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Hells Angels Arrested All Over Europe

By Jensen Beeler 06/15/2009 2 Comments

As a part of Europe-wide police crackdown, more than 20 Hells Angels members were arrested in Italy today. Members of the motorcycle gang were picked up in the cities of: Verona, Vicenza, Padova, Treviso, Roma, Milano, Torino, Trieste, Cuneo, La Spezia, Pordenone, Lucca, Pavia, and Massa Carrara, with similar operations taking place in Germany and France.

At the arrests, weapons were seized from the bikers, and charges included robbery and extortion. Although, we have a feeling that list will grow after these detainees have been interviewed by police interrogators.

Italian to the core, the Hells Angels of Italy are headquartered in the picturesque and fair town of Verona, although today Verona may seem less funny to the gang members than William Shakespeare thought it to be. Reportedly, more than 140 Hell’s Angels members have been staked out at the hideout, with full guards at the door. Various weapons have been confiscated and more news is awaited on the results of the European wide arrests.

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Last Two Laps of MotoGP at Catalunya on Video

By Jensen Beeler 06/15/2009 17 Comments

WARNING: Spoilers ahead if you click play.

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After Barcelona, 3-Way Tie in MotoGP

By Jensen Beeler 06/14/2009 No Comments

After today’s amazing race in Catalunya, the MotoGP Championship standings have become a three-way tie for first place. Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, and Casey Stoner each have 106 points apiece, in what is becoming a closely fought season.

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MotoGP: Epic Racing in Catalunya

By Jensen Beeler 06/14/2009 3 Comments

With a tenth of a second separating Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi in yesterday’s qualifying, the Catalan GP was shaping up to be a MotoGP race worth watching. Adding to the intrigue was a course that is especially demanding on tires, and a heat wave that was sure to make the rubber selection ever more critical. Bridgestone brought to the track an asymmetrical tire compound that was expected to help teams, but with so many factors going on, race day was bound to get interesting.

The fans at the Circuit de Catalunya were given a treat of a race, that saw two riders battling it out until the very last turn. The end result is a three-way tie in the MotoGP Championship standings, and a season that is really starting to brim with excitement.

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Racing

27 Teams Accepted For Moto2 in 2010

By Jensen Beeler 06/14/2009 No Comments

After taking entries for the 2010 Moto2 season, 47 teams, with 91 riders, filed to join the new series. After reviewing the bids, the Selection Committee, which is comprised of Dorna, the FIM, and the IRTA, whittled the list down to 27 teams, with 41 riders.

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MotoGP: Qualifying Heats Up Under the Catalan Sun

By Jensen Beeler 06/14/2009 1 Comment

It was a close qualify session in the outskirts of Barcelona today, but at the end of the day Jorge Lorenzo pulled a squeaker of a session on Valentino Rossi to take the pole in front of his home crowd.

Wearing special livery for the day, which paid homage to Barcelona FC (the local soccer team), Lorenzo lapped a 1’41.974 on the Catalan track, just .013 seconds quicker than Rossi’s best effort. This news surely pleased Team Fiat-Yamaha, as once again they’ll have a 1-2 start on the grid for tomorrow’s race.

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Bikes

Honda EVO 6 Supernaked Concept is a Go

By Jensen Beeler 06/13/2009 4 Comments

According to the Spanish news site Solomoto, Honda is about to launch a bike based off their EVO 6 concept. The EVO 6 debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007 as Hondas stab at making a hypermotard built off the Goldwing 1800cc motor.

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Norton Rotary a No Show at IoM TT – Parades Instead

By Jensen Beeler 06/13/2009 1 Comment

The 2009 Isle of Man TT was to be the return of Norton motorcycles to the island and its Mountain Course. It has been 16 years since the British manufacturer raced the city streets of the Isle, and we eagerly awaited their return to the TT, and the showing of their rotary motor powered NRV 588 race bike. We, like many others, were disappointed then to see the Norton only shuffle around on a parade lap, and not tearing down the asphalt in the quest for absolute speed.

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MotoCzysz Pulls the Old Switcheroo on Race Day?

By Jensen Beeler 06/13/2009 13 Comments

We should begin this article with a preface. The following information is comprised of facts, and in some cases, where noted ,substantiated rumor. However, the inferences drawn, when looking at all these instances as being correlated events, are purely our own here at A&R, and should therefore be taken as fanciful speculation on our parts, but none-the-less something to mull-over while riding this weekend..

Looking at the facts leading up to the TTXGP, and the occurences at the Isle of Man, is it possible that Michael Czysz orchestrated a game plan at the Isle of Man that included sandbagging the E1pc’s true performance capability on race day? Our analysis after the jump.

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Team Agni Wins Inaugural TTXGP

By Jensen Beeler 06/12/2009 5 Comments

In case you missed it this morning, the first running of the TTXGP, a zero-emission TT held on the Isle of Man, occurred today with Team Agni being the victor. Team Agni has dominated the whole week, setting the fastest times in both practice sessions. Their bike, piloted by Rob “Rocket” Barber, is a modified Suzuki GSXR frame, with Agni’s proprietary electrical motor in place of the standard internal combustion engine. Report and results below.

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Marco Simoncelli to MotoGP in 2010?

By Jensen Beeler 06/12/2009 2 Comments

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250GP World Champion Marco Simoncelli turned down offers last year to move up to MotoGP in favor of instead defending his title, but the young Italian rider has now announced that he intends on racing in MotoGP for 2010. While the Simoncelli has not been signed to a team, and no official interest has been made, the Italian seems to see the move as an certainty.

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