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posted February 20, 2005 03:26 PM
Turkey on MotoGP Calendar for 2005 News, 18/02/05
It has been announced today that the MotoGP World Championship will visit Turkey for the first time in 2005 after the cancellation of the Rio Grand Prix. The decision was confirmed by a statement from the FIM, highlighting the reasons for the switch.
"Following the lack of a signed contract, the Rio Grand Prix is cancelled," read the statement. "The Portuguese Grand Prix will be moved to April 17. The Turkish Grand Prix will take place on the new circuit of Istanbul on October 23."
The Istanbul track has been designed by famed German architect Herman Tilke, also responsible for Sepang, Bahrain and Shanghai and will also host Formula 1 for the first time in 2005. Featuring fourteen turns (eight lefts and six rights), the track runs anti-clockwise and is built on four different ground levels, providing several changes in gradient.
Planned seating capacity is 155,000, with 25,000 of those in the main grandstand, and parking will be available for 20,000 cars.
The revised calendar for the 2005 MotoGP World Championship is as follows:
10-4 Spain Jerez
17-4 Portugal Estoril
1-5 China Shanghai
15-5 France Le Mans
5-6 Italy Mugello
12-6 Catalunya Catalunya
25-6 Netherlands ** Assen
10-7 United States * Laguna Seca
24-7 Great Britain Donington Park
31-7 Germany Sachsenring
28-8 Czech Republic Brno
18-9 Japan Motegi
25-9 Malaysia Sepang
1-10 Qatar ** Doha
16-10 Australia Phillip Island
23-10 Turkey *** Istambul
6-11 Valencia Valencia
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posted February 20, 2005 08:16 PM
Going back to the fact I'm 100% Turkish, and in the rising event of this great motoGP news, I just ordered this sweet shirt wuhahaha:
posted February 21, 2005 11:07 PM
''44, watch out for Bean's...Dino says he's a 'gobbler'.''
It is all goood. Actualy the kawasaki distrubutor is not very supportive here. Honda is backed up by the factory, Suzuki with the car distrubutor and Yamaha with the biggest company of Turkey.
But I with couple of other ninja fans, let the ninja rule... We have waited so much long for the zx 10 and now we get the reward.
are your parents turkish too?
posted February 21, 2005 11:39 PM
Both my real parents were Turkish. By the time I was three years old, American parents adopted me and took me back to the United States where I was naturalized. Got my first Japanese Ninja at 16 and all has been good.
Just waiting for some Turkish company to start manufacturing motorcycles now. Hmmm....or a good Turkish motoGP racer. I'm so tired of routing for Turkoglu in the NBA hehe.
posted February 22, 2005 11:19 AM
Nice website. The bikes over there dont seem too asthetically pleasing. And the license plates have way too much info on them haha
posted February 22, 2005 10:39 PM
beansbaxter
check this guy out:
http://www.kenansofuoglu.de/
he is the best turkish motorcycle racer and he has a lot of potential. I used to race his older brother. Now he races in European Superstock championship. we may soon see him in the world scene. Unfortunately I followed an academical career and could not continue racing. But sooner or later when I guarantee my retirement I'LL BE BACK I stayed 4 years in L.A. and missed the highways and Palomar mountain . I wish I was there to ride at the twisties.
posted February 23, 2005 10:27 AM
Not today you don't. Palomar looks more like a supermoto track than a road course right now. Got some nice dirt sections, jumps, etc.
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posted February 20, 2005 03:26 PM
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. I wish I was there to ride at the twisties.