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MotoGP Estoril: Valentino Rossi isn't doing the rain dance

10 April, 2020
You’d expect that Valentino Rossi would want this weekend’s Estoril GP to be wet (forecasts do predict rain) to take advantage that his shoulder should be only 90% fit (with another third of the grid still nursing injuries) and his…

Tempers fly at Interwetten after Marquez overtake

10 April, 2020
Off track Marc Márquez is a shy and well-mannered unassuming 19 year old, but put him on a racing bike and he becomes one of the most aggressive riders in Moto2. During yesterday’s race in Qatar, on the penultimate lap…

Stefan Bradl tests Honda 2013 RC213V at Motegi

10 April, 2020
Despite some serious arm pump issues that hindered his performance during yesterday’s MotoGP race at Motegi (he finished 6th) Stefan Bradl was back on track today (Monday) at the Japanese circuit for a private test with Honda’s 2013 machine.The German…

WSBK Donington: Tight free practice sees Tom Sykes on top

10 April, 2020
One week after winning truncated race 2 at Monza (with all the controversy surrounding the entire round) Tom Sykes was back on top of the charts in today’s opening free practice at a cloudy and cool (12°C) Donington Park for…

Loris Capirossi Laps the Isle of Man

10 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo wasn’t the only MotoGP rider at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, Rizla Suzuki rider Loris Capirossi was also present to lead the Suzuki parade that was part of the Japanese manufacturer celebrations of 50 years of international…

MotoGP Qatar – Rider Quotes and Pics

10 April, 2020
Here are some rider quotes and pics from last night’s exciting MotoGP race under the floodlights of the Losail International Circuit. The next round will be at Motegi in Japan on April 25th.Valentino Rossi - 1st “I got a fantastic…

WSBK Donington: Max Biaggi topples Checa in Q1

10 April, 2020
The first qualifying session at Donington saw Max Biaggi take over the lead from a rampant Carlos Checa. The Aprilia Alitalia rider stopped the clock at 1.28.794 which was only 0.047s faster than Marco Melandri on the Yamaha R1Checa was…

WSBK Silverstone: Cal Crutchlow Speeds to the Pole Position

10 April, 2020
Today’s Superpole session at the Silverstone circuit saw Sterilgarda Yamaha’s Cal Crutchlow take his fifth pole position of the season and dominate all three stints. The Brit rider in the first stint put in a 2′04.580 lap on race tires…

Mini electric scooter

10 April, 2020
I love the sound track to this video best, but it certainly shows that getting around a city can be a creative enterprise. The guys at Ecoblog.it sent us this video of the smallest electric scooter in the world.It’s only…

Jorge Lorenzo injured, out of Australian GP

10 April, 2020
Casey Stoner will have free reign to take the 2011 World Championship today at his home circuit at Phillip Island and will need just a sixth place finish as Jorge Lorenzo has been forced to withdraw from the race.Lorenzo suffered…

2011 EICMA: KTM line-up

10 April, 2020
Austrian manufacturer KTM is at the 2011 EICMA with its range of models for the year 2012. Initially KTM made a name for itself by making succesful off-road motorcycles (see their unprecedented success in both MX1 and MX2 World Championships…

Carlos Checa charges to Imola Superpole on race tires

10 April, 2020
Carlos Checa grabbed his 6th Superpole of the season at Imola with a fantastic record breaking lap time of 1.47.196, and amazingly he took the pole using hard race tires as he ran out of qualifying tires to assure his…

Indianapolis MotoGP Pics

10 April, 2020
Check out our great gallery of pics from the MotoGP Indy weekend that saw Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo win the race and close in again on Valentino Rossi who crashed out by putting his tires where he shouldn’t have.…

Casey Stoner and WSBK?

10 April, 2020
HRC Executive Vice President Shuhei Nakamoto was at Phillip Island last weekend for the MSMA - Dorna meeting to talk about how to reduce costs in World Superbikes for the not to distant future.Officially Honda is not in World Superbikes…

Andrea Dovizioso breaks collarbone in motocross accident

10 April, 2020
The winter break isn’t going so well for MotoGP riders, Nicky Hayden broke his scapula and ribs while training at the end of December and today Andrea Dovizioso posted this photo on his Facebook page, reporting that he’s in the…

Honda Superbike history at Monza

10 April, 2020
Honda’s WSBK team has released this video previewing this weekend at Monza, and for those that can’t be at the Temple of Speed for the 25th Anniversary of World Superbikes, you can at least check out a part of the…

Valentino Rossi's Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – first pics

10 April, 2020
Not already tired of Ducati Vrooom are you, because here are the first pics of Valentino Rossi’s Ducati Desmosedici GP11 2011 livery.We have to admit we were expecting way worse, but Aldo Drudi probably was told to go a little…