The BatiFan Blog is run by Gareth - owner of BatiFans.com and AlvaroBautista.co.uk (and motorsport design specialists Vroom Media Limited) - and aims to bring you news from those sites, related downloads, trivia, gossip & nerdery, plus other bits of ontopic and offtopic posting to keep you occupied in season and out. Enjoy...
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Alvaro’s 2010 Rizla Suzuki Livery Unveiled
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by Gareth in NEWS
Here’s pics of the new 2010 livery on Alvaro’s bike, as crafted by Troy Lee Designs.
Full info and discussions at www.batifans.com and www.alvarobautista.co.uk
Red Bull Rookies “Road to Rookies Cup” Selection Gets Underway
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Gareth in OFFTOPIC
The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup is superb – well worth catching up on if you don’t know too much about it. It’s effectively a feeder series for the higher MotoGP classes, and always provides some cracking action featuring excellent Brit talent like Danny Kent (Check out this iTunes link for video podcasts of last [...]
Win A Signed Pair Of Alvaro’s Race Gloves!
Posted on 27. Feb, 2010 by Gareth in NEWS
A very special announcement for you, as we at BatiFans.com introduce this year’s RACECARD Competition, featuring our greatest prize yet: a pair of Alvaro’s racing gloves, used by Bati this coming season and signed by him too – courtesy of our very special sponsors REV’IT! Sport International, suppliers of Alvaro’s leathers in 2010.
REV’iT! will also [...]
Sepang Day Three; Alvaro 10th
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Gareth in NEWS
Decent looking progress today, with Alvaro finishing the day in 10th (having been up as high as 8th) – though only covering 25 laps.
Here’s the order at close of play…
1. Rossi (Yamaha) 2.00.271
2. Stoner (Ducati) 2.00.512
3. Hayden (Ducati) 2.00.703
4. Edwards (Yamaha) 2.00.988
5. Spies (Yamaha) 2.01.014
6. Capirossi (Suzuki) 2.01.320
7. Dovizioso (Honda) 2.01.439
8. Pedrosa (Honda) 2.01.478
9. Aoyama [...]
Sepang, Day 2: Minor Spill But Good Times
Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by Gareth in NEWS
Alvaro’s learning experience continues with the second Sepang test where today he ran well and, despite a small spill, he finished the session with the 9th fastest time – a very creditable figure in itself and the fastest of the genuine series rookies and reassuringly close indeed to the times of the likes of Dani [...]
Alvaro Visits Suzuki Factory Ahead Of Second Sepang Test
Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Gareth in NEWS
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP riders Loris Capirossi and Alvaro Bautista visited the Suzuki Factory at Hamamatsu in Japan earlier this week, en-route to the second test of the year at Sepang in Malaysia.
Alvaro and Loris were joined on the trip to Suzukis headquarters by Team Manager Paul Denning and were given a tour of the [...]
Exclusive Desktop Wallpaper Download From REV’IT! Leathers
Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by Gareth in DOWNLOADS
REV’IT Sport International – suppliers to Alvaro of leathers and gloves for this 2010 season, have very kindly supplied us with an exclusive desktop wallpaper design to share with you. We told them how much we like sharing download goodies with all the fans up here on the sites and the forum, and as a [...]
