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Wet conditions at Istanbul for Q2

24 April, 2020
With a drenching rain that hit the Istanbul Park circuit during the night leaving a very damp track circuit, the second World Superbike qualifying session was a total washout.In the tricky conditions very few riders ventured out of their garages…

WSBK Imola: Jonathan Rea tops the charts in QP1

24 April, 2020
It’s been a little while since we’ve seen Jonathan Rea head the timesheets in this season’s World Superbike championship, but the Castrol Honda rider seems very comfortable with the new ride-by-wire system that’s helping him get a little more out…

BMW S1000RR Superbike test in Misano /photo gallery

24 April, 2020
In the aftermath of the World Superbike round that took place at the newly dubbed Marco Simoncelli World Circuit in Misano Adriatico, Italy, BMW has organized a quite cool event that allowed motorsports journalists from all over the world to…

Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 video: the best RS ever made

24 April, 2020
It’s hard to know at this stage just what kind of an achievement the new 911 GT3 RS 4.0 is for Porsche, but we get the impression that our title quote from Andreas Preuninger, head of GT cars, isn’t exaggerated.…

Tom Sykes on Superpole at Imola with record breaking lap

24 April, 2020
With 14 riders grouped in less than a second, today’s Superpole at Imola was all about tire management and using Pirelli’s two qualifying tires at the right time, with the riders who had the slowest race pace using both tires…

X Games 2009 – Moto X Best Tricks

24 April, 2020
Check out what happened in this highlight video from X Games 15 for the best trick and watch everyone’s favourite Travis Pastrana crashing out while attempting the “Toilet Paper Roll”.Kyle Loza took first and the gold with his “Electric Doom”,…

2009 Acerbid Impact clothing range

24 April, 2020
Acebis has released its 2009 version of the Impact range, with jacket, trousers and gloves available. The jacket or jumper has 21 different fabric panels and is made from 100 percent polyester. It’s light and breathable, and is ideal for…

MotoGP Phillip Island: Rider quotes after qualifying

24 April, 2020
Casey Stoner celebrated his 25th birthday with the 25th pole position of his Grand Prix career today at Phillip Island. Stoner’s pace was devasting, even if he did his usual brief runs, going under the 1.31 barrier four times. With…

2011 Shoei X-Spirit II Tomizawa Replica Limited Edition

24 April, 2020
The 2010 GP racing season can be summed up in a nutshell. All three Championship titles went to Spanish riders, Valentino Rossi seriously hurting himself for the first time in his career, Rossi and Casey Stoner changing teams and the…

Gabor Talmacsi gets World Supersport ride for Misano

24 April, 2020
Gabor Talmacsi who dropped out of the motorcycle racing scene at the end of 2010 after refusing to pay to ride, and has kept busy up to now with rally races, will be debuting in this weekend’s World Supersport with…

European Volkswagen Jetta revealed

24 April, 2020
The European Volkswagen Jetta, released yesterday, shows only slight differences on the outside to the US-spec model, but has a brand new Jetta engine line-up for Europe and an improved suspension system. The Jetta has had mixed success in the…

Chibi likes to ride and water ski (w/video)

24 April, 2020
We’ve already seen dogs on motorcycles, but this 9-year-old mutt that goes by the name of Chibi is pretty special because not only does she like cruising around on her owner’s motorcycle, she also likes to water ski and also…

Vespa Stunt riding: Nicola Dutto shows his stuff

24 April, 2020
The guys from Team Smanettoni.net Freestyle could well be considered show-offs, and here their rider Nicola Dutto gives another example of their stunt riding efforts. Whether this is training or general daily freetime, Dutto certainly gives this scooter a work…

Casey Stoner returns to the top in FP3

24 April, 2020
The weather conditions in this morning’s MotoGP FP3 at Indianapolis were perfect and this time Casey Stoner solved the issues he had yesterday afternoon and he laid down his first fastlap just 10 minutes into the session in 1.39.740 and…

Andrea Iannone to test Pramac Ducati at Mugello

24 April, 2020
Pramac Ducati has confirmed that WSBK rider Sylvain Guintoli will be testing for the team at Mugello tomorrow (which will not see any 2012 factory bike testing) in the event that Loris Capirossi is unable to recover from his injuries…

World Supersport: Garry McCoy returns to Magny-Cours…?

24 April, 2020
The Vallelunga weekend was not a good one for the Italian Team Triumph-SC. Andrea Zappa returned to the pit after a few laps and Alex Cudlin finished 27th.But we have also a good news, the spectacular rider Garry McCoy was…

New 1.8-liter turbo engine for the Audi A3

24 April, 2020
Audi has announced a new 1.8-liter turbo engine for the A3. We talked about it a couple of weeks ago, together with a 2.8 V6 FSI ValveLift, but now it’s official: 160 PS; 250 Nm of torque; top speed of…

Catalunya Post Race Testing Results

24 April, 2020
With Monday post race testing slashed to a minimum as a cost saving measure, most riders were on hand for some vital testing. The test is the first since the start of season and will be followed by a second…

MotoGP and World Superbikes to be run under Dorna

24 April, 2020
When Bridgepoint private equity group, who already owned the MotoGP series decided to buy Infront Sports and Media - who also owned the World Superbike championship run by the Flammini brothers last year, you didn’t need a crystal ball to…

Video: Ducati Multistrada Pikes Peak Special Edition

24 April, 2020
We all know that the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is set to go this month with last year’s winner Greg Tracy and Alexander Smith ready to take on the challenge again with their Ducati Multistrada 1200’s.With Ducati giving…

Andrea Dovizioso to sign a 2-year deal with Ducati

24 April, 2020
Several Italian media sources (Sportmediaset, Gazzetta dello Sport) are reporting that Andrea Dovizioso has decided to accept the ‘red challenge’and will replace Valentino Rossi in Ducati for the next two seasons and the announcement will be made during next weekend’s…

Be With Noriyuki Haga Live at Imola

24 April, 2020
Can’t be at Imola next week for 12th round of the WSBK Championship? The Ducati Xerox Team, in collaboration with Ducati Corse will be offering a rare opportunity for those fans from around the world the chance to see Noriyuki…