Minichamps website latest listings show that Jorge Lorenzo’s 2008 Yamaha YZR-M1 (in 1/12 scale) is slated for a release during February 2010. These are the current details they cover… Model-id: 122083048 Scale: 1/12 Weight: 700gr. Manufacturer: YAMAHA Rider: LORENZO, JORGE Availability: February 2010 This will surely not only be a beautifully crafted model, but also [...]
An injury-plagued pre-season for Dani Pedrosa, which included a crash in the Qatar test the month before the opening race of the 2009 campaign at the Losail Circuit, meant the Repsol Honda man was fighting to be fit for the start of the MotoGP World Championship. A weakened Pedrosa could only finish 11th in the [...]
Jorge Lorenzo’s second season in MotoGP was one to remember for the 22 year-old, as he improved on his final standing of fourth in his rookie year of 2008 to cause real problems for team mate Valentino Rossi. Displaying his strength from the start, Lorenzo finished on the podium in Qatar and won the second [...]
Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa had an operation on Wednesday to remove a screw from his left hand, which was inserted to aid his recovery from a fracture. The procedure has also freed Pedrosa’s extensor tendons, allowing him to improve the mobility of his left wrist. Head of the Hand Surgery Unit of the Orthopaedics [...]
Another postseason interview with Alvaro has just been published by soymotero.net. They sat down with Alvaro after his visit to the Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos in Toledo earlier this month (we reported) and tried to get a little preview for next season. Let’s risk a look into the future. Alvaro, after the tests in Valencia [...]
Pons Racing’s preparations for the first Moto2 season in 2010 continued this week in Almeria, as both Axel Pons and Sergio Gadea further tested the Pons Kalex prototype at the track. Sharing the circuit with other Moto2 teams, the two-day test was affected somewhat by weather conditions with the track. Low temperatures on Monday added [...]
Model-id: 122071026 Scale: 1/12 Weight: 500gr. Make: HONDA Rider: DANIEL PEDROSA 72 Parts with 167 Decorations: • 72 Mask sprays • 20 Tampo prints • 27 Decals • 48 Free sprays Dani’s 2008 bike is currently listed with a February 2010 release, with his 2009 bike (apparently!) swiftly following in March 2010.
Toni Elías expects to discover more about his future next week, as he weighs up offers from Moto2 teams for the 2010 season. Having spent five seasons in MotoGP, the 26 year-old has now decided to pursue the next chapter of his career in the new Moto2 category which debuts next year. Although his destination [...]
Duke Video has released three superb DVDs in the UK in time for Christmas, and you can order yours before the festive period. MotoGP Review 2009 charts the premier class season in which Valentino Rossi won his ninth World Championship title. The official and definitive review of the full campaign is packed with action from [...]
