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Motogp LeMans Qualifying: Dani Pedrosa Takes the Pole

10 April, 2020
Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa stole the pole position by five thousanth of second from Jorge Lorenzo in the last 10 seconds of the qualifying session. Casey Stoner was third, fourth for Valentino Rossi just in front of Andrea Dovizioso.…

Francis Batta statement on Suzuki

10 April, 2020
On Saturday after QP2 at Imola, we posted what Francis Batta had said regarding Suzuki’s plans for 2012 reporting that the Japanese manufacturer would not be helping in future development nor would they back the team financially. Apparently Batta felt…

Marc Marquez – Two time World Champion video

10 April, 2020
Marc Marquez’s 2012 Moto2 championship title has prompted sponsor Respol to release this video of 300 images to celebrate the two-time World Champion and hopefully the next MotGP superstar, however Marquez’s recent title has been tainted by numerous rumors and…

Summer riding gloves: Befast “Week”

10 April, 2020
Befast “Week” are new gloves made from leather with air flow holes on the fingers, specifically designed for the summer season.Rider safety is guaranteed with high-resistant protection on the knuckles and reinforced material over the fingers - the palm is…

WSBK Silverstone: Tom Sykes dominates QP2

10 April, 2020
Tom Sykes dominated today’s second qualifying session at Silverstone. The Kawasaki rider’s best lap was seemingly untouchable for the rest of the field as he posted 2.05.350 before it started raining in the final ten minutes of the session.The surprise…

MotoGP Le Mans: Casey Stoner dominates FP1

10 April, 2020
“I’m still going to put in every bit of effort that we can.We still want to win races and have some great races said Casey Stoner during yesterday’s press conference at Le Mans after his announcement that shook the MotoGP…

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…