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Nicky Hayden doesn't need surgery

24 March, 2020
After breaking his scapula and ribs in a training accident on December 27th, Nicky Hayden underwent further assessment by Dr. Dr. Arthur Ting in California yesterday to determine whether he would require surgery to fix his scapula and confirmed via…

Althea Racing presents "Our Best Lap" book

23 March, 2020
When Ducati decided to officially withdraw their factory effort in World Superbikes at the end of 2010, but continue to support private teams, there was some massive complaining from offended fans, who blamed Gabriele Del Torchio for re-routing the funds…

Valentino Rossi spends Valentine's Day in court

23 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi spent the better part of Valentine’s Day in two different Pesaro court rooms. The MotoGP rider had to testify in two separate proceedings, one criminal and one civil.The first is a criminal suit that sees Rossi’s former manager…

Ducati Superquadro engine (w/video)

23 March, 2020
Ahead of next month’s EICMA show where Ducati will officially unveil the 1199 Panigale, the Italian manufacturer has decided to whet the appetites of fans by releasing images and a video of the new 90° v-twin engine that will power…

2012 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy lightweight class

23 March, 2020
A new Lightweight class race returns to the 2012 Isle of Man TT which includes three laps of the island before the Senior TT race takes to the road. The Lightweight TT is for SuperTwin spec machines with 650-cc, twin-cylinder,…

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…