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Brett McCormick promoted to Effenbert Liberty WSBK team?

27 March, 2020
Brett McCormick was to ride for Effenbert-Liberty Racing in the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup in 2012, but according to several Italian websites the Canadian rider has just been promoted to their World Superbike effort.McCormick’s switch to the already three-strong Superbike…

Jorge "Aspar" Martinez Gets his MotoGP Team

26 March, 2020
It has been finally confirmed that Jorge “Aspar” Martinez will get his MotoGP team for 2010.Martinez has been trying to to add MotoGP to his stable of racing teams and in these last three years has been knocking on all…

Changes at the Alice MotoGP Team

26 March, 2020
Management services offered by Luis d’Antin have finished. The services will be taken up by Fabiano Sterlacchini until the end of the season, as reported by the Alice Team last july 10.Ducati has also offered some changes to the team,…

Hector Barbera renews with Aspar MotoGP Team

26 March, 2020
Another piece of MotoGP’s 2011 silly season has fallen into place, Hector Barbera has extended his contract with Aspar for a second season.Barbera joined the Aspar Team for the 2010 season after Alvaro Bautista, who was groomed throughout his career…

WSBK Donington: Carlos Checa leads in first practice

26 March, 2020
After his double victory at Phillip Island last month, Carlos Checa is still on the roll. The Althea Ducati rider lead the first practice session at Donington Park posting a best lap time of 1’29″978 and so far the only…

Rider Quotes after Catalunya FP1

26 March, 2020
Read what the riders had to say after today’s free practice. After the jump more quotes and first images from Catalunya.Valentino Rossi - 1st 1′43.038 “We made some changes to our base setting here and already it feels much better…

MotoGP Valencia – Casey Stoner Tops in FP1

26 March, 2020
Casey Stoner hit the top of the timesheets in today’s first free practice at the Valencia circuit putting in a best lap of 1.32′813 in the final minutes of the session and leaving Jorge Lorenzo in second at 0.382s from…

MotoGP Silverstone: Lorenzo on Top in FP1

26 March, 2020
On the new and revised fast flowing Silverstone circuit where all the riders had to learn the track, it was points leader Jorge Lorenzo who took the top spot with a best lap of 2.05″991 and the first rider to…

Niccolo Canepa in Almeria with Bridgestone

26 March, 2020
LCR Honda rider Randy de Puniet and Pramac Racing’s Niccolo Canepa flew to the southern Spanish circuit of Almeria last week to support the media launch of Bridgestone’s Battlax BT-003 Racing Street hyper sports tyre. This is the video of…

Troy Bayliss to be replaced by Canepa in 2009?

26 March, 2020
Some new gossip from the SBK: who will replace Troy Bayliss in 2009?Niccolò Canepa, FIM Superstock Champion in 2007 received a Wildcard for Brno, Vallelunga and Magny Cours.A new start after testing the Ducati Desmosedici, will he come to the…

A look inside the Ducati Xerox Team

26 March, 2020
For the first time we get an inside look at the Ducati Xerox Team and can watch the presentation movie from this Superbike squad. Davide Tardozzi (Team Manager) gives a explanation of his work but also other team members like…

ParkinGO with Chaz Davies in World Superbikes in 2012

26 March, 2020
Guliano Rovelli’s World Supersport ParkinGO winning team will make the jump to World Superbikes next season with 2011 World Champion Chaz Davies. The Australian champion will be at the helm of a Ducati according to British website MCN, even if…

Randy de Puniet to become a Ducati test rider?

26 March, 2020
Randy de Puniet looks like he’s been left out in the cold regarding a MotoGP ride for the 2012 season. The French rider was rumored to be heading to LCR Honda, but newly crowned Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl has taken…

Valentino Rossi's first video interview after shoulder surgery

26 March, 2020
Forty-eight hours after his surgery, Valentino Rossi’s first public interview goes to Italian prime time TV show “Striscia la Notizia” (a satirical variety show that airs nightly).‘Capitan Ventosa’ (the weird guy in yellow) went to Rossi’s home town Tavullia to…

10 Years of racing with Pramac – video

26 March, 2020
Pramac Racing will be celebrating their 10th year in MotoGP this season and to celebrate the event have put together this little video with all the riders they’ve had.Pramac Racing started in 2002 and has gone under several names, including…

WSBK Althea Racing reveals 2012 livery

26 March, 2020
This afternoon at their company headquarters at Civita Castellana, World Superbike team Althea Racing officially presented their 2012 line-up with reigning Superbike champion Carlos Checa and Superstock champion Davide Giugliano and the new livery that the team will be using…

WDW 2012: the awesome Ducati Monsters in the paddock

26 March, 2020
Out of all the models featured in Ducati’s current range, the mighty Monster is arguably the most popular one in the custom community. Unless you are going for the proper sportbikes in an attempt to burn some serious rubber on…

Althea Racing to withdraw from World Superstock 1000?

26 March, 2020
Rumors from Italy are reporting that Genesio Bevilacqua’s World Superstock 1000 squad is withdrawing from the championship and will not be at Monza this weekend.Federico Sandi debuted at Imola qualifying 11th, but he DNF’d in the race after coming into…

WSBK Assen Preview

26 March, 2020
The WSBK PR is also revving up for this weekend’s double header in Assen:Hannspree Ten Kate HondaJonathan Rea:“After what’s been a sluggish start to the season, we needed to look at making some changes to the bike to improve the…

MotoGP Assen Qualifying – Rossi back on Pole

26 March, 2020
This afternoon’s qualifying started with Valentino Rossi hitting the top of the timesheet almost immediately and the positions would continue to change during the hour with Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Colin Edwards exchanging the top position. Rossi wasn’t giving…

Casey Stoner Australian GP Helmet

26 March, 2020
Casey Stoner was sporting this new helmet design on his Nolan X 802 for his home race at the Australian GP at Phillip Island, not as far out looking as Jorge Lorenzo’s Estoril GP moon landing helmet, Stoner’s lid would…