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MotoGP, Indianapolis: here come the paddock girls (gallery)

29 March, 2020
The Indianapolis round of the MotoGP World Championship saw Marc Marquez completing a perfect weekend where he topped all the free practice sessions, got himself the pole position with the new record of the circuit n then won the race…

Valentino Rossi's 2009 Mugello Helmet

29 March, 2020
In keeping with tradition, Valentino Rossi showed off another distinctive new helmet design. The special edition Mugello helmet in the MotoGP Saturday morning free practice session, as has become the custom on his home race weekend.This year’s Rossi´s Aldo Drudi…

NCR and Ducati North America together with Canadian Superbikes

29 March, 2020
Ducati North America has announced that Team NCR, officially sponsored, will compete in the 2008 championship of Parts Canada Superbike with two Ducati 848 Superbikes racing in the Canadian Thunder National category.The two riders of team NCR will be the…

MotoGP to Silverstone in 2010

29 March, 2020
After 22 years, Donington Park has lost the rights to host the British Gran Prix to Silverstone. Having hosted MotoGP between 1977 and 1986, Motogp will be returning to Silverstone in 2010.Silverstone Circuits Limited has signed a five year agreement…

Marco Borciani in Italian CIV

29 March, 2020
Many of you may not know that Shane Byrne’s Team Sterilgarda BRC Racing manager Marco Borciani is a rider himself and has twice won the Campionato Italiano Velocità (CIV) in 2006 and 2007. In 2008 he decided not to contest…

Haga: For a Bird Free Race

28 March, 2020
You have to admit that Noriyuki Haga has got a droll sense of humour, this has been added to his website’s homepage after he got hit by a pigeon during Race 2 at Monza. The impact on his arm caused…

IOM honours McGuinness and Molyneux with corners

28 March, 2020
Giacomo Agostini, Geoff Duke, Jimmy Guthrie, Mike Hailwood and Joey Dunlop all have corners named after them at the iconic Isle of Man Mountain Course, and now so will John McGuinness and Dave Molyneux.The newly named course points comes as…

Moto2: Tech3 Bike gets first shakedown

28 March, 2020
Yesterday at the Ledenon circuit in the south of France, finally saw the first debut on a race track of Tech3’s Moto2 bike. The chassis was designed and built by chief engineer Guy Coulon who switched from Yamaha Tech3 MotoGP…

Honda NSF250R officially unveiled in Spain

28 March, 2020
Honda has officially unveiled the new NSF250R Moto3 250cc four-stroke racer with Executive Vice-President Shuhei Nakamoto and Project Development leader Yoshiyuki Kurayoshi of Honda Racing Corporation doing the honours this afternoon at Montmelo.The NSF250R will be available for purchase for…

MotoGP Jerez Qualifying – Results and Quotes

28 March, 2020
MotoGP leader, Jorge Lorenzo got his first pole position of the season in yesterday’s qualifying in Jerez. Displaying that he’s already learned everything about Bridgestone tires, the Spaniard set a blazing lap of 1m 38.933s, with Dani Pedrosa second just…

Effenbert Liberty Superstock team gives Ducati Panigale shakedown test

28 March, 2020
This week’s private testing at Phillip Island wasn’t only for World Superbikes, but it also included Effenbert Liberty’s Superstock team with Federico Sandi and Brett McCormick.The two riders shared the debuting Ducati 1199 Panigale in Superstock trim under the watchful…

KTM RC6 2009

28 March, 2020
Fantasising on the new KTM RC6 2009, the Dutch magazine Motor has created this example on its site www.motor.nl. Similar to the RC8’s form, it should or could be equipped with a 790cc engine.June is on its way with all…

MotoGP Interested in Imola Circuit?

28 March, 2020
Italian daily Il Resto del Carlino has reported that FIM’s Race Director Paul Butler has visited the Imola race circuit because it seems that Dorna is interested in bringing another MotoGP race to Italy.Butler seemed to approve the track and…

Video: Motorcycle racer feigns fainting after crash

27 March, 2020
If you’ve ever seen a soccer match, you’ve see even million dollar players dive to the turf and begin holding their leg or foot and scream bloody hell or grimace in pain only to bounce back a couple minutes later…

Hungarian MotoGP Round to be Cancelled

27 March, 2020
Balatonring Zrt, the event promoter for the Hungarian Grand Prix has spoken to MotoGP Rights Holders Dorna Sports requesting postponement of this year’s race until 2010. The decision to move back the September 20th race owes to a delay in…

Moto3 Estoril: Miguel Oliveira pips Sandro Cortese in FP2

27 March, 2020
This afternoon’s Moto3 second free practice at Estoril saw a dry track and some warmer temperatures that allowed the riders use their slick tires with lap times naturally dropping accordingly.The fastest rider in the forty minute session was Team Estrella…

Win for Bimota in the Ducati Desmo Challenge

27 March, 2020
Good news for the Italian manufacturer Bimota as the WCR Team Bike Service debuted at the Ducati Desmo Challenge at the Italian Mugello with a quasi standard Bimota DB7 at the racetrack. Starting with a good second position, the Italian…

Marc Marquez takes Moto2 pole position at Estoril

27 March, 2020
Marc Marquez took his second pole position of the season - his 9th in Moto2 - during today’s qualifying session at Estoril. The Spanish star dominated most of the session only to see Thomas Luthi put in a flying lap…

Dutch Racer has a Very Scary Motorcycle Crash

27 March, 2020
This has to be one of the scariest motorcycle racing crashes we’ve seen in long time and it was captured by a security camera back in 2004 during a race in The Netherlands.The 2002 Dutch Superstock champion Richard Fluttert lost…

Bombshell! Aprilia RSV4 isn’t a Superbike, it’s a Prototype!

27 March, 2020
Controversy has hit Aprilia after Max Biaggi took second place in the Superpole shoot out.It happened early this morning during the Superpole when Alstare Suzuki owner and team manager, Jean Francois Batta told Italian network La7 that: “Everyone knows that…

Mattia Pasini undergoes shoulder surgery

26 March, 2020
Shoulder surgery must be the latest in thing for GP riders, because Moto2 Ioda Racing Project rider Mattia Pasini, also underwent shoulder surgery yesterday after riding in his dad’s minimoto charity event on Sunday.The Italian was operated on by Dr.…