Ronnie Renner delivers a unique look at stop 1 of his GoPro Freeride tour. Shot entirely on a GoPro Hero 3 follow along with Ronnie and riders Steve Haughelstine and Dustin Novak as they rip through the sand paradise of Glamis. Fireworks, bonfires, dune buggies, and plenty of face shots in this one!
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jeudi 24 janvier 2013
TROIS AUTOS POUR SÉBASTIEN LOEB RACING
Pour sa première saison en Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup, le Sébastien Loeb Racing est reparti avec la bagatelle de trois titres : Pilotes « A », Pilotes « B » et Equipes. Pour la saison à venir, l'écurie dirigée par Sébastien Loeb et Dominique Heintz fait dans la continuité en reconduisant deux de ses trois sociétaires. Rookie en 2012, Sacha Bottemanne poursuit le bail avec Sébastien Loeb Racing, de même que le champion « B » en titre Christophe Lapierre. La nouvelle recrue est Maxime Jousse. Le cadet des frères Jousse avait pris part à l'ultime meeting 2012 au Paul Ricard.
Après une saison d'apprentissage de la discipline, Sacha Bottemanne voit ses ambitions relevées d'un cran avec un seul leitmotiv, le titre : « 2012 a été une saison d'apprentissage et j'ai effectivement beaucoup appris. Dans l'ensemble, l'année a été bonne, mais j'ai manqué de régularité. Je veux changer ce point. Je connais mieux le team. Mon objectif est clair : scorer un maximum de points pour gagner. Je veux concrétiser mes performances en remportant le championnat. Pour accomplir cette mission et être affuté pour le premier meeting, le team a prévu une bonne préparation. La dynamique est positive. »
Chez Maxime Jousse, la Porsche Carrera Cup France sera quasiment une découverte, lui qui arrive tout droit de la monoplace et de l'Endurance : « J'ai essayé
la Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, d'abord au Club Porsche
puis dans le championnat, et j'ai apprécié cette
expérience. J'ai été séduit tant par le format que par le niveau et les opportunités de cette coupe qui est de plus en plus attractive. Sébastien Loeb Racing a tout gagné l'an dernier, c'est l'une des meilleures équipes tout simplement. J'aborde 2013 avec ambition et humilité : je veux gagner mais je sais que ce ne sera pas facile. Les pilotes présents sont redoutables. Dans un premier temps, je veux décrocher des podiums pour marquer des points importants. Je me prépare en conséquence ! »
Quant à Christophe Lapierre, il aura à cœur de conserver sa couronne : « Mon but est clairement de rester champion. Je souhaite aussi me battre au maximum avec les pilotes pros et faire quelques apparitions en GT. Gagner autant de courses qu'en 2012 sera difficile, mais je veux être au moins autant performant. Je dois trouver le bon compromis entre mes ambitions au classement B et ma volonté de jouer les trouble-fêtes au classement général. »
Dominique Heintz, team manager, dresse les objectifs : « Remporter les trois titres pour une première année
d'existence, nous ne pouvions pas espérer mieux. Il faut
désormais confirmer ces titres ! Nous connaissons le
potentiel de Sacha et nous attendons beaucoup de lui pour sa deuxième saison. Maxime rejoint l'écurie avec un profil intéressant. Il est jeune, mais il a déjà un certain vécu en monoplace ou en proto, et il a montré de belles choses lors de sa seule apparition en Cup. Enfin, Christophe sera de nouveau notre chef de file chez les Gentlemen Drivers. Nous envisageons également de faire courir une ou deux Porsche supplémentaires, que ce soit chez les A ou les B. Nous savons que nous serons attendus par les autres concurrents : il faudra être concentré, appliqué et déterminé. »
by Laurent Mercier(Endurance-Info)
SANTIAGO CHOPPER ‘BUCATI’
Alain Bernard is one of the most unpredictable builders in the US: You can never guess what he’ll come up with next. The bread-and-butter of Santiago Chopper’s business is trike conversions, but Bernard also turns out traffic-stopping customs on a regular basis.
This is his latest, nicknamed ‘Bucati.’ Believe it or not, the bike is based on the 1998 Buell S1 Lightning, an oddball roadster with a wheezy 1203cc v-twin. But on the plus side, the S1 had a top speed of just over 125 mph (200 kph).
Bernard and mechanic Mike Lima have boosted the pushrod lump with 38mm Keihin CR carburetion and a Dyna 2000i ignition. They’ve also modified the frame, grafting a Ducati 1098 subframe and tail unit onto the back. (‘Bucati’…geddit?) The original battery box has been removed, and an oil tank fitted to the left-hand side of the bike.
The stock Buell swing arm has been swapped out for a more curvaceous custom-fabricated item. The hand controls are Beringer, and the rearsets are from Chainsickle. But it’s the paint job that jumps out—a monochrome mix of flat and gloss black that speaks softly but carries a big stick.
The blocky styling of the original Buell—a curious mix of Sportster and Aprilia Moto 6.5—has given way to a lithe and insect-like stance, accentuated by tiny LED lighting front and rear.
It’s an acquired taste, but then again, so was the S1. I’ll take this version.
Images by Erick Runyon of Choppershotz. For commissions, bookings and fine art prints contact Erick here.
from BIKEEXIF
Repsol Honda studio pics, quotes and video from team presentation
This morning the Repsol Honda officially unveiled their new team livery and line-up for the upcoming season and here are some much better studio images of the 2013 RC213V, along with what HRC boss Shuhei Nakamoto had to say about the team’s riders, Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez, also with quotes from the two Spaniards and a highlight video of the presentation held at Campus Repsol in Madrid.
“In 2013 we will again have a very strong team - Dani comes into this season after a fantastic 2012 and with new motivation, Marc is a great talent and I’m sure it won’t be long before we see him on the podium. I am excited about the new structure and everyone at HRC will continue to work hard in the bike’s development to give both our riders the best chance of victory,” said HRC Vice President Shuhei Nakamoto.
The Japanese manager talking about Marc Marquez - whom he believes can score a podium from the first round of the season - said, “Everybody knows a fast rider is fast from the beginning, but anyway Marquez is a rookie and has to learn lot about MotoGP, especially in the tyre management area. To make one good lap time is not so difficult for him, because he has very good times, but he needs a little experience to manage the tyre and maintain the lap time. But I believe even at round one, he has the possibility to finish on the podium.”
And regarding veteran Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa he added, “2012 was a good season, but from Honda’s point of view we struggled with the minimum weight regulations that changed shortly before the season started… Especially for Dani. A 4kg increase is a big difference for Dani, but in the second half of last season Dani was so strong. He won seven races including in the rain at Sepang. So Dani is still improving as a rider. We believe we can continue from last year’s results and we believe we have a big chance to win the championship this year.”
“I am very happy to have been here at Campus Repsol today, and to have been the one unveiling the bike and its new livery. We had run with the old design for a long time and I think that now is a good moment for a change. This year’s bike has a fresh touch to it, which can give us a boost at the races. I hope the fans like it too. I’m starting this preseason really keen, as at the Valencia test after the last race of 2012 we had so much rain that we couldn’t do much. I can’t wait to get to Malaysia and have a few days to put the bike through its paces, enjoy myself and see which parts we are going to use for the opening race,” said Dani Pedrosa, who has been with Respol Honda since his debut in MotoGP in 2006.
Marc Marquez commented, “I have really been looking forward to this moment. I am very happy to have presented the new colour scheme for my move up from Moto2 to MotoGP. Seeing the bike painted with the Repsol and HRC logos makes you feel very satisfied with this new step forward —it makes you realise what a dream-come-true it is. I’m like a kid with new shoes! I enjoyed the atmosphere of the presentation a lot, and I was able to see that the press attention for MotoGP is light years ahead of that for Moto2. We’ll adapt to this, little-by-little. In the end, the important thing is what happens on the track, so I can’t wait for the Malaysia tests to start. I think that it was a very positive initiative to broadcast the presentation online, because I’m sure lots of fans would have liked to have attended this event. I hope that they enjoyed it a lot.”
from TWOWHEELSBLOG
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