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Réalisé tout au long de la saison 2012, le film « 19 allée des Marronniers » retrace la campagne de Citroën Racing en Championnat du Monde des Rallyes. Plus qu’une simple rétrospective sportive, ce documentaire ouvre les portes des coulisses d’une véritable machine à gagner.
L’immersion débutera le 20 décembre à 18h45, au cinéma Gaumont Marignan (Champs-Elysées), avec la projection en avant-première du film en compagnie des équipages qui ont animé la saison 2012. Les passionnés souhaitant assister à la projection peuvent tenter de gagner des places via les jeux concours organisés avec Dailymotion et Facebook !
19 allée des Marronniers - Teaser par citroenracing
mardi 18 décembre 2012
CRD# 23 “COYOTE”
Sometimes it’s the unlikeliest motorcycles that become popular with custom builders. The Yamaha Virago is one, and the Honda Dominator another. This is CRD’s take on Honda’s venerable NX650 dual-sport thumper: they’ve stripped off the clunky plastics and added a strong dash of Spanish style.
Built over two months and now sold, the looks of this Dominator have been transformed by the addition of a new tank. Taken from a 1976 Bultaco Mercurio 175 GT, it’s been painted in an elegant blue-and-white two-tone.
CRD swapped out the wheels for classy 18” Excel rims, now shod with Coker Diamond rubber. There’s a custom fabricated seat—with a relocated battery underneath—and new fenders. The suspension also gets a big upgrade, with rebuilt and shortened forks and an Öhlins shock at the back.
The stock 644cc motor has reasonable torque, but the 40mm Keihin carb now breathes through a K&N filter. The high-set exhaust has been replaced by a sinuous, intricately welded custom item from GR. The lights are now CRD’s own designs, and the bars are from the German Triumph specialists LSL.
Looks good, doesn’t it? My bet is that secondhand Dominators will soon be in short supply. Check out previous CRD builds in the Bike EXIF Archives, and keep up with CRD’s news on their Facebook page.
BMW's 2012 Christmas video
BMW Motorrad has decided to forgo the usual Christmas e-cards and for this year’s season greetings has released this video of the newest S1000RR in the HP4 verson and one of their TwinPower Turbo M6 Coupé’s breaking out of two gigantic Christmas gift boxes to race against each other and then perform a series of splendid drifts and burnouts to help you rocket start 2013.
We bet that everyone would like to find one or both of these stunning German beauties under their Christmas tree Tuesday morning.
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Randy de Puniet bets on Marc Marquez winning season opener
MotoGP rider Randy de Puniet and everyone’s favourite model/brolly girl Lauren Vickerswere married on Sunday in Australia (congratulations the newlyweds!), however during the FIM Gala earlier this month at Monte Carlo the French rider gave a long and very interesting and exclusive audio interview to French website Mototribu.com.
De Puniet touched several bases including what it means riding a CRT machine, the development of his ART, if he is going to be Suzuki’s future test rider and more, but he also gave his personal opinion on new MotoGP rookie and Repsol Honda rider Marc Marquez, who he thinks can win the first race of 2013 season at Losail, Qatar.
“I think he’s going to be fearsome from the Qatar GP and I’ve bet that he’ll win at his MotoGP debut at Losail. It’s possible, Biaggi did it in the 500cc class, but Rossi, Pedrosa and Lorenzo didn’t. I believe he can do it and I think he has this on his mind. He’s tough and a fighter and I think he’ll suprise a lot of people. I believe he’s a combination of all the positive features of Rossi, Stoner, Pedrosa and Lorenzo. His only defect is that he’s impatient which we saw during the season that made him commit errors. For the rest there’s nothing else to say, he knows how to start well, overtake, ride fast and how to manage a race. He’s young and has his feet firmly on the ground and at his age it’s something you rarely see! Everyone wants to beat him. Pedrosa because he is his team mate and also Lorenzo because of their nationality.”
Source | mototribu.com via gp-inside.com
Norton to field two bikes at the 2013 Tourist Trophy
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British manufacturer Norton has confirmed its participation to the 2013 Tourist Trophy, but this time around they will go to the Isle of Man with two SG1 bikes: one for the confirmed Ian ‘Mackers’ Mackman and the other for new signing Dan Hegarty, who will have the task to revive the past glories of the legendary British manufacturer in the event that more than any other has contributed to its fame.
Hegarty, 25, made his TT debut in 2010 and has a personal best on the Mountain Course of 121.731 mph (18′35.80) set last year in first race of of Superbike class: “It’s great to get a factory ride and have the opportunity to be in at the beginning of the development programme for Norton - Hegarty said - I also look forward to working alongside ‘Mackers’ who I have raced alongside before and have a great relationship with.”
“Norton’s continued investment in developing bikes and its team shows their total confidence in the most prestigious and inspirational motorcycle racing in the world - added Norton CEO Stuart Garner - We have followed Dan’s progress at the TT and have been very impressed with his ability and commitment to the sport. Along with these qualities he also brings a very competitive edge to the team, which makes him a great rider to work with.”
Jorge Lorenzo takes to the streets of Bangkok
While F1 driver Romain Grosjean won the 2012 RoC ‘Champion of Champions’ title at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, five-time 500cc champion Mick Doohan defeated reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo in their race heat, but both were unable to beat the four wheel specialists, that included the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher and Le Mans legend Tom Kristensen.
Since Lorenzo was in Thailand he also did some promo activity for Yamaha by taking to the streets of Bangkok leading a procession of Thai Yamaha riders by riding a YZF-R1 and a Yamaha Mio 125i suprising local commuters.
He was also the guest of honour at a special Yamaha Thailand event, cracking open the champagne with not just Yamaha Thailand’s top management team but also Takaaki Kimura, Senior Managing Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.
Jorge Lorenzo said, “It’s been a fantastic experience to be here in Thailand again. The people are so friendly and warm; it is always a pleasure to be here. I have really enjoyed the Race of Champions; the drivers are so talented and it’s a real challenge to try to keep up with them. I would like to come back next time and maybe bring some motorbikes for them to try! I want to thank all my friends at Yamaha Thailand for making me feel so welcomed, I hope to come back and see them again next year.”
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