New 1.8-liter turbo engine for the Audi A3
Audi has announced a new 1.8-liter turbo engine for the A3. We talked about it a couple of weeks ago, together with a 2.8 V6 FSI ValveLift, but now it’s official: 160 PS; 250 Nm of torque; top speed of…
Catalunya Post Race Testing Results
With Monday post race testing slashed to a minimum as a cost saving measure, most riders were on hand for some vital testing. The test is the first since the start of season and will be followed by a second…
MotoGP and World Superbikes to be run under Dorna
When Bridgepoint private equity group, who already owned the MotoGP series decided to buy Infront Sports and Media - who also owned the World Superbike championship run by the Flammini brothers last year, you didn’t need a crystal ball to…
Video: Ducati Multistrada Pikes Peak Special Edition
We all know that the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is set to go this month with last year’s winner Greg Tracy and Alexander Smith ready to take on the challenge again with their Ducati Multistrada 1200’s.With Ducati giving…
Italy's PM Berlusconi at EICMA with Max Biaggi and Jorge Lorenzo
Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi took the time out from his latest sex scandal for a surprise visit at the official opening of the 68th EICMA Show, where he met World Champions Max Biaggi and Jorge Lorenzo.Berlusconi who is known…
Andrea Dovizioso to sign a 2-year deal with Ducati
Several Italian media sources (Sportmediaset, Gazzetta dello Sport) are reporting that Andrea Dovizioso has decided to accept the ‘red challenge’and will replace Valentino Rossi in Ducati for the next two seasons and the announcement will be made during next weekend’s…
Be With Noriyuki Haga Live at Imola
Can’t be at Imola next week for 12th round of the WSBK Championship? The Ducati Xerox Team, in collaboration with Ducati Corse will be offering a rare opportunity for those fans from around the world the chance to see Noriyuki…
Brno Circuit’s new record: 1,349 motorbikes on the track
In an event organized to commemorate the late Marco Simoncelli, the Brno circuit set a new record for the number of bikes lapping on the same track at the same time. There were no less than 1,349 motorcycles on the…
Peugeot 207 RC – spy shots
Féline 207 has some nice spy-shots of the Peugeot 207 RC, the hot hatchback expected in 2007.The 207 RC’s engine will be the 1.6 turbo engine jointly developed with Mini. In this case power output is expected to be in…
MotoGP Brno: Jorge Lorenzo runs away with the win
There’s no stopping Jorge Lorenzo this year. The Fiat Yamaha rider who was picture perfect and in a state of grace took his seventh victory of the 2010 season at the Brno race circuit and has lengthened his lead in…
Sete Gibernau's bike for 2009
You can see Sete Gibernau’s new bike in this picture, isn’t it great? MotoGP.com was able to have a look at the bike before the official news arrived announcing Sete will ride with the Onde 2000 team next year. Gibernau…
Hector Barbera signs with Pramac Ducati
When Aspar Martinez announced that their deal to continue to field a Ducati fell through and they would be fielding a CRT bike in 2012, we imagined that Hector Barbera didn’t exactly take it very well, infact the Spaniard started…
Wayne Gardner Does Not Approve
Former World Champion Wayne Gardner likes to keep in touch with the MotoGP racing scene and does it on his website Wayne Gardner Approved writing up his thoughts and opinions on the races.The Wollongong Whiz after the Assen race, joining…
Kawasaki ZX10R Hayate replica
German company Hoely has created this tuning of the ZX10R, calling it the Kawasaki ZX10R Hayate Replica. The bike was presented to Marco Melandri during a delivery of a mini-moto which was also a Hayate replica.This ZX10R replica is made…
Debut in July for the Seat Leon Cupra
The Seat Leon Cupra will debut on the july 18. It’ll be sportier and more muscular than the Leon FR: it will feature the most powerful (up to now!) incarnation of the 2.0 liters Turbo-FSI engine, with 240 ps. The…
Bezzi Ducati Hypermotard 848
In another design effort from Oberdan Bezzi, here’s a Ducati Hypermotard with a serious engine: the four valve “testastretta” evolution of the 848. While the engine dimensions are a little oversize for a motard, the 100 hp would certainly be…
Leon Haslam to stay with BMW for another season
Leon Haslam has decided to stay with World Superbikes BMW Motorrad Motorsport team for another season. The British rider who currently lies fifth in 2011 standings has opted to stay with German manufacturer, despite some recent rumors that he was…
BMW S1000RR Video- Don't Try This at Home
If you don’t believe that BMW’s S1000RR can do zero to 100km/h (62 mph) in just 2.9 seconds, you can always try the age old tablecloth trick like the guys in the video to prove it, but if you do…
Believe it Or Not – Embalmed Puerto Rican Rider (w/video)
We’ve all seen motorcycle urns and full size motorcycle tombstones and we know you can have your ashes buried at the Spanish Catalunya race track, but this has got to be the strangest, weirdest funeral wake ever seen or heard…
Ducati 1198S with Vuvuzela Exhausts
That damn World Cup and their noisy vuvuzela’s, which has also been called an ‘instrument from hell’, has now contaminated the motorcyle crowd.The Dutch owner of a Ducati 1198S, to celebrate his national football team decided to add a couple…
Moto2 Estoril: Pol Espargaro pips Marc Marquez in FP1
After winning the red flagged Moto2 race at Jerez, Pol Espargaro decided to put his name on top of the timesheets in this morning’s first free practice. The Pons rider pipped his fellow countryman Marc Marquez - who dominated most…
Ducati picks up new sponsor for 2013 season
After losing Generali, Eni and Diesel as sponsors at the end of the 2012, Ducati has announced that they will have Kobo a global leader in eReading, as a new sponsor for their MotoGP factory team this 2013 season which…
Harley-Davidson finalizes sale of MV Agusta to Claudio Castiglioni
It was in the air for sometime that Harley Davidson would be selling MV Augusta back to Claudio Castiglioni, just two years after the same Castiglioni sold the company to HD, and today the deal was finalized and the iconic…
Nicky Hayden Parties at Ducati HQ
Nicky Hayden visited the Ducati factory in Bologna this Wednesday to check up on the developments of the new Desmosedici GP10 and to have a little Christmas party with the Ducati Corse staff. The spumante we don’t have to explain,…
Motorcycle tours Italy
As Europe comes into its busy holiday season, we had to share these pics of the “20,000 pieghe” competition. It’s a European motorcycle ride across five days that starts from Pavia in Italy and goes to Sestriere. This year saw…