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Aston Martin One-77 wins at Villa d'Este Concorso d'Eleganza

14 April, 2020
The 2009 edition of the Concorso d’Eleganza at the Villa d’Este was particularly followed, from the moment two debuts were announced: the Aston Martin One-77 and the Bugatti Veyron Centenaire Edition.It was the first real outing for the Aston Martin…

Mission Motorcycles R and RS: official pictures and details

14 April, 2020
“The redefinition of two-wheeled speed Starts Now”. Once again, Mission Motorcycles chooses a pretty bold slogan to introduce the world to what they describe as “the most advanced zero-emissions superbikes ever built”. We are talking about the Mission RS and…

MotoGP Jerez: Rider quotes after QP

14 April, 2020
Casey Stoner will be taking off in pole position in today’s GP race, his second of the season and his first ever at Jerez. The Australian will be trying hard to break the duck that has never seen him take…

Kawasaki 500 H1 Mach III: 40 years

14 April, 2020
It’s a new year in the world of motorcycling, but before we forget about 2009, we thought we’d take a look at a birthday that slipped by without us noticing. The Kawasaki 500 H1 Mach III celebrated 40 years last…

Michelin to return to MotoGP in 2012?

14 April, 2020
According to British website MCN, French tire manufacturer may want to return to MotoGP in 2012 and end the single tire rule that was implemented in 2009. This rumor may be coming on the wave that Bridgestone’s contract as sole…

WSBK Superpole rules modified

14 April, 2020
With less riders expected to take part in the 2011 World Superbike Championship, the Superbike Commission in a teleconference that took place on December 14th, have reconfirmed the popular knock out Superpole format, but have modified the number of riders…

Max Biaggi to race with #1 plate

14 April, 2020
Pressing fans waited for 12 long years to see it, it’s good for Aprilia PR, 2010 Superbike World Champion Max Biaggi has finally decided to race using the #1 plate on his Aprilia RSV4.The ‘Corsaro Nero’ showed up at Phillip…

WSBK: Second Day of Testing at Valencia with more bad weather

14 April, 2020
Freezing temperatures and rain showers hampered the second day of private testing at Valencia. The Aprilia team even packed in early and won’t be testing tomorrow, because Max Biaggi and Leon Camier will be in Montecarlo for Piaggio’s European Dealers…

MINI Cooper S – John Cooper Works GP Tuning Kit

14 April, 2020
More power, less weight, and the longest name: Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works GP Tuning Kit. The 1.6 engine has been squeezed until it gives 214,5 hp (245 Nm max torque). En attendant the english press kit, it seems…

Cagiva 1125 V2 Schiranna by Oberdan Bezzi

14 April, 2020
The reborn Cagiva brand looks like it will update its range with the “Schiranna”: the possible future name of the 1125 V2 superbike (the name comes from the town in which Claudio Castiglioni’s company was first founded).Thanks to Harley Davidson…

Ducati 1198SP gets new electronics at 2010 Intermot

14 April, 2020
The Ducati 1198 also gets a few electronic updates at the 2010 Intermot show, going head-to-head with Aprilia on the superbike front. The new Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC special edition was revealed, and following that we see the Ducati 1198SP…

Gangnam Style and motorcycles parody video

14 April, 2020
If you’ve never seem South Korean Pys ‘Gangnam Style’ video then you’ve been living in a cave with out electricity in these last months. ‘Gangnam Style’ is the most clicked video in YouTube (the original video has over 412 million…

Citroen C4 Aircross pics

14 April, 2020
And teaser it very much is! This first image of the Citroen C4 Aircross doesn’t show us much at all but the model is set to be revealed probably some time tomorrow. No official information is available but the popular…

WSBK – Celani confirms Polita for rest of season

14 April, 2020
World Superbike team Celani Race has confirmed Alex Polita for the rest of the 2009 season. Polita replaced injured Karl Muggeridge in the Misano and Donington Park rounds after Muggeridge cracked a couple of vertebrae at Assen, which a CAT…

Sébastien Loeb on a KTM RC8

14 April, 2020
If Valentino Rossi can try his hand at rallying and driving a F1 race car why can’t Sébastien Loeb try motocycle riding? The five times World Rally Champion rally took to the Bresse circuit in Louhans, Burgundy during the KTM…

Moto2 Valencia tests day 2: Julian Simon fastest

14 April, 2020
Julián Simón took the top of the timesheets on day two of the three day Moto2 Valencia test yesterday, posting a best unofficial time of 1.36.0 which was 0.7s faster than Andrea Iannone and Alex de Angelis day 1 test…

MotoGP Qatar Test – Day 2 Results and Quotes

14 April, 2020
After the rain upset on Sunday evening and with cool temperatures and a dirty track surface after high winds earlier last night, lap times were well off record pace and most riders were not taking any extra chances after seeing…

Marco Melandri renews with Yamaha for 2012

14 April, 2020
We will be seeing more of Marco Melandri next season in World Superbikes, the former MotoGP rider in his debut season with the Yamaha Superbike team and is currently third in the standings (with 3 wins, 6 podiums and 1…

KTM RC8R 1190 Akrapovic replica

14 April, 2020
KTM is celebrating the partecipation of its RC8R in the German superbike championship with a special supersports edition. The RC8R Akrapovic replica reproduces the competition livery and gets added aggression through the Club Race Kit.The RC8R gets a mean look,…

Lamborghini Super Trofeo last race

14 April, 2020
The final race of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo (Blancpain) will take place this weekend from October 2-4 at the Paul Ricard track. The last round in Barcellona has left the championship open for any victory (as long as it’s Lamborghini).A…

Video: Lin Jarvis talks about Sepang test

14 April, 2020
Lin Jarvis, Managing Director for Yamaha recorded this brief video yesterday during the second day of testing at Sepang, and seems pretty optimistic for the 2012 season and talks about riders Ben Spies, Jorge Lorenzo, Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso,…