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MotoGP Estoril Friday rider quotes

2 April, 2020
Casey Stoner did not only set Friday’s fastest time at Estoril, he also hit the top speed of 329,5 km/h on the Portughuese circuit, but it wasn’t all smiles for the Repsol Honda rider who admitted that his Honda still…

Jorge Lorenzo coming to grips with his new ride

2 April, 2020
Last October we told you that MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo was going to do a cameo role in the Spanish TV series Aguila Roja (Red Eagle), so here’s a video of Lorenzo coming to grips with this very different ride…

Jeremy Clarkson drives the Alfa 159

2 April, 2020
Jeremy Clarkson drives the Alfa 159. And he likes it. He likes the looks: “First of all, it is exactly one million times better looking than a BMW 3-series. And with those triple headlamps, and perfect proportions, at least half…

Norton John Player Replica by Peter Williams Motorcycles

2 April, 2020
40 years ago, rider/designer Peter Williams won the 1973 TT F750 with the ‘revolutionary’ - for those times - Norton John Player Special, basically the first racer with a monocoque frame, and now the man responsible for the birth and…

Scudetto Inter: winners are grinners and losers…

2 April, 2020
Ahh, you’ve gotta love Italy, the things that happen here. It appears that there are some soccer fans who haven’t been able to “digest” FC Inter’s victory of the 2008 scudetto, and have decided to express themselves…artistically. They could be…

Max Biaggi's wildcard entry request revealed by Gregorio Lavilla

2 April, 2020
The rumors of Max Biaggi wanting to race in next month’s World Superbike round at Monza, have been confirmed by Dorna’s World Superbike representative Gregorio Lavilla.According to an interview published in Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport Lavillia revealed that the Roman…

Volkswagen Golf GTI Convertible: images and info

2 April, 2020
A few days ahead of its official unveiling at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen releases a few pictures of its long awaited Golf GTI Cabriolet, that will surely be one of the most sought-after models at the Swiss event.…

KTM Duke 200

2 April, 2020
The new KTM Duke 200 has been presented in Malaysia, as seen in these pics from Visordown. The bigger capacity Duke 200 is similar to the 125 model with its upside-down forks, trellis frame and single-cylinder engine. It’s been entirely…

Aspar presents 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP 2011 teams

2 April, 2020
Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez for the second year running will have teams in all three classes in Grand Prix racing and yesterday at the “Casa Encendida” in Madrid officially presented his 2011 rider line-up and liveries.Martinez is able to run six…

WSBK Nurburgring: all the pics from the paddock

2 April, 2020
The German GP surely turned out to be a pivotal moment in the 2012 World Superbike Championship, with Max Biaggi taking advantage of Marco Melandri’s unfortunate double blunder to get back at the top of the table with a decent…

Ferrari F450 – photoshop

2 April, 2020
TopSpeed has a photoshop of the Ferrari F450, the presumptive heir of the Ferrari F430 that should be on the market in 2010.According to TopSpeed, the F450 might have a 10-cylinder 4.5-liter engine with more than 500 hp, to better…

Best 2008 Move

2 April, 2020
What did you think about Valentino Rossi’s overtaking move on Casey Stoner at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix?Voting online in the Third Annual SPEED Performance Awards, nearly 120,000 motorsports fan thought that Rossi’s pass at the Corkscrew was the…

Tom Sykes leads the field in QP2 at Phillip Island

2 April, 2020
Tom Sykes jumped to the top of the timesheets in QP2 at Phillip Island ahead of this afternoon’s first Superpole of 2012 World Superbike championship season.The Kawasaki rider set the best lap of the 45 minute session in 1.31.323, which…

Romeo Ferraris: Fiat 500 Monza luxury racing

2 April, 2020
Romeo Ferraris has launched the new Fiat 500 Monza racing version. The special edition will be made in a production run of just ten, for customers who want pocket-size luxury race cars. The 500 Monza celebrates the 50th anniversary of…

Eugene Laverty takes victory in race 2 at P.I

2 April, 2020
Phillip Island has officially become an Aprilia stronghold. After a 1-2-3 podium in race 1 with a victory by Sylvain Guintoli, race 2 saw team mate Eugene Laverty take the win - his second with the Italian manufacturer. Completing the…

WSBK: Yoshimura Suzuki will not be at Imola or Magny Cours

2 April, 2020
Yoshimura Suzuki has announced that they will not compete in the last two races of the 2010 WSBK championship. The current All Japan Superbike team had already taken part at the Monza round with Daisaku Sakai (who pulled out after…

GPtech to wildcard in all three US MotoGP rounds in 2013

2 April, 2020
After taking part in this year’s Indianapolis GP where Aaron Yates rode to a 16th place on the first Suzuki based CRT, GPtech has decided to take part in all three of next season’s 2013 US rounds after receiving the…

Jorge Lorenzo and Ricky Cardus with Laglisse Bike

2 April, 2020
As we reported last week that Jorge Lorenzo was going to personally sponsor long time friend Ricky Cardus in the Spanish CEV with the X Fuera logo and here’s a neat photo of the two Spanish riders together with the…