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Yamaha Racing to field strong Road Race Presence For 2012
Yamaha's presence in Australian road racing has expanded for 2012 with the contracting of four factory supported riders under the YRT (Yamaha Racing Team) banner. Team Director, John Redding , is proud to announce the Yamaha Racing Team consisting of 2011 riders Kevin Curtain and Rick Olson are to be joined by young guns Mike Jones and Cru Hallid...

Lorenzo: It's down to Yamaha
I'm just a rider, and the same goes for Stoner, Pedrosa and Valentino [Rossi] - Jorge Lorenzo.

New Motorcycle Safety Website
The following is from Yamaha Champions Riding School... Yamaha Champions Riding School instructors Nick Ienatsch and Ken Hill have launched a new website, www.FasterSafer.com , to promote motorcycle safety.

MOTOGP: Series Sepang test day 1 report
Lorenzo on top at Sepang day one Jorge Lorenzo, Yamaha Factory Team Photo by: Yamaha MotoGP Jorge Lorenzo was the fastest rider on track Tuesday, the first day of the Official Test at the Malaysian circuit, and the Spaniard was extremely satisfied with the first shakedown aboard the new 1000cc prototype. Testing primarily changes made to the Yamaha that addressed corner exit speed, Lorenzo set ...

Dani Pedrosa starts MotoGP testing in a good shape but Casey Stoner unable to ride
The Repsol Honda Team officially kicked off the 2012 MotoGP season with the first of three days testing at the Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia. Due to early morning rain, the track conditions were not good enough to go out on track until midday when HRC test rider, Kosuke Akiyoshi performed the first 10 laps on Dani Pedrosa's bike and then jumped onto Casey Ston...

Iran's Gulf smugglers feel blowback from tensions
By dawn, the unmarked speedboats from Iran pull into port. By dusk, they are racing back across the Strait of Hormuz loaded with smuggled consumer goods ranging from Chinese-made shoes to cut flowers from Holland.

MOTOGP: Series Sepang test day 2 report
Stoner tops day 2 at Sepang Test Casey Stoner, Repsol Honda Team Photo by: Repsol Media After missing a day of testing on Tuesday due to a strained muscle, Casey Stoner gradually worked his way back into his leadership pace and topped the second day’s times at the Official MotoGP™ Test at Sepang. The Austrailian’s19th lap on Wednesday aboard his 1000cc RC213V stood firm as the fastest of the day ...

Rising Sun Cycles Announces the New QSTARZ Color GPS Lap Timer for Improving Racing Performance
Just in time for the 2012 racing season QSTARZ International of Taipei, Taiwan has released their newest addition to a well received line of GPS devices which includes the very popular BT-Q1000eX. The new LT-Q6000 is the first GPS Lap Timer with a color display, based on 10Hz GPS technology which allows racers to track, analyze, and compare their racing performance. The display shows progress ...

Kneen Aiming High In 2012
Leading Isle of Man rider Dan Kneen is aiming high for 2012 and has switched to Suzuki power in all classes as he and the Marks Bloom Racing team launch an assault on both the International road races and the Metzeler National 1000cc Superstock Championship.