2007 MotoGP Shanghai, China - Click on images above for track photo gallery.

The Shanghai track is a new facility, completed only a couple of years ago, designed by Herman Tilke, the German architect, designed to be primarily a Formula 1 track.

The Shanghai track is a series of long, high-speed straights linked by tight, slow turns, allowing the fastest bikes to escape and putting an end to the prospect of fairing-bashing action. Much of the problem is down to the design brief: The track layout has been chosen to resemble the Chinese character "Shang", meaning "High" or "Above", which forms part of Shanghai's name. As beautiful as Chinese ideograms are, perhaps their boxy, convoluted nature translate badly into race tracks...

Thank you to both James and Darren for providing these photos! For more moto info check out Ben and Darren's website:

http://www.motogpforum.com/

Rob Mitchell - enjoy!