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MotoGP 2009: first test day for Nicky and Casey

20 April, 2020

Exactly one day after the Valencia race the Ducati Desmosedici GP9 went out for a two-day test session with the Ducati MotoGP 2009 riders. The first time for the new comer “Stars and Stripes” Nicky Hayden. Nicky went out at…

Mattia Pasini gets to test a Ducati

20 April, 2020

During Italian post-race TV show Fuori Giri a couple months back, Marlboro Ducati team manager Livio Suppo showed his public appreciation for 250cc rider Mattia Pasini by promising him the opportunity to test a Ducati and it was this promise…

Carlos Checa leads in FP1 at Imola

20 April, 2020

The World Superbike championship’s first free practice at Imola kicked off with the usual Carlos Checa leading the top of timesheets. Checa who needs just 26 points to win the 2011 title this weekend, put in a blazing 1.49.294 final…

Anthony West and Patric Muff to ride for Supersonic Racing

20 April, 2020

After being dumped by MotoGP CRT Speed Master team because he couldn’t find the necessary funding and then passed over by Swan Yamaha to replace the injured Ian Hutchinson by the much more popular Noriyuki Haga, Anthony West has found…

SBK: BMW test in Aragon spoiled by the bad weather

20 April, 2020

The BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team has carried out two days of private testing at the “Motorland Aragon” circuit, in Spain, where riders Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies have worked mainly on the chassis of their BMW S 1000 RR.…

WSBK Replacements for Round 7 at Miller Motorsports Park

20 April, 2020

With John Hopkins still convalescent, Stiggy Racing Honda has called back Jake Zemke for the Miller Motorsports Park round of the World Superbike Championship on May 31. Zemke replaced Hopkins during the Monza round and finished 18th in Race 1…

Valentino Rossi laughs off Honda rumor

20 April, 2020

Apparently the fact that Marco Melandri admitted he was just kidding around when he spread the Valentino Rossi-Honda rumor, didn’t stop the journalists present at today’s pre-event press conference at Brno from asking the ‘The Doctor’ whether he’d be staying…

James Toseland signs for Kiddimoto

20 April, 2020

Kiddimoto sells wooden balance bikes for children ages 2 to 6 years to help children learn balance and a James Toseland Grand Prix bike replica has officially become the newest member of the Kiddimoto Heroes series, and it’s based in…

Fiat and Chrysler: possible partnership over Jeep

20 April, 2020

Fiat could find itself in an interesting new partnership as Chrysler looks overseas to save the sinking ship. A collaboration with Tata Motors could also be on the cards as Chrysler attempts to enter the Asian and Indian markets with…

WSBK Portimao Superpole highlight video and rider quotes

20 April, 2020

Today’s last Superpole of the 2011 season at Portimao went to Jonathan Rea, but the main topic of the session was silly season. And more specifically why is Ducati refusing to support Althea Racing next season, after Bevilacqua’s team brought…

Piaggio Group gets 60 million euros from EIB for R&D

20 April, 2020

It’s nice to know that European Union hasn’t cut back on everything and still believes in financing viable projects in order to help meet policy objectives, so their nonprofit long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has lent the…

Casey Stoner back on a Honda at Motegi

20 April, 2020

It was since November 11, 2012 at Valencia, that former two-time World champion Casey Stoner hasn’t ridden a Honda MotoGP bike, and now the Australian is currently at Motegi for private test with HRC (the first of four in Japan)…

Cal Crutchlow Wants MotoGP in 2011

20 April, 2020

After his two race wins at Silverstone, Sterilgarda’s Yamaha Cal Crutchlow has revealed that he wants to head to MotoGP as soon as possible, because he’s twenty-four and doesn’t want to waste time.Despite turning down an offer to temporarily replace…

Ferrari Enzo abandoned in Dubai

20 April, 2020

TopGear has just published some pictures - obtained on Luxury4play.com forum - showing a dusty Ferrari Enzo which has been ditched in the desert heat of Dubai. Apparently, the car was dropped in a police impound lot of the Arabian…

Maxime Berger to ride for Effenbert Liberty World Superbike team

20 April, 2020

World Superbike team Effenbert Liberty Racing will be expanding their efforts next year and will be fielding three Ducati’s. After previously reconfirming last year’s riders Sylvain Guintoli and Jakub Smrz, the Czech based team will be adding French rider Maxime…

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport at Pebble Beach

20 April, 2020

A special edition Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport is set to appear at the Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach. The Grand Sport Sang Noir open-top could be revealed, equipped with the same engine as the coupe version.The Veyron 16.4 open top…

Nicky Hayden reveals that he suffered a fracture at Aragon

20 April, 2020

Seeing Nicky Hayden sommersault over an unproctected barrier during the last GP at the Motorland Aragon and land onto the access road infuriated a lot of fans and put under the magnifying glass once again, circuit safety. Loris Capirossi and…

New Arai Chaser helmets for 2011

20 April, 2020

The Arai Chaser helmet range gets a couple of updates for 2011, including two new replica models: the Spencer Re-Style Black and Colin Legend White models. Both have been created by Aldo Drudi and are based on the Chaser-V Phil…

Saab 9-3: spy shots reveal Insignia similarity

20 April, 2020

Appearances can be deceiving is certainly true in this case as the spy shot you see here is not an Opel Insignia, but its Swedish cousin, the Saab 9-3. It appears that the next generation Saab, so as not to…

Jaguar XF SportBrake: spy shots

20 April, 2020

Jaguar released a couple of spy shots (although this might not be the proper name for these images, given the source) picturing a mule of the Jaguar XF Sportbrake. The move comes as a sort of official confirmation that a…

Harley Davidson changes your life (w/video)

20 April, 2020

Harley Davidson will be releasing three new models in 2011 by Harley Davidson, the XR 1200X, the Sportster Superlow and the Road Glide Ultra and four CVO’s ( Custom Vehicle Operations) limited-production motorcycles and with this commercial the Milwaukee manufacturer…