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Crescent Suzuki to get Yoshimura power

Crescent Suzuki will be teaming up with the Japanese Yoshimura tuning company brand as it enters its first year of World Superbike action. Yoshimura will build, supply and develop the engines for the Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 that will participate in the 2012 championship, as well as supplying race performance exhausts. The Yoshimura engineers have already spent some time at the Crescent race headquarters in Verwood and evaluated the development that the team have already made with the 2011 engine. The Japanese company will work alongside Crescent to develop the motors further and make them as competitive as possible in time for the start of the 2012 season. Crescent Suzuki SBK - powered by Yoshimura - will begin testing later this month with Leon Camier who was recently named as the first racer to join the team. His team-mate will be announced soon, as will further sponsorship and partner agreements. The 2012 World Superbike championship kicks off at Phillip Island in Australia in February.

Fujio Yoshimura (Owner, Yoshimura Japan): "We at Yoshimura greatly appreciate this collaboration and it will be our highest priority. Thanks to Paul (Denning) and Crescent Suzuki for trusting our engine tuning capabilities and our passion towards competing at the front of the 2012 WSBK Championship Series. We believe Crescent Suzuki has a record of structuring the best racing team in the BSB championship series, with very dedicated technical and supportive team members presenting the most competitive machinery and riders at all races. We hope that the partnership between Yoshimura and Crescent Suzuki will be the most perfectly matched racing team on the WSBK circuits!"

Paul Denning (Crescent Suzuki Team Principal): "When Fujio and Yohei came to see me at the Japanese Grand Prix to discuss this partnership, it was clear that their passion and enthusiasm to work with Crescent Suzuki on the global stage was genuine and something they felt strongly about. For us as a team it is a significant level of assistance and a substantial boost to our performance potential. The Yoshimura company was built on engineering the best possible performance from engines and exhaust systems, and that principle has never changed. It is also very pleasing that the whole attitude to the project is of open communication and using the best combination of Yoshimura's own concepts and ideas and those which already exist in the Crescent developed engine. Yoshimura is a global household name in the motorcycle industry and we are very proud that they have shown such trust in the Crescent Suzuki World Superbike team to partner us so closely, and for us to uphold their honour on the world stage."  SBK.com

8 Hours Endurance Suzuka 2011 - Highlights

Latest World SBK News : Qatar Test Castrol Honda Hiroshi Aoyama

The Castrol Honda World Superbike team has concluded its 2011 on-track activities with a three-day test at the Losail circuit in Doha, Qatar.

Jonathan Rea was joined by his 2012 team-mate, Hiroshi Aoyama, for the test with the riders completing differing agendas at the 5.38km desert circuit. Both used the 2011 version of Honda’s CBR1000RR Fireblade, which will be comprehensively updated next season with a 20th anniversary edition of the iconic sportsbike.

Rea, who missed four rounds of the 2011 season after wrist surgery following a crash at Misano, Italy in June, used the Qatar test to try a new swingarm, Ohlins suspension and other chassis components, which can be utilised on the new machine.

Aoyama, meanwhile, joined his new team for the first time in Qatar after completing the 2011 MotoGP season with Team San Carlo Honda Gresini. The Japanese rider spent the three-day test getting comfortable on the CBR machine and testing Pirelli tyres for the first time.

With a new testing ban from 1 December to 15 January imposed by World Superbike championship organizers, InFront Motorsports, the team will next be together for a private test at Phillip Island in Australia in January 2012.

Jonathan Rea

We’ve got through a lot of work these three days and ended with two long runs today, which was pretty tough in the heat. We’ve tried heaps of stuff and, like the last couple of tests, we ended up running out of time. But it’s still been really productive and I’m looking forward to starting the next test on my favourite combination of components because we weren’t able to finish on that today. We’ve been making some quite big changes to the bike, just to feel the difference between the various set-ups and everyone has been working really well. It was good to be back at this circuit too; I like it here, and I’m really looking forward to getting back on the bike again in January.

Hiroshi Aoyama

I got food poisoning before I left Spain to go for the test so I was a bit uncomfortable to start. Also, my leather suits didn’t arrive in time so I was forced to use an old one. But it was a very interesting test and a good opportunity for me to meet my new team and spend some time getting used to the new bike and the tyres. We still have some work to make the bike more comfortable for me to ride so I was not able to push really hard. I don’t know much about the bike yet and there is still a lot to discover, so I will continue to learn, little-by-little. But the test has been really good and I hope we’ll get some new materials for the next time I ride the bike.

Ronald ten Kate – team manager

We set ourselves a lot of goals for the development of the bike for next season and we have managed to tick a lot of boxes during this test, so we can start putting the 2012 bikes together now. One of the other objectives we had was also to find a fast team-mate for Jonathan and we have definitely ticked that box too! Both riders were under the lap record here and it’s been very hot, with track temperature above 50 degrees. Jonathan has worked on chassis parts for the 2012 machine and we introduced ride-by-wire electronics for the first time for on-throttle riding. Before we have only used it on corner entry, but now we have been working on corner exit, too. The results of this have been very positive and clear. Hiroshi has obviously been getting used to the machine and, because of his size and weight, we need to make some new parts to make him really comfortable on the bike. Despite these problems, we’re still very satisfied with his times and looking forward to making further progress with both riders early next year.     castrolhondasbk.com

Ant West Returns To MotoGP With Speed Master CRT Entry 2012

Ant West is to make a return to MotoGP in 2012, racing with the Speed Master team, which has entered the class under the new CRT rules. West made the announcement on his Facebook page - a small irony, as the last time he switched to MotoGP (with Kawasaki in 2007) he also announced the move using Social Media ahead of an official press release, at that time on his MySpace page.

Full details of the deal are yet to be ironed out, but it appears that West will be riding an FTR chassis with either a Honda or an Aprilia powerplant. MotoMatters.com understands that the deal is for one year only, but by signing a deal to ride a CRT machine, West hopes to gain important experience for 2013 and beyond.

West is the second high-profile rider to sign with a CRT entry, after Colin Edwards made the biggest splash at Misano announcing his move to the NGM Forward Racing team. Recent pronouncements from Carmelo Ezpeleta, that the CRT rules are the future of the class and that the playing field will be leveled between the factory machines and the CRT bikes in 2013, including a spec ECU and a rev limit, encouraged West to take the plunge, and by entering early, West positions himself better when the rules are equalized in 2013. With many of the names being linked to CRT rides being less experienced names such as Yonny Hernandez or riders racing in the Spanish CEV championship such has Carmelo Morales and Ivan Silva, having more familiar names on CRT bikes is crucial to Dorna if the CRT concept is to succeed.

West spent the last two seasons riding for MZ, first aboard the abandoned steel trellis chassis built and designed by Martin Wimmer, and from earlier this year, aboard a 2010 FTR. West struggled to score points, but the arrival of veteran Australian crew chief Warren Willing helped turn his fortunes around, Willing providing the stability in the garage that is crucial in a class that depends upon set up. West scored his best ever Moto2 result at Valencia, finishing 4th, just a couple of seconds short of the podium    motomatters.com

Ducati #69 NIcky Hayden undergoes wrist surgery

Ducati Team rider Nicky Hayden underwent surgery on Monday, 14 November,  to speed up the healing process on his right wrist, which was injured in a crash at the November 7 Valencia Grand Prix. During the operation, which was carried out at the Fremont Sports Therapy and Surgery Center in Fremont, California, USA, Dr. Arthur Ting placed a small screw in Hayden’s fractured scaphoid. The radial styloid, which is also fractured, was not treated.

“Everything went pretty smoothly,” Hayden said shortly after the operation. “The scaphoid is a slow-healing bone, so you don’t want to wait, only to find out in January that it’s not healing correctly. I’m happy to get it fixed right so that I’ll be ready to go when I need to be.”

After wearing a brace and using a bone stimulator for four weeks, Hayden will have his wrist X-rayed again to assess its status. He is confident of being at full fitness before his return to the track for the first day of the 2012 testing season on January 31 in Sepang, Malaysia.
www.fim-live.com

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Loris Capirossi appointed in advisory role to Moto GP

Loris Capirossi has been appointed in an advisory role to assist the with matters of safety of in the MotoGP World Championship.

After a 22-year Grand Prix career in which the Italian rider started 328 races, won three titles and finished on the podium 99 times, Dorna Sports is delighted to be able to call upon Capirossi’s extensive experience and knowledge as a former rider who has competed in the 125cc, 250cc, 500cc and MotoGP categories.

With an exciting new chapter in the history of the World Championship commencing with the introduction of the 1000cc capacity machines, the new CRT rules and the new Moto3 category for the 2012 season, Capirossi’s insight will provide a highly valuable input as MotoGP welcomes important and significant changes to the sport.

Calling upon his understanding of the needs and requirements of riders and his vast experience of a range of different machines, Loris Capirossi will offer the MotoGP World Championship advice on matters relating to safety, the new regulations, the competition in general and the homologation of new tracks.

In recognition of Capirossi’s outstanding contribution to the sport throughout his career, Dorna has also made the request to the FIM that his number 65 be retired from use in the MotoGP World Championship. FIM.com

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2012 Moto GP CRT's don't interest #27 Casey Stoner

With Dorna veering heavily away from the classical prototypes that have been the story of MotoGP racing so far and pushing to pump up the dwindling grid with CRT’s and eventually have them completly take over the series as soon as 2013, 2011 World Champion Casey Stoner says he doesn’t like the idea at all.

The outspoken Stoner who has already said he won’t stay in racing for a long time (no way as long as veteran and now retired Loris Capirossi did) has criticized the upcoming change, finding the change disappointing from his personal viewpoint.

“I think if we kill prototypes then we may as well be racing touring cars,” said Stoner in an interview with eurosport.com “It’s no different to this. It’ll definitely take everything out of the racing for me. I won’t find the same interest to the point where you can maybe get a street bike, put a different chassis on it, a bit of suspension and this and that, and have a competitive bike.” 

“This (prototype rules) is the way it’s been for so many years. There have been a few things recently about costs, which have definitely increased, and the amount of personnel needed to run these bikes. They’re definitely more complicated than the old 500cc. But if it does change like that [to more production-based rules] then it’s definitely going to be disappointing for me and I don’t know if I’d want to be a part of it.”   www.twowheelsblog.com

Ducati Moto GP 2012 GP12

Ducati's Valentino Rossi rode an experimental version of next season’s GP12, equipped with an aluminium perimeter frame, at the Test in Valencia on Tuesday.

In an interview with motogp.com, Ducati Technical Director, Filippo Preziosi, described the Desmosedici test version, but stressed that it is a starting point for developing next year’s bike.
“Now we have designed a bike that has different technology for the frame, we would like to make the weight distribution, and everything else, the same as the standard bike in order to do a comparison. Then based on the results of our rider’s comments and data acquisition, we will define the final targets for the design of the next bike for the future.”

Preziosi continued, citing the main advantage of such a frame. “This chassis allows us to put the engine in a different position and change the pivot of the swingarm without producing other engines, which is a problem for the current rule, which says the maximum numbers of engines you can use is just six.”

The Technical Director then acknowledged the sacrifices the riders have made during the season in the name of development. "This is the worst thing you can ask of a rider - They are riders and they want to perform their best during the Sunday race, so asking them to act as a test rider during the entire weekend is something difficult. But Valentino did it and Nicky too, in order to have a better bike for the future.”  www.motogp.com

2011 MotoGP Post-Season Valencia Tests - Tuesday Times:

1. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) 1:32.186
2. Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda Team) 1:32.322
3. Ben Spies (Yamaha) 1:33.226
4. Randy De Puniet (Suzuki) 1:33.544
5. Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha) 1:33.652

Suzuki Moto GP 2012

Suzuki is close to confirming it will stay in the MotoGP world championship in 2012 to end months of speculation about the future of the British-based team.

The Japanese factory will remain with at least one factory GSV-R machine, with talks on-going about an expansion to a two-rider effort, which was first reported by MCN from last month’s Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.

Suzuki will start the 2012 season campaigning its current 800cc GSV-R machine before pondering a switch to its new 1000cc bike later in the season.

Japanese test rider Nobuatsu Aoki confirmed to MCN at the recent Twin Ring Motegi round that he had commenced shakedown testing of the new bike.

MCN understands the current plan is for the new bike to be tested by its contracted riders immediately after the Estoril round in Portugal in early May.

Suzuki will almost certainly remain in 2012 after sources confirmed to MCN in Valencia that the factory team will stay in Spain to take part in a two-day test at the Ricardo Tormo circuit next Tuesday and Wednesday.

They will test the new 2012 Bridgestone tyres and a range of updated electronics on the current 800cc GSV-R.

Current rider Alvaro Bautista is also expected to commit his future to Suzuki, even though he has been offered an LCR Honda rider with Lucio Cecchinello’s squad.
He has also been linked with the Gresini Honda ride following the tragic death of popular Italian Marco Simoncelli in Sepang 12 days ago.

Bautista has made no secret of his desire to remain with Suzuki, despite his reluctance to begin the inaugural 1000cc world championship riding a current 800cc machine.

He told MCN recently: "I would like to race with the same bike as the other riders because I think a 1000 bike will be stronger than 800. The other factories are testing right now so even if Suzuki came with a 1000 in the third or fourth race it will be a difficult situation."

If Suzuki does commit to a two-rider effort, then British Superbike championship runner-up John Hopkins is hotly-tipped to fill the second spot.

HRC NSF250R for Sale Price

NSF250R Special price

EUR : 17.500

We will sell the engine separately on the condition that you purchase the machine.

Launch of the NSF250R Commercial Road Racing Machine.

TOKYO, Japan, June 2, 2011 ? Honda Racing Corporation will launch the NSF250R, a newly developed machine for the Moto3 class that will be added to the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix (WGP) in 2012. Sales of the new vehicle are planned to start in December 2011.

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All Japan Road Race Championship 2011 Suzuka

All Japan Road Race Championship 2011
Suzuka GP, Race 1

01- Kousuke Akiyoshi – F.C.C. TSR Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – 15 giri in 35’30.580
02- Katsuyuki Nakasuga – YSP Racing Team with TRC – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 3.931
03- Akira Yanagawa – Team Green – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 15.212
04- Yukio Kagayama – Team Kagayama – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 23.797
05- Takumi Takahashi – MuSASHi HARC-PRO Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 39.102
06- Tamaki Serizawa – Trick Star Racing FRTR – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 49.591
07- Osamu Deguchi – Trick Star Racing FRTR – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 52.927
08- Takuja Fujita – Dog Fight Racing Yamaha – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 1’19.107
09- Ikumi Shimizu – Honda Takasaki B’WISE – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1’23.148
10- Kazuki Tokudome – Honda Suzuka Racing Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1’24.395
11- Isami Higashimura – RS Itoh & Asia – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1’28.226
12- Hayato Takada – Team Tras & 8810R – BMW S1000RR – + 1’30.194
13- Masao Kuboyama – Honda Hamayukai Hamamatsu – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1’30.598
14- Yoshihiro Konno – MotoMap Supply – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 1’33.068
15- Mitsuhiro Yoshida – Honda Ryokuyokai Kumamoto – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1’46.772
16- Yoshiyuki Sugai – Team Sugai Racing Japan – Ducati 1098R – + 2’05.365
17- Kohji Kitaguchi – Crown Life Guard Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 2’07.358
18- Sadahito Suma – Confia H.M.F. – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – + 2’16.477
19- Takashi Toda – G-TRIBE – BMW S1000RR – + 2’16.506
20- Tomomasa Nakamura – Team Tomomasa – Honda CBR 1000RR – a 1 giro
21- Kazuma Tsuda – Keihin Kohara Racing Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – a 1 giro
22- Takeshi Tamura – Take Up OIRF – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – a 1 giro
23- Daigoro Suzuki – KTM Racing – KTM RC8R – a 1 giro
24- Motoaki Sawamura – Iwata Racing Family – Yamaha YZF R1 – a 1 giro

All Japan Road Race Championship 2011
Suzuka GP, Race 2

01- Kousuke Akiyoshi – F.C.C. TSR Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – 12 giri in 27’58.151
02- Yukio Kagayama – Team Kagayama – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 15.568
03- Takumi Takahashi – MuSASHi HARC-PRO Honda – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 19.030
04- Tamaki Serizawa – Trick Star Racing FRTR – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 22.755
05- Osamu Deguchi – Trick Star Racing FRTR – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 26.432
06- Akira Yanagawa – Team Green – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 49.020
07- Isami Higashimura – RS-Itoh & Asia – Kawasaki ZX-10R – + 1’16.952
08- Ikumi Shimizu – Honda Takasaki B’WISE – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1’20.415
09- Hayato Takada – Team Tras & 8810R – BMW S1000RR – + 1’21.833
10- Takuja Fujita – Dog Fight Racing Yamaha – Yamaha YZF R1 – + 1’25.468
11- Masao Kuboyama – Honda Hamayukai Hamamatsu – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1’29.632
12- Yoshihiro Konno – MotoMap Supply – Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – + 1’34.158
13- Kazuma Tsuda – Keihin Kohara Racing Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1’46.580
14- Kazuki Tokudome – Honda Suzuka Racing Team – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1’46.727
15- Yoshiyuki Sugai – Team Sugai Racing Japan – Ducati 1098R – + 1’48.375
16- Mitsuhiro Yoshida – Honda Ryokuyokai Kumamoto – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 1’55.359
17- Kohji Kitaguchi – Crown Life Guard Racing – Honda CBR 1000RR – + 2’04.057
18- Takashi Toda – G-TRIBE – BMW S1000RR – + 2’09.996

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