<?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; FIM News</title> <atom:link href="http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/tag/fim/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>FIM Releases 2012 e-Power Championship Calendar</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/fim-2012-e-power-championship-calendar/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/fim-2012-e-power-championship-calendar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:18:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 e-Power Championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[calendar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[e-Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[e-Power Championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[schedule]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27077</guid> <description><![CDATA[The FIM has released its 2012 calendar for the e-Power Championship, the motorcycle racing authority&#8217;s electric racing series. Disappointingly, though perhaps not surprising, the five-stop schedule is very Euro-centric, with only the Laguna Seca breaking the e-Power Championship out of the Europe. Similar to last year, e-Power will piggyback off other FIM events, and will share its race weekends with the FIM Endurance World Championship, FIM Sidecar World Championship, and MotoGP. Finding a way to justify ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/fim-2012-e-power-championship-calendar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FIM Announces Official Moto2 &amp; Moto3 Entries for 2012</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/moto2-moto3-teams-announced/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/moto2-moto3-teams-announced/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:04:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entry list]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IRTA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moto2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moto3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[official list]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Selection Committee]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=25799</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Selection Committe, comprised of the FIM, IRTA, and Dorna, has released its official list of entrants for the 2012 Moto2 &#38; Moto3 World Championships. Subject still to the final confirmation of riders contracted to the teams, we can initially see that Moto2 will get a slight grid reduction for 2012, as the middle-child of Grand Prix racing will have 32 riders from 20 teams competing on any given Sunday. That number will also hold ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/moto2-moto3-teams-announced/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>World Superbike Updates Its 2012 Provisional Calendar</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/world-superbike-2012-provisional-calendar-updated/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/world-superbike-2012-provisional-calendar-updated/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:45:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[calendar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[provisional]]></category> <category><![CDATA[provisional calendar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Superstock 1000]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[World Supersport]]></category> <category><![CDATA[World Superstock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSTK]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=25628</guid> <description><![CDATA[World Superbike has released presumably its final revision to the Provisional World Superbike Championship Calendar (still with us here?). Announcing that Portimão will now be the penultimate round on the calendar, the Portuguese Circuit has been moved up to earlier in the year, and now makes Magny-Cours the production series&#8217;s final stop. Other changes include confirming Imola as the series&#8217;s second stop, which comes as no surprise to us. What is surprising though is that this ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/world-superbike-2012-provisional-calendar-updated/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Moto3 Technical Regulations Released</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/moto3-technical-regulations/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/moto3-technical-regulations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:45:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GP Commission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grand Prix Commission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moto3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rules]]></category> <category><![CDATA[technical regulations]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=25612</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two-stroke racing has been living in a four-stroke world, and the death blow to the smokers in GP racing has already been dealt by the GP Racing Commission. With 2012 set to see Moto3 replace 125GP as MotoGP&#8217;s introductory class, the FIM has released the full technical specifications of the up-coming, 2500cc, single-cylinder, four-stroke racing class. Designed not only to bring GP racing into the 21st century, Moto3 also aims to end the Aprilia domination ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/moto3-technical-regulations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chip Yates Retires After Setting Four FIM/AMA Land Speed Records at Bonneville</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/chip-yates-retires-land-speed-records-bonneville/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/chip-yates-retires-land-speed-records-bonneville/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:44:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AMA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bonneville]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bonneville Salt Flats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chip Yates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[land speed record]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[salt flats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SWIGZ Racing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=24724</guid> <description><![CDATA[We got a quick message from Chip Yates this afternoon, saying that the SWIGZ Racing team just completed setting four FIM/AMA land speed records at the BUB Speed Trials currently being held at the Bonneville salt flats. Getting off to a rocky start after crashing through a mile-marker pylon, Yates went on to salvage the outing, setting his first FIM/AMA record on Tuesday with a 196.421 mph LSR in the &#8220;over 300kg class&#8221; (the team also ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/chip-yates-retires-land-speed-records-bonneville/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Repaved Indianapolis GP Surface is &#8220;Pretty Much Perfect&#8221; Says Nicky Hayden</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/indianapolis-motor-speedway-repave-nicky-hayden/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/indianapolis-motor-speedway-repave-nicky-hayden/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:27:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Asphalt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IMS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Indianapolis GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]></category> <category><![CDATA[indy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Indy gp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicky Hayden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pavement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Q&A]]></category> <category><![CDATA[question and answer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[repave]]></category> <category><![CDATA[surface]]></category> <category><![CDATA[track]]></category> <category><![CDATA[venue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=24110</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nicky Hayden was at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, checking out the newly repaved infield section on the historic American track. Testing the track on a Ducati Superbike 1198SP, Hayden took a number of laps before giving the nod that he approved of the refurbishment (the FIM also gave their nod on Indy&#8217;s work on July 7th). The repaving of the infield portion of the circuit, Turn 5 through Turn 16, comes as a ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/indianapolis-motor-speedway-repave-nicky-hayden/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Preliminary Motegi Report Gives the All-Clear for MotoGP</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/preliminary-motegi-report-allclear-motogp/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/preliminary-motegi-report-allclear-motogp/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:29:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ARPA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[boycott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fukushima]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Japanese GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Motegi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nuclear meltdown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[radiation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twin Rings Circuit]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=23801</guid> <description><![CDATA[The FIM&#8217;s preliminary report on the safety concerning the Twin Rings Circuit at Motegi was announced after the conclusion of the US GP at Laguna Seca this week, and confirming what many had already expected, the study concludes that it is safe for the MotoGP riders to go race at the upcoming Japanese GP. Showing that there were no health concerns from radiation in and around the Motegi circuit, Dorna has said it will formally ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/preliminary-motegi-report-allclear-motogp/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How is Steve Rapp Like Moses? They Were Both on a Mission to the Promised Land</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/e-power-ttxgp-laguna-seca-qualifying-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/e-power-ttxgp-laguna-seca-qualifying-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:17:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[e-Power Championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Laguna Seca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lightning Motorcycles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mission Motors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Motoczysz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[qualifying]]></category> <category><![CDATA[race results]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reasons why headlines written at sheer exhaustion are awesome]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=23716</guid> <description><![CDATA[The joint e-Power/TTXGP round at Laguna Seca saw its second round today, with virtually all the riders improving upon their times from yesterday&#8217;s free practice. Once again at the top was Supersport-paced Mission R, which was piloted by Steve Rapp to a 1&#8217;31.376 pole-position time. One of the only shake-ups on the grid position, Lightning Motorcycles bested last year&#8217;s winner MotoCzysz for the second starting position, as the company from San Carlos found some more ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/e-power-ttxgp-laguna-seca-qualifying-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Twelve Entries for the FIM/TTXGP Round at Laguna Seca</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/laguna-seca-fim-ttxgp-entries-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/laguna-seca-fim-ttxgp-entries-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:24:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[California]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Laguna Seca]]></category> <category><![CDATA[race entries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Red Bull US GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TTXGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USA]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=23662</guid> <description><![CDATA[After seeing a flop of a round at Infineon earlier this year with four, then three entries racing on the two race days, it would seem that some good has come from the FIM and TTXGP playing nice with each other, as twelve entries have been listed for the upcoming electric motorcycle race. Poised to be perhaps the best e-moto race to date, we have virtually all the major players in the electric motorcycle production, ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/laguna-seca-fim-ttxgp-entries-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FIM e-Power/TTXGP Merger Well Underway</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/fim-e-power-ttxgp-merger-underway/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/fim-e-power-ttxgp-merger-underway/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:29:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Azhar Hussain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[calendar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorna Motor Sports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eFXC/TTXGP Australian Superbike Championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FIM e-Power Championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[merger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[race calendar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TTXGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TTXGP European Championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TTXGP North America Championship]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=19883</guid> <description><![CDATA[  ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/fim-e-power-ttxgp-merger-underway/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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