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Nurburgring circuit goes into administration, Portimao also in trouble

8 April, 2020
Nürburgring GmbH, the current owners of the Nürburgring circuit has gone into administration after Kurt Beck, head of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate confirmed that the European competition authorities have refused to approve a €13 million rescue package. Without the…

Max Neukirchner concludes three-day test at Jerez

8 April, 2020
After a shakedown test at Mugello, Max Neukirchner is still continuing his familarization with the Ducati 1199 Panigale and just finished three days of testing at Jerez de la Frontera - which will be hosting the final round of the…

Moto2 – Daniele Romagnoli heads to Moto2 Tech3 Team

8 April, 2020
Daniele Romagnoli, Jorge Lorenzo’s ex-team manager has found a home in Herve Poncharal’s Moto2 team, Tech3. Romagnoli made the shock announcement at the Sepang GP citing that he wanted to return to the more technical aspects in a team.The French…

Marc Marquez to miss Moto2 test at Jerez

8 April, 2020
Marc Marquez’ double-vision problems has yet to clear up. The 2011 Moto2 World Championship runner-up had to miss the final two races of the season and concede the Moto2 title to Stefan Bradl, has not recovered in time to take…

Spin Harley by Damien Hirst to be auctioned

8 April, 2020
A one off Harley-Davidson Cross Bones motorcycle painted by Brit artist Damien Hirst called the “Spin Harley” will be going up for auction for the Los Angeles based charity Project Angel Food on April 23rd.Hirst decorated the Cross Bones bike…

Confirmed: Andrew Pitt with Reitwagen BMW

8 April, 2020
Reitwagen Motorsport BMW has officially announced that Andrew Pitt, who signed a two year contract, will be riding with their new team, that will debut in the WSBK paddock next season. The team will be fielding BMW’s S 1000 RR…

Marco Simoncelli on the Aprilia RSV4 at Mugello

8 April, 2020
Marco Simoncelli on his first day of testing at the Mugello with the Aprilia RSV4 lapped at 1′54,21, an excellent time considering that this is second outing on the superbike and that Xerox Ducati’s Michel Fabrizio who was present at…

Moto2 LaGlisse team owner sentenced to jail term

8 April, 2020
Moto3 JHK T-Shirt Laglisse team that will be fielding this season’s title favourite Maverick Vinales and first female Moto3 rider Ana Carrasco, just took a massive blow, as team owner Jaime Fernandez Aviles has been sentenced to serve a two…

Moto2: Forward Racing officially confirms Cluzel and Baldolini

8 April, 2020
Even if Jules Cluzel and Alex Baldolini have already tested Forward Racing team’s Suter bike, both riders were officially confirmed only two days before Christmas, as was the new management, after team manager Andrea Dosoli’s switch to Yamaha Sterilgarda in…

Audi now officially confirmed as new owner of Ducati

8 April, 2020
As expected, Audi is now officially the new owner of the Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A (pending approval from the European Union’s Competition Commission) and you can read, rather wade through statements from Audi and Investindustrial after the jump.The purchasing price…

Casey Stoner Official Statement

8 April, 2020
After Livio Suppo confirmed that his rider Casey Stoner will not be contesting the next three MotoGP races due to continuing health problems, Casey Stoner has released the following statement to the official MotoGP website:“After five extremely difficult races due…

Hector Barbera arrested for DUI

8 April, 2020
Pramac Ducati’s new rider Hector Barbera was reportedly arrested early Saturday morning for driving under the influence of alcohol. Barbera, according to the Spanish press was stopped by the Valencia police while driving a friend’s Opel Astra at high speed…

Alpinestars Reveals New Tech Air Motorcycle Suit

8 April, 2020
Alpinestars has unveiled its new Tech Air Race motorcycle suit, which features airbag protection. Airbags in motorcycle suits are becoming the cutting edge of rider safety protection and Alpinestars system is very compact and has a sophisticated deployment technology controlled…

Marco Melandri signs with BMW

8 April, 2020
Ahead of today’s World Superbike round at Magny Cours, BMW Motorrad Motorsport has announced that they’ve signed up Marco Melandri to their team for next 2012 championship season.Melandri along with Eugene Laverty were shocked to find out that Yamaha would…

Colin Edwards to miss Le Mans GP

8 April, 2020
According to Spanish website Motocuatro.com Colin Edwards will miss the upcoming French MotoGP race at Le Mans (May 18-20).Edwards sustained a right collarbone fracture during qualifying at Estoril when he was accidently wiped out by Randy de Puniet’s sliding ART…

Ben Spies customized Yamaha WR450 finished

8 April, 2020
The other month we showed you the video of a Yamaha WR 450 that would be going to MotoGP rider Ben Spies, getting customized by Roland Sands Design group and now the bike that will be used for “quick runs…