Haven't written in a while, Sorry.

Since I last wrote there have been the 1st tests for the 2011 season. The MotoGP test was quite boring to be honest, Casey Stoner seemed to get some good laps in on the Honda, where as Valentino Rossi was struggling with the Ducati, but seriously we have to be realistic - Rossi joined Yamaha when the bike was not ride able or able to win a race! but with the patience of a saint and hard work he made the Yamaha a World Championship winning bike and it must of been a huge kick in the teeth when Yamaha bought in Lorenzo who had a pretty much perfect bike for the seasons. Cut a long story short, Give Rossi some time with that Ducati and he will surely but slowly get it working. 

Then there was Ben Spies on the Factory Yamaha - He should know that he is one lucky guy to get Valentino's bike in a very good condition. Spies was fast at the test and if he was fast on the Tech 3 Monster Bike imagine what he can do on the Factory bike!! It'll make interesting races next season and I have no doubt that Ben Spies will win a race next season.

The next rider I was impressed with is Dani Pedrosa (I am always impressed with Pedrosa though!), he was still suffering with his numb arm and collarbone injury but ended the test in a good position. If Dani Pedrosa can get fit and start the season with a ride able bike then he will be able to challenge for race wins early on. The saddest thing with Pedrosa's injury is that it wasn't through no fault of his own and at the time he was riding in fine form. It just looked like he was glued to the bike. Also I was so glad to hear the Honda have kept Dovizioso because he had a great season, He did not deserve to be ousted by Casey Stoner whose season was nothing short of miserable.

Also the return of Toni Elias to MotoGP is something I'm really excited about. Last year he swapped to Moto2 and showed what a talented, experienced and brilliant rider he really is. Toni didn't deserve to get punted out but he re-discovered his brilliant form and hopefully he'll show the San Carlo team what there missing out on!!

45 views....ridESR#45 :)

Okay! It's no secret that i'm a huge Scott Redding fan...but I got 45 views on my blog. To be honest I have too many topics to write about so I decided to write about Scott Redding on the number 45 bike. Here goes...

What a season he had! Okay he didn't start too well but the way pretty much everyone is looking at it, he was a young and inexperienced rider on a 600cc bike in an ultra competitive class. Soon enough there Scott was making progress in the races, but qualifying was a nightmare!! which always made finishing high up the grid harder than it already was. But Scott did manage it on a few occassion. Then came the summer break which delivered his team a new improved Suter chasis which made way for huge improvements on track.
Brno started off good but Fonsi Nieto's odd breaking patterns made Scott run off track and night back to finish out the points. Then came Indy and no one seems to have looked back since there!!

He dominated every session finishing 1st and only got 3rd on qualifying beaten by his team-mate but still managing his first rostrum in Moto2 then was the tragic accident at Misano - after Misano a lot rumpours were going round saying that Scott wouldn't race no more. But like all riders, he loves to ride so he was very bravely back at the next round. Aragon. In Aragon Scott was still ultra impressive, finishing 8th 

[PICS] Marc Marquez #marcampeon #93

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MotoGP [PICS] Lots of Pedrosa :)

World Superbikes: Supersport 600 my favveesss

 

 These three guys are my favourite Supersport riders. Chaz Davies, Gino Rea and Eugene Laverty (Although he's just moved up to World Superbikes). These have some of the best racing stories. It seems that Chaz Davies has raced everywhere! In the 250cc motoGP...AMA...now Supersport. Eugene Laverty's family are born racers and extremely good racers. Whereas Gino Rea started off on MX tracks on the bumpy stuff but got spied by James Toseland's manager who quickly got Gino onto circuit racing and well why look back?

It's not just their backgrounds but they all are amazing riders. The best thing about Chaz Davies and Eugene Laverty is that where they have so much experience they keep a cool head and always get the job done - like all the drama in the penultimate round of the season that race threw all the Supersport grid into chaos the number of crashes, mechanicals etc... Davies kept going but only to retire on the last corner with a mechanical fault and  for Laverty to take out Sofouglu which is unlike him - but hey when fighting to the death for a championship these things have to be done and Sofouglu probably doesn't care now because he ended up winning (DAMMIT!!) Anyway....Gino Rea is fantastic for the short amount of time he's had on circuit racing he's done wonders!! In 2009 he was the Superstock 600 champion by 1 point. Talk about pressure to win and he did it alright! And for his first season in Supersport he did fantastic and undeservedly got punted off by Pirro at Misano when he was a having a great race. But the highlight of the season must of been his podium at Silverstone...he kept on at Laverty and Sofouglu like a rash!! But glad there was 2 Brits on the podium!!

My Supersport faves...

World Superbikes: My faveees :)

 My two favourite World Superbike riders once both raced for the same team. On the left Johnny Rea. On the right James Toseland. Both of them are fantastic riders that are more than capable of winning races and championships.

Johnny Rea - I've been a fan of Rea for as long as I can remember. I love the way he rides he just goes for it! Like in South Africa this year he started 11th and was 2nd over the line on the first lap. I love watching races with him because they are never ever dull - they always have loads of overtaking, fights and normally always with Johnny Winning. He has GOT to win the championship soon - he had some bad luck with injuries but he rode with them but unfortunately his team pulled him out of the last race of the season because he wasn't fit enough but he still wanted to race!! #65

James Toseland - This guy has some mega talent and it's such a shame people have forgotten. James Toseland has had a difficult few seasons with Yamaha but now his moved to a new team with a new bike, so things should be looking up for Jimmy (I hope so). For all his critics and haters this is what I say: How can a guy who supposedly has no talent become the youngest ever World Superbike champion...TWICE....on two different manufacturers.!!  

Okay little rant over. Similar to Johnny Rea I love watching this guy race he never gives up, his riding style just makes the race enjoyable for me. When they found something that worked in that crappy Yamaha JT was on the podium close to winning I thought I was gonna wet myself watching the races it was fantastic!! I hope BMW can provide a good bike and a good team and get going next season. Aside from this the double World Superbike champ is GORGEOUS and he can sing and play the piano....dream guy *sighs* #52

Jorge Lorenzo MotoGP World Champion 2010

I'll be the first to admit I am not Lorenzo's biggest fan but I will give respect and credit when and where it is due. Lorenzo  was fantastic this year and he has really shown his maturity. You have to admit that when Lorenzo came up to MotoGP he had some spectacular crashes and in the races when things didn't go his way he'd act like a child and make rash decisions and not keep a cool head. But this season he hardly put a foot wrong. He finished all the races, it seemed like he had no bad luck and his new found maturity was at it's best in Malaysia where he secured the Championship - instead of winning the race by miles he just rode it home safely. This kind of thing is exactly what won him the championship.

Although some can argue that Jorge only won the championship because Valentino Rossi was out of action for a few races but I beg to differ. Lorenzo finished 2nd in Qatar - but in the opening laps he took it easy and waited (again showing his maturity) then after that race was Jerez & Le Mans were he looked impossible to beat. I think due to Rossi's injury and that the fact that the other factory bikes were not up to full competitiveness - Lorenzo just took advantage of that factor and rightly rode the hell out of the bike!! But I really do think that no rider including Lorenzo will have a season quite as easy as that.  But again giving credit where it's due Jorge rode that bike brilliantly, he had the best luck all season and did not step a foot wrong. Give the guy clap!! Because some of the races he won were great and good to watch.

Jorge Lorenzo 2010 MotoGP World Champion

Jodie x