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Who deserves to win Rossi's Donkey helmet and ears?

24 April, 2020
Once and awhile it’s nice to make fun of motorcycle racers with a little irreverent humor and irony and this is what Spanish website Solomoto is doing with their poll ‘Orejas de Burro’ (Donkey Ears) which is more or less,…

Avintia Racing presents MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 teams

24 April, 2020
Yesterday at Jerez de la Frontera, Avintia Racing Team launched its 2012 campaign in MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3.The Spanish based team, after the financial merger between the Avintia Group and BQR and will continue running under the Blusens banner and…

Mapfre Aspar Moto2 Livery Unveiled

22 April, 2020
With the upcoming Moto2 championship season that will kick off on April 11th in Qatar, the Moto2 teams are starting to reveal their official liveries for the upcoming inaugural season.Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez with Moto2 riders Julian Simon and Mike di…

Moto2 Silverstone: Jordi Torres subs for Julian Simon

20 April, 2020
After rumors that Raffaele de Rosa or Gabor Talmacsi could replace injured Julian Simon at Silverstone, insead Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez decided on a Spanish rider and will be fielding 23-year-old Jordi Torres as Simon’s temporary subsititute.Torres is last year’s runner-up…

Julian Simon returns for Moto2 GP at Sachsenring

17 April, 2020
Forty-one days after fracturing his right tibia and fibula at the Catalunya GP after being hit by Kenan Sofuoglu Mapfre Aspar Moto2 rider Julian Simon is set to return for this weekend’s Sachsenring GP.Simon to assess his physical recovery rode…

Moto2 Silverstone: Jules Cluzel Wins in Three Way Battle

16 April, 2020
In an exciting Moto2 race Jules Cluzel (Forward Racing) took his first ever GP victory after a last-lap battle with Thomas Luthi and Julian Simon where the French rider crossed under the chequered flag before Luthi by just 0.057s.Pole man…

Moto2 Valencia tests day 2: Julian Simon fastest

14 April, 2020
Julián Simón took the top of the timesheets on day two of the three day Moto2 Valencia test yesterday, posting a best unofficial time of 1.36.0 which was 0.7s faster than Andrea Iannone and Alex de Angelis day 1 test…

Moto2 Qatar: Toni Elias Takes first ever Moto2 Pole

13 April, 2020
Arriving in Qatar on crutches after undergoing surgery on his ankle and hand just three weeks ago, powerhouse Toni Elias took the pole position for the first ever Moto2 race at the Losail International Circuit last night.The Spaniard put in…

Julian Simon stays with Aspar Martinez, but goes to Moto2

9 April, 2020
Julian Simon who was crowned the 2009 125cc World Championship last week at Phillip Island has confirmed that he’ll be riding with his present Aspar team, but in the new Moto2 series next season.“Yes I will be in Moto2. I…

Moto2: Elena Rosell to replace Julian Simon at Assen

5 April, 2020
Super team owner Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez looks like his decided to play Pygmalion/Henry Higgins in fielding replacement riders while Julian Simon is recovering from his fractured tibia and fibula sustained during the Catalunya GP.After choosing CEV Moto2 rider Jordi Torres…

Andrea Dovizioso wins at the Motocross dei Campioni

28 March, 2020
Over 10,000 people turned out to see Valentino Rossi’s event Motocross dei Campioni, 30 anni più tardi (Motocross of the Champions, thirty years later). The fund raiser was organized to help kids suffering from leukemia at the Pesaro Hospital and…

Moto2 Valencia: Karel Abraham wins in last lap upset

26 March, 2020
Karel Abraham took his first and only Moto2 victory in the season finale at Valencia today, before moving to MotoGP next year with his own team.The Czech rider came out on top in last lap thriller that saw five riders,…

Moto2, Le Mans: massive photo gallery from the French GP

25 March, 2020
Swiss rider Thomas Luthi came out on top at the eventful Moto2 race in Le Mans, which also saw Italy’s Claudio Corti conquering his very first podium finish in GP racing and Spain’s Pol Espargaro taking the lead in the…

Moto2: Shoya Tomizawa on Top at Montmelò

24 March, 2020
After the first day of Moto2 testing at Montmelò that was virtually a washout due to bad weather, today it was sunny and cold, and full of spills.The morning session saw several riders fall including Roberto Rolfo who dislocated his…

No penalty for Kenan Sofuoglu over Catalunya Moto2 crash

22 March, 2020
The Race Direction hearing that took place yesterday afternoon to discuss the accident between Kenan Sofuoglu and Julian Simon that left the Spaniard with a fractured tiba and fibula during last Sunday’s Moto2 race at Catalunya, has cleared the Turkish…

Moto 2: Julian Simon on Top on Day 2 at Valencia

22 March, 2020
The second day of the Moto2 IRTA tests at Valencia, saw Julian Simon with the RSV on top of the chart with a best lap of 1’37”156, followed by Kenny Noyes of the Antonio Banderas team who was second and…

Moto2: Simon on Top on 1st day of testing

21 March, 2020
Three days of official Moto2 testing got underway today at Valencia, with all the teams finally receiving the long awaited official spec engines signed, sealed and powered by Honda and prepared by Geo Technology that will have to last for…

Video: Julian Simon – our Le Mans Moto2 hero

20 March, 2020
Thomas Luthi may have took a splendid victory in yesterday’s wet Moto2 race at Le Mans, but our personal hero (kudos to everyone who managed to stay upright) has to be Julian Simon.The Blusens Avintia rider was 9th on the…

Moto2: DeRosa and Simon on Top on Final Day of Testing

17 March, 2020
The final day of testing at the Catalunya race track saw a wet track and cold temperatures that hampered the morning session with only a few Moto2 riders willing to risk riding in tricky conditions.With weather conditions improving in the…

Julian Simon to ride for BQR Moto2 team

16 March, 2020
Julian Simon will be riding for BQRs Moto2 team in 2012. The Spanish rider had a horrible 2011 season conditioned by a broken leg that he sustained during the Catalunya race when he was clipped by Kenan Sofuoglu and then…