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Cisa pass dedicates memorial to Marco Simoncelli

18 April, 2020
The La Cisa mountain pass is one of the ’sacred’ roads in Italy for motorcyclists who want to take on the twisty - which probably sees more motorcycle traffic than the infamous Snake in California.The pas marks the division between…

Kate writes: "DIOBO' che casino avete fatto!"

18 April, 2020
‘Dibo’and ‘casino’ are now two more words that non Italian racing fans have been forced to learn over these past two weeks and even if seems like more grief porn, I thought that it would be nice to translate and…

Ciao Super Sic

17 April, 2020
Marco Simoncelli was larger than life, a paddock character who was passionate, spontaneous, instintive, friendly, generous and outspoken with his crazy Afro hair that had become a trademark for fans world, that he would have cut only if he’d won…

Marco Simoncelli's Honda Civic commercial

17 April, 2020
You’d expect that MotoGP riders to promote their mainstay in life, motorcyles or motorcycle gear, but now their is no longer this distinction as you can tell by this lastest Honda Civic commercial starring Italy’s latest hyped up star rider,…

Marco Simoncelli's interview with Vanity Fair

17 April, 2020
In an interview granted to Vanity fair Marco Simoncelli, the Grand Prix motorcycle road racer talks at length about his beginnings, his family, his strongest passions in life and the extraordinary season he has had as a 250cc racer. Enjoy…

Dainese Photoshoot with Martin, Simoncelli and Lorenzo

17 April, 2020
Some riders find photoshoots tedious, but Guy Martin, Marco Simoncelli and Jorge Lorenzo seem to be enjoying themselves at Dainese’s headquarters, kidding around and showing off the Italian company’s newest Motorbike Collection.

MotoGP Qatar: Honda's rest of the best rider quotes

17 April, 2020
If Repsol Honda is savouring Casey Stoner’s victory in Qatar, they may have some worrying to do about their other star, Dani Pedrosa. The diminuitive Spaniard not only lost the first in-house battle with his team mate, he also lost…

Marco Simoncelli will not race in Qatar

16 April, 2020
After receiving approval from Dr. Macchiagodena from the Clinica Mobile and the Losail circuit medical commission, Marco Simoncelli tried to take part in both free practices, placing 16th and 14th and riding with no painkiller injections and a different throttle…

San Carlo Honda Gresini presents his 'almost' All-Italian Team

15 April, 2020
The San Carlo Honda Gresini Team’s official presentation took place yesterday at the Telenova studios in Milan, hosted by presenter Franco Bobbiese, during his show Griglia di Partenza ( our readers already know about this show) where Team Manager Fausto…

Marco Simoncelli talks about RC213V test at Motegi

15 April, 2020
After having extended his contract with HRC and Gresini and taking an fourth place at the Motegi GP, Marco Simoncelli got his first taste of the RC213V at Motegi yesterday and the Italian seemed enthusiastic about Honda’s new prototype, however…

Coriano Mayor asks fans to go to Misano circuit

14 April, 2020
The Mayor of Coriano is afraid that his small town (population 10,000) will be invaded by thousands of fans who want to pay their last respects to Marco Simoncelli, and has asked that fans instead head to the Misano World…

Marco Simoncelli caught speeding, again

14 April, 2020
250 cc World Champion Marco Simoncelli has gotten his car driving licence revoked for speeding. The Italian rider or in this case driver got caught doing 108 km/h on the highway that goes from the Republic of San Marino to…

Marco Simoncelli demonstrates ABS safety technology

13 April, 2020
Honda Motor Europe seems to have a wicked sense of humor, they had Marco Simoncelli take part in the 2011 eSafety Challenge event that took place earlier this week in Vienna, Austria.Simoncelli who has been accused of everything but being…

Video: Why Marco Simoncelli got a ride-through penalty

12 April, 2020
Simoncelli-Pedrosa KO Le Mans 2011 di PlusMotoThis is the incriminating pass that got Marco Simoncelli a ride-through penalty at Le Mans. The Gresini Honda rider was trying to take back the pass on Dani Pedrosa, but went around the outside…

Colin Edwards: "God speed my friend"

12 April, 2020
Colin Edwards together with Valentino Rossi were the riders who unavoidably collided against Marco Simoncelli on Sunday as the Gresini rider slid out desperatly trying to save his Honda as he did dozens of times before.Edwards is suffering a dislocated…

Coriano, the day before (w/video)

12 April, 2020
Marco Simoncelli’s funeral will take plate in a little more than an hour and will be televised on several Italian TV channels, but we would like to show you a video of the thousands of people who silently lined up…

MotoGP to pay tribute to the late Marco Simoncelli at Sepang

11 April, 2020
This week’s upcoming 16th round of the MotoGP champion at Sepang will probably see two new world champions crowned, but it will also be an emotional return to the Malaysian circuit where Marco Simoncelli tragically lost his life on October…

MotoGP testing at Estoril – Marco Simoncelli on top

10 April, 2020
That Marco Simoncelli is fast is now a foregone fact, the Gresini rider set the best lap time during yesterday’s testing at Estoril and he was also a little more than 0.7 seconds faster that Dani Pedrosa’s best race lap…