MotoGP, WRC, SuperBike and other Motorsports
MotoGP, WRC, SuperBike and other Motorsports
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Kibunango
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Jorge Lorenzo scored his second MotoGP win of the season at Le Mans, as erstwhile points leader Marc Marquez was one of eight riders to crash out.
Honda’s Marquez and Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso both fell simultaneously in a bizarre incident as they turned into the Chemin aux Boeufs chicane while placed third and fourth.
The star of the race was Rossi, who made a good start but was shuffled down to seventh on the opening lap. He battled through to second, but could do nothing about Yamaha teammate Lorenzo, who won by 10s – and takes the points lead from Marquez.
Story of the race
From pole position, Lorenzo rocketed away to lead Dovizioso, Pol Espargaro (Tech 3 Yamaha) and Andrea Iannone (Ducati). Rossi was up to sixth off the startline behind Marquez, who made a poor start.
Iannone passed Pol, with Marquez following him through, but Pol briefly got him back – until Marquez bullied past him again at Garage Vert.
The recovering Pol delayed Rossi at the following chicane, allowing Bradley Smith and Aleix Espargaro past.
Rossi quickly pushed Smith back behind him, and then overtook Aleix into the Dunlop chicane.
Rossi quickly caught Pol for fifth and passed him into the Dunlop chicane on lap three, but was already 3.3s off Lorenzo’s lead. He then set the fastest lap of the race as he chased down Marquez in fourth.
Near the front, Iannone bullied past his teammate Dovizioso for second, without skittling him down like he had done in Argentina, but the Italian was 1s behind Lorenzo after he did so.
A lap later, however, Iannone crashed out all on his own in the middle of the double-apex Garage Vert – losing the front end, just after he’d taken a couple of tenths out of Lorenzo’s lead.
Instead, Lorenzo was gifted a 2s lead over Dovizioso which he extended with metronomic excellence.
The true battle was for second, as Marquez and Rossi closed in on Dovizioso.
Rossi made his move straight away, lunging past Marquez for third at Garage Vert just before half distance. A lap later, he did likewise to Dovizioso at Le Musee.
Amazing double crash
Amazingly, a few laps later, Dovizioso and Marquez then fell simultaneously into the Chemin aux Boeufs chicane.
Lorenzo had a 5s lead by this point over Rossi, with Vinales up to third. Dani Pedrosa battled up to fourth from 11th on the grid on the second works Honda, ahead of the Espargaro brothers – Pol ahead of Aleix.
Bradley Smith crashed out of seventh position, promoting comeback kid Danilo Petrucci, despite his damaged right hand, just ahead of Hector Barbera and the Aprilias of Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl.
Cal Crutchlow shunted out of 10th place, with other fallers including Tito Rabat, Yonny Hernandez and Jack Miller.
Honda’s Marquez and Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso both fell simultaneously in a bizarre incident as they turned into the Chemin aux Boeufs chicane while placed third and fourth.
The star of the race was Rossi, who made a good start but was shuffled down to seventh on the opening lap. He battled through to second, but could do nothing about Yamaha teammate Lorenzo, who won by 10s – and takes the points lead from Marquez.
Story of the race
From pole position, Lorenzo rocketed away to lead Dovizioso, Pol Espargaro (Tech 3 Yamaha) and Andrea Iannone (Ducati). Rossi was up to sixth off the startline behind Marquez, who made a poor start.
Iannone passed Pol, with Marquez following him through, but Pol briefly got him back – until Marquez bullied past him again at Garage Vert.
The recovering Pol delayed Rossi at the following chicane, allowing Bradley Smith and Aleix Espargaro past.
Rossi quickly pushed Smith back behind him, and then overtook Aleix into the Dunlop chicane.
Rossi quickly caught Pol for fifth and passed him into the Dunlop chicane on lap three, but was already 3.3s off Lorenzo’s lead. He then set the fastest lap of the race as he chased down Marquez in fourth.
Near the front, Iannone bullied past his teammate Dovizioso for second, without skittling him down like he had done in Argentina, but the Italian was 1s behind Lorenzo after he did so.
A lap later, however, Iannone crashed out all on his own in the middle of the double-apex Garage Vert – losing the front end, just after he’d taken a couple of tenths out of Lorenzo’s lead.
Instead, Lorenzo was gifted a 2s lead over Dovizioso which he extended with metronomic excellence.
The true battle was for second, as Marquez and Rossi closed in on Dovizioso.
Rossi made his move straight away, lunging past Marquez for third at Garage Vert just before half distance. A lap later, he did likewise to Dovizioso at Le Musee.
Amazing double crash
Amazingly, a few laps later, Dovizioso and Marquez then fell simultaneously into the Chemin aux Boeufs chicane.
Lorenzo had a 5s lead by this point over Rossi, with Vinales up to third. Dani Pedrosa battled up to fourth from 11th on the grid on the second works Honda, ahead of the Espargaro brothers – Pol ahead of Aleix.
Bradley Smith crashed out of seventh position, promoting comeback kid Danilo Petrucci, despite his damaged right hand, just ahead of Hector Barbera and the Aprilias of Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl.
Cal Crutchlow shunted out of 10th place, with other fallers including Tito Rabat, Yonny Hernandez and Jack Miller.
Kibunango
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Kwa sasa ni vigumu kukuta habari yoyote ya pikipiki toka China katika mashindano haya licha ya kuwa wachina wana brand zaidi ya 100 za pikipiki.
Pamoja na China kuweza kuandaa mashindano ya pikipiki kati ya mwaka 2005-2008 ni viwanda vichache vilivyoweza kujitokeza kushiriki gwaride na soko la pikipiki ambalo hufanyika kabla ya mashindano.
Tatizo lingine kubwa kwa pikipiki za China ni kutowavutia wadhamini wa kimataifa na China yenyewe kutokuwa tayali kudhamini pikipiki zao katika mashindano haya. Pengine hili ni kutokana na wachina kutokuwa na wapanda pikipiki wa kimashindano kama nchi za Japan, Malaysia, Australia na Indonesia.
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kwa nini brand za pikipiki zinazoheshimika, hawashiriki kwenye mashindano ya pikipiki? nina maana ya BMW, Harvey Davidson na KTM
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Si sahihi sana kusema kuwa hazishiriki kwenye mashindano ya pikipiki, kwani kuna aina mbalimbali za mashindano haya, tofauti inakuja kwenye requirements za mashindano hayo, ambayo huwekwa na chombo kinachosimamia.
Chombo kikubwa kinachosimamia mashindano ya pikipiki ni FIM nacho kina aina nne za mashindano ambayo ni
Road Racing
Motorcross
Enduro and Cross Country
Track Racing
Hii thread imebase zaidi katika Road Racing chini ya daraja la Motorcycle Grand Prix ambayo nayo imegawanyika katika sehemu tatu
Moto3 (125cc)
Moto2 (250cc)
MotoGP (1000cc 4 strokes)
BMW
Haijawahi kushiriki katika MotoGP, hii inaweza kuwa ni kutokana na aina za pikipiki wanazounda.
BMW kama kiwanda wanashiriki katika mashindano ya superbikes(WSBK), ambapo pikipiki zinazoundwa kiwandani kwa matumizi ya kawaida hufanyiwa marekebisho kadhaa na kuweza kushiriki mashindano haya. Ukubwa wa injini katika daraja hili ni kati ya 800cc na 1200cc twins na kati ya 750cc na 1000cc kwa injini ya silinda nne.
Pamoja na kushiriki katika daraja hili kwa miaka kadhaa sasa, BMW haijafanikiwa kushinda mashindano haya.
Tofauti ya pikipiki za MotoGP na Superbikes ipo kwa uundwaji wake, MotoGP ni kwa pikipiki za mashindano tu, huku Superbikes ni pikipiki zilizoundwa kwa lengo la kuingia sokoni kwa mauzo. Hivyo basi MotoGP ina gharama kubwa kiuendeshaji kuliko mashindano mengine ya pikipiki. Zaidi ni maarufu sana ikiwa na wapenzi wengi baada ya F1. Hii inafanya viwanda vingi vikubwa kushiriki mashindano haya. Hapana shaka siku moja tutawaona BMW.
KTM
Ilianza kushiriki mashindano haya katika daraja la Moto3 mwaka 2003 na mwaka 2005 walifanikiwa kushinda Contractor Championship. Katika daraja la Moto2 walishiriki kwa muda wa miaka mitatu kabla ya kujitoa katika ngazi hizo mbili.
Mwaka huu KTM imeongeza ushiriki wake kwa kuweka pikipiki katika madaraja yote matatu. Kabla ya kuingiza pikipiki katika daraja la MotoGP walirudi mashindanoni mwaka 2012..
Baada ya mizunguko mitatu ya mwaka huu katika daraja la MotoGP, KTM ipo katika nafasi ya mwisho katika timu 6 zinazounda pikikipi ikiwa na point 2 dhidi ya 70 ya timu Yamaha ambayo ipo nafasi ya kwanza.
Kwa upande wa Afrika, KTM imeweza kutupatia bingwa wa Dunia katika daraja la Moto3 kutoka Afrika Kusini mwaka 2016 - 17, kwa jina ni Brad Binder.
Harley Davidson
Pamoja na kuwa ni washiriki wakubwa wa gwaride la MotoGP huko USA. Kiwanda hiki hakina dalili yoyote ya kushiriki mchezo huu. Hii inatokana na aina ya pikipiki wanazounda kuwa tofauti sana na requirements za FIM.