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Noriyuki Haga made his racing debuts in the All-Japan 250 cc (1992-1993) and Superbike (1994-1997) championships. Teamed with Colin Edwards, he claimed the '1996 Suzuka 8 Hour race win andclinched the Japanese Superbike title the season after.
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With twelve consecutive seasons in premier-class (500 cc and MotoGP), among which seven as a factory rider, Carlos Checa is one of the most experienced riders in activity. The Catalan rider carried out very promising debuts : 7th for his first 125 cc Grand Prix in Barcelona in 1993, best privateer in 1994 for his first whole season in 250 cc.
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World Superbike - Ryuichi Kiyonari
12/24/2008 (nouveau)
'2002 All-Japan Supersport champion, Ryuichi Kiyonari entered the MotoGP championship in tragic conditions : Honda asked him to succeed to Daijiro Kato, dead after his crash at Suzuka for the '2003 opening round. This first season in premier class was average, with no convincing result.
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When he took part in his first whole World Superbike season in 1995, Troy Corser already had a solid credit : 250 cc (1991) and Superbike (1993) Australian champion, AMA Superbike champion (1994). Runner-up for his first campaign, Troy Corser was crowned in 1996.
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World Supersport - Garry McCoy
12/18/2008 (new)
Garry McCoy was a good 125 World Grand Prix rider in the 1990's, claiming two race wins in five seasons. After an average experience on 500 bicylinder Honda, his career took a new turn in 1999 when Peter Clifford called him to replace Simon Crafar at the Czech GP.
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World Superbike - Chris Walker
12/11/2008 (new)
Four times British Superbike runner-up (from 1997 to 2000), Chris Walker started his international career with win at Le Mans 24 Hour race in 1999. Contending the 500 World Grand Prix championship in 2001, he didn't finish the season because of a lack of results. Then, he took part in World Superbikes from 2002 to 2006 with Kawasaki, Ducati (2003) and FPR (2004).
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Press review - Moto Revue # 3836
12/11/2008
Christmas is coming near ! Like every year, Moto Revue, the French magazine, publish its shopping list. In this issue, there is a quick presentation of the artworks available on the website : watercolours signed by MotoGP and WSBK riders and on demand works..
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World Superbike - Lorenzo Lanzi
12/04/2008 (new)
After a difficult '2001 season in 125 cc World Grand Prix, Lorenzo Lanzi didn't compete in 2002. For his comeback the following season, he clinched the Italian Superstock title and finished runner-up at the European level. Recruited by Ducati, the Italian rider firstly represented the manufacturer in the World Supersport series (5th in 2004).
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Step by step - Honda Varadero
12/04/2008
XL 1000's little daughter, the 125 Varadero Honda was launched in 2001. This copy is a '2006 model. It rolls every day and its miloleter already displays 63 000 kilometers. For this order, the chosen technique was watercolours combined with India ink. That's how I've been working almost exclusively for one year.
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World Superbike - Gregorio Lavilla
11/27/2008 (new)
After his Superbike and Supersport domestic crowns, Gregorio Lavilla succesively contended 250 cc World Grand Prix, Thunderbike Trophy and German Superbike series. This last experience allowed him to secure a good race seat in World Superbikes for 1998.
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World Superbike - Michel Fabrizio
11/20/2008 (new)
Michel Fabrizio is only 24 but he already has a great experience of motorcycle racing. After a first season in 125 cc World Grand Prix, he clinched the European Superstock title, aboard a 4-stroke GSX-R 1000 Suzuki, in 2003. The season after, he took part in the MotoGP world championship with the little team WCM.
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Address book - Riders for health
11/20/2008
The first time I read about Riders for Health (http://www.riders.org), it was in 1992, in Grand Prix Magazine. There was an article dealing with the operations carried out by the association in Africa.
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'2007-2008 Winter tests - Kevin Schwantz, Suzuka 1988
11/20/2008
During the '2006 winter , I wanted to try my hand at making comics. Because of a lack of time, I only carried rough scketches about the "Baa Baa Black Sheep" TV broadcast. I would have liked to make strips about motorcycle too. The idea of celebrating the 20th anniversary of Kevin Schwantz's first GP win came to me very quickly.
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World Supersport - Jonathan Rea
11/13/2008 (new)
At the age of 21, Jonathan Rea is one the best hopes of British racing. Competing in the British Superbike championship since 2005, he regularly improved and claimed a runner-up position in 2007 behind his teammate Ryuichi Kiyonari. He also took the victory at the Suzuka 300 km race.
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World Superbike - Max Neukirchner
11/06/2008 (new)
Max Neukirchner got revealed on the world scene with the team Klaffi, in Supersport (2004) and in Superbike (2005). Replaced by Alex Barros, Max Neukirchner started the '2006 campaign on a team Pedercini's Ducati. At half-season, Francis Batta called him to replace Fabien Foret.
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World Supersport - Andrew Pitt
10/23/2008 (new)
After his Australian Supersport title, Andrew Pitt was recruited by Kawasaki to contend the world championship in 2000. The season after, he was crowned without any race win. In 2002, he eventually earnt his first victory and finished the championship in 5th position. He also scored the first points for Kawasaki in the new MotoGP series.
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Firstly working as a spraypainter, Troy Bayliss began his racing career pretty late (28 years). He took part in the Australian Supersport (2nd in 1995) and Superbike (3rd in 1996, 2nd in 1997) championships. Thanks to his good performances, Suzuki invited him to ride at the 250 cc Australian GP, which he finished in 6th position.
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News - 2008 WSBK French round : the report
10/09/2008
A full year of waiting, four months of preparation. As always, as the date comes near, the pressure increases. The challenge is high : concretize the time spent in my workshop in very few hours on the circuit. This year again, I could only go at Magny-Cours on Saturday. The day before, I sorted my artworks in my portfolios to be able to "draw" as fast as possible.
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News - 2008 WSBK French round : D-10
09/25/2008
Troy Bayliss could have clinched the world title last sunday in Vallelunga for his last race in Italy. By taking the third position to Troy Corser, Michel Fabrizio deprived the Yamaha rider of any possibility to fill the gap in the last two rounds.
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After debuts on pocket bikes, Shinya Nakano contendedin the 125 cc (1995, 1996) and 250 cc (1997,1998) All-Japan series. In 1998, he made brilliant first appearances on the international scene with a 2nd place for his home Grand Prix, behind Daijiro Kato, and a 4th place in Australia.
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Son of a former motocross champion,Toni Elias began the competition at the age of nine and successively passed the stages : pocket bike, 50 cc and 125 cc (3rd of the 1999 Spanish championship). Singled out by Alberto Puig during his first complete Grand Prix season (20th), he joined the Telefonica Junior Team in 2001, alongside Dani Pedrosa.
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After two excellent seasons in the 125 cc French championship (vice-champion in 1997 and champion in 1998), Randy de Puniet made his Grand Prix debut in 1999. After inconstant results, he moved to the 250 cc class and made real progress (1 pole and 2 podiums in 2002).
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After a brilliant career start in the United States, in motocross and on track, as amateur and professional, Colin Edwards discovered the international circuits with the official Superbike Yamaha team in 1995. He won the Suzuka 8 Hours race for the first time in 1996 but arm and collarbone fractures ruined his '1997 season. In 1998, he joined Honda and became a major figure of the series with two world titles (2000 and 2002).
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Born in a family passionate about motorbikes, Nicky Hayden, like his brothers Roger Lee and Tommy, earnt his spurs in dirt track, the American sliding school. After his domestic Superbike title in 2002, Nicky Hayden was propelled to the MotoGP with the official Honda squad, first reigning champion of the new 4-stroke era.
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MotoGP veteran, Loris Capirossi started his international career with two 125 cc world titles (1990 and 1991), breaking the precocity record then hold by Alex Criville. Unconsistant for his 250 cc debuts, he battled for the title during the two next seasons without reaching his goal (2nd in 1993 and 3rd in 1994).
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Like many of his compatriots, Chris Vermeulen tasted very early racing on dirt track bikes. In 1998, he made his road racing debuts. He moved to Great-Britain in 2000 on the advice of Barry Sheene. Chris Vermeulen quickly recorded good results and entered the World Supersport championship with the Van Zon Honda team in 2002.
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Only 25 years old, Marco Melandri already takes part in his eleventh GP season. Quickly compared to his friend Valentino Rossi, he didn’t known the same success. In 125 cc, he failed twice to clinch the title (3rd in 1998 and 2nd in 1999) and had to wait for his third 250 cc campaign to be crowned (2002).
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Discovered, like Kevin Schwantz, by John Ulrich, John Hopkins clinched the AMA Supersport (2000) and Xtreme Formula (2001) titles before entering the MotoGP championship in 2002 on a 2-stroke Yamaha YZR. His first season was regular, with two 7th places as best results. In 2003, he joined the Suzuki factory team.
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Valentino Rossi is a phenomenon : 7 world titles and 91 GP wins since 1996 (in progress !) ! The first season to learn, the second one to be champion, that’s how the Doctor proceeded in the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc classes.
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Dani Pedrosa started racing on pocket bikes, which he became the Spanish champion in 1998. His participation in the Movistar Cup the following season was deciding for his career. Alberto Puig, creator of this detection championship, was convinced by the potential of this young rider.
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Supported by his family, Casey Stoner quickly recorded good results(first domestic title at the age of six). Emigrated in Great-Britain when he was 14 to make his road racing debuts (the minium age is 16 in Australia), Casey Stoner was crowned for his first season in the British 125 cc championship (2000).
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MotoGP - Anthony West
06/19/2008 (new)
Anthony West contends in Grand Prix world championship since 1999. Except the '2001 season, raced on the 500 cc bike, "Antwest" gained a great experience in the 250 cc class. In 2003, as a privateer aboard an Aprilia, he obtained his first ever victory at Assen, in the rain.
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Sylvain Guintoli started racing on a scooter in 1994 and began his motorbike career in the 125 cc French championship in 1999. The year after, he switched to the upper category within the French Team. He won the national title and carried away a 3rd place in the European championship. He entered the Grand Prix in 2001 in the same structure. Considering he had to discover many circuits, Sylvain Guintoli performed well (4th in Assen). [Read more] |
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MotoGP - Alex de Angelis
06/05/2008 (new)
Alex de Angelis made his Grand Prix debuts with Honda in the 125 cc class. Then he went on improving with Aprilia. 125 cc vice-champion in 2003 and two-times 3rd in the 250 cc world championship (2006 and 2007), the rider from San-Marino only won one race in eight seasons at world level.
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After off-road racing debut, James Toseland switched to road racing in 1992. His Honda CB 500 Cup win and his third place in British Supersport championship were a springboard for his international career. He went on learning in the World Supersport championship for the two following seasons. He came back to the UK in 2000 to take part in the British Superbike championship and in the World Superbike one in 2001, beside Neil Hodgson in the GSE Ducati team.
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MotoGP - Andrea Dovizioso
06/05/2008 (new)
Andrea Dovizioso started racing with minibikes. 125 cc European champion in 2001, the young Italian rider made his Grand Prix debuts the following year and was crowned in 2004. Supported by faithful partners and Honda, he moved to the upper class with the same team.
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MotoGP - Jorge Lorenzo
06/05/2008(new)
Born to be champion! That's how could be summed up Jorge Lorenzo destiny. Since he was a child, his life is dedicated to racing. He made his Grand Prix debuts as soon as he had the minimum age, i.e. on the Saturday of the '2002 Spanish Grand Prix.
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MotoGP - WSBK - '2007 champions
05/29/2008
Among the '2007 world champions, three met this season in the MotoGP¨class. Casey Stoner defends his title conquered with 10 wins. Jorge Lorenzo, crowned for the second time in a row in the 250 cc class, arrived in the Yamaha team alongside the master Valentino Rossi and quickly bumped into the hierarchy.
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News - '2008 MotoGP French round : the report
05/29/2008
I spent a quiet winter because I was sure to enter the French GP paddock once more. This serenity allowed me to make a high number of artworks. I started to work in early december. Artwork after artwork, I was dreaming of a perfect "hunt". Amish-mash in my telephone list ruined my morning.
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News - '2008 MotoGP French round : D-7
05/08/2008
In 2007, the Stoner-Ducati-Bridgestone trio won its first MotoGP title. Before the French Grand Prix, the young Australian had already obtained three victories from four races. After a buzy winter, the others contenders have improved to battle out for victory again : Yamaha and Honda riders are satisfied with the progress of their new bikes. Michelin has also made progress to erase a very disappointing '2007 season (first missed title since 1991).
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Winter tests - Sylvain Guintoli
05/08/2008
In one week all the MotoGP actors will be at Le Mans for the fifth round of the '2008 championship, which started at Qatar in March. To get back into the swing of things, you've discovered three black and white strips about the '2007 edition. Here is the making of.
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