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Leopard cub named after Marco Simoncelli (w/video)

28 March, 2020
Their are dozens of initiatives honouring the late Marco Simoncelli in Italy, and the latest involves this Iranian leopard cub born at Rome’s Bio Park Zoo last September.The cub has now been named ‘Sic’ after the Bio Park initiated the…

MotoGP Sepang Test: On track video

27 March, 2020
A little track action from the first day of MotoGP Sepang testing that took place at the beginning of this month with Valentino Rossi coming out on top on both days.For those of you who don’t know Italian and are…

No Superbike races for Marco Simoncelli

26 March, 2020
When Marco Simoncelli was spotted trying on Ruben Xaus’ CBR 1000RR for size during the WSBK weekend at Monza, rumors started immediately that the hairy Italian MotoGP rider could be riding as a wildcard in a SBK round for Castrol…

250cc leader Marco Simoncelli loses licence

26 March, 2020
If you were looking for amusing stories about Italian drivers, or riders, look no further. The leader of the 250cc ranking, Marco Simoncelli, has lost his licence to ride any motorcycles on the road after only two days of enjoying…

MotoGP – Marco Simoncelli signs with Honda Gresini?

25 March, 2020
According to the well introduced Italia 1 commentators, Guido Meda and Loris Reggiani, 250cc rider and reigning World Champion Marco Simoncelli has signed a two year € 4.000.000 contract with Honda HRC and with the new rookie rule in 2010,…

Fiat 500 Abarth Marco Simoncelli tribute

25 March, 2020
To remember the late Marco Simoncelli, a member of Italy’s Fiat 500 Club (21,000 members), Gabriele Ravagnani from Modena decided to turn his historical Fiat 500 Abarth into a tribute to the Italian rider with this amazing paint job depicting…

The Marco Simoncelli Mastercard

24 March, 2020
One of the biggest initiatives of The Marco Simoncelli Foundation will be the creation of a rehabilitation center for disabled children in the city of Coriano, that will also include a park and and pool and the entire project will…

Raffaele de Rosa as 2010 top crasher

24 March, 2020
Crashing unfortunately is part of motorcycle racing, and this year’s not wanted title of being the top crasher, goes to Moto2 rider Raffaele de Rosa.De Rosa rode for Herve Poncharal’s Tech3 Moto2 team this season (and will be with G22…

Marco Simoncelli breaks scaphoid

24 March, 2020
Bad news and season opener in Qatar in doubt for the 250cc World Champion Marco Simoncelli. The Italian has fractured the scaphoid of his right wrist while training. The accident happened at the famous “Cava” (quarry) where Valentino Rossi and…

Simoncelli like Tomizawa

23 March, 2020
I’ve been very torn since I saw the images and had to decide whether to post the following amateur’s video (after the jump because of the contents) on how Marco Simoncelli’s accident was handled by track side EMT’s at Sepang,…

Fausto Gresini: "Sic? Irreplaceable"

23 March, 2020
Fausto Gresini was at the the Bologna Motor Show yesterday, a guest at the Gazzetta dello Sport stand and the naturally the interview was about his late rider, Marco Simoncelli and how difficult the Italian manager finds the motivation to…

The new MotoGP Safety Commission querelle

22 March, 2020
During yesterday’s MotoGP qualifying session, the Sportmediaset commentator team brought up the discussions that are currently going on in the Safety Commission meetings, and that was rider-bike weights. Specifically how to solve the problem between heavy riders and light weight…

Marco Simoncelli to face Race Direction at Barcelona

22 March, 2020
The FIM and Race Direction are getting carried away with themselves trying to reassert their authority, because they have announced with this press release : “The Race Direction will call Italian rider Marco Simoncelli during the Catalunya Grand Prix this…

3rd Episode of Alvaro Bautista's Cartoon Series

22 March, 2020
This cartoon series is getting better everytime. Love the way they depict Marco Simoncelli and Hiroshi Aoyama.Aoyama won the 250cc Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez with a last turn pass on Alvaro Bautista.

Marco Simoncelli shows off New Sponsor

22 March, 2020
While Marco Simoncelli has had a torrid off season in all six official testing sessions and the rookie MotoGP rider has yet to come to grips with the 2010 Honda RC212V (and he’s not the only one) he can at…

Davide Brivio says Valentino Rossi is not stopping

22 March, 2020
We all saw the despair on Valentino Rossi’s face yesterday at Sepang and some were speculating that the Italian would not take part in the upcoming season finale at Valencia, or that that he would actually retire from racing following…

Marco Simoncelli Tribute

21 March, 2020
One year ago today, Marco Simoncelli tragically passed away during the Sepang GP. The racing Gods cruelly decided on that terrible Sunday to take him away from his family, friends and fans. We’d like to remember the Italian with this…

MotoGP Catalunya: Marco Simoncelli leads warm-up practice

20 March, 2020
This morning’s warm-up practice at Montmelò saw a full wet track and that began drying towards the end and only in certain areas with Marco Simoncelli showing once again his excellent form by taking the top spot on the timesheets…

Another song dedicated to SuperSic

20 March, 2020
It never ceases to amaze how many fans miss Marco Simoncell and how his untimely death last year at Sepang has inspired and sparked the creativity of people who want remember SuperSic. This latest song called “Corro tra le stelle”…

Marco Simoncelli promos Honda's CR-Z hybrid car

19 March, 2020
We once said that Honda had something for Marco Simoncelli, and this time the Japanese manufacturer has appointed him their Italian testimonial for their CR-Z 6-speed manual transmission hybrid sports car, despite the fact that he’s already has had his…