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Andrea Dovizioso and Yamaha Tech3 deal officially confirmed

26 March, 2020
The rumor broke late Friday afternoon when several websites reported that Andrea Dovizioso had signed with Yamaha Tech3 for the 2012 season after spending ten years with Honda.This rumor has now been officially confirmed and Dovizioso will be fielded alongside…

MotoGP Assen Qualifying – Rossi back on Pole

26 March, 2020
This afternoon’s qualifying started with Valentino Rossi hitting the top of the timesheet almost immediately and the positions would continue to change during the hour with Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Colin Edwards exchanging the top position. Rossi wasn’t giving…

WSBK Donington Race 1 – Spies takes 9th win

26 March, 2020
Ben Spies took his ninth World Superbike victory of the season in race one at Donington Park.Off the starting line Ben Spies race pace was impressive as it was all weekend, but the surprise came from Max Biaggi and his…

WSBK Valencia – Max Biaggi takes provisional pole in QP1

26 March, 2020
Max Biaggi with the new Aprilia RSV4 took the provisional pole for round three of the 2009 World Superbike Championship, at Valencia.Biaggi set the quickest time of the day ten minutes before the end of the session with a time…

WSBK Portimao Race 1 – Max Biaggi flies to Victory

25 March, 2020
It was Max Biaggi on his Aprilia RSV4 Factory who took the win in race 1 at Portimao after an exciting duel with Leon Haslam that lasted until almost the chequered flag, leaving Haslam in second and two tenths behind…

WSBK Misano QP1 – Fabrizio comes out on top

25 March, 2020
It was Michel Fabrizio with his Xerox Ducati that took today’s provisional pole at the Misano Adriatico circuit clocking in at 1.037”016 in the last seconds of qualifying. While it was Ben Spies showing again that he just has to…

Jorge Lorenzo's Moon Landing Anniversary Helmet

25 March, 2020
After his Indy helmet, Jorge Lorenzo will be wearing another one-off helmet for this weekend’s MotoGP at Estoril. This time the Spanish rider has turned his Nolan X-Lite X-802 into an astronaut’s helmet to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the…

WSBK Assen: Jonathan Rea Blazes to Superpole

25 March, 2020
With a blistering lap of 1′34.944 Jonathan Rea took his first ever World Superpole position at Assen today. The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team rider was was the only one to dip under the 1.35 lap barrier. On the first…

MotoGP Assen Qualifying – Rider Quotes

25 March, 2020
Rider quotes from today’s qualifying session at the Assen circuit. Valentino Rossi - 1st - 1:36.025“This is a really good pole position because I’ve only had one other this season, at Motegi in strange conditions. I had a lot of…

MotoGP Sepang Test Thursday: Pics and Rider Quotes

25 March, 2020
To accompany today’s riders quotes, we’ve got a batch of pics from today’s MotoGP test in Sepang, some official and some from Motoblog who has its own blogger who’s reporting directly from Malaysia.Valentino Rossi - 1st 2′01″411 Laps: 54“Today was…

Riders Comments- Final Testing Day

25 March, 2020
On the final day of testing in Sepang, here’s what the riders had to say. MotoGP testing will be back at Losail, Qatar in the night test on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of March.Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro Team) Position:…

WSBK Brno: Cal Crutchlow Dominates and Takes Superpole

25 March, 2020
The asphalt at the Brno circuit hit 62°c this afternoon during the Superpole session, but it wasn’t as hot as Sterilgarda Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow, who dominated all three stints and knocked out the rest of the field with a…

MotoGP Misano – Rossi on top in FP1

25 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi may be playing down his chances in staying in front of Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa in this weekend’s Misano GP, but the first practice session put the Italian rider on the top of the chart with a…

WSBK: More Footage from the Island

25 March, 2020
If yesterday’s video Superbike testing video made you hungry for more, Italian Superbike TV has added another video with footage from Day 2 that can tide you over until the real thing comes around this upcoming weekend.For the those who…

WSBK Portimao – Spies on Superpole and Haga to start in 10th

25 March, 2020
Today’s Superpole at Portimao saw what could completely change tomorrow’s title race outcome. Points leader Noriyuki Haga qualified only 10th and did not make it into the final qualifying stint, while his rival Ben Spies not only took his 11th…

Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies to race at Motegi

25 March, 2020
After all the negative hype and declarations of not wanting to ride at Motegi due to radiation leaking from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, another two riders have now capitulated to the growing pressure by their team bosses to take…

Ben Spies gets sick during Yamaha Indonesia tour

24 March, 2020
The Far East doesn’t seem to agree with Ben Spies’ stomach. The Yamaha rider is currently in Indonesia with team mate Jorge Lorenzo for a Yamaha PR tour and fell sick with a bout of food poisoning. This is the…