Jorge Lorenzo wins MotoGP season opener in Qatar

Jorge Lorenzo staged a late surge to win a superb opening race of the MotoGP season in Qatar.
Lorenzo looked set for second behind defending champion Casey Stoner for most of the race but took control with three laps left and won the night race by 0.852 seconds ahead of Dani Pedrosa.

Stoner is the 2011 MotoGP champion, led almost the entire opening race of the 2012 season, held Sunday in Qatar.But Casey Stoner slowed down which allowed Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa to surge past .After that astonishing control by Jorge Lorenzo in the last three laps , there was nothing that was going to deprive him of clinching the season opener at Qatar

“We were by far the fastest out there but, after four laps, I started to get real arm pump, my arms were shaking off the bars and I was holding on with two fingers,” Stoner, an Australian, said at a news conference after the race.

Lorenzo, the 2010 champion and runner-up to Stoner in the 2011 championship, started on the pole Sunday. His win deprived Stoner of his fifth victory at the Qatar Grand Prix in six seasons. Stoner moved past Repsol Honda team-mate Pedrosa into second at the end of lap two, and took the lead over the finish line a lap later.

There were few problems with the factory ride which affected some high profile names in Qatar , Valentino Rossi, the seven-time 1,000-cc MotoGP champion, finished 10th on the day, and said afterward that he could not race effectively on his new Ducati. Nicky Hayden, his teammate, finished sixth.

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Honda CBR 150R Ad featuring Casey Stoner from Repsol Honda Team

Honda is all set to launch the CBR 150R in the Indian market . The launch of CBR 150R is scheduled for March 2012 and as reported by us earlier, the bike was showcased at the 2012 Indian Auto Expo. The guys who find the baby Ninja’s price tag to be unreasonably high and the R15 to be quite mundane, will now have an option to hit the nearest track on this new baby CBR Honda CBR 150R will take on the likes of the Yamaha R15 and KTM Duke 200 to some extent. The bike is expected to be priced around Rs. 1.17 lakhs. The bike is also very important for Honda as it will help the company to make its hold firm in the 150 segment.

So what kind of ad do you expect from the Honda? We expect that CBR150R will have the same advertisement which Honda made for South East Asian market. This advertisement shows that Casey Stoner(Moto GP racer) rides the CBR150R on race track (With some part of City). The advertisement means to convey the message of CBR150R’s outstanding race track capabilities. There are more chances that Honda will show this advertisement in India as Yamaha YZF R-15 is marketed as perfect race track 150cc motorcycle available in India.

The bike is equipped with a 150cc, four-stroke, four-valves and liquid cooled engine. The new CBR150 is the first motorcycle in the 150cc segment to get Honda’s patented PGM-FI technology.

In India we had seen such track oriented ads by TVS when they were launching their then flagship motorcycle the Apache RTR 180 and it did wonders among teenagers .We have also seen the Yamaha TV commercial in which R15 is shown in its full glory on a race track and we expect Honda to use this commercial to market the upcoming bike in India. Honda by this ad is trying to grab the attention of youths who for the time being prefer the yamaha r15 series in the 150cc segment for track like racing experience .

There is a fierce rivalry in the 150 cc segment This is a definitely a reason to cherish for Indian bike enthusiasts as the rivalry is ultimately going to benefit them only.
 Let’s see how Honda and Yamaha will compete in India.

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YAMAHA YZR-M1 showcased

The 800cc MotoGP racing machine developed by Yamaha, the YZR M1, was on display at Yamaha stands at AutoExpo 2012.

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MAHINDRA MOTO3 BIKE FOR 2012

Mahindra Racing unveiled its new Moto3 challenger, the MGP30(pronounced three oh) today. Mahindra became the first Indian company to enter MotoGP when Mahindra Racing opened its account at the Qatar Grand Prix in March this year. With 16 of the 17 2011 races now under its belt, the team aims to finish the season on a high tomorrow by claiming third place in the Constructors’ Championship and 15th in the riders’ standings for German teenager Marcel Schrötter. “I have been watching our progress in the 125cc class all year and am now delighted to finally have the opportunity to witness the fantastic spectacle of MotoGP first hand,” said Mr Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

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