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		<title>Le Mans: Podium Settled In Last Lap Battle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jorge Lorenzo took a comfortable victory in the French Grand Prix, after a close battle with Valentino Rossi in the first half of the race.  Rossi came home in second place, riding comfortably and well after Lorenzo passed him at the front.  For most of the race, it looked as if Dani Pedrosa would come [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highsideblog.com/2010/05/23/le-mans-podium-settled-in-last-lap-battle/</link>
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		<title>Le Mans: Race Preview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Round three of the 2010 MotoGP season is about to begin, and all eyes are turned to the Fiat Yamaha duo of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo.  For the seventh time since the two first rode on the same team, Fiat Yamaha has qualified 1-2, and when the lights go out on Sunday, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highsideblog.com/2010/05/22/le-mans-race-preview/</link>
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		<title>Silly Season 2010: Stoner to Honda?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two races into the 2010 season, and what has promised to be the most intense silly season of memory has already begun.  Rumors surfaced a few days ago over at Sport Mediaset, the sports division of Italy&#8217;s largest broadcast network, that Casey Stoner has already signed a contract with Honda for the 2011 season.  At [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highsideblog.com/2010/05/13/silly-season-2010-stoner-to-honda/</link>
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		<title>Editorial: The Great Disasters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the unspoken appeals of motorcycle racing is the danger that comes with the sport.  A little puddle on the track, a little too much speed through a chicane, all sorts of tiny errors can cause a rider to lose control of his bike.  And when the only thing between your body and hitting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highsideblog.com/2010/05/08/editorial-the-great-disasters/</link>
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		<title>Terms and Phrases: Classes and Engines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cubic centimeter (cc)
A cc, or cubic centimeter, is the unit of measurement for the Engine Displacement.  An accurate way to measure the effective power of an engine, cc&#8217;s allow for variations in different engine variables, like the bore and stroke, while still measuring the same effective power.
125cc
The 125cc class uses the smallest engines of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highsideblog.com/2010/05/06/terms-and-phrases-classes-and-engines/</link>
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		<title>Know the Racers: Hiroshi Aoyama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Currently the only Japanese rider in MotoGP, Hiroshi Aoyama went down in history as the last 250cc World Champion after his consistent and superb run in the 2009 season.  One of the most quiet riders on the grid, Aoyama&#8217;s shy nature also makes him one of the more unnoticed MotoGP riders, though his superb [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highsideblog.com/2010/05/05/know-the-racers-hiroshi-aoyama/</link>
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		<title>Cutting Costs: Engine Limits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The one thing on every MotoGP insider&#8217;s mind these days is finding ways to save money.  The global financial crisis was incredibly effective at highlighting the extreme costs that go into running a competitive prototype bike, and the effects it had in the 2009 season sent teams, managers, and organizers scrambling for ways to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highsideblog.com/2010/05/04/cutting-costs-engine-limits/</link>
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		<title>Know the Racers: Andrea Dovizioso</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Andrea Dovizioso has been tipped as one of the first riders who might breach the gap to The Untouchables, yet surprisingly little is said about the Repsol Honda rider.  Part of this comes from the magnetism of his teammate, Dani Pedrosa, but there&#8217;s another element to the Italian&#8217;s lack of coverage.  Ever since he took [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highsideblog.com/2010/05/03/know-the-racers-andrea-dovizioso/</link>
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		<title>VIDEO: Lorenzo&#8217;s short swim</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The race has been over for less than an hour, and already video of Lorenzo&#8217;s victory leap into the pond has made it&#8217;s way onto the internet.  Ah, what a privileged time we live in.

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		<link>http://highsideblog.com/2010/05/02/video-lorenzos-short-swim/</link>
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		<title>Jerez Race Recap: Spanish Storm Strikes in Final Laps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a race where the only scraps seemed to happen farther down the order, the final laps brought a charge on from Jorge Lorenzo that no man could hold off.  A disappointing start saw the Mallorcan slide from 2nd on the grid all the way down to  5th, and for the first thee [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://highsideblog.com/2010/05/02/jerez-race-recap-spanish-storm-strikes-in-final-laps/</link>
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