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Tuesday, 31 January 2006 |
After a few unsubtle hints here and the odd FIM entry list there, Carlos Checa has finally been confirmed as the second Tech 3 Yamaha rider.
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Tuesday, 31 January 2006 |
The Ducati, Honda and Kawasaki teams began testing at the Australian Phillip Island circuit today, having flown directly from last weeks Sepang tests.
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Tuesday, 31 January 2006 |
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Kawasaki have unveiled their 2006 liveried ZX-RR on the first day of testing at Phillip Island. |
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Sunday, 29 January 2006 |
The FIM have released the 2006 provisional MotoGP entry list, detailing the teams and riders entered for next season.
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Sunday, 29 January 2006 |
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From Tuesday this week, Valentino Rossi will once again be testing for Ferrari. However this isn't like the previous tests; he will be on track alongside drivers from Mclaren, Williams, Toyota, Honda and BMW. |
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Wednesday, 25 January 2006 |
Ducati's good form has continued today with Sete Gibernau and Loris Capirossi once again ending the day quickest.
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Wednesday, 25 January 2006 |
The first testing of 2006 in Sepang, Malaysia concluded today with Ducati at the top of the timesheets.
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Wednesday, 25 January 2006 |
The Camel Yamaha team spent much of the final day at Sepang testing the new Michelin tyres which rain made impossible to use yesterday.
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Wednesday, 25 January 2006 |
The year has not started ideally for the Tech 3 Yamaha team, with rider James Ellison being ill for the duration of the Sepang test.
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Wednesday, 25 January 2006 |
The Sepang test ended today on a frustrating note for the Suzuki MotoGP team, with John Hopkins' 2006 GSV-R suffering an 'electrical control fault' which left him unable to complete any meaningful testing.
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Tuesday, 24 January 2006 |
Apart from a small hindrance from a tropical rainstorm just after 4pm local time, the teams and riders have today continued to test their 2006 bikes.
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Tuesday, 24 January 2006 |
Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi spent most of the second day of testing working on chatter problems, as well as running on old tyres.
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Monday, 23 January 2006 |
Today marks the unofficial opening of the 2006 season, with all of the teams bar WCM and Konica Minolta Honda in attendance at the Sepang circuit.
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Monday, 23 January 2006 |
Today was Kenny Roberts' first ride on the new RC211V engined KR211V, and he likes it.
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Monday, 23 January 2006 |
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Marco Melandri and Toni Elias spent their day running through a programme designed to evaluate each part of the new RC211V. |
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Monday, 23 January 2006 |
The Repsol Honda factory team of Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa spent day one running what were effectively shakedown tests. Hayden comparing the performance of his five-cylinder RC211V machine in its final 2005 specification and the initial version of the RCV he will campaign in the 17-round World Championship series.
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Monday, 23 January 2006 |
The Sepang test marks not only the start of Camel Yamaha's season, but the first public appearance of the new Camel branded YZR-M1.
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Monday, 23 January 2006 |
As with most teams, the first day of testing for Kawasaki involved setting up the new bike and testing new components, as well as giving the riders a chance to get used to the 2006 machine.
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Monday, 23 January 2006 |
After the slopes of Madonna di Campiglio at Ducati's Wrooom event the team and riders have begun to test at the sunny Sepang circuit.
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Monday, 23 January 2006 |
After the withdrawal of Team Pons from MotoGP for 2006, Casey Stoner has returned to Lucio Cecchinello Racing (LCR) for his first season in the MotoGP class.
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Thursday, 19 January 2006 |
Ducati have unveiled the Desmosedici GP6 at their annual Wrooom ski event on the slopes of Madonna di Campiglio.
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