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 

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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

I miss MotoGP already!!

Well the season ended last Sunday and I am now severely bored without any kind of motorbike racing!! But then the Moto2 and MotoGP bikes were testing until Wednesday which still provided a little excitement but soon the winter testing will kick in and we'll all be depressed and have to watch re-runs of the races. Thank god for Sky + and Eurosport ;)

So from the MotoGP tests it seems that Lorenzo and the Yamaha's still top but hey don't read much into it because it was only the first test. The main thing I wanna see is the Honda's start the season with a competitive bike and all 3 factory riders to be 100% fit. I think that was one of the problems this year - the only fully competitive bike was the Yamaha's but for once I'd LOVE to see all factory Honda's, Yamaha's and Ducati's working and for races to be won by the rider who rode the best!

But most of all I just want the season to start back up. As well as MotoGP theres WSBK where I want be see James Toseland and Johnny Rea do well   (preferably I'd love one of them to win it). Then there's BSB where I'm gonna be rooting for Tommy Hill and Dan Linfoot. Soooo please hurry up with testing and get the racing back on!!

Jodie x

For @marquezfan_ The 125cc Estoril race

Marc Marquez is amazing. There is no other way of putting it. The Estoril race is one of many examples of why Marquez is the 125cc champion. There was no qualifying as it was rained off - so he started from far back on the grid. It didn't matter though because as the red lights went out he soon made up places until the race was red flagged for bad weather. So coming out for the second sighting lap Marquez crashed and badly damaged his bike, the handlebars were bent, the brake levers were hanging off and the fairing desperately needed changing aka a pretty broken bike. Marquez then ignored team instructions and rode into the pits and about 50 mechanics from different teams huddled around the bike and fixed it just in time for Marc to complete a warm up lap...and to start from the back of the grid!!. You'd assume from this that he'd salvage a point or two from this race but no. Marquez must watch how Pedrosa starts a race because Marc came from the back of the grid to 3rd in to the first corner!! I though Nico Terol was gonna have a heart attack - but Marquez played it cool for a few laps then made his ways through the other two riders at the front and won.

This kid is gonna be huge!! He reminds me of Dani Pedrosa in many ways but also of Jorge Lorenzo. But truth is if Lorenzo was in that position he would have been too angry and wouldn't kept a cool head like Marquez, Where as Pedrosa would have bided his time (similar to Marquez) then race at a pace he was capable of and pick off his opponents one at a time just like Marc Marquez.

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Best race (in my opinion): Indianapolis

The 125cc race was good, especially because the race was just so mixed up. Also it was the race where Marc Marquez showed his real class - he crashed then rode the bike back up to 8th place then cut across the track and finish 5th - just to be docked points and pushed back to 10th. Still was thrilling to watch!! At the front the race was good too. Terol & Espargaro were fighting at the front but the battle between Rabat, Webb, Marquez and Krummanacher was fantastic!!

Moto2 race was immense!! All that drama of two huge crashes then the restart. Personally I thought the best rider was Toni Elias - he was so ill and probably shouldn't of raced but that makes him a worthy winner of the race and that race is high in my books because Scott Redding dominated all the sessions and got 3rd place :) Also Julian Simon and Toni Elias just fought it out non stop, either of them deserved to win. 

I am a HUGE Dani Pedrosa fan and i'm glad he won this race because last year he had this race won but crashed and finished 10th. So it was like unfinished business - this time he won the race in a very cool way. Initially Ben Spies took the lead but Pedrosa being aerodynamiclly perfect got his head down and closed down and overtook Nicky Hayden, Andrea Dovizioso and Ben Spies. Dani then pulled out a big lead and won it - that set him the new record of winning more than 2 races a season (Woooo). Credit to Ben Spies who finished 2nd - first year in motogp and got 2 podiums. At first I wasn't a Spies fan but i've just about took a shine to him and well the rides he's had on the Tech 3 Yamaha have been great at times it seemed like he was riding a factory Yamaha then!! Last but not least Jorge Lorenzo finished 3rd, I was expecting Lorenzo to go flat out for the win with his Iron Man crash helmet to be honest, but I think this is one of the first races where he started to think about his lead in the championship and just take it easy and not make any mistakes. The weather at Indy this year was scorching which made the track even more difficult to ride but in the end it was Dani Pedrosa who won but to the expense of being absolutely shattered afterwards!! Poor Lorenzo had a dizzy spell as he got into Parc Ferme and then there was Ben Spies who just looked like he'd been for a slow walk and not broken a sweat!!

Indy was no doubt one of the best races this season - there were battles throughout the whole race in each classes which kept me glued to my tv all evening.

Jodie x

MotoGP: My favourites :)

So my 1st proper post is gonna be about my favourite riders in MotoGP, Moto2 & 125cc :)

These 2 are my 125 favourites. Marc Marquez is the 2010 125cc Champion and deservedly so - winning over half of the races, getting the most pole postitions and generally being the best even when luck is not on his side (Estoril, Aragon, Le mans) he showed his maturity and talent all through the season. Vamos Marc Campeon!! 

Danny Webb - another great rider, although he doesn't have the best luck, well any good luck really. He always gives 100% and pushed to the max at all times!! He is a clever rider and I hope he signs to a team next year like Andalusia Cajasol who have helped Danny immensely this year, because he is a great rider who puts in all the work and effort but doesn't get the deserved end result.



Scott Redding is my favourite Moto2 rider - I only heard of him after his Record breaking win at Donington Park in 2008 (He is the youngest rider to ever win a Grand Prix - breaking Marco Melandri's 10 year record) - since then I always watched the 125 races - but Scott decided to grow and got to big for the 125s, so p to moto2 he went. My god what a season he had!! A great race at Silverstone - it was there where he really showed people what he was capable of and since then lept improving. Next was the Podium at Indy (3rd place) and the way he dominated the practices was amazing!! but then the tragic accident in Misano (R.I.P Shoya Tomizawa #48). Scott bounced back at the next race and continued the consistency throughout the rest of the season and got on the podium in Phillip Island (2nd) to be fair he should of won but it just goes to show how far he's come from riding in the 125cc bikes!!. Amazing talent that just keeps getting better and better!!

 Dani Pedrosa is my favourite. I love his focus and determination. When he turns up for at the grand prix's from friday morning through to sunday afternoon his focus is firmly set on setting up his bike and the race. I love his riding style - the way he can start from like the 4th row of the grid and win a race. Despite commentators and biased fans saying he can't ovetake...races in Indianapolis and Sachenring this year has proven that Dani can overtake. Dani can overtake and overtake people to win races. Okay he hasn't had the best luck with injuries but he bounces back and pulls off some incredible wins. Dani hasn't had the best of bikes this season but he performs miracles on that Honda and this shows what a natural talent he has! Races involving Pedrosa are always fun - especially as he is normally always first leading into turn 1 (my favourite part of the race lol). Vamos Dani!

My other favourite. Mr nice guy Nicky Hayden. Out of all the time I have watched and loved MotoGP I have never heard any fan, journalists, riders or teams say a bad word about Nicky. Nicky's will and determination to win and do good is such a good quality - like Pedrosa he's not had the luck this season or last season but the Ducati isn't really being kind to him though! He is performing minor miracles on that bike (that hard determination again!) Nicky is a proper racer and watching the races he's in are brilliant and hopefully they get that Ducati working for him. A good rider deserves a bike to match their skill and talent. 2006 World Champion - I wanna see that again!!


So there you have my favourites. 5 very different riders (but in my eyes the best riders :)

Hi ya :)

Going to start my first blog by Saying Hi and introducing myself, so...Hello, my name is Jodie. the reason I made this blog is because I love motorbikes and more importantly motorbike racing. I love all of it. MotoGP, World Superbikes, British Superbikes etc...So It seemed fitting that I should start writing about it, because eveyone who knows me knows that I have lots to say on the sport and admire all the riders and their incredible talent.

My blog will contain stories from the MotoGP, WSBK and BSB web sites and i'll give my views on them. Also things like posts about riders, teams, races, testing and anything I want to talk excessively about!!

(As i'm writing this i'm watching the FIM awards)


Jodie x