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A Decade in MotoGP (w/video trailer)

29 March, 2020
After watching this video trailer by Duke, A Decade in MotoGP 2002-2012 this is going to straight onto my Christmas shopping list. A Decade in MotoGP, is a 109 minute official documentary that has got it all. Covering the history…

Yamaha previews 2012 livery for sponsors and partners

29 March, 2020
Yamaha MotoGP fans will have to wait until official Jerez test in ten days time before seeing the 2012 YZR-M1 livery, but nearly fifty Yamaha Team sponsors, suppliers and partners got a full preview yesterday in an exclusive event that…

MotoGP girls from Qatar

29 March, 2020
The MotoGP is back, as are the MotoGP girls. In this gallery, we give you the evening appointment with the girls from the Qatar MotoGP at Losail. After the jump are further pics, along with a video.

MotoGP viewing numbers also drop in Spain

29 March, 2020
If MotoGP viewing audiences in Italy dropped for the evening races in Qatar, Spain’s numbers weren’t that much better, despite the fact that Spanish riders won in all three classes.MotoGP this year is being broadcasted by Spain’s Telecinco (Mediaset) and…

Ducati and Mercedes announces partnership

29 March, 2020
The new Ducati Diavel made its North American debut in Los Angeles alongside the new Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG and look who was on hand to do the promo work and confirm the AMG Mercedes will infact be partnering Ducati.The…

Karel Abraham gets his bachelor degree in law

29 March, 2020
In Europe most riders start very young with their careers and end up sacrificing part their education as they try to attend high school or get their GED’s, but not Karel Abraham. The Czech rider who finished 9th in his…

MotoGP Valencia Qualifying – Stoner Domination

29 March, 2020
Casey Stoner took his third pole position of the season dominating the qualifying session at Valencia turning in a blistering lap of 1.32’256 and a couple of great slides. Stoner beat Dani Pedrosa who was second by 0.263s. Third went…

MotoGP to Silverstone in 2010

29 March, 2020
After 22 years, Donington Park has lost the rights to host the British Gran Prix to Silverstone. Having hosted MotoGP between 1977 and 1986, Motogp will be returning to Silverstone in 2010.Silverstone Circuits Limited has signed a five year agreement…

Aleix Espargaro gets okay for Laguna Seca GP

29 March, 2020
Aleix Espargaro has gotten the green light from his doctor and will be racing at Laguna Seca this upcoming weekend.The Pramac Ducati rider was suspected of having sustained a vertebra fracture after crashing into Randy DePuniet’s Honda, but his doctor…

Marc Marquez overtakes Dani Pedrosa as highest rated rider in Spain

29 March, 2020
How popular is a motorcycle racer in Spain? And how much does personality and racking up wins count when it comes to selling products?Last year, Personality Media, a marketing consultancy agency, who indicates to advertising companies which celebrity personality, in…

Carlos Checa takes command in QP2 at Nurburgring

29 March, 2020
Carlos Checa re-took command this morning during World Superbike’s QP2 at Nurburgring. The Spaniard slipped in a stunning 1’55.030 lap in the final minutes of the session to dispose of Eugene Laverty by almost four tenths of a second and…

Valencia Official Test Day 1 – Stoner fastest, as usual

28 March, 2020
After yesterday’s final GP race at Valencia that concluded the 2009 season, today began the first of three days of official testing in preparation for the 2010 that saw two new teams, new rookie riders and also several Moto2 bikes…

Colin Edwards and Cal Crutchlow will race at Motegi

28 March, 2020
What looked liked an almost compact front from the GP riders and paddock personnel to boycott the Motegi GP is now vacillating after the recent release of the ARPA study that concluded that radiation was ‘negligible.’Herve Poncharal who has been…

MotoGP Sachsenring: After the Race Rider Quotes

28 March, 2020
Dani Pedrosa’s win today at the German GP slightly closed the championship gap to Jorge Lorenzo, The Fiat Yamaha rider leads the standings with 185 points, while his closest rival Pedrosa is at 138 heading into next weekend’s Laguna Seca…

MotoGP Mugello – What the Riders Had to Say

28 March, 2020
Dani Pedrosa ruled at the Gran Premio D’Italia TIM race at the Mugello circuit and Honda came back strong in Italy by placing four riders in the top six, but it Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo with his second place who…

Yamaha to deny Rossi Valencia test?

28 March, 2020
Most rider contracts end December 31, but riders are usually released immediately after the final race so they can begin testing their new bikes. One exception was Valentino Rossi. Honda HRC at the end of 2003 refused to release him…

Aspar Martinez and Aprilia in MotoGP?

28 March, 2020
Every since Dorna and FIM announced the new 2012 rule change in MotoGP (that could actually be implemented in 2011) rumors that Aprilia could be returning to the premier class have been frequent, despite Gigi Dall’Igna and Leo Mercanti having…

MotoGP: First test day for Kawasaki

28 March, 2020
It was a successful first day of testing for the Kawasaki MotoGp team in Phillip Island as the three-day testing programme started with perfect conditions. The Kawasaki riders and test rider Olivier Jacque will ride more than 1000 Km on…

MotoGP Mugello Gallery – Part 2

28 March, 2020
This is our last gallery of pics from the Mugello GP weekend. The next race will be the AirAsia British Grand Prix at the famed Silverstone circuit on June 20th.

Valentino Rossi updates on shoulder recovery

28 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi promised his fans that he’d give regular updates on his shoulder condition and two weeks after his shoulder surgery, the Italian champion is reporting that his surgeon has removed the stitches (sorry, no video of the event) and…

Anthony West to ride for Speed Master CRT MotoGP team

28 March, 2020
After spending two not so proficuous years in Moto2 (23rd in 2010 and 22nd 2012) with MZ Racing, Anthony West will return to MotoGP with a CRT team.According to his Facebook page the Australian rider will be riding for Speed…

Fausto Gresini denies any contact with Valentino Rossi

28 March, 2020
Following Valentino Rossi’s now infamous post Qatar race interview, and the very wild rumors of a Coca Cola sponsored private Yamaha team, which is highly improbable due to the new rules changes that are currently being discussed to limit prototype…

Back to the Future with Valentino Rossi (w/video)

28 March, 2020
Here you don’t need a DeLorean to time travel and remember a very young and wild Valentino Rossi when he was starting out, just a TIM commercial.Who would have ever thought that some skinny Italian kid from a back woods…