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Thnx for the comments at my previous post.
Jorge Lorenzo (born May 4, 1987 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain), is a professional motorcycle road racer. He was the 2006 and 2007 250cc World Champion.
Lorenzo made his championship debut on his fifteenth birthday, on the second qualifying day for the 2002 125cc Spanish Grand Prix - having to miss Friday practice as he was not old enough to race. Lorenzo dominated the 2007 250cc World Championship. His nine pole positions lead to nine victories in 2007, and all his 2006 poles bar Motegi led to victories in 2006.
Jorge's victory at Misano in 2007 was his 16th in the 250cc class, making him the most successful Spanish rider of all time in the 250cc GP class -- with one more victory than Dani Pedrosa and Sito Pons.
After being linked with a Yamaha MotoGP ride for 2008, on 25 July 2007 he was confirmed as Valentino Rossi's partner on a two year deal for the 2008 MotoGP season. Lorenzo made a great start to his MotoGP career, after qualifying on pole for the Qatar night race on March 8 and placing 2nd. He followed this up with pole at the second round in Jerez, Spain and 3rd Position, and pole in round 3 at Estoril, Portugal. He converted this pole into a victory, his maiden win in the Premier Class. In doing so, he became the youngest rider in MotoGP to finish on the podium in his first three races, taking the record from compatriot (and bitter rival) Dani Pedrosa by a single day.
By this stage of the Championship, Lorenzo was in joint first place with Pedrosa, but on May 1, 2008 Lorenzo was thrown from his bike during practice for the MotoGP Grand Prix of China. Lorenzo suffered a chipped bone and snapped ligament in his left ankle, and a fractured bone in his right. He was still able to finish the race in 4th place. Two weeks later at Le Mans, Lorenzo suffered two accidents in the practice sessions but managed to post a 2nd place result. In the following race in Italy he crashed during the race after qualifying seventh on the grid. The next week at Catalunya he experienced his fifth crash in four meetings, the practice session accident forcing him to miss the race.
At both Donington Park and Assen he was observed to be riding more conservatively after a series of injuries, but moved up the order in the later part of the race to finish 6th in each case. He has commented that he is stronger in the latter parts of races, preferring the bike when it e.is low on fuel. In the next meeting at Sachsenring, however, Lorenzo crashed out of the race during very wet conditions. Lorenzo suffered yet more injuries to his feet at the USGP at Laguna Seca on July 20, when he experienced his seventh crash in only three months. During the first lap a spectacular highside left Lorenzo with a sore right foot (or ankle) and three broken bones in his left foot, specifically the third, fourth and fifth metatarsals. At Misano Lorenzo clinched 2nd place. Indianapolis saw him on the podium again this time in third position. He eventually finished the season in 4th position.
Source:Wikipedia.
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Hi Nildo,
Perfect sherp deze plaat, kan het wit van z'n ogen bijna zien.
Excellent motor action picture, perfect sharp with superb contrasting coloirs. Your very informative note is a fine addition to this great sports picture. You did a great job here Nildo!
Hans
grt action shot gives rea idea of speed the colours are sharp and a good dof tfs regards bryan
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(2103) - [2009-06-29 12:46]
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Wow, fantastique.
1/250, a une telle vitesse, et des détails aussi nets, bravo Nildo.
Gilles
Hi Nildo,
Superb sports photography! Very well captured and this POV is awesome. He is so close to the tarmac it's really amazing. Great colours and impressive clarity. Well done and TFS!
Martyn
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- korbee
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(13507) - [2009-06-30 11:50]
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Gelukkig een beetje minder arrogant de laatste tijd,maar wat een topper weer Nildo,daar heb ik de spullen en de kennis niet voor.
mooi man die geconcentreerde en gefocuste ogen .
jan
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- jackal
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HI Nildo,
I have been looking through your gallery and you have a great collection of sports action shots - there are not enough on TL.
This one is amazing - hard to believe he didn't come off
cheers
Jack
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