2010 MotoGP standings

[JimR]

Originally Posted by xzpolskix

Huh?

Silverstone is about 50 miles from me ... (back yard) and YMUK tend to spend loads of money at Silverstone on their own team and the World team.
Standings = Results ..

[xzpolskix]

So do you ever go out to Silverstone to see any races?

[JimR]

Originally Posted by xzpolskix

So do you ever go out to Silverstone to see any races?

You just have to ride over there & do a track day your allowed (at a cost) to run your old dog (bike) around the track or have tuition on a race bike on how to ride .. but the track at the top of the A40 (Donington) is better for that

[xzpolskix]

Do you ever go to Silverstone to watch pro racers?
The closest track to me for pro racing (whether it be AMA or MotoGP) is about 3 hours away (and that's not following the speed limits). Wish I had a track that was that close

[JimR]

Originally Posted by xzpolskix

Do you ever go to Silverstone to watch pro racers?
The closest track to me for pro racing (whether it be AMA or MotoGP) is about 3 hours away (and that's not following the speed limits). Wish I had a track that was that close

I have 3 tracks within an hour the best time is riding your own bike at silly speeds around the track (=track days) watching the pro's ride the track is fine but you always think 'you can do better !'

[xzpolskix]

I know what you mean. I'm hoping to be able to get out to a track day next year. We'll see what happens. Til then, I'm stuck watching it at home on the tv lol

[JimR]

Originally Posted by xzpolskix

I know what you mean. I'm hoping to be able to get out to a track day next year. We'll see what happens. Til then, I'm stuck watching it at home on the tv lol

Do Silverstone or Donnington ... oopps to far away but are real quality pop over & perhaps I'll lend you the TZR to run

[xzpolskix]

It'd be cheaper for me to buy a track bike and drive to my "local" track

[JimR]

Originally Posted by xzpolskix

It'd be cheaper for me to buy a track bike and drive to my "local" track

perhaps ?? an apex flight may be quite cheap ... but you may have to stand up the whole 7 hours

[Adam]

News Assen, Netherlands 23/06/2010
Yoshikawa to join Fiat Yamaha Team in Rossi's absence




Yamaha Motor Racing is pleased to announce that Wataru Yoshikawa, their experienced Japanese test rider, will join the Fiat Yamaha Team from the Barcelona round of the MotoGP World Championship. The two-time Japanese Superbike Champion will ride in the place of the injured Valentino Rossi, with Rossi's team and the YZR-M1, until the Italian is back to full fitness following his broken leg.
It is expected that Yoshikawa will be with the Fiat Yamaha Team for at least three races, after which more should be known about Rossi's expected return date.
Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing Srl, said "we have considered many different scenarios and candidate riders to fill the temporary vacant seat in the Fiat Yamaha Team. We had always planned to use a rider from within the Yamaha Motor and Tech 3 family but for each rider we considered who is in active competition, their move to the Fiat Yamaha Team would have created another problem for their own racing program or for the teams in which they are engaged. Finally, after a great deal of consideration, we have selected Wataru Yoshikawa, our Japanese YZR-M1 Test rider, to join us as our substitute rider. We provisionally plan for three races (Catalunya, Sachsenring and Laguna Seca) but we will adjust the plan accordingly when we know more about Valentino's expected date of return.
"The benefit of Wataru's presence in our team will be threefold. Firstly he brings with him a wealth of experience riding the YZR-M1. Secondly his presence allows us to fulfill our contractual obligations and to join the team's quest to accumulate points for the Team Championship. Thirdly he will gain valuable first hand MotoGP race experience in three challenging circuits which will surely be very useful to assist him and Yamaha with the future development of the YMR-M1.
"We look forward to welcoming Wataru into our team while we wait for Valentino's return to full fitness."
Wataru Yoshikawa added "I'm happy to have this chance to stand-in for Valentino while he is recovering and to compete in MotoGP again for the first time since 2002, when I raced at Motegi. Looking at the Fiat Yamaha Team results with the 2010 YZR-M1, I can see that the winter developments were correct and now I am looking forward to having the chance to gather some ‘real racing' data, which will be very helpful for the future development of the M1."
Wataru Yoshikawa Racing Biography
Nationality: Japanese
Born: 26th September 1968, Tokyo
Wataru Yoshikawa won the Japanese Superbike Championship for Yamaha in 1994 and 1999. Between 1992 and 2002 he made many wild-card appearances in the World Superbike Championship for Yamaha and in 1996 completed a full season, finishing 9th. He raced as a wild card once in MotoGP in 2002, finishing 12th. Since then he has been heavily involved as a test rider for the Yamaha MotoGP programme, giving h