<?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; testing News</title> <atom:link href="http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/tag/testing/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>MotoGP: Test Results &amp; Photos from Day 3 at Sepang</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-test-day-3-sepang-2012/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-test-day-3-sepang-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:24:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Corse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HRC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[race results]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Repsol Honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sepang]]></category> <category><![CDATA[test]]></category> <category><![CDATA[test results]]></category> <category><![CDATA[testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yamaha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yamaha Racing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27958</guid> <description><![CDATA[Day Three of testing at Sepang has concluded, leaving many on the factory prototype-side of the garage pleased with their week&#8217;s work. Once again, Honda is setting the pace, as Casey Stoner sent a message to the rest of the paddock as he smashed the lap record at Sepang aboard his Honda RC213V. A full half-second faster than his nearest competitor, Stoner is an Aussie on a mission already in the season. &#8220;I&#8217;m still not ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-test-day-3-sepang-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>19</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MotoGP: Test Results &amp; Photos from Day 2 at Sepang</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-test-day-2-sepang-2012/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-test-day-2-sepang-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:21:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[day 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Corse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HRC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[race results]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sepang]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sepang test Day 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[test]]></category> <category><![CDATA[test results]]></category> <category><![CDATA[testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yamaha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yamaha Racing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27909</guid> <description><![CDATA[Testing continues in Sepang, as MotoGP riders continued their first week of shaking down the new 1,000cc era machines. For the second day of testing, teams spent the sessions comparing settings and parts to the previous day, looking for clearer paths of development. For Yamaha, this meant testing suspension and electronic settings, while Honda tried different chassis with Casey Stoner. With weather hot and humid, Stefal Bradl got baptized with his first MotoGP gravel trap ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-test-day-2-sepang-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>15</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MotoGP: Test Results &amp; Photos from Day 1 at Sepang</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-test-day-1-sepang-2012/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-test-day-1-sepang-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:20:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alvaro Bautista]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ben Spies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Casey Stoner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dani Pedrosa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Corse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jorge Lorenzo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicky Hayden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[race results]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Repsol Honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sepang]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sepang Test]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sepang Test Day 1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stefan Bradl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[test]]></category> <category><![CDATA[test results]]></category> <category><![CDATA[testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Valentino Rossi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yamaha Racing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27852</guid> <description><![CDATA[With rain the night before, MotoGP&#8217;s first day of testing in Sepang got off to a late start, with riders not taking to the Malaysian track until well into the day. Noticeably absent from the day&#8217;s test was reigning-World Champion Casey Stoner, as the Australian&#8217;s back seized during stretching before the first session. Casey is expected to ride Wednesday (Tuesday evening US time), though former-teammate Andrea Dovizioso is a question mark, as the Monster Yamaha ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-test-day-1-sepang-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>15</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ducati Corse Testing the 90% New GP12 This Week in Jerez</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/ducati-corse-test-desmosedici-gp12-jerez/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/ducati-corse-test-desmosedici-gp12-jerez/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:43:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Carlos Checa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Corse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Desmosedici GP12]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Franco Battaini]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jerez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[test]]></category> <category><![CDATA[testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[twin-spar frame]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27582</guid> <description><![CDATA[In Spain right now, an assembly of Ducati Corse technicians, mechanics, and riders are tucking into bed after completing the first of three days of MotoGP testing at the Spanish track. After failing to debut its new Ducati Desmosedici GP12 at the 2012 Wrooom media event, Ducati Corse is holding some very private tests at Jerez to sort out the GP12 before Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden ride the 1,000cc format machine at the Sepang ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/ducati-corse-test-desmosedici-gp12-jerez/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>18</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ducati Desmosedici GP12 &#8220;EVO&#8221; Testing at Mugello</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/ducati-desmosedici-gp12-evo-mugello-test/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/ducati-desmosedici-gp12-evo-mugello-test/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:06:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Ducati Desmosedici GP12]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Ducati Desmosedici GP12 EVO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aluminum chassis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aluminum twin-spar frame]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chassis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Desmosedici GP12 EVO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Desmosedici GP12]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Desmosedici GP12 EVO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Franco Battaini]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GP12 EVO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[italy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mugello]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Valentino Rossi]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=24880</guid> <description><![CDATA[Testing at Mugello today and tomorrow, Ducati has very discretely (like that could actually happen) begun testing its Desmosedici GP12 "EVO" - a modified version of the GP12 that features an aluminum frame made by FTR. Replacing Ducati's innovative carbon fiber "frameless" chassis, the twin-spar aluminum frame is an attempt by the Italian factory to bring more front-end feel to its riders. Testing today with Franco Battaini, we get these first photos of the Desmosedici GP12 "EVO" (or is it GP12.1?) testing at the Italian track.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/ducati-desmosedici-gp12-evo-mugello-test/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>25</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>WSBK: Vermeulen Preemptively Out for Miller Round</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/vermeulen-injuey-miller-motorsports-park-wsbk/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/vermeulen-injuey-miller-motorsports-park-wsbk/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 03:02:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Victoria Reid</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris Vermeulen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[elbow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[injury]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joan Lascorz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kawasaki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miller Motorsports Park]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Motoralnd Aragon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=22088</guid> <description><![CDATA[Despite his perennially upbeat demeanor on Twitter, Chris Vermeulen&#8217;s recovery continues to progress slowly. The factory Kawasaki rider, who has yet to complete a race in the 2011 World Superbike season, will remain in Europe while teammates Joan Lascorz and Tom Sykes travel to this weekend&#8217;s race at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah.Vermeulen has been attending recent races in Europe and participating in practice and qualifying sessions, but an off at Monza tore a hole ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/vermeulen-injuey-miller-motorsports-park-wsbk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MotoGP: Testing Concludes at Estoril with Simoncelli Fastest</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-testing-concludes-estoril-simoncelli-fastest/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-testing-concludes-estoril-simoncelli-fastest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 01:23:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cal Crutchlow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Casey Stoner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colin Edwards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Estoril]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Estoril Test]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jorge Lorenzo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marco Simoncelli]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicky Hayden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Portugal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[race results]]></category> <category><![CDATA[test]]></category> <category><![CDATA[testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Valentino Rossi]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=21428</guid> <description><![CDATA[Testing concluded today in Estoril, with MotoGP teams getting another day to sort out their 2011 race motorcycles on the Portuguese track. The day was perhaps most anxiously awaited by the Ducati Corse squad, who brought out new chassis parts to address the issues with the Ducati Desmosedici GP11. Feedback from both Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi was positive about the changes, and the Ducati Corse team seems to be heading down the right course ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-testing-concludes-estoril-simoncelli-fastest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Caption this Photo: Learning Process</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/caption-this-photo-chip-yates-dirt-practice/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/caption-this-photo-chip-yates-dirt-practice/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:50:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chip Yates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dirt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dirt riding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dried lake bed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electric racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Larry Kleinschmidt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[single-photo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SWIGZ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[testing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=21197</guid> <description><![CDATA[Normally in our &#8220;Caption this Photo&#8221; series we just fire up a provoking picture, drop-in a photo credit, and let you the readers haver your way with it in the comments section; but for today&#8217;s photo, I thought our selection deserved a little background story, since not everyone is familiar with what Chip Yates and the SWIGZ.com Pro Racing team has been up to this past year. Having a day of testing in the desert ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/caption-this-photo-chip-yates-dirt-practice/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Valentino Rossi Will Test the Ducati Desmosedici GP12 Tomorrow &#8211; Nicky Hayden Will Test on Saturday</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/ducati-desmosedici-gp12-test-rossi-hayden/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/ducati-desmosedici-gp12-test-rossi-hayden/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 02:01:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Desmosedici GP12]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Corse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Desmosedici GP12]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Filippo Preziosoi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Franco Battaini]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GP12]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jerez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicky Hayden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[test]]></category> <category><![CDATA[testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Valentino Rossi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vittoriano Guareschi]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=20791</guid> <description><![CDATA[After a day of successful testing at Jerez with Franco Battaini and Vittoriano Guareschi on the GP12, official word has come down from Ducati Corse high command that Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden will swing a leg over the new 1,000cc machine tomorrow and Saturday, respectively. Valentino Rossi has presumably already made the trek back to Spain this evening, and will test the Ducati Desmosedici GP12 tomorrow, while Nicky Hayden will return his press junkets from ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/ducati-desmosedici-gp12-test-rossi-hayden/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MotoGP: Here Come the 1,000&#8242;s</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-1000s/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-1000s/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:57:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[1000cc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Yamaha YZR-M1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Desmosedici GP12]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Corse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati Desmosedici GP12]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ducati GP12]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GP12]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HRC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jerez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mugello]]></category> <category><![CDATA[test]]></category> <category><![CDATA[testing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yamaha]]></category> <category><![CDATA[yamaha yzr-m1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[YZR-M1]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=20675</guid> <description><![CDATA[For the 2012 season, MotoGP will be reverting back to its 1,000cc format (actually, it used to be 990cc, but what's ten cubic centimeters among friends?). While many MotoGP fans have been awaiting the day that the "big bikes" would return to premier racing with their powersliding, rider chewing, wheelie popping ways, it's hard to get excited when the first two races of the last 800cc season have been so eventful. Nevertheless the die has been cast, and this week should be begin our first glimpse into these two-wheeled monsters.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/motogp-1000s/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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