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MotoGP Le Mans – FP1 Rider Quotes and Results

23 April, 2020
Andrea Dovizioso came out at the top of the charts before rain showers interrupted the first free practice session for the French Grand Prix at Le Mans, after just 35 minutes of practice. Andrea Dovizioso - Repsol Honda – 1st“Well…

Althea Ceramics involved in commercial and social security frauds

23 April, 2020
Just last week Carlos Checa and Davide Giugliano took home the 2011 World Superbike and World Superstock championships racing under Genesio Bevilacqua’s Althea Racing banner and now Ceramica Althea who sponsors the two teams, has been accused of commercial and…

Aprilia RSV4 at Misano with Tor Sagen

23 April, 2020
Tor Sagen from Raptors & Rockets has come up with this video of the Aprilia RSV4 Factory at the Misano World Circuit. The best part is the roaring sound of this RSV4 Factory ripping around the track, so turn up…

WSBK: Pata Racing to switch from Aprilia to Ducati?

23 April, 2020
For the 2011 season DFX Corse and Pata BRC Racing fused together become Pata Racing Team and fielded Noriyuki Haga riding an Aprilia RSV4 and finished 8th overall in the championship with four podiums.So far the Verona based team run…

Max Biaggi to return to racing?

23 April, 2020
A couple of Tweets between Max Biaggi and Flavio Briatore, and some paddock gossip during last weekend’s World Superbike round at Motorland Aragon has prompted some speculation - by an Italian motorcycle website - that the retired two-time Superbike champion…

Alex Polita to replace sick Niccolò Canepa at Brno

23 April, 2020
Alex Polita will be replacing sick Niccolò Canepa in this weekend’s World Superbike round at Brno.Canepa wrote on his Facebook page that between the two Aragon races he felt sick and the result was that for last ten days one…

MotoGP Phillip Island: Jorge Lorenzo leads in FP1

23 April, 2020
Friday free practice for all three GP classes was delayed due to bad weather conditions that hit Australia’s Phillip Island. Cold temperatures, strong winds and heavy rain hit the Island causing standing water in several areas of the track with…

Yamaha FJR 1300 and ports just don't mix (w/video)

23 April, 2020
Since our French isn’t that great, we have to assume that this video by French website Motojournal is something along the lines of epic fails on motorcycles or in this case motorcycle luggage can turn out to be a bitch…

2013 WSBK: Eugene Laverty wins race 1 at Istanbul Park

23 April, 2020
A very empty Istanbul Park circuit - designed by Hermann Tilke - played host to the first ever World Superbike championship race that was won by Eugene Laverty who brought home his Aprilia RSV4 after bending Tom Sykes who could…

2010 BMW 3 Series pics

23 April, 2020
The 2010 BMW 3 Series coupé and cabriolet show some small changes to the style of the range, but this model year mostly focuses on a new engine range updated to comply with Euro 5 anti-pollution laws. The BMW 3…

Keeway Goccia 50cc 2009

23 April, 2020
Keeway presented at the recent Eicma show in Milan its Goccia scooter, a new high wheel scooter with a 50cc engine designed for young people.It was developed at the Keeway Research and Development centre in Pesaro, and has a single-cylinder,…

Fiat will invest 275 million Euro in the Tychy plant

23 April, 2020
Thanks to the success of the brand new Fiat 500, Fiat has approved a new 275 million Euro investment to expand the Tychy plant, that will have to satisfy the increasing orders for the old-fashioned italian citycar.In 2008 the polish…

Ducati production at risk after earthquake

23 April, 2020
The entire Emilia region of Italy that was hit by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake last Saturday which left seven dead (mostly workers on night shifts) 6500 people homeless and more than 13,000 people unable to return to their jobs in…

Overtaking Stoner: your pics

23 April, 2020
The caption to this pic reads, “We passed Stoner not once, but twice in one day”, and it comes from a couple of readers of Motoblog.it. We don’t necessarily want all your silly holiday pics, but feel free to send…

Makoto Tamada to return to racing full time in Japan

23 April, 2020
Despite being a former MotoGP and Superbike winner Makoto Tamada went off the racing radar almost all of last year.In 2010 the Japanese rider had signed a deal with Pro Ride, a team that was great in press releases, but…

Mighty Mick Doohan Considered Return to Racing

23 April, 2020
Five times 500cc World Champion, Micky Doohan who was forced to retire after crash in qualifying at the Jerez GP in 1999 that left hi, with serious leg injuries revealed to Australia’s Sunday Morning Herald that he was tempted to…

It's Official! Jorge Lorenzo chooses Yamaha

23 April, 2020
After almost ten days of intense speculation regarding Jorge Lorenzo’s high profile and multi-million euro switch to Ducati has been finally laid to rest today as Yamaha has officially announced that Lorenzo has decided to remain with them for another…

Volkswagen Polo R: might use a four-wheel drive system

23 April, 2020
Volkswagen Polo R might be using a four wheel drive system. The rumours about a 4 × 4 system equipping the new sports version of Volkswagen Polo could be true, as the current generation of Volkswagen Polo is based on…