MotoGP Japan 2010 at Motegi

It got hot between Dainese teammates Rossi and Lorenzo.

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Lin Jarvis:
“I think that Valentino’s actions in the race today were not very correct towards Lorenzo, but I have to make some clear points. First of all, I want to say that a third and fourth place finish is good for the team, and good for Lorenzo in terms of the championship. Of course we would have preferred to win.”

Valentino Rossi cleared to ride at Sachsenring

Here’s Fiat Yamaha’s very brief press release:
“Valentino Rossi has been officially cleared to ride at this weekend’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring, six week’s after his accident in Italy.”
“The Fiat Yamaha rider was examined by the Chief Medical Officer for this event, Dr. Huber Fischer, who found him fit enough to compete this weekend."

MotoGP Sepang Tests - Rossiiiiiiiii!!

Valentino top the charts today at the Sepang MotoGP tests.

Valentino Rossi
Position: 1st Time: 2'01.411 Laps: 54

"Today was very important because this year we have just six days of testing in which to set the bike, so we can not waste any time. This first day was very positive, we tried the new bike for 2010, with a different chassis and a new engine, which can do more kilometres, and it is quite fast. Yamaha has worked very well over the winter. Now we need to spend time on setting some electronics and other things. This is only the start but it seems we're already in good shape."

Test Times

1. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 2'01.411

2. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati Marlboro Team 2'01.902

3. Colin Edwards (USA) Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2'01.932

4. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2'02.102

5. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Fiat Yamaha Team 2'02.165

6. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Repsol Honda Team 2'02.630

7. Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati Marlboro Team 2'02.792

8. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 2'02.866

9. Mika Kallio (FIN) Pramac Green Team 2'02.987

10. Hector Barbera (SPA) Aspar Team 2'03.030

11. Aleix Espargaro (SPA) Pramac Green Team 2'03.133

12. Ben Spies (USA) Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2'03.142

13. Randy de Puniet (FRA) LCR Honda MotoGP 2'03.456

14. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2'03.558

15. Marco Simoncelli (ITA) San Carlo Honda Gresini 2'03.609

16. Marco Melandri (ITA) San Carlo Honda Gresini 2'03.609

17. Hiroshi Aoyama (JAP) Interwetten-Honda MotoGP 2'03.651 

VR46 Web-interview by FIAT

If you’re a Valentino Rossi fan, you’ve probably seen this video interview of Rossi by Tiziana Di Gioia, Sponsoring Manager of Fiat and Yamaha on the Fiat on the web because it’s in Italian, but twowheelsblog came to the rescue with the translation, so you don’t miss out on anything regarding our AGV Dainese top rider.

TDG: Name?
VR: We’re starting with the basic questions?
TDG: Yes
VR: Valentino
TDG: Surname?
VR: Rossi
TDG: Profession?
VR: Motorcycle racer
TDG: Vale, a quick question now that the season is over …
VR: Do I look at you or at him?
TDG: Look at me … what are you going to do now, relax, rest, what are your hobbies? I know you like snowboarding …
VR: Look, my first hobby are the races, so in November I’m going to do a few races, but not with the Yamaha GP, but with motocross bike and rally cars and have some fun and in December I’m going on vacation and I really like snowboarding and with some friends we’re going skiing this winter.

read the rest here: http://www.twowheelsblog.com/post/3516/video-interview-with-valentino-rossi-by#continua

Dainese: No problem with Lorenzo's D-Air System during Valencia MotoGP

From a press release issued by Dainese:

During the fourth lap of the MotoGP race in Valencia, Jorge Lorenzo’s D-Air® opened instantly when the racer’s bike underwent an exceptionally violent yaw, in this way providing precious technical information for the perfection of the system.

The telemetry data derived submitted to careful examination showed that the D-Air® system reacted correctly without perceived influence on the racer’s riding.

The analysis of the times in that section of the racetrack revealed a modest delay of 6-7 tenths of a second caused primarily by the loss of balance and the opening of the air-bag, which successively deflated in the established time of around 20 seconds.
All this goes to show the system’s harmlessness above all: instant inflation does not compromise the rider’s ability to control the vehicle or continue the race in any way, obviously whenever the skid does not lead to a fall.

The yaw of Lorenzo’s bike as faithfully recorded by telemetry, was sharp and abrupt. Even if rare, events of this degree can be particularly dangerous for riders if they develop into a high-side. Detecting the danger, the Dainese D-Air® Dainese triggered and inflated before the impact took place: a “delayed” inflation is no use in the event of a high-side. In this case, the Spanish ace’s enormous talent enabled him to regain control of his M1 bike.

Another extremely interesting bit of information provided by telemetry analysis showed that the trigger level set for the opening of the D-Air® was exceeded by a mere less than 1%. This demonstrates that the system has reached highly-advanced levels of development and reliability and that it now only requires “fine tuning” in its electronics and ergonomics.

Last but not least, at the end of Sunday’s race when he was informed of the first analysis results, Jorge Lorenzo declared that he‘s more willing than ever to continue wearing the Dainese racing suit with built-in D-Air® system in both tests and races because he considers it a protector that he simply can’t go without!

Lorenzo's Dainese gloves: Mission Accomplished!

Mission accomplished for the technical protective wear used by Jorge Lorenzo during the Australian Grand Prix. Suit, gloves, boots, protections and D-air racing system have worked together to best protect the young Spanish rider who didn’t actually receive any significant injuries even though he was at the centre of a disastrous fall during the opening stages of the race.

The dynamics of the crash were quite remarkable: coming into contact with Nicky Hayden’s Ducati at over 240 km/h, breaking the front disk brake of Lorenzo’s M1 so he could not Jorge prepare for the first bend. At the start of the fall he was going at 200 km/h, which dropped slightly before his impact with the ground at an awesome acceleration of over 10g.

On this occasion the activation of D-air racing was essential, its deployment dampened the compression on Lorenzo’s shoulders and collar bone (this part of the body had already been injured), saving him from much more severe damage.
Notwithstanding the severity of the fall, the Full Metal Racer gloves were perfect in protecting the Majorcan champion’s hands thanks to their reinforced backs in Kevlar-Carbonium with Titanium inserts: after over 6 seconds of rolling and skidding he only received a slight scuffing on the little finger of this right hand.

More from Vale at Sepang

Vale finish 2nd at Phillip Island and gets closer to 2010 title

Valentino Rossi finished second of the Australia MotoGP behind an excellent Casey Stoner on the Ducati. 3rd going to Pedrosa, 19 seconds behind the 2 leaders.

 

 

With Dainese rider Jorge Lorenzo crashing in the first corner of the race, this is a very positive result for Vale who is inching closer to the 2010 title and his9h World championship.

Lorenzo, Rossi, fastest at Estoril Saturday

Pole position for Jorge "99" Lorenzo followed by VR46. Stoner is back and on the first row with a 3rd fastest.

MotoGP Estoril Qualifying Results:
* 1 Jorge LORENZO Yamaha 1′36.214
* 2 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 0.260
* 3 Casey STONER Ducati 0.314
* 4 Dani PEDROSA Honda 0.488
* 5 Colin EDWARDS Yamaha 0.928
* 6 Randy DE PUNIET Honda 1.234
* 7 Loris CAPIROSSI Suzuki 1.275
* 8 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Honda 1.327
* 9 Nicky HAYDEN Ducati 1.440
* 10 Mika KALLIO Ducati 1.599

Valentino's suit for Estoril

Dainese made a special livery for Vale and Jorge's suits at Estoril, in line with the special new Fiat Punto colors of the Fiat Yamaha bikes.

The Making of Valentino Rossi's 'Donkey' Helmet

Cool video found on www.twowheelsblog.com about Drudi and the team working on Vale's "Donkey" helmet for Misano.

Danese victory weekend at U.S. Red Bull Indy GP

Despite Valentino Rossi's disappointing crash during Sunday's MotoGP race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, AGV Dainese leaves Indy with 2 great victories in the hands of Fiat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo in MotoGP and Marco 'SuperSic' Simoncelli in the 250cc race.

Dainese Photo of the week

Brilliant photo by the brilliant photographer Andrew Wheeler.

MotoGP Donington 2009

The last MotoGP at Donington was a nail-bitter to the finish but unfortunately not including the 2 Dainese stars on their Fiat Yamaha. Jorge Lorenzo took the control of the race in the early stages before crashing and pulling out. Valentino then took the lead ahead of a very strong Andrea Dovizioso on his Repsol Honda before making a small mistake and crashing towards the end. Vale manage to remount his bike and raced back to the front, passing James Tosseland in the last lap, finishing an excellent 5th considering his race.

First time winner Dovizioso took the top spot ahead of a very happy Collin Edwards and Frenchman Randy De Puniet on his Playboy LCR Honda.

Rossi achieved big by remounting and finishing 5th while title rivals Lorenzo, Pedrosa (9th) and Ducati's Stoner (14th) lost valuable points on the Doctor.

MotoGP World Championship Point Standings (after 10 of 17 races):

1. Rossi, 187 points
2. Lorenzo, 162
3. Stoner, 150
4. Pedrosa, 115
5. Edwards, 103
6. Dovizioso, 94
7. Melandri, 79
8. De Puniet, 74
9. Vermeulen, 67
10. Capirossi, 66
11. De Angelis, 60
12. Toseland, 55
13. TIE, Hayden/Elias, 47
15. Kallio, 34
16. Canepa, 28
17. Sete Gibernau, 12
18. Yuki Takahashi, 9
19. Talmacsi, 5

Race summary video:

Outstanding Rossi and Lorenzo at the "Ring"

What a race, what a battle!

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo took their Dainese leathers to another epic battle this Sunday at the Sachsenring for the Alice Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland.

Congrats to the Fiat Yamaha riders for another 1-2 finish. Vale extending his lead in the champioship by a few points.

Valentino and Lorenzo again

VR46 and JL99 are the fastest again, taking the top 2 qualifying spots at the German MotoGP today. Rossi scoring blazing lap time, looking for his 101st victory.

 

In the 250 QP, our man AGV Dainese rider Marco Simoncelli scored the pole in the wet.

Action Video from the Red Bull US MotoGP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGnNOk9Fn9o

Dainese riders Rossi and Lorenzo give a racing lesson at MotoGP of Catalunya

Fiat Yamaha, and Dainese riders, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo offered the crowd and fans one of the most epic racing battles of the decade when they took it to the final corner at Montmelo, for the 2009 MotoGP of Catalunya, this past Sunday.

VR46 passes Lorenzo in the last corner, signing his second victory of the season and tying in points and race wins with his teammate and Ducati's Casey Stoner.

The GP in Montmelo marked Valentino's 99th race win.

The last lap...



Valentino Rossi - 1st

“As we say in Italy, “Mamma Mia!” I think I can honestly say that this was one of the best and hardest wins of my career. Maybe Laguna last year was more important but this was a great, great victory because it went to the very last corner and it’s a long time since that has happened. I have dreamed about that move for the last two weeks and today it worked and I am so happy to have this 99th win. We did a perfect job all weekend and my M1 and Bridgestone tyres were brilliant, but we knew that Lorenzo was in the same situation and for sure he was very strong today. I had to be very brave and take it right to the limit in order to beat him. This victory today is more important than the 25 points and anyway now we all have the same, what a championship this is! As well as thanking my team, I especially want to dedicate this win to my Crew Chief Jeremy Burgess because his mother sadly died yesterday. I have to say thank you to her and to him because without him, for sure, I would never have arrived at 99 wins. Now I am going to go to sleep for quite a long time because I need to recover from this excitement!”

Jorge Lorenzo – 2nd

“This was an incredible battle today and a brilliant show for everyone, I am happy to have been a part of it. Of course I am sad to have lost because I put my heart on my bike and in my career I am more used to winning these last-lap fights, but today Valentino was maybe a little bit cleverer or a little bit braver than me at the very end and he was able to beat me. In fact during that last lap, after I passed him, I expected him to pass me back on the brakes much earlier but he didn’t come, and then I just didn’t close the line enough on the final corner and that was it. I am proud however because I am young and I still have a lot to learn in this class. My team have worked so well all weekend so thanks to them, if we can continue as strongly as this all season then who knows what can happen?”

Dainese legends Giacomo Agostini and Vale 46 at the TT

From twoowheelsblog.com

The two AGV Dainese legends at the Isle of Man TT 2009

"As Marc Potter from MCN, who rode alongside Valentino Rossi and Giacomo Agostini during the parade lap and was with the Italian duo while they were watching the Dainese Superbike race reported what Valentino Rossi said, or what I imagine anyone would say, who was taking in for the first time in their life the Tourist Trophy and watching John McGuinness go by at 180mph: “Fack!”"

Valentino's Mugello 09 helmet

Here are the first photos of the long-awaited Mugello '09 special edition AGV GP-Tech helmet that Vale will be using for the Mugello MotoGP.

This year’s Rossi´s Aldo Drudi designed AGV helmet features Valentino’s gloved hands holding his head/helmet and on the back of the helmet Rossi’s two bulldogs Cesare and Cecilia, with their paws also on their heads.