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Q&A with Valentino Rossi and Fiat-Yamaha
With an overabundance of interest stemming from Valentino Rossi’s injury at the Italian GP, Fiat-Yamaha setup a Q&A with the team’s staff and Valentino Rossi himself that cover life in MotoGP...
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Who is Karel Abraham?
The lower ranks of GP racing, 125GP, 250GP, and Moto2, are not as well-followed in the United States as MotoGP, so when the Czech Republic’s Karel Abraham climbed aboard a Ducati Desmosedici GP10 and...
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Repaved Indianapolis GP Surface is “Pretty Much Perfect” Says Nicky Hayden
Nicky Hayden was at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend, checking out the newly repaved infield section on the historic American track. Testing the track on a Ducati Superbike 1198SP, Hayden...
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Filippo Preziosi: “The Two-Cylinder is the Best Engine, If You’re Not...
Head of Ducati Corse, Filippo Preziosi is a busy man under regular circumstances, and with the shenanigans going on in Ducati Corse’s MotoGP team right now, the former motorcycle racer is a hard man to...
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IOMTT: Q&A with Michael Czysz on the 2012 Mo’Czyzzle
Getting a chance to sit down with Michael Czysz, ahead of the 2012 SES TT Zero race, we asked the designer of the 2012 MotoCzysz E1pc and CEO of MotoCzysz a few questions about the Segway MotoCzysz...
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Q&A with Nicky Hayden: “If I’m Honest, the Flight Home after the First Test...
In a teleconference hosted by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Nicky Hayden hopped on a phone with a bunch of paddock journalists to talk about the pre-season testing, the plan for the 2013 season, and...
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Q&A: Kevin Schwantz Talks COTA, MotoGP, & the Future of American Road Racing
The Thursday before the start of the Grand Prix of the Americas, Asphalt & Rubber was part of a quick event put on by Dainese and Ducati Austin, which allowed fans to meet Kevin Schwantz. Before...
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Q&A: Claudio Domenicali Talks Frameless Chassis, Sacred Cows, & The Future...
When I sat down with Claudio Domenicali at the Ducati 1199 Panigale R launch, the now-CEO of Ducati Motor Holding was still just the General Manager of the Italian motorcycle company. Four weeks after...
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Q&A with Peter Clifford Interview: Red Bull Rookies in Moto3, The European...
That the Red Bull Rookies Cup has been a huge success goes without saying. Former rookies now fill the front of the Moto3 grid, and are starting to make an impact in Moto2. The goal of the Red Bull...
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Q&A: Randy Mamola Talks About the MotoGP Season So Far
With MotoGP’s summer break officially underway (and just days away from now concluding), Asphalt & Rubber sat down with Randy Mamola at the finish of the US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, to get the...
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Q&A: MotoGP Race Director Mike Webb Interview, Part 1 — On Penalty Points,...
It has been a busy year for MotoGP Race Director Mike Webb. Since taking on the job of ensuring that MotoGP events take place safely and efficiently, stepping into the shoes vacated by Paul Butler at...
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Q&A: MotoGP Race Director Mike Webb Interview, Part 2 — The Phillip Island...
In part one of our interview with Mike Webb, the MotoGP Race Director talked about the penalty point system and how it had worked in 2013. In the second part, Webb talks about the tire debacle at...
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Marc Marquez: “It Was a Great Surprise”
Thanks to the good folks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Asphalt & Rubber recently got a chance to participate in a teleconference with an up-and-coming racer by the name of Marc Marquez. For those...
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Q&A: Getting to Know Josh Herrin
After going pro in 2006 at the age of 16, Josh Herrin impressed many by racking up wins in the AMA Supersport and AMA Daytona Sportbike series – with 2013 seeing Josh win the AMA Pro Superbike...
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Q&A: PJ Jacobsen — America’s Next World Champion?
With Ben Spies already retired, Colin Edwards about to retire at the end of the 2014 season, Nicky Hayden struggling with a wrist injury, and Josh Herrin having a very tough rookie year in Moto2, there...
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Q&A: Paolo Ciabatti – On Crutchlow, Lorenzo, & Michelin
The situation at Ducati was the talk of the paddock in Barcelona. With Andrea Dovizioso, Andrea Iannone, and Cal Crutchlow being linked to Suzuki. With Crutchlow having a contract for 2015, Ducati is...
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Q&A: Nicolas Goyon – Pol Espargaro’s Crew Chief
Many MotoGP followers, both inside and outside the paddock, were sceptical when news leaked that Yamaha had signed Pol Espargaro to a factory contract early in 2013.A year later, and halfway through...
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Q&A: Alex Rins — On the Changes of Moto3
Alex Rins is one of the rising stars of Moto3. Rins is part of the generation which, along with Alex Marquez and Jack Miller, the factory bosses in MotoGP are looking to shake up the premier class in...
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Q&A: Mike Leitner – Pedrosa’s Crew Chief Talks Strategy
Dani Pedrosa has been with his crew chief Mike Leitner for over ten years now, since Pedrosa’s first season in the 250cc class in 2004. Pedrosa and Leitner have been a strong partnership, with the...
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Q&A: Corrado Cecchinelli – MotoGP’s Director of Technology
From 2016, the entire MotoGP class will switch to a single, spec software for the electronics on the bikes. Development of the software is to become a collaborative process, with the factories...
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