More Images from the Red Bull Indianapolis GP
We’ve got another gallery of images from last weekend’s Red Bull Indianapolis GP to add to yesterday’s gallery for you to enjoy.Just click on one of the thumbnails to see more.
Davide Giugliano pips Sykes in QP2 at Assen
Althea’s Davide Giugliano took the top of this morning’s second qualifying practice at the Van Drenthe circuit at Asses was finally dry, and despite the very cold temperatures, lap times dropped. The Italian in his last flying lap of the…
WSBK Valencia: Max Biaggi takes QP2 by 0,002s
Max Biaggi took the top spot in highly competitive QP2 session pushing Althea’s Carlos Checa, who dominated most of the session in second by just two thousandths of a second with a last minute run of 1′34.218. The field is…
Aleix and Pol Espargaro star in Racing for a Dream video
Earlier this month the Aleix and Pol Espargaró were at the Catalunya circuit to help film the video clip called ‘Racing for a Dream’ by the Rock Romeo band, who are big fans of the two brothers who race in…
Photo of the day: on returning from the long weekend
All good things must come to an end and so, after a brief pre-summer sojourn, it’s time to return to work. A reader has sent us this funny image of an overloaded Vespa with a do-it-yourself storage compartment. We also…
MotoGP on track to Singapore in 2012
Back in 2008 we reported that Singapore would be hosting one of the MotoGP rounds in 2011 after that Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta signed an agreement with an unnamed Singaporean company to promote MotoGP in that country.After two years, we…
Indian Chief Dark Horse and Chief Bomber
Indian Motorcycle Company revealed their two new models, the Chief Dark Horse and the Chief Bomber, for its 2010 line-up.The Bomber, named after WWII aircraft, and is a limited edition Chief model and comes with leather seats and saddlebags inspired…
Jorge Lorenzo pole position and corner on birthday, Valentino Rossi okay after qualifying crash
There were mixed fortunes for Yamaha’s factory team during today’s qualifying session at Jerez de la Frontera.Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo celebrated a very happy 26th birthday with another pole position to add to his growing record (he has 27…
Lego Helmet
A Lego inspired helmet by made by designer Sebastian Errazuriz.Luckily this visor will never be street legal.
Triumph kit for left-handed riders
For most of us the idea of riding a motorcycle with the accelerator on the left hand side would be a strange and uncoordinated feeling, but Triumph is helping out left-handed motorcyclists with a kit that will make things more…
WSBK Valencia Testing Day 1 – Haslam Fastest
Leon Haslam with his Alstare Suzuki was on top of the (unofficial) test times at on day one of two days of testing at the Valencia circuit. Pocket Rocket did 75 laps posting a best time of 1.34”5. Second Suzuki…
Marc Marquez takes new victory in red flagged and last lap thriller at Misano
Today’s Moto2 race at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli was red flagged during the third lap while Andrea Iannone was leading after passing Marc Marquez at the Curvone and Gino Rea’s Federal Oil Suter-Honda engine decided to blow at…
Troy Corser Ruled Out of Brno Race
Troy Corser has been ruled out of tomorrow’s Superbike race at Brno. The BMW rider highsided and crashed in the final minutes of yesterday’s QP 1 and suffered a concussion and breathing problems and bruising to his chest and neck…
2009 EICMA video
This video shows some of the highlights from the EICMA 2009 show, including the lovely KTM 125 prototype and some great close-ups of the BMW Concept 6. We also get a look at the Husqvarna stand and a brief glimpse…
Norton Motorcycles and Gucci video
The flaming wheels of the Norton Motorcycle in this ad are only really a small part of the Gucci Guilty commercial - the rest doesn’t leave much to the imagination to be perfectly honest. But it seems motorcycles are coming…
BMW S1000RR 2012: Hornig introduces new conversion kit
Hornig, a renowned aftermarket company from Germany, introduces its new conversion kit for the 2012 BMW S1000RR. In orderto adapt to the recent restyling of the Bavarian superbike, Hornig had to modify or redesign several parts of the kit used…
Valentino Rossi laughs off retirement story on radio show
You’re Italy’s most famous motorcycle racer (after Giacomo Agostini) and you wake up around noon and before you drink your first coffee of the day, you turn on your phone only to find out that the entire world is spinning…
Rossi 12th in Wales Rally
MotoGP Champion Valentino Rossi and Carlo Cassina have completed the three day Wales Rally GB and finished in twelfth position driving a Stobart backed Ford Focus RS WRC car.Rossi displayed an increasing confidence and affinity with his Ford Focus as…
Alfa Romeo 159 price cut in Germany
As Sergio Marchionne confirms the ambitious sales targets of 500,000 models by the year 2014 for the Alfa brand, we learn that the Alfa 159 is undergoing some serious price cuts in Germany in what we assume is an attempt…
Alessio Salucci: Out of the Shadow, Into the limelight
I bet most of you are thinking who the hell is Alessio Salucci? You’ve seen him hundreds of times at the parc ferme with a yellow towel and cap in his hands, he’s better know by his nickname “Uccio.”Salucci has…
Intermot 2008: exceptional Honda V4 prototipo
In 1948, after having founded his company, Soichiro Honda developed the company philosophy based on three principles of the satisfaction of production, the taste to sell and the joy of a purchase. And never were words so wise in the…
WSBK Portimao: Carlos Checa takes provisional pole
Carlos Checa set the pace in this afternoon’s QP1 at Portimao. The Althea Ducati rider had to work for it, as the top of the timesheet changed hands several times between Jonathan Rea, Sylvain Guintoli and Eugene Laverty in the…
MotoGP Brno: Alvaro Bautista ruled out of the rest of the weekend UPDATED
During this morning’s free practice at Brno saw Dani Pedrosa pip Jorge Lorenzo by 0.016s for the first spot in the timesheets followed by Andrea Dovizioso who took third and was 0.371s from his team mate on the damp and…
Acerbis presents new OffRoad Dimension mask
For lovers of bush tours, Acerbis has released a new front bike mask with integrated head light for racing use. It’s a light-weight model compared to other options on the market and is called Dimension.The two-colour mask has ECE, DOT…
Jonathan Rea launches Honda CBR500R (w/video)
Ahead of the EICMA Honda staged a presentation in front of the world press showcasing some its new 2013 models and the CBR500R was unveiled by Honda’s Superbike rider Jonathan Rea who presented the racing version of the machine that…
