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Jorge Lorenzo finishes 24th in car endurance race

23 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo took off his motorcycle leathers this weekend and donned his driver’s ones to take part in the Copa de España de Resistencia, a car endurance race with a Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse at the Catalunya race track.The…

Sylvain Guintoli to ride an Aprilia next season?

23 April, 2020
Sylvain Guintoli was ready to replace John Hopkins in Fixi Crescent Suzuki next season - they actually signed a final contract at Magny Cours - however the French rider has turned around and reneged on his commitment, seemingly having gotten…

2011 Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 previewed in Milano

23 April, 2020
Instead of waiting for the EICMA show in November, Aprilia decided to show off their new Dorsoduro 1200 during the Piaggio Group’s grand opening of its new office in Milan, with Piaggio’s CEO Roberto Colaninno and Max Biaggi present for…

Valentino Rossi Gets to Test the Ferrari Again

23 April, 2020
When Valentino Rossi won his ninth Championship title at Sepang he sent a text message to Ferrari’s Stefano Domenicali asking him if he could drive the F1 car again. Domenicali didn’t answer right away, as he had to check with…

Ducati Terra Mostro

23 April, 2020
It’s great to see all the drawings from possible new Ducati models. But this model is for real. The Terra Mostro is not a drawing. It started by a drawing on a napkin in the summer of 2006 by Kent…

Moto2 – Lucas Pesek with Team Matteoni

23 April, 2020
The Moto2 grid is finally starting to fill up, another rider has find a home in Moto2 next season, and this time its Lucas Pesek who’ll be racing with Team Matteoni.The Czech rider rode for Auto Kelly-CP team on an…

Honda's Nakamoto admits they are using something new

23 April, 2020
The rumor that Honda was using something new began when Sportmediaset published an article a week ago mentioning that the Japanese manufacturer we’re using something very similar to their Dual Clutch Technology on their 2011 MotoGP bikes.Heaven forbid, the rumor…

Livio Suppo confirms Honda Move

23 April, 2020
All of today’s rumors regarding Livio Suppo have been confirmed. The Italian manager will be in Honda HRC next season as their Marketing Director for HRC’s MotoGP activities. Livio Suppo:“It’s been a very good relationship for me; eleven years working…

Carlos Checa to stay with Althea Racing! Updated

23 April, 2020
Carlos Checa will be staying with Althea Racing next season. The announcement was personally made by team manager Genesio Bevilacqua during La7’s post race show and this was able to happen with the last minute help of Ducati’s Claudio Domenicali,…

Marc Marquez still suffering from double vision (w/video)

23 April, 2020
Marc Marquez was this year’s Moto2 runner-up and had to concede the title at Valencia to Stefan Bradl without a fight following his crash at Sepang that left him with vision problems.The last news regarding his conditions was late last…

WSBK – Max Biaggi loses CAS Appeal for Monza Race

23 April, 2020
The slow wheels of justice aren’t limited only to Italy, it looks like the Swiss Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and likes to take its sweet time (7 months) before deciding on racing appeals as does Max Biaggi and…

Althea Ceramics involved in commercial and social security frauds

23 April, 2020
Just last week Carlos Checa and Davide Giugliano took home the 2011 World Superbike and World Superstock championships racing under Genesio Bevilacqua’s Althea Racing banner and now Ceramica Althea who sponsors the two teams, has been accused of commercial and…

Alex Polita to replace sick Niccolò Canepa at Brno

23 April, 2020
Alex Polita will be replacing sick Niccolò Canepa in this weekend’s World Superbike round at Brno.Canepa wrote on his Facebook page that between the two Aragon races he felt sick and the result was that for last ten days one…

Ducati production at risk after earthquake

23 April, 2020
The entire Emilia region of Italy that was hit by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake last Saturday which left seven dead (mostly workers on night shifts) 6500 people homeless and more than 13,000 people unable to return to their jobs in…

It's Official! Jorge Lorenzo chooses Yamaha

23 April, 2020
After almost ten days of intense speculation regarding Jorge Lorenzo’s high profile and multi-million euro switch to Ducati has been finally laid to rest today as Yamaha has officially announced that Lorenzo has decided to remain with them for another…

Loris Baz auctions helmet to help Alessia Polita

23 April, 2020
Alessia Polita suffered a career ending accident at Misano Circuit last month, during the second qualifying session during the fifth round of the Italian Superstock 600 championship.The 27-year old Alessia (who is the sister of Alex Polita), lost control of…

KTM reassures the Indians: the 200 Duke can swim (video)

23 April, 2020
Just like the 125 Duke and the forthcoming 350 Duke, KTM 200 Duke has been designed and built by the Austrian manufacturer - in cooperation with Indian automotive giant and stakeholder Bajaj - with the flourishing Asian markets in mind.…

Eric Granado joins Aspar's Moto3 team

23 April, 2020
Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez after resigning Jonas Folger for the 2013 season has completed in Moto3 line-up with Eric Granado.The Brazilian teenager raced in the 2011 125cc CEV with MIR Racing team finishing 5th overall and in 2012 Gianluca Montiron signed…

Wanna be a Tech 3 Moto2 Grid Girl?

23 April, 2020
This is for all you girls out there who’ve always wanted to be a brolly girl and didn’t know where to start, here’s a great opportunity. The Tech 3 Moto2 team is looking for some lovely ladies to be their…

Bridgestone to stay with MotoGP for another 3 years

23 April, 2020
Despite rumors of Pirelli thinking of supplying tires to MotoGP and Michelin was thinking of a shock return in 2012, with Bridgestone thinking of cutting back their involvement in the series, the Japanese tire manufacturer has confirmed that it has…

Valentino Rossi and Bridgestone's Battlax BT-023 (w/video)

22 April, 2020
Last March Bridgestone announced that they had made Valentino Rossi their consultant to promote “passion for motorcycling for users and enthusiasts all over Europe” and the Japanese tire manufacturer has released this video starring their “ambassador” promoting the Battlax BT-023.The…