today, at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, the RC212V, the bike that Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa are going to use next year, featuring a 800 cc engine, built to conform to the new MotoGP Grand Prix rules.
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