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Rossi shines in Qatar 's night

Three Yamaha in the first four places at the end of the first day od the test session of MotoGP in Qatar. Behind Rossi, the fastest, the australian Stoner and his Ducati. No one beated the lap record of  Stoner (1.55,153).
The unofficial laptimes.
1. Rossi (Yamaha-Fiat) 1.55.402; 2. Stoner (Ducati-Marlboro) 1.55.718 ; 3. Spies (Yamaha-Monster) 1.55.954; 4. Edwards (Yamaha-Monster) 1.56.541; 5. De Puniet (Honda-LCR) 1.56.587; 6. Dovizioso (Honda-Repsol) 1.56.812; 7. Lorenzo (Yamaha-Fiat) 1.56.838; 8. Hayden (Ducati-Marlboro) 1.56.854; 9. Kallio (Ducati-Pramac) 1.56.923; 10. Pedrosa (Honda-repsol) 1.57.047; 11. Capirossi (Suzuki-Rizla) 1.57.100; 12. Melandri (Honda-San Carlo) 1.57.605; 13. Barbera (Ducati-Paginas Amarillas) 1.57.822; 14. Aoyama (Honda-Interwetten) 1.57.888; 15. Simoncelli (Honda-San Carlo) 1.57.891; 16. Espargarò (Ducati-Pramac) 1.57.897; 17. Bautista (Suzuki-Rizla) 1.57.960

Targa Tricolore Porsche makes its debut at the Mugello Circuit

First race for Targa Tricolore Porsche at the Mugello Circuit. There's a very high number of riders which will partecipate at this event, so they are 155 in the 22th year of activity of Italia Motorsport - Porsche Club Italia in partnership with Pirelli.
Timetable of the race:

Friday 19: From 9am to 6pm,free practices.

Saturday 20: From 9an to 2.30 pm ability test of  Formula Club. From 240 to 5pm, free practices of Targa Tricolore.

Sunday 21: From 9 to 12.30am qualifynig of Targa Tricolore. 1.35pm Cayman Cup race; 2.20 GT3 Cup  race; 5.20  GT Open Cup race

Tickets

Friday 19: free admission

Saturday 20 and Sunday 21: free admission meadows: box-mainterrace 10€

Big success for "The road for the life"

Automobile Club of Firenze and Fratres (a bloodletting association) have created a project that meets safety road and the culture of donation. It's a project completely dedicated to the young people and its name is "The road for the life". Yesterday  more than 200 students have spoken seeking for a footage about this argument with some riders: Simone Faggioli, Massimiliano Mugelli , Davide Baldi, Tobia Cavallini, Andrea de Martino, the Prefetto of Firenze, has showed  the new data about the road accidents into the Florentine counrty between 2007 and 2009.
The buses run on the track for the joy of the students at the end of the meeting.

GT, Touring cars and Sport Prototype Endurances on Mugello circuit in april

On next April 16-17-18th, the French organizer V de V Sports, organises two six-hour endurance races to count for its both European Challenges. One six-hour race is reserved for 2 litres modern Sport Prototypes coming from all over Europe, and one other race for modern GT and Touring cars.

GT/Touring V de V Endurance Challenge

The « 6 hours V de V of Mugello »

Grouped together, several categories are rewarded by a specific classification, the finest current GT cars, Ferrari F430, F360, Mosler MT900, Lamborghini Gallardo, Viper, Ginetta, Marcos but also of course Porsche 964, 993, 996 ou 997, Cup types, RS, RSR or turbo, fight for six hours in the greatest  fair-mindedness with Touring cars, category that is dominated by BMW M3 or Z4 and the very efficient Silhouettes with V6 engines as Touring Cup cars, Mercedes or Volkswagen Sirocco.

Proto V de V Endurance Challenge

The « 6 hours V de V of Mugello »

It’s the hottest challenge for 2 litres Sport Prototypes in Europe and manufacterers let there be no misunderstanding about, with the French Norma, Ligier, Merlin, Funyo or Sportdrive, facing the English Juno, Radical, Chevron or Lola, but also the Austrian PRC, that will meet the Italian Osella or Lucchini. Cunning strategists, the discipline specialists, gentlemen drivers or young drivers, will fight for the best ranking until the checkered flag is shown after six hours.

Tomorrow "The road for the life"

Automobile Club of Firenze and Fratres (a bloodletting association) have created a project that meets safety road and the culture of donation. It's a project completely dedicated to the young people and its name is "The road for the life".
Tomorrow in the media center of the circuit more than 200 students will speak about a footage about this argument with some riders and people of the show business.
Andrea de Martino, the Prefetto of Firenze, will introduce the new data about the road accidents into the Florentine counrty between 2007 and 2009.

 

Shakedown for the Italian Carrera Cup

Will you know all about the fourth edition of Italian Carrera Cup? You have to stay at the Mugello Circuit where tomorrow and the day after tomorrow the Porsche Championship will reveal all to the manager, drivers, team that will take part to this two days session with the new 911 GT3 Cup MY10.

"Mugello Circuit, that's home": the Winning Italy award nr.1 for Valentino Rossi

A very special award for Valentino Rossi. 9 times World Champion was honoured when he was presented with the “Winning Italy” Award by the Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini at Palazzo Madama in Rome. The award is given to those Italians who promote the image of Italy in the world, be it economics, research or sports and in the case of Rossi it’s because the World Champion has become an icon who represents the marvellous virtues of Italy on a foreign front, making all his compatriots proud to be Italian and with his 103 wins has sounded the Italian national anthem in the five continents.
Nine of 103 wins of Valentino happened at the Mugello Circuit - "His home circuit" -. He spoke a lot about the fantastic battle during 2008 Italian Grand Prix just at the Mugello and about his no win last year with the interruption of seven consecutive wins.

Dorna and Telecom Italia renew agreement with TIM sponsorship

Dorna Sports S.L. and Telecom Italia are extremely pleased to announce the prolongation of their relationship for a further three years, which will include the continued presence of the company’s brand on trackside signage as well as the title sponsorship of the Grand Premio d’Italia TIM at Mugello. The relationship between Dorna and Telecom Italia is already well established, having started in 2005, and the company’s widely-recognised brands has until now been their most visual presence in the MotoGP World Championship.
From 2010 TIM will be the chosen title brand of Telecom Italia in MotoGP, with the company’s image continuing to be seen by millions of MotoGP fans around the world thanks to its prominent visual existence on turns and bridges in several events, as well as the title sponsorship of the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM.
Dorna Sports S.L. Managing Director Pau Serracanta said: “We’re delighted with this agreement because after so many years supporting teams and events of the Championship, Telecom Italia still believes that it is a very good option to remain involved in MotoGP. Moreover, it is always a pleasure to sign an agreement with a company with whom we share the same philosophy of a constant technological evolution.”
“With the long term renewal of this partnership- said Carlo Fornaro, Head of External Relation at Telecom Italia - the company confirms its commitment to young people and to sports of social gathering through the TIM brand. We look with increasing attention at motorcycling, a discipline with long standing tradition, which shares with the world of telecommunications, a climate of competition, of selective challenge and the push towards technological innovation”.