Quick review on the race from last Sundays race (21/10/12) at the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit outside of Kuala Lumpur.
The race itself was a very wet and a good race as-well, from the start to the middle of the race battle between works Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo and Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa. Then mid-race, Dani Pedrosa took the lead from Jorge Lorenzo and took the win at Sepang after 14 laps, due to the race stop from heavy rain at mid-point. Dani Pedrosa is now 23 points behind Lorenzo in the standings with two races to go. Jorge Lorenzo meanwhile, on his works Yamaha finished second overall, four seconds behind, Pedrosa. While Casey Stoner on his Repsol Honda finished in third place, seven seconds behind Pedrosa.
With two races to go, Jorge Lorenzo can win the championship if his 26 points ahead of Pedrosa after the race at Philip Island. So Philip Island will be a make or brake for the MotoGP riders championship. End of post/blog for now, new one soon, bye.
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
F1 Indian Grand Prix Predictions
Predictions for this weekends Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, near the national capital New Delhi. And before I start I got the predictions right for once last time out for the top three (go right to the bottom of the page for the prove).
And so predictions for the race itself, and surprise surprise Sebastian Vettel for the win once again in his Red Bull, Fernando Alonso second in his Ferrari and Felipe Massa third in the other Ferrari. Don't forget Mark Webber, the two McLaren drivers, the two Lotus drivers, the two Mercedes AMG drivers, the two Force India drivers,the two Sauber drivers and Pastor Maldonado either for a podium as-well.
End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
And so predictions for the race itself, and surprise surprise Sebastian Vettel for the win once again in his Red Bull, Fernando Alonso second in his Ferrari and Felipe Massa third in the other Ferrari. Don't forget Mark Webber, the two McLaren drivers, the two Lotus drivers, the two Mercedes AMG drivers, the two Force India drivers,the two Sauber drivers and Pastor Maldonado either for a podium as-well.
End of post/blog for now, new post soon. Bye.
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
2012 Petit Le Mans Review
As the title says a Petit Le Mans Review of the race. Last Round of the American Le Mans Series 2012 season at Road Atlanta. WEC LMP1 regulars Rebellion Racing won the race overall and P1 class in their Lola-Toyota 3.4l V8 with drivers Neel Jani, Nicolas Prost and Andrea Belicchi. Three laps ahead of P2 class winners Level 5 Motorsports team in their HPD ARX-03b Honda 2.8l Turbo V6, of Scott Tucker, Christophe Bouchut and Luis Díaz. While the second Level 5 Motorsports of Scott Tucker, Dario Franchitti and Marino Franchitti finished third.
Meanwhile, the DeltaWing finished its first race finished at Petit Le Mans, Lucas Ordonez and Gunnar Jeannette in the Highcroft DeltaWing-Nissan, finished in fifth place, six laps behind the Rebellion Racing team. Despite a huge crash on Wednesday afternoon.
In PC class (LMPC), CORE Autosport team with Alex Popow, Ryan Dalziel and Mark Wilkins won the class and finished sixth overall. While in GT class, that was won by Extreme Speed Motorsports in their Ferrari 458 GTC with Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek and Toni Vilander finished 12th overall. In GTE-am class was won by IMSA Performance Matmut team of Raymond Narac, Nicolas Armindo and Anthony Pons in their Porsche 997 GT3-RSR and finished 23rd overall. In GTC class was won by NGT Motorsport in their Porsche 997 GT3 Cup with Henrique Cisneros, Mario Farnbacher and Jakob Giermaziak and finished 25th overall.
Meanwhile, Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr won the ALMS P1 class champions overall in their HPD ARX-03a Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 for Muscle Milk Pickett Racing team. P2 class champions overall was won by Scott Tucker and Christophe Bouchut. In PC class champion was Alex Popow. GT class champions were Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner with their Corvette Racing team backed Chevrolet Corvette C6.R. While GTC champion was Cooper MacNeil in his Alex Job Racing backed Porsche 997 GT3 Cup.
Congratulations for the champions of each class in ALMS this season. End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
Meanwhile, the DeltaWing finished its first race finished at Petit Le Mans, Lucas Ordonez and Gunnar Jeannette in the Highcroft DeltaWing-Nissan, finished in fifth place, six laps behind the Rebellion Racing team. Despite a huge crash on Wednesday afternoon.
In PC class (LMPC), CORE Autosport team with Alex Popow, Ryan Dalziel and Mark Wilkins won the class and finished sixth overall. While in GT class, that was won by Extreme Speed Motorsports in their Ferrari 458 GTC with Scott Sharp, Johannes van Overbeek and Toni Vilander finished 12th overall. In GTE-am class was won by IMSA Performance Matmut team of Raymond Narac, Nicolas Armindo and Anthony Pons in their Porsche 997 GT3-RSR and finished 23rd overall. In GTC class was won by NGT Motorsport in their Porsche 997 GT3 Cup with Henrique Cisneros, Mario Farnbacher and Jakob Giermaziak and finished 25th overall.
Meanwhile, Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr won the ALMS P1 class champions overall in their HPD ARX-03a Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 for Muscle Milk Pickett Racing team. P2 class champions overall was won by Scott Tucker and Christophe Bouchut. In PC class champion was Alex Popow. GT class champions were Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner with their Corvette Racing team backed Chevrolet Corvette C6.R. While GTC champion was Cooper MacNeil in his Alex Job Racing backed Porsche 997 GT3 Cup.
Congratulations for the champions of each class in ALMS this season. End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
Remembering Super Sic, one year on.
Its been a year today that Marco Simoncelli has past away from us, from the accident at was competing the last but one round at Sepang in Malaysia of the 2011 MotoGP season. On lap 2, Simoncelli was fighting for fourth with Alvaro Bautista when he lost the front of his bike at turn 11 and slid across the circuit, into the path of both Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi, both of whom then hit the Honda rider.
So to celebrate his life of the late Marco Simoncelli, here is a video montage of Super Sic racing career below, enjoy.
Remembering Super Sic
So to celebrate his life of the late Marco Simoncelli, here is a video montage of Super Sic racing career below, enjoy.
Remembering Super Sic
Monday, 22 October 2012
WRC and IRC round 12 recaps
Recaps of last rounds for both WRC and IRC. Recaps of last round of the WRC in round twelve at Rally d'Italia — Sardegna and IRC round twelve at Rally Sanremo.
This weekends was round twelve of the World Rally Championship at the Rally d'Italia — Sardegna (18th-21st October) was won by Mikko Hirvonen in his Citroen DS3, who won the rally by over 80 seconds ahead of M-Sport rally driver Evgeny Novikov in his Ford Fiesta RS who finished in second place. While, Novikov M-Sport team-mate Ott Tänak finished third in his Ford Fiesta RS.
Meanwhile, current and nine times WRC champion Sébastien Loeb crashed out of the start of the second day, were his Citroen DS3 hit some rocks on the third stage, with his car suffered steering problems, which damaged his DS3 and retired from the rally for good.
Highlights of the rally bellow, enjoy.
Meanwhile last weekend, was round twelve of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge was at the Rally Sanremo (12-13th October) was won by 2007 IRC champion Giandomenico Basso in his Ford Fiesta RRC and second Intercontinental Rally Challenge victory of 2012, 35 seconds ahead of works Škoda driver Jan Kopecky in his Škoda Fabia S2000 who finished in second place in the rally. While, Alessandro Perico finished third in his Peugeot 207 S2000.
Current IRC champion and championship leader Andreas Mikkelsen did not take part of this rally. Kopecky's second place brings him to within 35 points of Andreas Mikkelsen heading into next month's double-points finale in Cyprus for the Rally of Cyprus. While former IRC champion Juho Hanninen who is 43 points behind Andreas Mikkelsen in the standings. Also, still have a mathematical chance despite crashing and landing on top of a house on Friday night stage.
Highlights below of the rally, enjoy.
End of post for now, new post soon. Bye.
This weekends was round twelve of the World Rally Championship at the Rally d'Italia — Sardegna (18th-21st October) was won by Mikko Hirvonen in his Citroen DS3, who won the rally by over 80 seconds ahead of M-Sport rally driver Evgeny Novikov in his Ford Fiesta RS who finished in second place. While, Novikov M-Sport team-mate Ott Tänak finished third in his Ford Fiesta RS.
Meanwhile, current and nine times WRC champion Sébastien Loeb crashed out of the start of the second day, were his Citroen DS3 hit some rocks on the third stage, with his car suffered steering problems, which damaged his DS3 and retired from the rally for good.
Highlights of the rally bellow, enjoy.
Meanwhile last weekend, was round twelve of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge was at the Rally Sanremo (12-13th October) was won by 2007 IRC champion Giandomenico Basso in his Ford Fiesta RRC and second Intercontinental Rally Challenge victory of 2012, 35 seconds ahead of works Škoda driver Jan Kopecky in his Škoda Fabia S2000 who finished in second place in the rally. While, Alessandro Perico finished third in his Peugeot 207 S2000.
Current IRC champion and championship leader Andreas Mikkelsen did not take part of this rally. Kopecky's second place brings him to within 35 points of Andreas Mikkelsen heading into next month's double-points finale in Cyprus for the Rally of Cyprus. While former IRC champion Juho Hanninen who is 43 points behind Andreas Mikkelsen in the standings. Also, still have a mathematical chance despite crashing and landing on top of a house on Friday night stage.
Highlights below of the rally, enjoy.
End of post for now, new post soon. Bye.
Sunday, 21 October 2012
New Jersey Grand Prix off for 2013, 2014 maybe?
The Grand Prix of America, scheduled to take place on a street circuit on the shores of the River Hudson in New York in June 2013, have announced that the race has been postponed until 2014 because of construction delays and permit problems.
Gutted to hear the news, no news yet if we gonna have 20 Grand Prixs on the F1 calendar next season. If it would be replace, possibly either the return of the Turkish Grand Prix or the French Grand Prix (either at Magny-Cours or Paul Ricard).
The closest we gonna have a New Jersey Grand Prix is this video below, from Red Bull them-selves created early in the summer with last years winning car and a David Coulthard.
Also, here is Pirelli Youtube video below, showing off their new 3D animation around the new loclation of the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, in Austin, Texas.
End of post for now, new post soon. Bye.
Gutted to hear the news, no news yet if we gonna have 20 Grand Prixs on the F1 calendar next season. If it would be replace, possibly either the return of the Turkish Grand Prix or the French Grand Prix (either at Magny-Cours or Paul Ricard).
The closest we gonna have a New Jersey Grand Prix is this video below, from Red Bull them-selves created early in the summer with last years winning car and a David Coulthard.
Also, here is Pirelli Youtube video below, showing off their new 3D animation around the new loclation of the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, in Austin, Texas.
End of post for now, new post soon. Bye.
Saturday, 20 October 2012
It's official: Massa staying at Ferrari for another season
Ferrari announced on Tuesday (16/10/12) that Felipe Massa is staying with the team after signing a one-year extension to his current contract.
This is not unexpected news. With possibilities of early on the season that Mark Webber, Sergio Perez and Heikki Kovalainen may have been Fernando Alonso team-mate. And keeping Felipe Massa for another season is a good decision on Massa's recent form from his last few races in Formula one shows this season.
But, I think it will be Massa last season for Ferrari in 2013. With rumours that Sebastian Vettel will go to Ferrari alongside Fernando Alonso in 2014. Or Vettel's Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber which will be the more possibility to team up with Fernando Alonso in 2014 in my opinion. So, well done for Felipe Massa for staying at Ferrari for another season.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
This is not unexpected news. With possibilities of early on the season that Mark Webber, Sergio Perez and Heikki Kovalainen may have been Fernando Alonso team-mate. And keeping Felipe Massa for another season is a good decision on Massa's recent form from his last few races in Formula one shows this season.
But, I think it will be Massa last season for Ferrari in 2013. With rumours that Sebastian Vettel will go to Ferrari alongside Fernando Alonso in 2014. Or Vettel's Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber which will be the more possibility to team up with Fernando Alonso in 2014 in my opinion. So, well done for Felipe Massa for staying at Ferrari for another season.
End of blog for now. New post soon. Bye.
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