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Casey Stoner blazes to another pole position at Phillip Island

26 March, 2020
Finding words to describe the performance of Casey Stoner at Phillip Island is becoming impossible. The Repsol Honda rider was faster than light as he blazed to his fifth consecutive pole position, his 11th of this incredible 2011 season.Laying down…

FIM suspends Monza homologation

26 March, 2020
If you have been following our posts regarding the Monza circuit then you’ll already know that the circuit is currently being investigating by Italian law for numerous wrongdoings (bid rigging, tax fraud just to name a few of the more…

Ben Spies and Yamaha together for another year

26 March, 2020
Ben Spies has signed a one-year extension to his Yamaha MotoGP contract, meaning that he’ll be staying on with the team for all 2012, and he’ll be also testing and giving feedback on the new 2012 1000cc bike which will…

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…

Alberto Puig to have a new role in HRC

26 March, 2020
MotoGP in 2014 will see some interesting internal changes in several of the factory team garages. Marc Marquez' championship winning pit crew (Casey Stoner brought them with him when he switched from Ducati to Repsol Honda) will be replaced by…

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…

Motorcycle pic of the day: Norton V4 MotoGP rendering

26 March, 2020
One of the rumors that rocked during last summer’s racing hiatus was that Norton was working on a MotoGP bike, and they even signed a tentative agreement with Dorna about placing two bikes on the grid in 2012 when CRT…

Marco Melandri – MotoGP's Dr. Freud

26 March, 2020
Marco Melandri has published on his website his own personal interpretation of Jorge Lorenzo’s post race celebration at Le Mans, where the Spanish rider sat in front of a giant screen watching the race and eating popcorn.Lorenzo’s gag was very…

Dani Pedrosa uncertain for Catalunya GP

26 March, 2020
After breaking his collarbone at Le Mans yesterday with just a little help by Marco Simoncelli, Dani Pedrosa has still to decide if he wants to undergo surgery and have the collarbone plated or let it heal naturally.No doubt that…

MotoGP: New Rules for 2009 and 2010

26 March, 2020
In today’s press conference in Jerez, Vito Ippolito President of the FIM and Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta outlined the new rules that will be introduced for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.2009:1) From the Czech Republic GP in Brno and for…

Andrea Dovizioso and Yamaha Tech3 deal officially confirmed

26 March, 2020
The rumor broke late Friday afternoon when several websites reported that Andrea Dovizioso had signed with Yamaha Tech3 for the 2012 season after spending ten years with Honda.This rumor has now been officially confirmed and Dovizioso will be fielded alongside…

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…

Karel Abraham will try to race at Jerez

26 March, 2020
Karel Abraham broke his right collarbone during qualifying during the Austin GP when he clashed with Gresini’s Go&Fun MotoGP rookie Bryan Staring which ruled him out of the race.The Czech rider underwent surgery two weeks ago and will try to…

Paddock Talk after MotoGP Sepang Qualifying

26 March, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo speaking to the press said that for the race “it’s going to be difficult to fight for the victory,” but the Fiat Yamaha rider needs only to finish in 9th at Sepang to take the 2010 World Championship…

Cardion AB Motoracing and Karel Abraham unveil 2013 ART machine

26 March, 2020
Cardion AB Motoracing officially unveiled their ART machine and new livery - created by French designer French designer Sebastien Arputzo - that Karel Abraham will be using in this season’s MotoGP championship. The Czech team announced last September that they…

Jorge Lorenzo would like to take championship title at Aragon

26 March, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo with his massive 77 point over second place Dani Pedrosa leads the MotoGP championship standings and is already thinking about the title and has admitted to Spain’s show Paddock GP on TVE, that he is dreaming of celebrating…

Randy de Puniet to ride for Aspar CRT team?

26 March, 2020
The 2012 silly season isn’t over, but it is mostly concentrated on how many CRTs there will be and who will be riding what, even if we already know several names like Colin Edwards with MGN Forward, James Ellison with…

Hayden, Dovizioso and Iannone talk about Jerez test

25 March, 2020
Three days at Valencia and three days at Jerez for testing - with only two and half days out of the six completely dry - hopefully may have ben enough for the Ducati to gather sufficient feedback on which of…