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MotoGP
This Saturday, the IVECO TT at Assen, in the Netherlands, and the seventh event in the 2011 MotoGP World Championship calendar.
Last year, Jorge Lorenzo was victorious in the Assen race, with Dani Pedrosa second, and Casey Stoner third.
Lorenzo crashed out at Silverstone during the British event, sacrificing his World Championship lead to Stoner, who is ahead by 18 points in advance of this weekend's action at Assen.
Go www.motogp.com and "Tyre development with Bridgestone", to read a behind-the scenes look at a race weekend, with Rizla Suzuki and its long-standing partner, Bridgestone, whose relationship goes back to 2004, which was only Bridgestone's third season in MotoGP.
Yukihiko Kubo is the Bridgestone tyre engineer responsible for Alvaro Bautista and the Suzuki squad. Read about all the background work which leads to the MotoGP pilot starting each race with the optimum choice of tyre type to keep the Suzuki GSV-R in touch with the tarmac.
Next time out, Sunday 3rd July, and the GRAN PREMIO d'ITALIA TIM, at Mugello.
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