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Thursday 11 March 2010
BROOKES LEAVES GUADIX TEST AT TOP OF TIMESHEETS
HM Plant Honda's Josh Brookes finished today's Guadix British Superbike test at the top of the timesheets with a 1'13.6 lap which was enough to keep him ahead of Work Suzuki's Tommy Hill and the Swan Honda of James Ellison.

Brookes, who will return to the UK tomorrow as all his immigration paperwork has been sorted before the season stars, sounds happy with his test performance so far and with the new Ohlins suspension.

"It's goood to leave Guadix quickest but you can never have too much testing, in my opinion. We got a lot of stuff done and now have a good setting going into the first round, although we may test at Cadwell first," said the affable Aussie, speaking to bikesportnews.com this evening.

"I have ridden on Ohlins before but never the factory stuff and it would take a long phone call to tell you the differences between that and the Showa units we ran last year.

"I'm really pleased with how it has gone in testing as we have been able to look at a load of settings on the electronics and suspension and I reckon we're in pretty good shape. I hope we do go testing at Cadwell as I haven't ridden there before as I wasn't in a position to last season."


Posted by Trev on Thursday 11 March 2010 - 02:22:10 | Add/Read Comments: 0
Wednesday 10 March 2010
Jerez ends with De Angelis dominant in the rain
Jerez ends with De Angelis dominant in the rain
Monday, 08 March 2010

The San Marinese rider is unrivalled in the wet on the third and final day of the official Moto2/125cc test at the Andalusian track.



The last day of the official Moto2/125cc test at Jerez on Monday ended with Alex de Angelis the fastest rider of the intermediate class, as the Scot Racing rider excelled in the wet conditions as he had on day one. Finishing with a time of 1’55.280, De Angelis improved on his Saturday time by over half a second which was also set in the wet.

Sunday’s quickest rider – in dry conditions – Toni Elías (Gresini Racing) was next on the timesheet on Monday. The Spaniard set the second-fastest time in wet conditions of the test, and was eight-tenths of a second off De Angelis.

Tech3 Racing duo Raffaele de Rosa and Yuki Takahashi were third and fourth respectively, as both continued their adaptations to their respective machines. Mike di Meglio (Mapfre Aspar) and Mattia Pasini (Team JiR Moto2) completed the top six spots and were the final riders to break the 1’57” mark, with Thomas Lüthi (Interwetten Moriwaki) seventh quickest of the session.

A notable absence from the session was Kenny Noyes (Jack&Jones by Antonio Banderas), one of the form riders at both the Valencia test and at Jerez and who has marked his first steps in Moto2 with consistently good times.

The third and final official pre-season Moto2/125cc test is scheduled for March 27-29, again at Jerez,

Posted by BladeY on Wednesday 10 March 2010 - 01:13:54 | Add/Read Comments: 0
Saturday 06 March 2010
North Wales Speed camera van goes up in flames

THE LOVELY boys at North Wales Police have launched an investigation after a police speed camera van caught fire in Gwynedd.

Fire crews were alerted to the blaze in Llanllechid near Bethesda, just after 12.30pm on Monday.

Residents in the village told reporters from The Daily Post that the same camera van had been targetting the area for several weeks.

One local, who asked not to be identified, said: “It’s not the first time I’ve seen it here and I can’t think why it is here so often. I’ve noticed the camera window is sometimes open too.

“That’s the funny thing. This road is so narrow you can’t think about speeding. I’ve not heard about anyone being booked for speeding here either.”

Even though Firefighters extinguished the blaze quickly the van was badly damaged in the incident.

Another neighbour said: “The firemen were very quick in putting the fire out but there were just a few smiles on their faces afterwards.

“I think quite a few people around here had a bit of a giggle as well.”

An investigation by fire officers found the blaze was caused by an electrical fault in the van's engine compartment.

North Wales Police are staunch supporters of both fixed and mobile speed cameras.

[Submitted by Scratcher]
Posted by Scratcher on Saturday 06 March 2010 - 15:49:20 | Add/Read Comments: 0
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