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MotoGP: Alex de Angelis Confirmed as Aoyama Replacement

25 April, 2020
Interwetten Racing has now officially confirmed that Alex de Angelis will be replacing injured Hiroshi Aoyama for the next rounds of the championship. The Sammarinese will take the place of HRC test rider Kousuke Akiyoshi, who has filled in for…

Interwetten Honda confirms they're leaving MotoGP

23 April, 2020
After just one season in MotoGP, Interwetten Honda has confirmed the rumors that have been floating around the last month or so, that they will be closing down shop at the end of the season.Apparently Dorna nor Honda have found…

Leon Haslam heading to Honda Superbike team?

23 April, 2020
With BMW Motorrad team to downsize and merge with BMW Italia next season, and Ben Spies tipped to join Marco Melandri in the team, (the Italian isn’t exactly jumping with joy at the prospect - and has already said he…

MotoGP Estoril: First free practice a washout

18 April, 2020
The first free practice at Estoril this morning was a total washout. Heavy rain and wind and track flooding discouraged all the riders from putting their noses out of their garages, except for Interwetten’s Hiroshi Aoyama who did five very…

MotoGP Valencia test: Hiroshi Aoyama in Gresini colours

17 April, 2020
Hiroshi Aoyama has yet to be officially confirmed in Team Gresini, but the Japanese rider is wearing Honda Gresini clothing and we’ve seen his Honda RC212V bike with his racing number 7 at Valencia.Aoyama will be teamed up with Marco…

Interwetten Honda out of MotoGP in 2011?

15 April, 2020
Budget problems and waning sponsors may see another team take a nose dive and pull out from next year’s MotoGP season. Daniel Epp owner of Interwetten Honda MotoGP team (and has team in the 125cc and Moto2 series) has informed…

Avintia Racing signs new sponsorship deal with Joma Sports

10 April, 2020
The Spanish sports brand Joma and Avintia Racing have come to an agreement, so the sports equipment brand will be the team’s official clothing provider for the next season. Joma will take care of the riders Héctor Barberá, Toni Elías,…

Honda Superbike history at Monza

10 April, 2020
Honda’s WSBK team has released this video previewing this weekend at Monza, and for those that can’t be at the Temple of Speed for the 25th Anniversary of World Superbikes, you can at least check out a part of the…

MotoGP: Interwetten Logos removed for Qatar race

8 April, 2020
Many of you may have missed it, but Hiroshi Aoyama’s Interwetten Honda team ran the Qatar race without the Interwetten sponsor logo on their bike.Interwetten.com is one Europe’s leading online betting sites and since gambling is illegal in Qatar, all…

Hiroshi Aoyama Health Update

3 April, 2020
Hiroshi Aoyama suffered a massive highside during yesterday’s MotoGP warm-up practice at Silverstone, the 2009 250cc World Champion has now been diagnosed with a fracture of the T12 vertebra.The Japanese rider was taken to the Medical Center at the circuit…

250cc Valencia – Barbera wins and Aoyama is World Champion

3 April, 2020
In the last ever 250cc race in motorcycling GP history saw Hiroshi Aoyama crowned the 2009 World Champion.In an action packed, full of ‘mistakes’race it was Hector Barbera who actually won the race at Valencia.Aoyama made the first mistake on…

Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama to race in Suzuka 8 Hours

3 April, 2020
Between the Brno and Silverstone World Superbike rounds, Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama will be racing in the 35th edition of the Suzuka 8 Hours, but they won’t be team mates this time.HRC has decided to field three teams in…

Hiroshi Ayoma to race at Indianapolis GP?

1 April, 2020
Due months after fracturing his T12 vertebra in a highside during warm-up practice at Silverstone, Hiroshi Aoyama was back on track at the Brno MotoGP test on Monday. The Interwetten Honda rider did 46 laps on the Brno circuit as…

Honda's Kousuke Akiyoshi to replace Aoyama in MotoGP

30 March, 2020
Interwetten Honda’s Daniel Epp has moved fast to find a replacement rider for the injured Hiroshi Aoyama for this Saturday’s round in Assen and has confirmed they will be fielding Honda test rider Kousuke Akiyoshi for both the Dutch TT…

Honda World Superbike team concludes three-day test at the Island

30 March, 2020
Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama have concluded their three-day test session at Phillip Island. For both riders it was coming to grips with the 2012 CBR1000RR Fireblade and testing an array of new chassis and suspension components and continuing development…

Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama testing in Qatar

29 March, 2020
First thing, that is not Jonathan Rea on the Castrol Honda, but new team mate Hiroshi Aoyama who has decided to run the #4 plate that he used when he won the 2009 250cc World Championship title, while Rea has…

Hiroshi Aoyama talks about Marco Simoncelli

29 March, 2020
Hiroshi Aoyama has to celebrate his 30th birthday (today) in the most unhappy way by speaking about the death of Gresini Honda team mate Marco Simoncelli On his personal blog ‘Hiro Hero’ paid this tribute to his fallen team mate:“My…

Honda Superbike with special livery at Magny Cours

29 March, 2020
Honda’s World Superbike Team will debuting a special livery for the final round of the 2012 World Superbike championship at Magny-Cours this weekend.The new paint job is based on the 2013 version of the Fireblade that was unveiled this week…

Hiroshi Aoyama to race at Indy GP

26 March, 2020
Hiroshi Aoyama has received the okay from his doctor in Barcelona to race in the upcoming U.S. Grand Prix in Indianapolis. The Japanese rider who crashed at Silverstone during warm-up practice fracturing his 12th vertebra, will return to action after…