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WSBK: Sylvain Guintoli confirmed with Liberty Racing

21 March, 2020
Yesterday we posted that Sylvain Guintoli was in talks with Liberty Racing and now we can confirm that the French rider has officially signed with the new Czech team.Guintoli finished his rookie season with Alstare Suzuki, seventh overall in the…

Marco Melandri troubled with continuing shoulder pain

21 March, 2020
Marco Melandri has injured himself more times than we can count and runs a very close second to Dani Pedrosa for riding injured; even this year he highsided during Friday’s practice session at Assen, dislocating his shoulder and had to…

2011 EICMA Girls photo gallery: Part IV

21 March, 2020
Here’s the fourth instalment of our huge photo gallery dedicated to the pretty ladies attending the 2011 EICMA, once again courtesy of our mates from motoblog.it. This time we got another 85 pictures for you, and we actually did save…

Iannone and Marquez Fastest at Aragon on Day 1

21 March, 2020
On the first day of private testing at the Motorland Aragón circuit saw Fimmco Speed Up Moto2 rider Andrea Iannone continue his excellent form even on the new race track. Iannone who has been impressive in the last three Moto2…

Marlboro's Arrivabene: "Casey Stoner will have to apologize"

21 March, 2020
When Casey Stoner returns to Estoril after his ten week break to recover from his fatigue illness, he might find a chilly reception waiting for him by Ducati’s main sponsor, Phillip Morris.According to Sportmediaset Marlboro, did not appreciate the Aussie’s…

Ford confirms participation in 2014 Dakar with a Ranger V8

21 March, 2020
Ford Racing has confirmed it will enter two South African-built Ford Rangers in the gruelling 2014 Dakar, taking place from 05 – 18 January 2014 in South America, prepared by Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) and handled by German-based South Racing.…

Nicky Hayden in his Garage (w/video)

21 March, 2020
Check out this video of a very down to earth Nicky Hayden chilling out in his garage with Greg White from SpeedTV after a bike training session. The Ducati rider shows us his arm before taking out the stitches, talks…

Videos: Valentino Rossi onboard the Ducati GP12 at Sepang

21 March, 2020
The first videos from Sepang are already hitting YouTube and obviously everyone is curious to know more about the Ducati G12 that had an almost complete make-over in just three months.Valentino Rossi seems already delighted with his new machine and…

Photo of the day: Yamaha M1?

21 March, 2020
Luca has sent this shot of the day found on the community forum SV-Italia.it. It’s stretching it a little to call it an M1.

Sete Gibernau's Web-book

21 March, 2020
After Alex CrivillĂ© and before Jorge Lorenzo, Sete Gibernau was Spain’s hope to bring home the MotoGP World Championship title and for almost three years he was considered one of the ‘aliens’ even before the term was coined. Gibernau riding…

MotoGP Sachsenring – Valentino Rossi Powers to Pole

21 March, 2020
A rain swept qualifying session at Sachsenring was also a crash fest for numerous riders, but it was Valentino Rossi on his last lap that shocked the grid, taking the pole position with 1.32.52 and leaving team mate Jorge Lorenzo…

KTM: electric motocross in 2010

21 March, 2020
KTM has revealed that it will seriously be making an electric version and that within two years we should see a racing cross bike with zero emissions. The Austrian company has already developed a prototype of a “ready to race”…

BMW Superbike team to test at Mugello with MotoGP teams?

21 March, 2020
Take this piece of news not with a grain of salt, but with a tablespoon of the substance because it comes from an Italian sports daily.According to the newspaper, BMW’s Superbike team (Leon Haslam, Troy Corser and test rider Steve…

Colin Edwards ready to return to action for Catalunya GP

21 March, 2020
After missing the Le Mans GP following his collarbone surgery, Colin Edwards is set to return to action for this weekend’s Catalunya GP.Edwards fractured his right collarbone after being wiped out by Randy de Puniet’s sliding ART machine during qualifying…

Fiat Bravo – official photos

21 March, 2020
The first official images of the new Fiat Bravo are out. The design is by Centro Stile Fiat and is a more aggressive revisitation of the styling already seen in the Grande Punto. The result is a sleek hatchback, sporting…

Valentino Rossi and the Ferrari 458 GT3 at Monza

21 March, 2020
After his dismal results during the Qatar GP, this weekend Valentino Rossi has decided to switch to four wheels and take part in the Blancpain Endurance Series at Monza.Driving a Kessel Racing #46 Ferrari 458 Italia, Rossi and BFF Alessio…

Biaggi vs Melandri: WSBK 2011 Donington Park Superpole Video

21 March, 2020
If you saw today’s WSBK Superpole, you witnessed reigning world champion Max Biaggi not at his utmost best at Donington Park after blocking both Marco Melandri and Noriuki Haga.What you probably didn’t see was this not so very edifying scene…

Motorcycle riding, it's a matter of perception (w/video)

21 March, 2020
Many of you may have read or heard of Sun Sentinals journalist’s Hugh Curran’s rant on why motorcycles should be banned (it shouldn’t even deserve a mention on any motorcycle website), but this video by Rokkit productions beautifully sums up…

Ducati Streetfighter: online tuning

21 March, 2020
After the launch of the new Ducati Streetfighter naked, plenty of web talk occurred on the pros (many) and the cons (the price?) of the new Ducati model.And so the talk went on, with plenty of photoshopping (some nice efforts,…

WSBK Assen Superpole quotes

21 March, 2020
Three Superpoles in three rounds is a perfect record for Carlos Checa, but it all came down to the tires for the other riders. Times were so close in the second stint that the majority of the riders had to…

Casey Stoner Video – The New Slide King

21 March, 2020
We hope Garry McCoy will forgive us, if after viewing this video of Casey Stoner who won yesterday’s Australian GP at Phillip Island, if we say that there’s another Aussie that can take the name of Slide King.Check out that…