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Born to be champion ! That's how could be summed up Jorge Lorenzo's destiny. Since he was a child, his life has been dedicated to racing. He made his Grand Prix debut as soon as he had the minimum age, i.e. on the Saturday of the 2002 Spanish Grand Prix. [Read more] |
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MotoGP - Aleix Espargaro
06/17/2010 (new)
Aleix Espargaro started racing in Catalunya, competing in enduro, motocross and supermotard championships. 2004 125 cc Spanish champion, Aleix Espargaro naturally made his world championship debut the next season. Teamed-up with Alvaro Bautista in football player Clarence Seedorf's team, he made a decent maiden season.
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MotoGP - Hector Barbera
06/17/2010 (new)
Hector Barbera started racing through the many Spanish detection series (Airtel, Caja Madrid) then in 125 cc championship, that he finished in 12th position in 2001. He made his world championship debut in 2002 in Aspar Martinez's team. From 2003, he earnt his two maiden wins.
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MotoGP - Alvaro Bautista
06/10/2010 (new)
After debuts in minibikes and Aprilia Cup, Alvaro Bautista, from 1999, has been part of the detection program initiated in Spain by Alberto Puig with the support of MoviStar. As Dani Pedrosa and Toni Elias was making their debuts in the world championship, Alvaro Bautista was earning his spurs in the top level Spanish championship. Crowned in 2003 in the 125 cc class, he logically contended the world series since 2004.
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MotoGP - Marco Simoncelli
06/10/2010 (new)
Marco Simoncelli started racing with mini-bikes then took part in the Italian and European 125 cc championships. 2002 European champion, he made his world series debut at the end of the season, watched by his friend Valentino Rossi. Between 2003 and 2005, he contended the 125 cc world championship on a Aprilia bike, claiming two wins and finishing in 5th position in 2005.
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MotoGP - Hiroshi Aoyama
06/03/2010 (new)
After a brilliant domestic career crowned with a title in the 250 cc class in 2003, Hiroshi Aoyama contended his first world season in Alberto Puig's team. Teamed up with Dani Pedrosa, who clinched the titles in 2004 and 2005, Hiroshi Aoyama claimed his maiden win in Japan in 2005. [Read more] |
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Ben Spies made his professional road racing debut in the USA in 2000 with Suzuki. For his rookie season, he earned the AMA Horizon Award. He claimed his first domestic title in 2003 in the Formula Extreme class. He joined the official Suzuki team in 2005, alongside Mat Mladin, and finished the Superbike championship as runner-up. [Read more] |
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Valentino Rossi is a phenomenon : 9 world titles and 104 GP wins since 1996 (in progress) ! The first season to learn, the second one to be champion, that’s how the Doctor proceeded in the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc classes. [Read more] |
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News - 2010 MotoGP French round : the report
05/27/2010
There are good days and others less. If last year I had met "The Doctor" twice, this time, I didn't manage to approach him. Since my first Grand Prix backstage in 2003, the paddock completely changed. Everything became more organised. Gravels are away, construction works of the Bugatti circuit are amost finished. [Read more] |
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From March, 18th to June, 3rd, you'll find on this page a retrospective about the champions of the past decade. With, obviously, all the MotoGP and World Superbike champions but also the main national ones. All these articles will be gathered in the champions' gallery.
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News - 2010 MotoGP French round : D-7
05/13/2009
We lived a volcanic season start ! First Valentino Rossi set fire to the race in Qatar after Casey Stoner crashed as he was leading the race. At Jerez, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa struggled for a home race victory until the last turn. The "Fanstastic Four" are fit for fight this year again. Maybe with a light advantage for the Yamaha factory riders.
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Press review - Read on www.motorevue.com
03/31/2010
A nice article about the Champions' spring to read on French magazine Moto Revue's website (in French only) : "Fan de compétition moto et de peinture, Laurent Malléjac conjugue ses deux passions à merveille depuis de nombreuses années en réalisant de superbes aquarelles des pilotes de vitesse."
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2009-2010 winter tests - "The hitchhiker", a tribute to The Doors (video)
03/11/2010
Last year, I left myself a litlle bit unsatisfied when I just wrote a short article about The Doors. Too few regarding to its importance. This winter, I eventually turned into reality a project that I 'd had on my mind for a long time : to turn into pictures one of their songs. [Lire la suite] |
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2009-2010 winter tests - Urban landscapes
03/04/2010
My goal : to use watercolour in a more traditional way upon more academical subjects.
All along the racing season, I use watercolour my way, especially to convey the brightness of the fairings' colours, and overall since I added India ink to the process. [Read more] |
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2009-2010 winter tests - Nib, ink and gouache
02/25/2010
Graphically, comic art is the one that influences me the most, the European one as, since several years now, the Japanese manga. Used to precision ink pens and brushes, I've wanted to try the nib. [Read more] |
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Address book - Blu-X-graphics
02/25/2010
I wrote my first article about Daizo Midorikawa three years ago ; I did it as part of an update dedicated to Japan. Since then, only the name of his website changed (Blu-X-graphics replaced Midori Design) but his creations remain so amazing. [Read more] |
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News - Mon petit atelier's 8th anniversary
02/18/2010
At the end of my WSB progamme in last october, I breathed a great sigh ! Of relief, because this season, full of doubt, was trying and I had drawn nothing but motorbikes for eleven months in a row. [Read more] |
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News - 2009-2010 winter tests
02/18/2010
To leave the bikes aside for a few weeks, yes... But my brushes, no ! This winter test session allowed me to change my mind off things, to work on different types of subjects and to renew my hunger for the 2010 season. [Read more] |
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Yukio Kagayama is a "pure product" from the Suzuki factory . He started his professional career as test rider with the 500 RGV Grand Prix machine in 1993. 1995 through 2002, he competed in the 250 cc (3rd in 1997) and Superbike (4th in 2001) All-Japan championships . In 2002, he raced with the GSV-R MotoGP prototype and earned three victories. [Read more] |
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Karl Muggeridge made his road racing debuts in 1994 in the Australian 250 cc production championship. He switched to supersport bikes (600 cc) in 1996, in Australia, in Great-Britain (4th in 1999) and at a world level from 2000. He had a brilliant first season (one win and three poles). [Read more] |
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Katsuaki Fujiwara made his racing debut with pocket bikes and minibikes (279 victories out of 292 races). 3rd in the '1994 and '1995 All-Japan 250 cc championship with Honda and runner-up in the Superbike class in 1997 with Suzuki, Katsuaki Fujiwara contended two 500 cc Grand Prix (1996) and competed several times in the Suzuka 8 Hour race (2nd in 2005). [Read more] |
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Garry McCoy was a good 125 World Grand Prix rider in the 1990's, claiming two race wins in five seasons. After an average experience on 500 bicylinder Honda, his career took a new turn in 1999 when Peter Clifford called him to replace Simon Crafar at the Czech GP. Aboard the YZR Yamaha, Garry McCoy showed all his talents. [Read more] |
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World Superbike - Ryuichi Kiyonari
12/24/2008 (new)
2002 All-Japan Supersport champion, Ryuichi Kiyonari entered the MotoGP championship in tragic conditions : Honda asked him to succeed to Daijiro Kato, dead after his crash at Suzuka for the 2003 opening round. This first season in premier class was average, with no convincing result. [Read more] |
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World Supersport - Andrew Pitt
10/23/2008 (new)
After his domestic Supersport title, Andrew Pitt was recruited by Kawasaki to contend the world championship in 2000. The season after, he was crowned without any race win. In 2002, he eventually earned his first victory and finished the championship in 5th position. He also scored the first points for Kawasaki in the new MotoGP series. Permanent rider in 2003, Andrew Pitt lived a difficult campaign, with bike and tyres problems. [Read more] |
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News - Happy New Year
01/01/2010
I wish you a happy new year 2010. 2009 allowed me to make the website's content richer and to put several new galleries on line. I hope to do as good this year. You'll find the traditional main road racing championships' calendars by clicking on the following link. [Read more] |
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