Repsol Honda Team riders Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso took to the Brno race circuit again today to complete the scheduled day of MotoGP testing that traditionally follows the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic. The day was cut short by rain shortly after 3pm, but the factory Honda riders still managed to amass some valuable mileage on their RC212V machines.

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RAIN STOPS PLAY AT BRNO TEST

Team San Carlo Honda Gresini riders Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli were back on track at Brno today for a test session that got underway in good conditions this morning but was interrupted by a torrential downpour at around 3pm local time. Melandri was able to rack up a total of 42 laps with a best effort of 1'58"070, the Italian ... [ more ]

Aoyama back in action for Brno Test

The official test that took place today, after the Grand Prix Ceske republiky, was the first strain test for Hiroshi Aoyama, who had to stay at home after he had a nasty crash in the Warm up for the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, where he fractured his 12th vertebra two months ago. Aoyama rode 46 laps and is satisfied with ... [ more ]

Positive test for Spies and Edwards in Brno

Less than 24 hours after a strong performance in the Czech Republic MotoGP race, the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team was back hard at work for a one-day test session at the Brno circuit today.

Perfect conditions this morning allowed Texan Spies to complete 36 of his 42 laps on board a 2011 prototype model of Yamaha's ... [ more ]

Rizla Suzuki concludes successful Brno GP post-race test

Rizla Suzuki completed most of its full test programme and acquired a large amount of data from Monday's test at the Brno circuit before rain brought the day's proceedings to a premature end.

Loris Capirossi and Alvaro Bautista were joined at the 5,403m Czech Republic track by Alstare Suzuki World Superbike ... [ more ]

Czech Republic Grand Prix and test debrief with Tohru Ubukata

Bridgestone slick compounds available:
Front: Hard, Extra Hard.
Rear: Medium, Hard

The Czech Republic Grand Prix was the first after MotoGP's summer break, and was won by championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, from Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner. Conditions throughout the weekend were unpredictable ... [ more ]

Fiat Yamaha complete important day of testing in Brno

Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi today completed a one-day test at Brno, alongside the rest of the MotoGP grid, to set themselves up for the final eight races of the season. The test was cut short when it began to rain in the mid afternoon but not before both Fiat Yamaha men had the chance to do some important ... [ more ]

DUCATI TAKE TO THE SKIES FOR NINTH ROUND OF THE SEASON

The USGP is without doubt one of the biggest dates on the calendar for Ducati and its two riders. For Nicky Hayden the Laguna Seca circuit is one of two home races this season, as well as being the scene of his first ever MotoGP win in 2005 - a success he repeated in 2006 on his way to the world title.

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Bridgestone slick compounds available:
Front: Medium, Hard.
Rear: Medium, Hard (asymmetric)

Round nine of the season takes the MotoGP paddock to North America for the first time in 2010, to the peninsula of Monterey on the west cost of California. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is one of the most famous and iconic circuits on the calendar, and this season Bridgestone ... [ more ]

California challenge calls for Fiat Yamaha Team

The Fiat Yamaha Team flies west today for the first North American stop of the season, at Laguna Seca in California. With Jorge Lorenzo leading the championship and Valentino Rossi back in action after six weeks out through injury, the team is in high spirits and looking forward to what is always a favourite race for ... [ more ]