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WSBK Replacements for Round 7 at Miller Motorsports Park

20 April, 2020
With John Hopkins still convalescent, Stiggy Racing Honda has called back Jake Zemke for the Miller Motorsports Park round of the World Superbike Championship on May 31. Zemke replaced Hopkins during the Monza round and finished 18th in Race 1…

Valentino Rossi laughs off Honda rumor

20 April, 2020
Apparently the fact that Marco Melandri admitted he was just kidding around when he spread the Valentino Rossi-Honda rumor, didn’t stop the journalists present at today’s pre-event press conference at Brno from asking the ‘The Doctor’ whether he’d be staying…

James Toseland signs for Kiddimoto

20 April, 2020
Kiddimoto sells wooden balance bikes for children ages 2 to 6 years to help children learn balance and a James Toseland Grand Prix bike replica has officially become the newest member of the Kiddimoto Heroes series, and it’s based in…

Fiat and Chrysler: possible partnership over Jeep

20 April, 2020
Fiat could find itself in an interesting new partnership as Chrysler looks overseas to save the sinking ship. A collaboration with Tata Motors could also be on the cards as Chrysler attempts to enter the Asian and Indian markets with…

WSBK Portimao Superpole highlight video and rider quotes

20 April, 2020
Today’s last Superpole of the 2011 season at Portimao went to Jonathan Rea, but the main topic of the session was silly season. And more specifically why is Ducati refusing to support Althea Racing next season, after Bevilacqua’s team brought…

Trailer from Giorgio Arcelli's film "Principessa"

20 April, 2020
The Italian film “Principessa” is being released, directed by Giorgio Arcelli and with appearances from Morena Salvino, Michele Riondino, Piera Degli Esposti, Vanessa Gravina and Riccardo Lupo.The Cinderella style plot follows the story of Matilda, a country girl who lives…

Piaggio Group gets 60 million euros from EIB for R&D

20 April, 2020
It’s nice to know that European Union hasn’t cut back on everything and still believes in financing viable projects in order to help meet policy objectives, so their nonprofit long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has lent the…

Casey Stoner back on a Honda at Motegi

20 April, 2020
It was since November 11, 2012 at Valencia, that former two-time World champion Casey Stoner hasn’t ridden a Honda MotoGP bike, and now the Australian is currently at Motegi for private test with HRC (the first of four in Japan)…

Cal Crutchlow Wants MotoGP in 2011

20 April, 2020
After his two race wins at Silverstone, Sterilgarda’s Yamaha Cal Crutchlow has revealed that he wants to head to MotoGP as soon as possible, because he’s twenty-four and doesn’t want to waste time.Despite turning down an offer to temporarily replace…

Milan: Torre Velasca up for sale

20 April, 2020
The Velasca tower built in the city centre of Milan in the 1950s was part of the first generation of Italian modern architectural designs. Often used as a location for many Italian movies, the tower has just been put up…

Ferrari Enzo abandoned in Dubai

20 April, 2020
TopGear has just published some pictures - obtained on Luxury4play.com forum - showing a dusty Ferrari Enzo which has been ditched in the desert heat of Dubai. Apparently, the car was dropped in a police impound lot of the Arabian…

Taxi driver returns $21,000 US to Italian tourist

20 April, 2020
An Italian tourist who lost about $21,000 USD in Euro cash, thousands more in expensive jewellery and some passports has just had a lucky break from a Bangladeshi taxi driver in New York. The cabbie found the money and jewellery…

Maxime Berger to ride for Effenbert Liberty World Superbike team

20 April, 2020
World Superbike team Effenbert Liberty Racing will be expanding their efforts next year and will be fielding three Ducati’s. After previously reconfirming last year’s riders Sylvain Guintoli and Jakub Smrz, the Czech based team will be adding French rider Maxime…

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport at Pebble Beach

20 April, 2020
A special edition Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport is set to appear at the Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach. The Grand Sport Sang Noir open-top could be revealed, equipped with the same engine as the coupe version.The Veyron 16.4 open top…

Nicky Hayden reveals that he suffered a fracture at Aragon

20 April, 2020
Seeing Nicky Hayden sommersault over an unproctected barrier during the last GP at the Motorland Aragon and land onto the access road infuriated a lot of fans and put under the magnifying glass once again, circuit safety. Loris Capirossi and…

New Arai Chaser helmets for 2011

20 April, 2020
The Arai Chaser helmet range gets a couple of updates for 2011, including two new replica models: the Spencer Re-Style Black and Colin Legend White models. Both have been created by Aldo Drudi and are based on the Chaser-V Phil…

Saab 9-3: spy shots reveal Insignia similarity

20 April, 2020
Appearances can be deceiving is certainly true in this case as the spy shot you see here is not an Opel Insignia, but its Swedish cousin, the Saab 9-3. It appears that the next generation Saab, so as not to…

Jaguar XF SportBrake: spy shots

20 April, 2020
Jaguar released a couple of spy shots (although this might not be the proper name for these images, given the source) picturing a mule of the Jaguar XF Sportbrake. The move comes as a sort of official confirmation that a…

Harley Davidson changes your life (w/video)

20 April, 2020
Harley Davidson will be releasing three new models in 2011 by Harley Davidson, the XR 1200X, the Sportster Superlow and the Road Glide Ultra and four CVO’s ( Custom Vehicle Operations) limited-production motorcycles and with this commercial the Milwaukee manufacturer…

Working in Italy: infamous Italian post tries nepotism

20 April, 2020
This will only make sense if you understand Italians. According to reports, the Italian postal service, Poste Italiane, is offering nepotism as a solution to its older and more expensive workers. Elderly postal workers will now be able to offer…

Miodio, video of "It's Ok" single with Valeria Marini

20 April, 2020
Miodio is a band from San Marino dedicated to electro-pop rock music. Last spring they were invited to represent San Marino at the Eurofestival 2008 where, nobody knows how, they came last.Showing that the last place gained didn’t signal an…

Brabus SLS AMG new-look before engine tuning arrives

20 April, 2020
Here’s a look at the SLS AMG Brabus tuning effort, which affects the look of the car while leaving the already impressive V8 engine untouched. The Brabus SLS AMG tuning program is centred around a carbonfibre reworking of the body…