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MotoGP 2008: Phillip Island

Casey Stoner took his fifth victory of the season, his second in a row at Phillip Island, and with it celebrated a special milestone for Ducati today. This was the Italian factory’s 100th MotoGP race since joining the series in 2003.
For Stoner this was his 15th win and it came from pole position after a [...]

Rossi takes Eighth World Title with Emphatic home win for Yamaha

Valentino Rossi rode a perfect race to win Yamaha’s home Grand Prix in Japan today, claiming the 2008 MotoGP World Championship title in the process. In doing so the 29-year-old Italian became only the second rider in history to recapture the title after two years, the other being Giacomo Agostini, whose all-time victory record Rossi [...]

Aprilia RSV4

Aprilia has won 31 world championship titles, 250 MotoGP wins and 8 Superbike victories in the last sixteen years. With this unique sporting heritage behind them, Aprilia is planning to return to the Superbike World Championship in 2009 with the brand new Aprilia RSV4.
Aprilia RSV4 has been conceived, designed and developed entirely by Aprilia Racing [...]