<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Asphalt &#38; Rubber &#187; 125GP News</title> <atom:link href="http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/tag/125gp/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:14:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3</generator> <item><title>Photos: Marco Simoncelli Tribute Ride at Valencia</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/marco-simoncelli-tribute-ride-valencia-photos/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/marco-simoncelli-tribute-ride-valencia-photos/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:14:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[125GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Circuit de Comunitat Valenciana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fireworks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marco Simoncelli]]></category> <category><![CDATA[memorial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moto2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rider]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Super Sic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SuperSic Forever]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tribute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Valencia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Valencian GP]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26216</guid> <description><![CDATA[With every bike from the three GP classes out on the Circuit de Comunitat Valenciana, the sight was one that had to be seen in person to be truly appreciated. Lead by former-World Champion Kevin Schwantz, who rode Marco Simoncelli&#8217;s San Carlos Honda Gresini RC212V race bike, MotoGP, Moto2, &#38; 125GP riders made their way around the 14 turns of the Spanish track, stopping short of the finish line. Watching two minutes of Valencian fireworks, ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/marco-simoncelli-tribute-ride-valencia-photos/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>More Photos of the Honda NSF250R</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/photos-honda-nsf250r/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/photos-honda-nsf250r/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:53:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[125GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alex Criville]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barcelona]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Catalan GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Catalunya]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda NSF250R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HRC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moto3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NSF250R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=22592</guid> <description><![CDATA[There was much ado at the Catalan GP regarding the Honda NSF250R Moto3 bike, likely because the Moto3 class is a big step in a larger movement currently unfolding in MotoGP, and the Spanish market is an important one when it comes to GP racing. With the 125GP class, which Moto3 is replacing next year, full of Spanish and Italian youths looking to become the next Jorge Lorenzos and Valentino Rossis, Honda no doubt wants ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/photos-honda-nsf250r/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HRC NSF250R Moto3 Race Bike to Debut at Catalan GP</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/hrc-nsf250r-catalan-gp-moto3/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/hrc-nsf250r-catalan-gp-moto3/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 22:38:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[125GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[250cc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barcelona]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Catalan GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Catalunya]]></category> <category><![CDATA[four-stroke]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda NSF250R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda RS125R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HRC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HRC NSF250R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HRC RS125R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NSF250R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RS125R]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unveiling]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=22004</guid> <description><![CDATA[Honda has done a pretty good job of teasing out its HRC NSF250R, which is set to race in the Moto3 Championship in 2012. Replacing the 125GP, Moto3 class is based around four-stroke 250cc race bikes, and should be a more affordable and leveling playing field for new riders to enter into GP racing. HRC has teased us with images and videos of the new NSF250R, which takes its core cues from the its RS125R predecessor (both current factory Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso won their lower Championships on the Honda RS125R).]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/hrc-nsf250r-catalan-gp-moto3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Photo of the Week: The Passing Scent of Two-Strokes</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/photo-of-the-week-two-strokes-moto3/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/photo-of-the-week-two-strokes-moto3/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Scott Jones</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[125GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moto3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicol Terol]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photo of the week]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Scott Jones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[two-strokes]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=21668</guid> <description><![CDATA[I love the smell of two-strokes in the morning&#8230;or the evening, or the afternoon. But just as Hiroshi Aoyama became the final 250cc two-stroke champion in 2009, at the end of this season we’ll have one last 125cc world champion. Most money is on Spaniard Nicol Terol, who without last season’s rival Marc Marquez and Pol Espargaro to get in his way, has dominated the 125cc season so far. Rumors that his current competitors let ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/photo-of-the-week-two-strokes-moto3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>KTM Begins Testing Moto3 Race Bike</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/ktm-testing-moto3-race-bike-spain/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/ktm-testing-moto3-race-bike-spain/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:43:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[125GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[250cc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[350 SX-F]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cartagena]]></category> <category><![CDATA[KTM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[KTM 350 SX-F]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moto3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prototype]]></category> <category><![CDATA[race]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[test]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=17345</guid> <description><![CDATA[At the end of last year we learned that KTM had committed itself internally to competing in the upcoming Moto3 class, which is slated to replace 125GP in 2012. At the time of that news, the Austrian company was still in the early stages of planning for its 250cc four-stroke single-cylinder race bike, but this past week KTM began testing Moto3 chassis configuration at the Cartagena track in Spain. Arriving with a modified 125cc chassis and 350cc SX-F thumper, KTM's IDM Supersport rider Michi Ranseder took to the helm of the prototype race machine over the two day testing session. More of a prologue than the first chapter to KTM's Moto3 story, this event makes it clear that KTM is still getting its bearings on what direction it wants to take its entry-level GP program.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/ktm-testing-moto3-race-bike-spain/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Team SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton Launches &#8211; Further Down the Downward Spiral?</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/paris-hilton-supermartxe-vip-launch/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/paris-hilton-supermartxe-vip-launch/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:25:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[125GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paris Hilton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal brand]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SuperMartxé VIP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Team SuperMartxé VIP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Team SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=17168</guid> <description><![CDATA[Unveiled this weekend in Madrid, Paris Hilton was on-hand in her pink, blue, and white skin tight set of leathers to help promote her latest business endeavor (her words, not ours): Team SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton. While we generally hate everything about Paris Hilton, and even try to avoid staying in Hilton hotels just for good measure, we do have to say one thing: this weekend's launch of the SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton Team is arguably the largest team launch in history of GP racing (in one of the worst economic climates ever for the sport)...and that includes the upcoming Wrooom launch of Valentino Rossi and Ducati Corse.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/paris-hilton-supermartxe-vip-launch/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Paris Hilton 125GP Livery &#8211; Please God, Make It Stop</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/paris-hilton-125gp-livery/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/paris-hilton-125gp-livery/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:19:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[125GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oedipus Rex]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paris Hilton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pink]]></category> <category><![CDATA[random greek mythology reference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SuperMartxé VIP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Team SuperMartxé VIP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Team SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=17114</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the story of Oedipus Rex, the protagonist gouges out his eyes after learning that he senselessly killed his father, and has been pounding his mother into the bedroom headboard. Until recently, we didn't think we could get down to that level and relate to Oedipus with the same wealth of shame and despondency; but the universe is a fickle beast and wins another round today, as we've been dry heaving all morning after looking at the race livery for the Team SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton race livery. Undoubtedly not the proudest moment in the GP paddock, we'll leave you with this thought though. Has any other 125GP team made headlines in the New York Times, Perez Hilton, and Asphalt &#038; Rubber this week? This month? This year?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/paris-hilton-125gp-livery/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>GP Commission Modifies 2011 Rules</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-2011-rules/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-2011-rules/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:52:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[125GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aids]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electronics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[format]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FP3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[generators]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GP Commission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moto2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moto3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[practice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[qualifying]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rules]]></category> <category><![CDATA[technical regulations]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=17040</guid> <description><![CDATA[The GP Commission has seen it fit to modify the rules for MotoGP, Moto2, and 125GP during the 2011 season, with perhaps the biggest alteration coming in the form of FP3 being reinstated to the Saturday schedule. For MotoGP, all practice and qualifying sessions will be returned to their one hour format (up from 45 minutes), which should make the sessions more useful for teams who has to scramble to make changes during the 45 ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-2011-rules/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Paris Hilton Joins 125GP &#8211; Hell Officially Freezes Over</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/paris-hilton-125gp-team/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/paris-hilton-125gp-team/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:05:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[125GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christian Lundberg]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maverick Vinales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nano]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paris Hilton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricard Garriga]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ricard Jové]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rossano Brazzi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sergio Gadea]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spanish]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Team SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Xavi Montero]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=17001</guid> <description><![CDATA[According to the folks at Motocuatro, socialite Paris Hilton will be picking up where Antonio Banderas left off, and is set to unveil her 125GP team next Saturday. Officially Team SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton, the unveiling of the team is to be held at the Hotel ME in Madrid, Spain. It's not clear at this time where Hilton's interest in motorcycle racing stems from (perhaps she is taking a page from, and one-upping, Kim Kardashian's sponsorship of a NASCAR Sprint Cup team), but the Hilton fortune heiress has put together a very strong team, making her entry into the 125 GP very compelling.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/paris-hilton-125gp-team/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>23</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Official Moto3 Regulations Finally Released</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/moto3-official-technical-regulations/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/moto3-official-technical-regulations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 21:14:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[125GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[250cc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cost]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GP Commission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GP racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moto3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spec-ECU]]></category> <category><![CDATA[technical regulations]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=16149</guid> <description><![CDATA[Announced at Valencia this weekend, the GP Commission has finally released the details on the upcoming Moto3 class, which will replace 125GP racing in 2012. Based around a four-stroke 250cc single-cylinder motor with an 81mm maximum bore size, Moto3 aims to reel in the spiraling costs of GP racing, with numerous provisions that are designed to limit how much money teams and manufacturers can sink into the sport to buy victory. Perhaps the biggest provision ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/moto3-official-technical-regulations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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