Monday 30 April 2012

Stoner takes first win of the season in Jerez

Reigning World Champion Casey Stoner took his first ever premier-class victory at the Gran Premio bwin de España as he fought an epic battle with championship rival Jorge Lorenzo.

Source: http://www.gpupdate.net/en/motogp-news/277953/stoner-takes-first-win-of-the-season-in-jerez/

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Lorenzo beats Pedrosa to Jerez pole

MotoGP qualifying at the Gran Premio bwin de España was a thrilling affair as Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo took pole position in front of his home crowd in a frantic battle to the end with compatriot Dani Pedrosa.

Source: http://www.gpupdate.net/en/motogp-news/277938/lorenzo-beats-pedrosa-to-jerez-pole/

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Is This Proof Volkswagen Thought Beautiful Women Couldn't Drive Stick? [Video]

Volkswagen was pleased to announce in 1973 that you no longer had to worry about the reason you hadn't yet bought one of their "station wagons". More »

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Berries can keep your brain sharp

Eating two servings of strawberries and blueberries a day can delay memory decline in olde...

Everyone knows that strawberries and blueberries are good for you. Now a new study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has found that eating as little as two servings of flavonoid-rich strawberries and/or blueberries a week can delay memory decline in older women by over two years. .. Continue Reading Berries can keep your brain sharp

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Sunday 29 April 2012

See What Happens When A 1967 Camaro Crashes Into A Swimming Pool [Car Crashes]

While discovering a 1967 Camaro sitting in your driveway is surely the stuff of gearhead fantasy, as one Florida family learned this past week finding one sitting in your recently refinished swimming pool isn't quite the same. More »

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Nicky Hayden testing with Ducati at Mugello rain hindered

Beritai.com – the latest news from the world of MotoGP 2012 racing which we summarized from the site and we present MotoGPmania beritai, Nicky Hayden desire to replace the pre-season test of time lost due to injury, is constrained by weather Mugello Circuit, Italy bad.

2006 MotoGP world champion was joined by Ducati test team since the day on Wednesday (18/4) to try some new components and Ducati to find a good setup for the bike Desmosedici GP12.

Hayden had suffered an injury after the race at the Valencia Grand Prix last season, and the injury was increased when Hayden crashed in a motocross training after Christmas. Injuries caused Hayden did not have enough time to test with Ducati in the pre-season.

“The weather was not good today. I am only doing a few laps at the track is cool, then heavy rain came,” Hayden said through his Twitter account. “But the first day is not so vain as we get the motor performance data in the rain.”

Heavy rain was also made ​​Hayden did not continue the trial and to have more time to answer some fan questions via Twitter account (@ NickyHayden69).

“Nicky, Ducati problem lies in the form of the gas tank and it makes you encumbered when cornering. Give it to Valentino Rossi and Jeremy Burgess (chief mechanic Rossi),” said one follower statement that makes Hayden ‘interested’.

“You must have been intoxicated by drugs,” said the rider was nicknamed The Kentucky Kid.

Ducati test at Mugello circuit will end on Thursday, and then they will go to Jerez Circuit, Spain to undergo a second series of MotoGP. Teammate Hayden, Rossi did not undergo tests this week.

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Gary Carter: He was a pretty good paper boy, too

Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2012/02/gary-carter-he-was-a-pretty-good-paper-boy-too.html

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Man Sues BMW After Motorcycle Gives Him An Erection That Won't Go Away [Two Wheels Bad]

While an extended state of arousal after a motorcycle ride might sound like typical rhetoric of the two wheel crowd, one man is now suing BMW Motorrad USA and the maker of an aftermarket seat after a motorcycle ride left him with an erection that wouldn't go away. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/jalopnik/full/~3/OqmIBeGAdoo/man-sues-bmw-after-motorcycle-gives-him-an-erection-that-wont-go-away

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Saturday 28 April 2012

Motorcycle Superstore Bagger Project - Engine

Work has begun on the Motorcycle Superstore Road Glide project as Mark Daley of Thunder Struck Customs tears into the engine for us to install an S&S 106" Big Piston Kit and new cams.

Source: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/373/12946/Motorcycle-Article/Motorcycle-Superstore-Bagger-Project---Engine.aspx

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Mammoth fisheye lens from the 1970s sells for £100,000

The 6mm f/2.8 Nikkor lens weighs 11.46 pounds, is 9.29 inches in diameter and some 6.73 in...

It's getting rarer these days to find the kind of specialist shops that have so much stock from years gone by that they're more like a mini-museum than a retail outlet. Grays of Westminster is just such an emporium. Exclusively dealing in products spanning the whole history of the Nikon Corporation, the award-winning central London curiosity shop managed to generate a huge online buzz this week by announcing the sale of an exceptionally rare monster of a wide-angle Nikkor lens for an equally gargantuan price of £100,000 (US$162,312)... Continue Reading Mammoth fisheye lens from the 1970s sells for £100,000

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Pirelli notes from Assen

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Giorgio Barbier, Racing Director Pirelli Moto, sums up the third round of the 2012 WSBK Championship held at the TT Assen circuit in the Netherlands, from the point of view of the championship’s official one-make tyre supplier.


“The Assen round was the scene of great excitement, providing very spectacular races for all WSBK enthusiasts with the contribution of extremely fickle weather conditions. In fact, rain showers alternated with sunshine, making tyre selection strategies fundamental. For Superbike, slick tyres were used for the first 13 laps of race 1 and almost all the riders opted for the SC1 (R300) solution on the rear, introduced for the first time this year during the Imola round as a development of the standard SC1, but more suitable for use in lower temperatures. After the race was red flagged due to rain, for the remaining 9 laps of race 1, on the other hand, the riders all used rain tyres.


Race 2, declared as a wet race even though it wasn’t raining at the start, played some nasty tricks on a few riders, including Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) who, convinced that rain was on the way, decided to start with two rain tyres and was then forced to come into the pits to change tyres, mounting two slick solutions, but losing time and any possibility of another podium. This was certainly a weekend rich with satisfaction for Sylvain Guintoli and the Effenbert Liberty Racing team as well as for Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) who nailed the right solutions for both races.


My compliments also to Lorenzo Lanzi who surprised everyone in his debut Supersport race by taking the top step of the podium.” Giorgio Barbier, Racing Director, Pirelli Moto


Pirelli BEST LAP Awards:

 

SBK Race 1 – Sylvain Guintoli (Team Effenbert Liberty Racing), 1’57.793 (Lap 9)
SBK Race 2 – Carlos Checa (Althea Racing), 1’38.092 (Lap 16)
Total BEST LAP (SBK): Checa C. (Althea Racing) 3, Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) 1, Biaggi M. (Aprilia Racing Team) 1, Sylvain Guintolì (Team Effenbert Liberty Racing) 1


WSS – Lorenzo Lanzi (Prorace Honda), 1’59.828 (Lap 17)
Total BEST LAP (WSS): Foret F. (Kawasaki Intermoto Step) 1, Parkes B. (Ten Kate Racing Products) 1, Lorenzo Lanzi (Prorace Honda) 1


STK1000 – Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia Goldbet), 1’40.187 (Lap 6)
STK600 – Alex Schacht (Schacht Racing SBK ONE), 1’41.860 (Lap 9)

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Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/-6R1Ba6Ecy2/Pirelli+notes+from+Assen

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Jerez MotoGP: Bridgestone Friday Report

2012 MotoGP Championship

Avintia Blusens' rider Iván Silva put in a hot lap on slick tires during a damp first practice session at Jerez to finish Friday on top of the timesheets.

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Source: http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/2012/jerez-motogp-bridgestone-friday-report

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Friday 27 April 2012

Drunk Driver Reports Self to Police [Car Crime]

Driving under the influence of alcohol can be dangerous to us all. A Pennsylvania man thought it was bad enough to call the police and report someone for drunk driving. Conscientious citizen, right? Sort of. Except that the drunk driver he was reporting — was himself! More »

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A Lotus Exige That Can Tangle With A Porsche 911 GT3 [Video]

It's more than sad that we won't be getting this run-out version of the Lotus Exige. Maybe it's because the company's U.S. air-bag exemption has run out, or that CEO Dany Bahar's pissed we weren't more excited about the company's new concepts. So, let's share a moment of vicarious pleasure with Chris Harris More »

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