WSBK Qatar Superpole Highlights
If you missed yesterday’s WSBK Superpole session, you can check out the best laps on this video.
Fausto Gresini Q&A interview
Fausto Gresini was a former two-time 125cc World Champion (1985-1987) before retiring in 1994 and becoming a team owner and manager and his sucessful satellite teams have been the most sought out in GP racing.Gresini has been a mentor to…
Yamaha Releases EC-03 Electric Scooter
We first saw the Yamaha EC-03 concept at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show (see video after the jump) now Yamaha will launch the e-scooter on September 1st in Toyko and a month later in the rest of Japan and then…
Sportbikes Ducati Supersport
The internet is aflutter with news that Ducati could reintroduce the Supersport model to its line-up. After a rendering of a new Ducati Supersport by Luca Bar appeared, there has been some wishful thinking and even some rumour mongering as…
Valentino Rossi & Friends at the Biscia – Part 2 the video
Early last December you saw the pics of Valentino Rossi and his friends having fun (they call it winter training) at the Biscia, his new motocross and flat track ranch near Tavullia, now you get to see the video.Former Superbike…
MotoGP gossip from the paddock: Rossi to Ducati with F1 gig, Aprilia in MotoGP
When you don’t have an orange media vest to guarantee you access to all the secrets of the MotoGP paddock, you have to keep your eyes and ears open for news coming from the sources closest to the sources who…
Sliding Scooters for snow fun on your bike
We’ve already looked at some snow tuning options for your bike this winter; but here RiminiMoto, a tuning workshop, has all the fun for your scooter, transforming your 50cc into snow mobiles.All you need is to equip a small MBK…
Motorland Aragon circuit gets sanction fee discount from Dorna
The 2013 provisional MotoGP calendar was released the other day and it confirmed that Spain will again be hosting four GP events. There was a lot dismay from many fans from other countries who believe the series is turning more…
Chris Vermeulen to replace Colin Edwards at Le Mans
NGM Forward Racing has decided to replace recovering Colin Edwards with former MotoGP and WSBK rider Chris Vermeulen in next week’s French GP race at Le Mans.The Australian dropped out of MotoGP at the end of 2009 when his contract…
WSBK Silverstone: Cal Crutchlow Takes First Win of the Season
Sterilgarda Yamaha’s Cal Crutchlow took his first win of the season in Race 1 at Silverstone. Crutchlow battled it out in a entertaining one on one duel with Jonathan Rea, but Crutchlow at the beginning of the twelfth lap of…
Ferrari F40 engine video
Our colleagues at Autoblog.it describe the Ferrari F40 engine as the “sound of old glory”. They recently had the chance to meet a Ferrari F40 in mint condition and filmed this example of its engine revving. The camera angles are…
Ducati sold again?
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. is to be absorbed by the 3 largest share holders into a new company. This new company called “Performance Motorcycles S.p.A.” wants to consolidate the remaining outstanding shares of the company. Ducati leadership says the plan…
Alpinestars interviews Dani Pedrosa, Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso
Alpinestars’ Beyond The Riders: Dovizioso-Stoner-Pedrosa from Alpinestars USA on Vimeo.After Jorge Lorenzo’s in-depth interview, Alpinestars has gotten three of the more reluctant and shyest MotoGP riders to talk about themselves, which certainly was no mean feat.Andrea Dovizioso, Dani Pedrosa, and…
Tom Sykes and Loris Baz frustrated by chaotic Superpole
If there were two riders that you could actually see frustrated by the red flag during SP3, that had to be Tom Sykes and Loris Baz.For a few minutes it looked like the two Kawasaki riders would be 1-2 ob…
Tom Sykes takes over on day 2 at Phillip Island
Tom Sykes shone during last week’s private testing at Phillip Island and during yesterday’s day 1 ended up seventh and almost a second adrift, instead the Kawasaki rider heading the timesheets today taking over the top spot from Carlos Checa.Posting…
Sylvain Guintoli and Chaz Davies crash sequence at Imola
Race 1 at Imola was marred by this particular accident on lap 2. Sylvain Guintoli who was highly tipped to take at least podium this past World Superbike weekend, instead ended up tangling with Leon Haslam at the Tamburello, the…
This could explain why Fabio was in the Yamaha video
And we thought that Fabio was just another pretty face. Check out what this Italian stud keeps in his garages; he’s been keeping the motorcycle industry in the black all by himself over these past years, and now we can…
Paul Denning confirms Suzuki in MotoGP in 2011
One of the biggest worries that is afflicting Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta is that Suzuki may decide to do what Kawasaki did at the end of 2008, and pull out of MotoGP before their contract is actually up in 2011.Suzuki…
Valentino Rossi to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans?
That 9 times motorcyle World Champion Valentino Rossi has the car racing bug is a well known fact and the Italian rider after taking part in the 6 Ore di Vallelunga endurance race, may also take part in one the…
Cardion AB and Karel Abraham to continue with Ducati in 2012
When everyone heard that Karel Abraham was switching to MotoGP with a team funded by his father, there were comments regarding the fact that Abraham had only one GP victory and one podium in his career, but the young Czech…
Gas prices in Italy
If you’re thinking of taking a riding vaction in Italy, you may want to try to find your own way to bring gas, unless you want to take out an extra loan or a second mortgage on your house.Between the…
Moto2 Estoril: Crash fest sees Stefan Bradl on pole
Today’s Moto2 qualifying session at Estoril was a crash fest and all about how to avoid a damp patch at turn 1, but Stefan Bradl once again took the pole position, his third consecutive one this season, snatching it from…
Aleix Esapargaro mid-season interview
Aleix Espargaro was the top CRT rider in 2012, and this season the Aspar rider has become even more competitive from the Mugello GP (where he supposedly received a new engine spec) onwards, and he is regularly qualifying with the…
Ferrari 458 Spider rendering
Here are new renders of the Ferrai 458 Spider, after confirmations that the brand new Ferrari 458 Italia would be made in an open-top version in the future. The 458 Spider will appear a couple of years down the track,…
MotoGP Estoril Qualifying quotes
Despite taking his first pole position of the season at Estoril and stopping Jorge Lorenzo’s record Casey Stoner wasn’t exactly happiest rider in the parc ferme to be interviewed. The Repsol Honda rider is lamenting a right set-up balance and…