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World Superbikes gets technical tweaks

29 March, 2020
The FIM announced today that World Superbikes is getting some technical tweaks that will go into effect immediately and with just three rounds left in the 2011 championship.One includes the use of ride-by-wire electronic system even for those teams who…

Infront and FIM still together

28 March, 2020
Every since Dorna announced in December 2009 the new 2012 rules that would allow modified production based motorycles to race alongside the pure prototypes, Infront Motorsports who run the World Superbike Championship has been grumbling and publicly voicing their displeasure.This…

2012 MotoGP entry list skimmed

28 March, 2020
Following their press release at Estoril regarding the 2012 MotoGP, the FIM has released another after the Le Mans GP stating that the number teams are still interested in partecipating in the new 1000cc MotoGP class in 2012 have now…

Misano MotoGP restart gets criticism by FIM's Vito Ippolito

28 March, 2020
Misano’s restart still hasn’t blown over because of what happened to Dani Pedrosa on the starting grid at the Italian GP and all the consequences it had on the fight for the championship title, because the Repsol Honda rider went…

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…

FIM reveals 2012 provisional Moto3 and Moto2 entry lists

26 March, 2020
The FIM has released the entry lists for both Moto3 and Moto2 classes which will be officially confirmed at the Valencia GP.Moto3 will be replacing the 125cc World Championship with 250cc four-stroke bikes and includes an entry by Gresini Racing,…

FIM suspends Monza homologation

26 March, 2020
If you have been following our posts regarding the Monza circuit then you’ll already know that the circuit is currently being investigating by Italian law for numerous wrongdoings (bid rigging, tax fraud just to name a few of the more…

Six new teams in MotoGP in 2012, so far

26 March, 2020
The FIM has finally released the list of CRT teams which will be allowed to participate in the 2012 MotoGP Championship, and from the sixteen that originally claimed interest at Estoril and then skimmed to eleven have been further whittled…

MotoGP: New Rules for 2009 and 2010

26 March, 2020
In today’s press conference in Jerez, Vito Ippolito President of the FIM and Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta outlined the new rules that will be introduced for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.2009:1) From the Czech Republic GP in Brno and for…

World Superbike and Supersport 2013 entry lists

25 March, 2020
The FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) ha released a provisional list of the riders who will be competing in the 2013 World Superbike championship and Supersport championship, which will kick off in just two weeks time.This year’s WSBK grid will…

International Electric Enduro Race

25 March, 2020
The world’s first international enduro race for zero emission electrical motorcycles (no CO2 and no noise) will take place December 11th to 13th, while the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) takes place in Copenhagen.The event include two days of…

FIM decides that Jerez marshals acted accordingly

23 March, 2020
The FIM has ‘ruled’ (big laugh here) regarding the actions of the marshals at Jerez after ‘The Incident’ when Casey Stoner complained about the marshals playing favourites and not helping him as much as they did Valentino Rossi to try…

Anthony West gets one month ban for doping

21 March, 2020
QMMF rider Anthony West has received a one month ban for doping. The Australian who scored a second place podium in last weekend’s Moto2 race at Phillip Island, was found positive for the use of methylhexaneamine after the Le Mans…

Bulgarian MotoGP in 2011?

21 March, 2020
According to International Motorcycle Federation (FIM) and the Bulgarian Motorcycle Federation (BMF) have announced an agreement to design and build a Motogp circuit in Bulgaria.Claude Denis, chairperson of the MotoGP committee with FIM, said that the Bulgarian circuit would be…

FIM Motorcycle Racing TV Series Launches Globally

20 March, 2020
Press release -FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) and Sportsbrand Media Group today announced the launch of the official television series, ‘FIM Moto Show’, with the first episode going to air as of Wednesday, 28th January, 2009.The half-hour weekly show is…

FIM -Vote for your favourite Champion of Champions

18 March, 2020
The FIM announced that they will be holding their annual Gala Ceremony (the first announcement was made less than 24 hours after Simoncelli’s funeral) on December 4th at Estoril, Portugal where fans can vote for three categories: 2011 Rookie of…

Rossi – Stoner incident in Jerez: latest info and video

18 March, 2020
The FIM must be trying to flex its weakened muscles with the Jerez Race Direction, because they’ve decided to organize a hearing with the Clerk of the Course and the Chief Marshal in order to review the Valentino Rossi and…

FIM Promotes Female Riders (w/video)

16 March, 2020
Take the FIM Speed World Record Holder Leslie Porterfield, Livia Lancelot the FIM’s Women’s Motocross World Championand Laia Sanz, FIM’s Women’s Trial World Champion put them on a video called “Women Ride”as role models to encourage more women to take…

FIM confident that Motegi GP is still on

15 March, 2020
Late last month the FIM issued a press release saying that all the scheduled races in Japan were going be held and that they would be making a definitive announcement during this weekend’s Italian GP regarding the Motegi race, and…