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      <title><![CDATA[Fortuna Yamaha Sepang test final notes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-yamaha-sepang-test-final-notes/</link>
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The Fortuna Yamaha Team concluded their three-day test in Sepang today
satisfied with the progress made by Spanish rider Carlos Checa.  Bad weather
interrupted Friday's testing at the Malaysian circuit but conditions
improved yesterday and today, leaving the team plenty of dry track time to
achieve their goals.





In their last test of 2003 the Factory Team continued development ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-yamaha-sepang-test-final-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2003 18:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fortuna Yamaha Team Sepang test, day one]]></title>
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Bad weather marred an otherwise positive day of testing for the Fortuna
Yamaha Team on the first of their three-day test in Sepang today.  Factory
Team rider Carlos Checa completed three beneficial hours of testing on his
YZR-M1 before the heavens opened over the Malaysian circuit.  The Spaniard
waited in the garage with his crew but the track did not dry sufficiently
for him to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-yamaha-team-sepang-test-day-one/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2003 16:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FYT interview with Yamaha Racing representatives]]></title>
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Q&A with Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing B.V.



1. Having announced the news about signing Valentino Rossi, there must
have been a lot of excitement in the past couple of weeks, not only
from the media but also within Yamaha?


Since we made the announcement there has obviously been a great amount
of media interest, and many staff within the international ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fyt-interview-with-yamaha-racing-representatives/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2003 18:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rossi joins Yamaha in 2004]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/rossi-joins-yamaha-in-2004/</link>
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Yamaha confirms Valentino Rossi.


Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has concluded an agreement with 2003 World Champion
Valentino Rossi to head its MotoGP line-up in 2004 and 2005. Rossi will join
Yamaha's wholly-owned factory racing team from 1st January and will begin
the 2004 championship on board the Yamaha YZR-M1 in South Africa on 18th
April.


Rossi eventually won nine of the 16 races in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/rossi-joins-yamaha-in-2004/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fortuna Yamaha Valencia test notes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-yamaha-valencia-test-notes/</link>
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The Fortuna Yamaha Team completed the second of a two-day test today in
Valencia, Spain, and take with them crucial data on the new evolution of
Yamaha's Deltabox frame.  The frame was first introduced on Saturday during
the MotoGP race weekend in Valencia, and was used by Carlos Checa and Norick
Abe on their YZR-M1 machines during the 30-lap race on Sunday.  Both riders
gave positive ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-yamaha-valencia-test-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2003 16:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Porto - bye Honda, welcome Aprilia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/porto-bye-honda-welcome-aprilia/</link>
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Finally what Sebastián Porto was wanting so much arrived. The 250cc Road
Racing World Championship Grand Prix (MOTOGP) disputed its season close
round at the Valencia circuit. Is the end for a terrible year for the
only Argentinian ryder that compites in the World Championship. The good
news for Porto was the anounce that he will race as a factory Aprilia
driver in 2004. No doubt the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/porto-bye-honda-welcome-aprilia/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2003 11:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fortuna Yamaha Team Valencia test, day one]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-yamaha-team-valencia-test-day-one/</link>
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The Fortuna Yamaha Team stayed on at the Valencia circuit in Spain to
complete the first of a two-day test today.  Carlos Checa and Norick Abe
took advantage of the clement weather to continue to test the new evolution
of Yamaha's Deltabox frame on their YZR-M1 machines, having both raced with
the new chassis in the final round of the 2003 World Championship in
Valencia on ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-yamaha-team-valencia-test-day-one/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2003 11:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fortuna Yamaha team statement]]></title>
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The following is a statement issued on behalf of Fortuna Yamaha Team
director Davide Brivio.





"We welcome this evening's news that the Honda - Valentino Rossi
relationship has drawn to a close. As many people know, when it became clear
that there was a possibility that Valentino would not renew his agreement
with Honda we made contact with his management team. I can confirm that ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-yamaha-team-statement/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2003 15:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Michelin Valencia GP race notes]]></title>
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Rossi breaks more records to score his ninth victory of 2003, Michelin's 16 from 16
Michelin riders fill top nine places today, top ten positions in the World Championship


Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda Team RC211V-Michelin) ended his toughest-ever season with yet another dominant ride to victory that reminded everyone why he is probably the greatest bike racer in history. The ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/michelin-valencia-gp-race-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2003 15:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FYT Valencia GP race notes]]></title>
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Fortuna Yamaha riders Carlos Checa and Norick Abe rode home to fifth and
ninth place respectively in today's Valencia Grand Prix, the final race of
the 2003 season.  Racing with a new evolution of Yamaha's Deltabox frame on
his YZR-M1, Checa started well from fifth on the grid and raced with the
leading group throughout the opening laps.  However before the second half
of the 30-lap ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fyt-valencia-gp-race-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2003 15:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fortuna Honda Valencia GP final qualifying notes]]></title>
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Rolfo progresses even with some set up problems









Valencia -- Spain, November 1, 2003. Roberto Rolfo continued his search
for solutions to some of the niggling set up problems he has experienced
in qualifying, basically with the front end of his Fortuna Honda. The
3/10ths f a second improvement he made over yesterday didn't help him
climb up the starting grid for the Community ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-honda-valencia-gp-final-qualifying-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2003 15:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FYT Valencia GP final qualifying notes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fyt-valencia-gp-final-qualifying-notes/</link>
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Fortuna Yamaha riders Carlos Checa and Norick Abe rode a steady final
qualifying session this afternoon to keep their respective fifth and
eleventh positions on the starting grid for tomorrow's Valencia Grand Prix.
The Spanish round marks the last of the sixteen races that have formed the
2003 MotoGP World Championship.  Both Checa and Abe, the latter this weekend
replacing injured ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fyt-valencia-gp-final-qualifying-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2003 15:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fortuna Honda Valencia GP first qualifying notes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-honda-valencia-gp-first-qualifying-notes/</link>
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Rolfo maintains optimism and confidence with Valencia development
progress


             Valencia -- Spain, October 31, 2003. At the conclusion of
the first qualifying session for the Community of Valencia GP Roberto
Rolfo was both optimistic and confident about the final grand prix of the
season on Sunday.  Rolfo considers everything is developing progressively
looking for the ideal ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-honda-valencia-gp-first-qualifying-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2003 19:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FTT Valencia GP first qualifying notes]]></title>
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The final round of the 2003 MotoGP season commenced today in Valencia,
Spain, and Fortuna Yamaha riders Carlos Checa and Norick Abe braved cold and
windy conditions to secure fifth and eleventh positions on the provisional
starting grid.  Abe replaces Marco Melandri in the Yamaha factory squad this
weekend while Melandri recovers from a shoulder operation, which took place
in Italy on ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/ftt-valencia-gp-first-qualifying-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2003 19:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Melandri on the road to recovery]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/melandri-on-the-road-to-recovery/</link>
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Twenty-one-year old MotoGP rider Marco Melandri is back on the road to
recovery after a two-and-a-half-hour operation to his right shoulder
yesterday.  The surgery, performed by Dr. Giuseppe Porcellini at the "Villa
Serena" surgery in Forli, Italy, served a double purpose.  Firstly, to
repair the damage caused by Melandri's shoulder dislocation which he
suffered when he fell during ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/melandri-on-the-road-to-recovery/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2003 20:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[FYT Valencia preview]]></title>
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CHECA TO BE JOINED BY ABE IN 2003 SEASON FINALE


Exactly 30 weeks since the 2003 MotoGP season kicked off at the Japanese
Grand Prix in April, a bizarre twist of fate now brings the Fortuna Yamaha
Team back to a similar situation to the one it faced for the season-opening
round.  Just as Norick Abe stepped in to replace Marco Melandri after his
serious first morning practice accident ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fyt-valencia-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2003 21:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Michelin Valencia preview]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/michelin-valencia-preview/</link>
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French tyre giant aims for 16th victory from 2003 season's 16 races;
Michelin man Sete Gibernau reveals his Valencia track secrets.


Michelin aims to complete a full house of 2003 MotoGP victories at
Valencia this weekend. The French tyre brand -- which has won the past
12 premier-class World Championships as well as completing the past
four seasons without a single defeat -- has ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/michelin-valencia-preview/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2003 21:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Abe to replace Melandri at Valencia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/abe-to-replace-melandri-at-valencia/</link>
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The Fortuna Yamaha Team has announced today that Norick Abe will ride as a
replacement for Marco Melandri at the season-closing Valencia Grand Prix in
Spain on Sunday 2nd November.  Melandri will undergo an operation to his
right shoulder on Monday 27th October in Forli, Italy so will be forced to
miss the last round of the 2003 MotoGP World Championship.  Abe will compete
in Fortuna ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/abe-to-replace-melandri-at-valencia/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2003 03:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Michelin Australian GP race report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/michelin-australian-gp-race-report/</link>
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Rossi beats rivals & penalty for 8th win.


Even a ten-second penalty for riding offence can't beat dazzling world
champ; Michelin riders dominate fastest-ever Australian GP, filling top
nine positions


Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda Team RC211V-Michelin) scored one of
the most remarkable victories of his incredible career at Phillip
Island today, taking his eighth win of the year ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/michelin-australian-gp-race-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2003 03:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fortuna Yamaha Australian GP race notes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-yamaha-australian-gp-race-notes/</link>
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Brave effort from Melandri; persistent ride from Checa.



Today's Australian Grand Prix proved to be one of the closest and most hard
fought races of the season, and Fortuna Yamaha rider Marco Melandri stole
the limelight by leading much of the 27-lap race.  Unfortunately Melandri's
daring efforts to remain in the top three riders were shattered when he
highsided and fell off his ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/fortuna-yamaha-australian-gp-race-notes/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2003 03:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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