Showing posts with label MotoGP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MotoGP. Show all posts
Monday, September 5, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Dainese 2011 Riders line-up
DAINESE INVESTS IN 2011 RACING TALENT
The 2011 race season is fast approaching with the World Superbike Championship kicking off in Australia this weekend. Italian leathers giant Dainese is investing in a whole host of talent in 2011.
Dainese will continue its support of reining World Superbike champion Max Biaggi as he fights to keep his title-crown firmly in place. Other riders under the Dainese banner in SBK include Joan Lascorz, Mark Aitchinson, Maxime Berger, Tom Sykes and popular Brit Leon Haslam, who makes a return to Dainese for the forthcoming season.
Nine-time MotoGP world champion and Dainese ambassador Valentino Rossi will be wearing red leathers this year following his move to Ducati. Rossi’s new team mate and former world champion Nicky Hayden will also be Dainese-backed for the first time in his career. Rossi and Hayden will be joined on the grid by fellow Dainese-protected Marco Simoncelli.
In Moto2 Dainese is supporting six riders in total including Pol Espargaró, who has moved up from 125cc after finishing third in 2010. Other riders in Moto2 include Simone Corsi, Mattia Pasini, Ratthapark Wilairot and Stefan Bradl. In the 125cc class Dainese will support Luis Salom, Sergio Gadea, Alessandro Tonucci, Luigi Morciano and Niklas Ayo. The MotoGP championship kicks off at the Losail Circuit in Qatar on 20 March.
The Italian company has continued its investment in lovable rogue Guy Martin for his 2011 assault on the roads and British Superstock Championship. His Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing team mate and British Superbike contender Josh Brookes has also been snapped up by Dainese. Brookes heads to Spain for the opening test of the year at Cartagena from 3-6 March ahead of the first race on 25 April at Brands Hatch.
Selected riders will be continuing to help develop and test D-Air Racing – Dainese’s revolutionary airbag system. The invaluable feedback from the supported riders is vital for the development of the system, which is due to launch in the UK in late Spring. D-Air Racing is a world first in airbag technology as unlike many of its rivals is not connected to the motorcycle. The device works on clever telemetry that reads track conditions and recognizes when a bike starts to slide. The airbag is deployed within 45 milliseconds and takes 10 seconds to deflate, so the rider can remount and continue to race. For more information visit: www.dainese.com
Supported riders wearing D-Air Racing include:
MotoGP:
Valentino Rossi | Nicky Hayden | Marco Simoncelli
Moto2:
Pol Espargaró | Stefan Bradl | Mattia Pasini | Simone Corsi
WSBK:
Max Biaggi | Leon Haslam
Leon Haslam, World Superbike Championship
"I'm very happy to be rejoining Dainese. Having visited the Dainese headquarters it's clear that the heritage of motorcycle racing and safety protection is synonymous with the Dainese name. I'm also very much looking forward to having the D-Air technology - I just hope I don't need it!"
Nicky Hayden, MotoGP
“I know Dainese has a long history, you know a couple fast guys have worn Dainese in their life. I’ve tried the leathers, I’ve been to the factory, seen all the technology before I made the decision to go that way. I’ve seen the products, seen the science that goes into it, and I’m on board.”
AGV is investing alongside Dainese to provide head-to-toe protection for selected riders. Under the banner of Italian Legendary Protection both iconic brands join to create 'ILP' and provide the ultimate in head-to-toe protection. The two brands are also supporting a host of riders in off-road championships and riders throughout Europe in their selected championships.
The 2011 race season is fast approaching with the World Superbike Championship kicking off in Australia this weekend. Italian leathers giant Dainese is investing in a whole host of talent in 2011.
Dainese will continue its support of reining World Superbike champion Max Biaggi as he fights to keep his title-crown firmly in place. Other riders under the Dainese banner in SBK include Joan Lascorz, Mark Aitchinson, Maxime Berger, Tom Sykes and popular Brit Leon Haslam, who makes a return to Dainese for the forthcoming season.
Nine-time MotoGP world champion and Dainese ambassador Valentino Rossi will be wearing red leathers this year following his move to Ducati. Rossi’s new team mate and former world champion Nicky Hayden will also be Dainese-backed for the first time in his career. Rossi and Hayden will be joined on the grid by fellow Dainese-protected Marco Simoncelli.
In Moto2 Dainese is supporting six riders in total including Pol Espargaró, who has moved up from 125cc after finishing third in 2010. Other riders in Moto2 include Simone Corsi, Mattia Pasini, Ratthapark Wilairot and Stefan Bradl. In the 125cc class Dainese will support Luis Salom, Sergio Gadea, Alessandro Tonucci, Luigi Morciano and Niklas Ayo. The MotoGP championship kicks off at the Losail Circuit in Qatar on 20 March.
The Italian company has continued its investment in lovable rogue Guy Martin for his 2011 assault on the roads and British Superstock Championship. His Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing team mate and British Superbike contender Josh Brookes has also been snapped up by Dainese. Brookes heads to Spain for the opening test of the year at Cartagena from 3-6 March ahead of the first race on 25 April at Brands Hatch.
Selected riders will be continuing to help develop and test D-Air Racing – Dainese’s revolutionary airbag system. The invaluable feedback from the supported riders is vital for the development of the system, which is due to launch in the UK in late Spring. D-Air Racing is a world first in airbag technology as unlike many of its rivals is not connected to the motorcycle. The device works on clever telemetry that reads track conditions and recognizes when a bike starts to slide. The airbag is deployed within 45 milliseconds and takes 10 seconds to deflate, so the rider can remount and continue to race. For more information visit: www.dainese.com
Supported riders wearing D-Air Racing include:
MotoGP:
Valentino Rossi | Nicky Hayden | Marco Simoncelli
Moto2:
Pol Espargaró | Stefan Bradl | Mattia Pasini | Simone Corsi
WSBK:
Max Biaggi | Leon Haslam
Leon Haslam, World Superbike Championship
"I'm very happy to be rejoining Dainese. Having visited the Dainese headquarters it's clear that the heritage of motorcycle racing and safety protection is synonymous with the Dainese name. I'm also very much looking forward to having the D-Air technology - I just hope I don't need it!"
Nicky Hayden, MotoGP
“I know Dainese has a long history, you know a couple fast guys have worn Dainese in their life. I’ve tried the leathers, I’ve been to the factory, seen all the technology before I made the decision to go that way. I’ve seen the products, seen the science that goes into it, and I’m on board.”
AGV is investing alongside Dainese to provide head-to-toe protection for selected riders. Under the banner of Italian Legendary Protection both iconic brands join to create 'ILP' and provide the ultimate in head-to-toe protection. The two brands are also supporting a host of riders in off-road championships and riders throughout Europe in their selected championships.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Happy New Year 2011 - Dainese rumors
Happy New Year to all AGV and Dainese fans around the world! Wishing a great 2011 season to all our riders!
As we were all finalizing our plans for the NYE celebrations, a shocking rumor was hitting the moto media press rooms: 2010 MotoGP World Champ Jorge Lorenzo would be switching leathers, moving from Dainese to its Italian competitor, Alpinestars.
Of course, media all had different theories, more rumors than Prince Harry's wedding would generate and all had the info on the reason why. Very funny to read I have to say. I will be able to write more on this very soon but let's just say that Lorenzo did not leave Dainese, but rather, Dainese was not willing to do what was needed to sign Lorenzo for 2011 and was focused on bringing someone else to the team, someone that would do more than just win a championship for Dainese. Relationship between sponsors and riders are not always only about wins and salaries, it's meant to be a relationship, a partnership, a friendship; it is a win-win for both, it is based not only on the amount of zero on a check but on the groove, the cool, the fun both parties can have together, about the understanding, the feeling.
So... we have pursued a gentleman we wanted to bring to the Dainese family for a while. A gentleman racer we believe is a perfect candidate to join teammates like Valentino Rossi, Marco Simoncelli, Aksel Svindall, Guy Martin and crew.
Follow up coming soon
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Mission Impossible: Simoncelli vs. Aoyama in Valencia
Can AGV Dainese's rising star Marco Simoncelli bring the crown back home in Valencia this weekend? Supersic is 21 points behind Honda's Aoyama and will go for it in Spain.
Good luck Marco!!
Good luck Marco!!
The Donkey is coming!!
AGV helmets announces the release of the GP-Tech replica of Valentino's Donkey. This must-have lid will hit the US towards Feb 2010.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
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
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Marco Simoncelli test Aprilia RSV4
Marco tested the Aprilia WBSK machine yesterday at Mugello, will he race the WSBK round at Imola?
Monday, August 31, 2009
Danese victory weekend at U.S. Red Bull Indy GP
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Dainese's Jorge Lorenzo wins in France
Last weekend in Le Mans, Lorenzo passed the checkered flag first, scoring his second win of the season and taking over the points lead in the 2009 FIM MotoGP championship.
Fiat Yamaha, and Dainese, teammate Valentino Rossi crashed while running second to Jorge.
In the Grand Prix de France 250cc race, on a wet track, AGV Dainese rider and world champion Marco "SuperSic" Simoncelli took his second podium in two races, with his first win of the year, going some way to make up for his pointless visits to Qatar and Japan.
Rossi rides the Champ-Elysees in Paris
Wearing a beautiful Dainese leather suit to the colors of his sponsor Monster Energy, Valentino went for a ride on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, on theve of the French Grand-Prix.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Marco Simoncelli si back with the fastest time
The Gilera-mounted AGV Dainese rider is back in Motegi, after missing the opening round in Qatar, he was the fastest 250cc in FP1 of the Polini Grand Prix of Japan.
Dainese riders on top at Polini GP of Japan
On a roll after their performances at the first round, AGV Dainese's Valentino Rossi and his Fiat Yamaha and Dainese team mate Jorge Lorenzo, finished top 3 after Friday's Free Practice 1 at the Polini Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi.
Valentino clocked the fastest time (1'48.545) ahead of Ducati's Casey Stoner (1'48:601) and Jorge with 1'48.965.
Monday, April 13, 2009
AGV Dainese riders score podium finish at Qatar MotoGP
AGV Dainese rider, and reigning World Champ, Valentino Rossi finishes a very good second at the CommercialBank Grand Prix of Qatar, ahead of his Dainese and Yamaha team mate Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Marco Simoncelli is in Qatar
Marco's weekly shcedule: Break scaphoid Sunday, surgery Tuesday, practice Friday!!
For the 2009 FIM 250cc World Championship, Simoncelli switched helmet, wearing a GP-Tech instead of the Ti-Tech he has been sporting for the last few seasons.
Photo by Scott Jones at Motogpmatters.com
For the 2009 FIM 250cc World Championship, Simoncelli switched helmet, wearing a GP-Tech instead of the Ti-Tech he has been sporting for the last few seasons.Photo by Scott Jones at Motogpmatters.com
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Mid-week update
More superbikeplant.com photos from Fontana with an incredibly beautiful "Dainese knee and elbow drag" by National Guard Jordan Suzuki Geoff May.
and the pleasure to see Steve Rapp back for real
Check this very cool Yamaha video showing Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo getting ready for the upcoming MotoGP season. 17 days before the season opening in Qatar
Vale & Jorge
and the pleasure to see Steve Rapp back for real
Check this very cool Yamaha video showing Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo getting ready for the upcoming MotoGP season. 17 days before the season opening in Qatar
Vale & Jorge
A Few photos from MotoGP Tests in Qatar, Estoril and Jerez
From motogp.com
A few shots from the last MotoGP tests in Qatar and the 125/250 tests in Estoril. Today the quarter-liter and 125cc are testing at Jerez.
Valentino and a new "night' version of his AGV GP-Tech Celebr-8 helmet.
Marco Simoncelli in Jerez
Lorenzo Savadori in Estoril
A few shots from the last MotoGP tests in Qatar and the 125/250 tests in Estoril. Today the quarter-liter and 125cc are testing at Jerez.
Valentino and a new "night' version of his AGV GP-Tech Celebr-8 helmet.
Marco Simoncelli in Jerez
Lorenzo Savadori in Estoril
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