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BMW factory team to test at Jerez

22 March, 2020
World Superbike BMW Motorrad team will be at Jerez de la Frontera circuit for a three day test with the new 2012 BMW S1000RR (Moto2 teams will also be present).For Leon Haslam it will be his second season with the…

World Superbike releases new 2012 calendar

22 March, 2020
The FIM has released a new 2012 World Superbike calendar and this one features fourteen rounds instead of fifteen as the provisional calendar previously indicated.The March 4th TBA round has been dropped and Imola has been reconfirmed only it will…

Dani Amatriain: “Jorge is like a son to me”

22 March, 2020
After Dani Amatriain’s arrest the other day and questioning in regards to death threats made towards his former clients, Jorge Lorenzo and the Espargaro brothers, Amatriain who was released after 24 hours wants to set the record straight and issued…

MotoGP vs WSBK: Dorna doesn't want Infront at Valencia

22 March, 2020
Dorna and Infront Sports are squaring off to have the exclusive rights to race at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia. The World Superbike Championship has had Valencia on their calendar since the year 2000, but they may be forced…

WSS Misano: Paola Cazzola Returns With New Team

22 March, 2020
Paola Cazzola will be returning to the World Supersport Championship with a new team. Cazzola who was to race an entire season in the series, suddenly disappeared from the Kuja Racing Team after just fours rounds to be replaced by…

Stefan Bradl picks new racing number

21 March, 2020
After the FIM and Dorna decided to retire Loris Capirossi’s #65 to honour his long and fruitful career, reigning Moto2 World Champion Stefan Bradl who took the title with the same number (actually it was his sponsor’s 6,5%) had to…

Yamaha Tech3 squad suffers garage fire

21 March, 2020
The start of the Austin GP weekend, for Monster Yamaha Tech3 Team that fields Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith, has not started well. A small fire broke out in their pit garage last night, probably due to one electric starters…

WSBK: Maxime Berger debuts on the Ducati at Cartagena

21 March, 2020
Maxime Berger, former Superstock 600 champion and who raced in the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup in the last three years, will officially be debuting in World Superbikes in 2011 with Supersonic Racing, finally got his chance to ride the team’s…

Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso at Aragon

21 March, 2020
In yesterday’s post we wrote that Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso would be at the Motorland Aragon circuit to check and try out the new track, but what we found out that the two riders were actually at the track…

Valentino Rossi becomes Bridgestone consultant

21 March, 2020
Everyone remembers the 2007 season when everyone got soundly trounced by Casey Stoner and all the talk about tires, with Valentino Rossi demanding and obtaining the switch to Bridgestone tires on which he then went on to win two back-to-back…

Valentino Rossi Official Merchandise Website Goes Online

21 March, 2020
It took 14 world championship years for www.valentinorossi.com, Vale’s only official website, to go online. “Scusate il ritardo – sorry for the delay“, says Valentino Rossi with a smile. “But now, I really like the internet!“ And therefore, after www.valentinorossi.com,…

Anthony West gets one month ban for doping

21 March, 2020
QMMF rider Anthony West has received a one month ban for doping. The Australian who scored a second place podium in last weekend’s Moto2 race at Phillip Island, was found positive for the use of methylhexaneamine after the Le Mans…

Hector Barbera may have to skip Estoril test, too

21 March, 2020
Hector Barbera’s Estoril race lasted only four corners into the first lap, when the Mapfre Aspar rider suddenly crashed out due to the usual cold tire syndrome and was left lying breathless in the gravel pit, unaided at first by…

Nicky Hayden undergoes minor surgery

21 March, 2020
After finishing 9th overall in the second pre-season test at Sepang, Ducati’s Nicky Hayden decided to undergo minor surgery yesterday evening to remove some scar tissue from his wrist. It looks like the scar tissue is a result of the…

Argentina GP dropped from 2013 MotoGP calendar

21 March, 2020
Last Tuesday (Novembre 20th) Javier Alonso (Dorna) and Claude Denis (FIM safety advisor) visited the Termas de Rio Hondo in Argentina for a last look before giving the Argentinean circuit its homologation, however the trip was for the moment a…

Althea Racing to continue with Unibat as sponsor

21 March, 2020
While some World Superbike teams have trouble finding paying sponsors (just think of the problems Alstare Suzuki has had over the years) others like Althea Ducati renew their agreements.Althea Racing announced yesterday that they will continue with their key sponsor…

Niccolò Canepa in World Superbikes with Ducati Roma Team

21 March, 2020
Ducati Roma Team was born on the ashes of Supersonic Racing and the new World Superbike team will be fielding former MotoGP, Moto2 rider, Superstock 1000 FIM Cup rider Niccolò Canepa in the 2012 Superbike championship.Canepa won the 2007 Superstock…

Red Devils Roma Superbike team switches to Aprilia

21 March, 2020
Red Devils Roma Superbike team debuted in World Superbikes this season with Niccolò Canepa using a Ducati 1198, but next year has decided not to use the new 1199 Panigale (that replaces the 1198 in the championship) and will be…

Solar powered motorcycle

21 March, 2020
The guy in the video is Richard Gryzch who claims that this is the world’s first solar charged electric motorbike that can travel up to 50 miles on a full charge and hits a top speed of 9o mph.The Solar…

Unions blame Valentino Rossi for Ducati Soap War

21 March, 2020
If you’ve ordered a Ducati from your local dealer and still haven’t received it, you may want to put the blame on future Ducati rider Valentino Rossi for the delivery delay.This absurd story is currently happening at the Ducati factory…

WSBK Monza: Wire tap exposes pre-existent asphalt problems

21 March, 2020
We have already mentioned that the Monza Circuit and the World Superbike’s 4th round debacle is being investigated by the Italian authorities for safety violations during the weekend in a still larger investigation that includes bid rigging, presumed tax fraud…