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Luca Scassa to replace Karel Abraham in Aragon GP

31 March, 2020
World Supersport rider Luca Scassa will be debuting in MotoGP for the first time during the Aragon GP next week when he will replace injured Karel Abraham in the Cardion AB Motoracing team. Abraham has been forced to skip the…

Ducati Monster Colour Therapy

31 March, 2020
Ducati is calling it their new Colour Therapy, it’ s the Kit Monster Art (consisting of tank mudguard, micro bikini fairing and seat covers) to allow new Ducati Monster (696 and 1100) buyers to dress their bikes in 10 brand…

Dani Pedrosa and Loris Capirossi ruled out of Phillip Island race

31 March, 2020
Tomorrow’s MotoGP race at Phillip Island will only have fifteen riders on the starting grid, with both Dani Pedrosa and Loris Capirossi having decided to withdraw from the Australian GP.The Honda Repsol rider underwent surgery to fix his fractured collarbone…

Nate Adams wins Red Bull X-Fighters in Brazil (w/videos)

31 March, 2020
100,000 plus Brazilian FMX fans (it’s nice to know that soccer isn’t the only sport they follow) showed up at the “Esplanada dos Ministerios“ in the heart of Brasilia to watch Nate Adams defeat Robbie Maddison in the second round…

WSBK: Luca Scassa finally signs with Supersonic Racing

31 March, 2020
While Luca Scassa was already listed in the World Superbikes entry list with Supersonic Racing team, the fact was that Scassa officially signed on the dotted line only last Saturday morning, to the relief of his numerous fans who were…

Suzuki V-Strom 1000 m.y. 2014 on the way – pics and details

31 March, 2020
The new Suzuki V-Strom 1000 is about to give up its ‘concept’ status and become a proper production bike, as recently confirmed by the Japanese manufacturer itself. The model was actually showcased at the main European Motor Shows last fall…

Stefan Bradl undergoes foot surgery

31 March, 2020
2011 Moto2 World Champion Stefan Bradl underwent surgery yesterday. The new MotoGP rookie who recently signed a two year deal with LCR Honda tweeted “today I had an operation on my left feet. Which was succesful. They removed a plate…

Randy Mamola on the Vyrus Moto2 at Imola

31 March, 2020
This weekend at Imola saw not only the massive presence of 150 CIV riders in pre-season testing (Superstock 1000, Superstock 600, Superbike, Supersport 600/Moto2, GP 125/Moto3 and Yamaha R6 Cup), but also included MotoGP rookie rider Michele Pirro giving his…

Nicky Hayden to undergo shoulder surgery

31 March, 2020
Nicky Hayden thought he had escaped surgery after breaking his shoulder when he crashed during a pre-season training accident at the end of December, instead after experiencing some serious shoulder pain during the three day test at Sepang that hampered…

Scoop – Valentino Rossi to Test at Brno – UPDATED

31 March, 2020
Italian Superbike commentators Luigi Vignando and Mauro Sanchini (one of Valentino Rossi’s motocross buddies) have revealed during the WSBK pre-race show, that Valentino Rossi will be in Brno tomorrow to carry out another fitness test following the one carried out…

Valentino Rossi already under the knife – UPDATED

30 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi is presently undergoing arthroscopy surgery at the Cervesi Hospital at Cattolica to repair the damaged tendons and ligaments on his left shoulder, that he picked up in a motocross training accident last April and conditioned his racing season.The…

KTM 250 Duke soon to be available on the market

30 March, 2020
We were feeling harried after the end of the MotoGP and Superbike 2010 season, and all the news presented at the 2010 Intermot and EICMA shows. But now as Christmas rolls around and we’ve got the time to start dreaming…

NCR Ducati 848 won again: six in a row!

30 March, 2020
The NCR Ducati 848 has won again, this time at the twisting and bumpy Atlantic Motorsport Park track in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The two riders, Andrew Nelson and the Italian Valter Bartolini were riding with big smiles on their faces…

Brett McCormick targets August return

30 March, 2020
Brett McCormick will be at Miller Motorsports this weekend for the latest Superbike round, but he’ll be there only as a spectator, as the Liberty Racing rider is still recovering from his Assen crash where he sustained multiple injuries, including…

Yamaha to close factory in Spain

30 March, 2020
Less than two years ago Yamaha Gerno di Lesmo factory was downsized and it’s entire production line sent to Spain, now according to motociclismo.es the Japanese manufacturer will be shutting down the Spanish factory in Palau, with an official announcement…

MotoGP testing over for Nicky Hayden

30 March, 2020
Talk about bad luck for Nicky Hayden.This morning we thought that he had limited his testing time due to problems to his wrist, but apparently his lap times were done by Ducati test rider Franco Battaini who went out to…

TT3D: Closer to the Edge now available on Blu-ray and DVD

30 March, 2020
2011 has finally seen a bumper crop of motorcycling racing documentaries, from Fastest to I, Superbiker, Charge and TT3D: Closer to the Edge, all different, but all have to be seen by any hard core racing fan who can’t get…

Attack Performance to to wildcard in all three MotoGP US rounds

30 March, 2020
Just like GPTech, Attack Performance Racing has also decided to re-enter their CRT machine and wildcard in the three US rounds of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship at Austin, Laguna Seca and Indianapolis.APR’s Kawasaki ZX-10R based CRT (with CNC frame)…

Yamaha expects Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies to be at Motegi

30 March, 2020
An email from Dorna sent to IRTA (International Road Racing Teams Association) who then conveyed to all the MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc teams that they expect that everyone to honour their contracts regarding the Japanese Grand Prix has melted the…

Kawasaki updates on Joan Lascorz condition

30 March, 2020
There are many conflicting and confusing bits of news coming from Italy regarding Joan Lascorz’ condition following his 200km/h crash at Imola and none of them are sounding good - from that his life is still a risk and is…

Liberty Racing axes Maxime Berger

30 March, 2020
Just hours before the start of Friday’s World Superbike practice for the penultimate round of the season at Portimao, Effenbert Liberty Racing has decided to axe another rider from their line-up, and this time it is Maxime Berger.After Sylvain Guintoli,…

Gabriele del Torchio: "It's too early to talk about divorce"

30 March, 2020
Ducati has finally decided to react following Valentino Rossi’s Qatar post-race comments and the person to do it is none other than Gabriele Del Torchio, the President of Ducati.While Investindustrial and Ducati are working on the sale of the company…