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Casey Stoner has revived his chances of retaining the World Championship title after two stunning wins in one week. Last weekend, MotoGP betting fans saw him first to cross the line at Donington and yesterday he cruised to an easy victory in the Dutch MotoGP at Assen. Now just twenty five points away from Valentino Rossi and twenty nine short of leader, Dani Pedrosa, Stoner, second favourite with online bookies, looks set to mount a strong defence of his title.

Donington saw the debut of the new Ducati software program which has boosted the pace of the GP8 bike and given Stoner the missing edge he needs to maintain dominance. Rossi looks on ruefully and concedes that ‘ Casey has ridden very fast and on the limit all season but now he is one second faster so they must have found something different that is very strong to use’.

Yamaha are rushing to produce their own updated software for the YZR-M1 although Rossi fears this will not appear prior to MotoGP’s month-long summer break which begins after Laguna Seca on July 20.

Rossi finished in eleventh place at Assen after a mistake in the first lap caused him to crash and have to continue with a damaged machine. Dani Pedrosa finished in second place with Colin Edwards in third. British rider James Toseland disappointed British online betting punters with a below par ninth place following on from his disastrous first lap crash at Donington.

As home favourite, Dani Pedrosa was celebrating his victory in the Catalunya Grand Prix, last Sunday; it was becoming increasingly clear to MotoGP betting fans that this year’s championship battle is between Pedrosa with 135 points and Fiat Yamaha ace, Valentino Rossi on 142. Reigning champ, Ducati Marlboro rider, Casey Stoner, was in pole on the grid in Barcelona but Pedrosa took him on the first corner and the Repsol Honda man never looked back, leaving Rossi and Stoner to fight it out for second place.

Britain’s James Toseland, sixth off the grid, took sixth position for the second time this season and declared himself pleased with the days work and looking forward to his home patch at Donnington on 22 June. He finds the new tracks of recent times hard going and relishes the prospect of the Donnington test. Toseland, lying seventh in the rider standings with 53 points, really, really wants a podium place on that day.

Rossi started from his worst grid position of the season but recovered with a swift paced move through the field. To come second from such a position emphasises the qualities of this rider, especially when it comes to overtaking, and marks him out as a tough one to beat in the riders standings. On the day, though, Pedrosa reduced his lead to seven points and keeps him self strongly in contention.

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The MotoGP betting season took another unexpected turn last Sunday at Estoril when Jorge Lorenzo cruised to a win in the Portuguese Grand Prix. The Yamaha rider, in pole position for the first three races of this tear’s season, kept fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa behind him to match his 61 points in the rider standings. This is a wide open season for sports betting fans and it may well take a couple more races before we can see who will be the dominant player.

Lorenzo’s team mate, Valentino Rossi, claimed third place, leaving Colin Edwards in fourth. Defending champion, Casey Stoner, suffered problems with a loose television camera and came sixth just ahead of Britain’s James Toseland. The Briton put his disappointing place down to a lack of experience with not knowing just how far he could push things in the sometimes rainy conditions. Toseland also has a new engine and needs a race or two to get the measure of it.

Lorenzo, Pedrosa and Rossi were first off the blocks with Rossi taking an immediate lead. Half way through the race, Lorenzo saw his chance and seized the moment to pass Rossi and pull away. Lorenzo described it as a move of perfection and the day the happiest of his life.

Betting fans will be scratching their heads and wondering what the May 4th meet in China will bring. The circuit was only completed last year and has only been used once in the Formula One race there. There are winding turns and very fast straights with plenty of opportunity to overtake. In Rossi’s own words, ‘I think the circuit will be very good; it is wide, fast and technical.

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Motor Racing betting fans get ready now for the third of the 18 races of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship on Sunday 13th April - the Grande Premio de Portugal at the Estoril Circuit. Casey Stoner’s determination to prove his critics wrong and hang on to the title he surprisingly snatched in the 2007 season is already under major challenge. Repsol Honda rider, Dani Pedrosa has taken the lead following his two podium finishes from Qatar and his victory at Jerez where he took first place giving the Spaniard the top spot with 41 points on the board.

Pedrosa’s fellow countryman, Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo, is only five points behind and has also occupied the podium twice in the first two events. Lorenzo is reigning World 250cc Champion and his rookie year in the top flight has seen him become the man to beat in qualifying, with two pole positions already this year. Keep an eye on him in Estoril.

Lorenzo’s team mate, Italian Valentino Rossi, has played his part in putting their Fiat Yamaha employers at the top of the team standings after his second place podium spot at Jerez. Rossi sits in third place with 31 points. Casey Stoner, after a disappointing placing in Jerez, is now ten points off the pace with 30 points while Britain’s James Toseland lies in sixth place with 20 points although this could change now that James has finally taken delivery of his new engine with its added firepower.

Nicky Hayden, the 2006 World Champion, has seen a marked improvement from his new Honda and will be looking for a podium position in Portugal. In fact, this season looks wide open and could provide some very good prices for MotoGP betting fans. Time to sign up and pick up a few of the free bets on offer from any number of online betting sites.

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 This weekend saw another blinding ride by Valentino Rossi as he made a cool and calculated pass by Casey Stoner after starting way back at 11th on the grid. As you watch these races, you know that Rossi is like an animal stalking his prey. No matter how far back he may start, he’ll be gradually working his way up the positions and be challenging the leader in no time.

He’s a clever rider. In the Dutch Grand Prix this passed weekend, he showed how he can plan his killer moves by staying with Casey Stoner all the way until finally deciding to pass on the penultimate lap before stretching away. He didn’t want to show his hand too soon, so that when he did, Stoner had no chance on his Ducati.

As always, humble in victory, Rossi paid tribute to Stoner and these two great rivals will continue their duelling in Germany at the Sachsenring on July 15th.

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If you went MotoGP betting on the Grand Prix in Catalan over the weekend, you’ll have bet on  yet another nail biting finish to this fantastic sport. Casey Stoner held on for grim death as most money would have been on the Doctor - Valentino Rossi - who pushed him to the limit around a circuit that allowed Stoners’ Ducati to show its’ superior speed over the straights. Rossi gained through the twists and showed that he was the stronger rider on a bike that was weaker in a crucial area.

After the race, in interview, Rossi called on his Yamaha team to give him more from his machine if he is to challenge for the title this year. He says himself that he was racing on the edge to catch Casy Stoner but there just wasn’t enough in the bike to take the winners post.

There’s no doubting that Rossi is a genius of a rider and that it takes a mixture of bike and track to give a level playing field between him and his fellow competitors. I felt sorry for the guy after this race. You could sense him trying to squeeze everything out of his bike to gain the advantage but it just didn’t have it. He would do the donkey work of edging ahead early in the lap but Stoner would just undo it all with a blast on the straight towards the end.

It’s doubtful that any of the other circuits will allow such advantage to the others, so my money’s got to be on Rossi for championship this year - but I would say that, wouldn’t I?

Betting has started online for MotoGP as today sees the first race of the season at Qatar. This is start of another exciting season and free bets offers are available from UK bookmakers to begin with an introductory bonus for newcomers to both the sport and to the motor cycling betting fraternity.

Last year, Rossi narrowly missed the championship title to Haden and let’s hope that this year will deliver the same thrilling campaigns by both riders.  Also, look out for many others as the field is thrown wide open due to the new bikes used this year, being downsized from last season’s 990cc to 800cc.

Capirossi and Stoner will no doubt be hot on the tails of last years top duo and John Hopkins on the Suzuki will be one to watch without a doubt. If you are a race fan then you’ll only be betting on your favourite rider of course, but also trying to get to the races themselves. MotoGP meetings are are a fantastic event with friendly, knowledgable people that are passionate about their particular rider or racing team.

It’s almost guaranteed to provide another end of season thriller but there’s a lot of fantastic action before we get there. This is one of the most eagerly awaited season’s for a long while.