MotoGP 06

Post by **FZRDude** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 4:29 am

There will be no Camel Honda in the MotoGP 06 season.

No Carlos Checa, no Casey Stoner. Sad.

Post by **Hooligan** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:56 pm

i think casey stoner is back with his old 250 team that has decided to field a motogp honda?

Post by **jjs777** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:58 am

wow this seems like really big news

Now I have to go find the story behind this.

Post by **Hooligan** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:41 pm

yes, stoner is back with his previous team. not sure about checa, i think he may be having a harder time finding a ride.

Post by **FZRDude** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:39 pm

Rossi and Colin Riding for "Camel Yamaha"

http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/news_in ... ?menu=news

djalbin · Post by **djalbin** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:03 pm

It was reported that Yamaha wanted to end the Gauloises sponsorship because Rossi objected to having a cigarette sponsor on his bike. Altadis/Seita, the company that owns Gauloises, considers Yamaha obligated not to collaborate with sponsors who compete with Gauloises. Hmm ... Camel is a cigarette sponsor.

The saga continues ...

Yamaha Goes Camel
http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=8634

Gauloises Responds to Yamaha Sponsorship
http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=8636

Yamaha Responds to Altadis
http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=8642

Gauloises Answers Back
http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=8646

Don

Post by **Hooligan** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:04 pm

well, money does make the world go 'round.

i also read a few days ago that the camel sponsorship could cause problems with rossi's ferrari f1 testing. the problem being that ferrari runs marlboro sponsorship.

Post by **FZRDude** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:13 pm

The 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix drew a weekend attendance of 153,653, the largest event attendance in the 49 seasons of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. (I was there... were you?)

http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/news_in ... ?menu=news

orionburn · Post by **orionburn** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:14 pm

Yup...I was attendee 105,684

djalbin · Post by **djalbin** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:48 pm

No - I was not there ...

Don

dragracer1951 · Post by **dragracer1951** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:32 pm

I was...

Post by **Hooligan** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 11:42 pm

go on you left coasters, rub it in!

Post by **FZRDude** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:10 am

Hey, I tried talking you into it on several occasions... lol

barneyfzr600 · Post by **barneyfzr600** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:41 am

We all did, but to no avail! Yeah I was there, who's goin this year? Time to organize! New thread started just after this!

djalbin · Post by **djalbin** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:36 pm

Here's a couple of MotoGP '06 updates. Max Biaggi's new role and Rossi's new Camel Yamaha.

Don

Post by **Hooligan** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:47 pm

awesome post don! the biaggi pic says it all.

ya know, it's weird seeing camel colors on the m1. i am so used to associating camel with honda. the past few years in gp, the smokin joes ama team, jimmy filice on the camel rc30...

i can't decide if i like it or not. i am glad that it's no longer a carbon copy of the telefonica honda.

ehh, we'll see.

djalbin · Post by **djalbin** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:49 pm

Close up shot of the M1 Camel

Don

Post by **Hooligan** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:19 pm

look at all that carbon fiber.

drool...

dragracer1951 · Post by **dragracer1951** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:22 am

have a gander at them ceramic brake rotors....

Post by **Hooligan** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:32 am

are those ceramic or carbon fiber? i have quite a few pics of gp bikes with carbon disks...

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MotoGP 06

MotoGP 06

That's Interesting

Laguna '06

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Max Biaggi

M1 Camel - Close up