Autoholiks » Moto GP http://www.autoholiks.com .....................The Automobile Lovers Breed..................... Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:04:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Mahindra 2Wheelers To Enter MotoGP Grand Prix In 2011 http://www.autoholiks.com/2010/11/mahindra-2wheelers-to-enter-motogp-grand-prix-in-2011/ http://www.autoholiks.com/2010/11/mahindra-2wheelers-to-enter-motogp-grand-prix-in-2011/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:47:33 +0000 lavkesh http://www.autoholiks.com/2010/11/mahindra-2wheelers-to-enter-motogp-grand-prix-in-2011/ Mahindra 2Wheelers Logo

India’s youngest motorcycle maker Mahindra 2Wheelers is all set to enter the world’s oldest motorsport event MotoGP starting next season!

The company will be participating in the 125cc category which will give the brand a big push and will also help company’s marketing & brand building efforts.

“This category (125cc MotoGP) is relevant to people in India as bulk of the bikes are in the 110cc and 125cc,” said Anand Mahindra , vice-chairman and managing director of the Mahindra & Mahindra group.

“The advertising in the recent Football World Cup (for the group’s technology arm Mahindra Satyam) made us understand the power of global branding and benefited the group. So this is an interesting sequential chapter to our global branding effort,” he added.

Mahindra entered the 2 wheeler business last year by acquiring Kinetic and since then has introduced gearless scooters and more recently new bikes, the 300cc Mojo and the 110cc Stallio.

Mahindra Mojo High Resolution Image Gallery

Mahindra Mojo And Stallio Prices And Details

source: economictimes

“Since we are new in the motorcycle business, participating in such an event will help build the brand equity, showcase technology and will be a testing ground for technology that we will offer to Indian and global consumers,” said Mr Mahindra.

“It will enhance our entire automotive range, auto components and IT domains,” he added.

“We will be taking over an existing racing team and call them `Mahindra Racing Team’,” he said.

The company has already submitted the names of two bikers to the International Road-Racing Teams Association and Dorma Sports, which is responsible  for the administration and organization of all MotoGP Grand Prix races and is hoping to hear from them by this month end.

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"The Doctor" from Moto GP to F1 Testing

The Doctor is at it yet again and this time on 4 wheels! The nine times Moto GP world champion has impressed all and sundry with his raw pace in a Formula one car at the end of two days testing with Ferrari in Barcelona in Spain.

Driving a 2008 spec Ferrari F1 car on GP2 tyres, the italian legend got within 0.1 second of Kimi’s 2008 pole position time at Catalunya circuit by posting a best time of 1.21.900. The time came in the penultimate lap of the test which was arranged by Ferrari as a gift for the champion for clinching his 9th Moto GP world championship title last season.

“We kept the last three quarters of an hour to try a ‘time attack’ with little petrol and fresh tyres,” said the thirty year old Fiat Yamaha rider.

 ”I would have given anything for such a lap time”, he added.

Compairing his experience with his last test for Ferrari at Mugello in 2008, Rossi said “We kept the last three quarters of an hour to try a ‘time attack’ with little petrol and fresh tyres. I would have given anything for such a lap time.”

“I want to thank Ferrari, but especially Domenicali and Montezemolo, for giving me this present.”

Ferrari’s Luca Baldisserri was suitably impressed by Rossi’s showing given the difficult test conditions on day 1 which was disrupted by wet weather.

“We tried different set ups and he improved a lot. This means that the driver learns quickly and has room for improvement.” he said.

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The star and his steed

Mark your calendars boys if you love the two wheeled toys… heck even otherwise, its not everyday that a motor racing world champion comes home! 7 times world Moto GP champion Valentino Rossi and Fiat-Yamaha rider will be visiting the Yamaha stall at the ongoing Auto Expo 2010 on 9 th January!

Reports also suggest that Yamaha will launch a limited edition  Yamaha YZF-R1 Moto GP Rossi replica to mark the occasion which will have all the jazz from the champion’s Moto GP bike (you know the doctor logos and the numbers) and also an autograph by the star himself on the fuel tank! Can it get any better for us fans… no.. so make it a point to visit the Yamaha stall because you never know, you might just get a chance to pose for a picture right beside him or equally good, an autograph!

And indeed if you are the lucky one we would like to hear from you!

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