Happy New Year / Feliz Año Nuevo

Feliz Año Nuevo Tutu - y buena suerte por la 2009 temporada.
Happy new year also to all of Pere's fans around the world who read this blog (and particularly to those of you who have written to me) - let's hope to see him fit and full of enthusiasm following his excellent showing in CEV this year (and to be honest his very decent showing in MotoGP too - we're very proud of you Tutu!) - and that he has a great 2009 with the Matteoni Racing Team in the 125cc class.

Happy New Year Everyone! :-)

gb

Pere Tutusaus Graffiti Desktop Wallpaper

I've done the first of a number of desktop wallpapers based on the #30 artwork I've done of Pere's logo and black cat.
V1.0 is of the logo sprayed on a dark alley wall under harsh lighting.
It's ever so slightly transparent so it sits reasonably realistically on the wall with a tiny touch of blurring to suggest aerosol painting, though I've tried not to get too bogged down in dribbles and splatters etc...
Ignore the preview above, as these are the download links:

Click here for the 1440x900 version...
Click here for the 1280x800 version...


Enjoy :D
gb

Pere Tutusaus #30 Desktop Icons For Mac OSX

I've produced a nice funky set of desktop icons for Mac OSX featuring Pere's #30 logo and cute black cat mascot.
They're great for replacing dull and boring 'standard' folder, document and file icons - and will look brilliant at any scaling with their 3D look and alpha-channel drop shadows and other stylings.
If you run a Mac then just click here to download the icon pack and I hope you get loads of pleasure from them.

I'll be uploading the Windows set in the coming days...

Enjoy :-)

Downloadable 2009 BikeSport Calendars

I've made a bunch of iCals to help keep tabs on all the important dates next year. iCal is an application on the Mac, which uses the open .ics calendar format - which means that you can also use these in various Windows and Linux applications such as Microsoft Works (Version 8 or higher), WinDates, Mozilla Calendar, Sunbird and Zimbra.

MotoGP 2009 Calendar
Click here to subscribe in iCal...

CEV Buckler 2009 Calendar
Click here to subscribe in iCal...

SBK: World Superbikes 2009 Calendar
Click here to subscribe in iCal...

BSB: British Superbikes 2009 Calendar
Click here to subscribe in iCal...


More information about how to use these calendars on Windows PCs here at iCalShare...

Hope they're useful.
Enjoy :-)

gb

MotoGP 2009 :: Official 125cc Entry List (Provisional)

5. ALEXIS MASBOU, FRA, LONCIN RACING
7. DOMINIQUE AEGERTER, SWI, AJO INTERWETTEN
8. LORENZO ZANETTI, ITA, WWC
11. SANDRO CORTESE, GER, AJO INTERWETTEN
12. ESTEVE RABAT, SPA, BLUSENS APRILIA
16. CAMERON BEAUBIER, USA , RED BULL KTM 125
17. STEFAN BRADL, GER, KIEFER RACING
18. NICOLAS TEROL, SPA, JACK & JONES PONS WRB
24. SIMONE CORSI, ITA, JACK & JONES PONS WRB
27. STEFANO BIANCO, ITA, CBC CORSE
29. ANDREA IANNONE, ITA, WWC
30. PERE TUTUSAUS, SPA, MATTEONI RACING
32. LORENZO SAVADORI, ITA, FONTANA RACING
33. SERGIO GADEA, SPA, BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc
34. RANDY KRUMMENACHER, SWI, DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX
38. BRADLEY SMITH, GBR, BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc
44. POL ESPARGARO, SPA, BELSON DERBI
45. SCOTT REDDING , GBR, BLUSENS APRILIA
60. JULIAN SIMON, SPA, BANCAJA ASPAR TEAM 125cc
66. MATTHEW HOYLE, GBR, MAXTRA TEAM
71. TOMOYOSHI KOYAMA, JPN, LONCIN RACING
72. MARCO RAVAIOLI, ITA, CBC CORSE
73. TAKAAKI NAKAGAMI, JPN, WWC
81. JASPER IWEMA, NED, KIEFER RACING
88. MICHAEL RANSEDER, AUT, MAXTRA TEAM
93. MARC MARQUEZ, SPA, RED BULL KTM 125
94. JONAS FOLGER, GER, WWC
99. DANNY WEBB, GBR, DEGRAAF GRAND PRIX

HOT NEWS: Pere in 125cc MotoGP in 2009

Great news!
Thanks to a tip-off by stv21, I was totally overjoyed to see that Tutu appears to be back on the 125cc grid for MotoGP in 2009.
A press release today from the FIM, laying out the provisional entry list for all classes in 2009, shows him as entering - as #30 - with Matteoni Racing.

Awesome - made my day, and possibly my week :)

2009 CEV Schedule for iCal

For those of you who have a Mac and run OSX - or who run PCs with compatible calendar systems (such as Mozilla based stuff, etc) I've pulled together an iCal for next year's CEV schedule.

So to get the 2009 CEV calendar in your iCal or '.ics' based calendar software, click here...

Pere Tutusaus Fans Group On Facebook

A quick snippet of news as we head into the off-season is that I've set up a Facebook Group about Pere - "Pere Tutusaus Fans" - where fans of Tutu who are on Facebook can share photos, videos, news and links.
It's not intended to replace this site, or compete with it or any other Pere websites, but it may hopefully become a useful point of reference, and a good place to find other fans.
Facebook is a pretty large place and a good "connection point" for many, so it makes sense to have a presence there.

Click here to go visit the group and join up...

Video Interview - Pere @ Jerez Round 7, CEV

Here's a video from after Round 7 of the CEV championship at Jerez, the final race of the season where - as you will know if you've been reading, Tutu came home 3rd securing a 3rd place in the overall championship standings.
Lovely work Tutu - we're proud of you!
I desperately want an explanation for those enormous specs though!!!

Pere Takes Third In Jerez And In 125cc CEV Championship

Another awesome ride from Pere today in the final round of Spain's CEV championship.
He was on the podium again - in third - a result that winds up giving him thrid spot overall in the final Championship standings. (1st Efren Vazquez on 112, second Luis Saom on 96, and third Pere with 79).
Obviously I'm still really sad that the Aspar Team wouldn't let him see out the MotoGP 125cc season with them, but this result today and his whole performance across the year in CEV certainly demonstrates what a talent the guy is.

Felicidades Tutu! Estupendo! :)

Here's the top ten form today's final round at Jerez...

Pos | No. | Rider | Time | Team | Bike
1 44 Randy KRUMMENACHER 29:21.426 DEGRAAF GRANDPRIX TEA APRILIA
2 7 Efrén VÁZQUEZ 29:21.867 BLUSENS BQR APRILIA
3 30 Pere TUTUSAUS 29:25.827 ALPO ATLETICO DE MADR APRILIA
4 39 Luis Jaime SALOM 29:30.216 BLUSENS BQR APRILIA
5 48 Alberto MONCAYO 29:31.95 TEAM ANDALUCIA DERBI DERBI
6 26 Adrián MARTÍN 29:34.851 TEAM ASPAR CEV-CURVAC APRILIA
7 38 Joey LITJENS 29:34.859 ABBINK-BOS RACING SEEL 125
8 28 Iván MAESTRO 29:39.718 HUNE-MATTEONI-LODIS APRILIA
9 99 Lukas SEMBERA 29:40.326 SEBIMNOTO ANGAIA RACI APRILIA
10 69 Michael VAN DER MARK 29:42.830 DUTCH RACING TEAM HONDA