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Liberty Racing team confirms it will skip Moscow round

23 March, 2020
Yesterday in passing we mentioned that Effenbert Liberty racing team would not be taking part in next week’s upcoming round at Moscow because they couldn’t afford the long haul to the new Russian circuit, and today the Italian-Czech team has…

Niklas Ajo disqualified from upcoming Moto3 race at Estoril

23 March, 2020
Niklas Ajo (TT Motions KTM) has been disqualified from next weekend’s Moto3 race at Estoril after he pushed one of the Jerez marshals following his crash. The FIM released the following statement:“Gran Premio bwin de España: Decision of the Race…

Two Ducati Multistrada's delivered to Pope Benedict XVI

23 March, 2020
Two Ducati Multistrada 1200’s were delivered to Pope Benedict XVI today at the Pope’s summer home at Castel Gandolfo. The two motorcycles donated by Ducati, will be used by the Vatican gendarmerie and have been customized for police use and…

Claudio Domenicali new Ducati CEO

23 March, 2020
The rumors that Gabriele Del Torchio would be leaving Ducati have been confirmed - while the announcement of his becoming the CEO of Alitalia has yet to be officially confirmed.To replace the Del Torchio, the Board of Directors at Ducati…

WSBK Monza: No one crashed because of the bubbles

23 March, 2020
The never ending Italian telenovela regarding the bubbles on Monza circuit that may have been the cause of several crashes during that polemic World Superbike weekend in May, is still occupying space in major sports newspapers in the country. The…

MotoGP – Back to 1 Hour Sessions

23 March, 2020
Today at Motegi, the MSMA and Grand Prix Commission will be holding another meeting to discuss several adjustments to the new 2009 rules and the first to be changed will be the 45 minute free practice format. The new format…

MotoGP Haemorrhaging in Italy

23 March, 2020
While the Assen circuit saw over 97,000 fans show up for the races on Saturday, in Italy the viewing audiences on Italia 1 plunged to a record low this year.These are the Auditel numbers for the 2010 Dutch GP race:…

Federico Sandi to race in Superstock 1000 with Althea Racing

23 March, 2020
When Effenbert Liberty decided to expand their World Superbike team to four riders by adding Brett McCormick to their already three rider strong line-up and shut down their Superstock effort, Federico Sandi (son of legendary crewchief Giovanni) was left without…

Valentino Rossi undergoes surgery

22 March, 2020
Both Ducati riders underwent surgery today, Nicky Hayden on his injured left shoulder and Valentino Rossi to remove a pin from his right leg, the same leg he fractured during practice at Mugello in 2010.Rossi’s surgery which was already programmed…

Louis Rossi to switch to Moto2 with Tech3 Racing

22 March, 2020
This year’s Le Mans Moto3 winner Louis Rossi will be switching categories next season and will be moving up to Moto2 to ride the Mistral 610 for Herve Poncharal’s Tech3 Racing team. “I am delighted that Louis has decided to…

Mark Aitchison to ride for Grillini BMW in World Superbikes

22 March, 2020
Grillini Racing Team will be making a welcome return to World Superbikes after four years and have signed Mark Aitchison as their rider for the upcoming season.“Atcho” will be riding the 2012 version of the BMW S1000RR that Andrea Grillini…

Brett McCormick to return to racing in 2 or 3 months

22 March, 2020
Just the other day, Brett McCormick personally informed fans during a phone interview with CBC Radio on his health and of his two fractured cervical vertebrae and one in his lower back, but luckily he didn’t sustain any spinal damage…

Mash Seventy 125cc

22 March, 2020
We know what everyone thinks about motorcycles built in China, but this is the Mash Seventy, a four stroke, air cooled single cylinder 125cc motorcycle has this really cool vintage and retro look about that we could help but admire.This…

Marco Simoncelli shows off New Sponsor

22 March, 2020
While Marco Simoncelli has had a torrid off season in all six official testing sessions and the rookie MotoGP rider has yet to come to grips with the 2010 Honda RC212V (and he’s not the only one) he can at…

2011 EICMA: Honda NC700S

22 March, 2020
Honda is trying to make motorcycling history by using the same platform to develop different kinds of bikes, just like many carmakers do. Three models should be built with it, and one of them is the NC700S, currently on display…

Ducati and Dorna hook up with Generali

22 March, 2020
On the eve of the Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello circuit, Generali and Ducati have announced an important partnership marking the debut of the Generali Lion logo in the MotoGP motorcycle World Championship, through the support of the red…

Ben Spies to skip Jerez GP – Updated

22 March, 2020
In last weekend’s GP race at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas, Ben Spies said that he was suffering from nerve pain in his chest believing that it was caused by overcompensating his lingering shoulder issues, and then during…