Automotive

Ducati USA unveils Pikes Peak Race Blog

11 April, 2020

.Ducati North America has decided to let followers of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb an inside look at the Pikes Peak Ducati Spider Grips Team.Clicking on pikespeak.ducati.usa.com you can follow the team’s progress all the way to the race…

Aprilia Sportcity One: the low-down

11 April, 2020

As we’ve done the profile on the Aprilia’s new Sportcity Cube 300, we thought we’d give you the details on the other new model, the Sportcity One. Below you can check out the technical and stylistic elements of this scooter,…

Moto2, Catalunya: the photo gallery

11 April, 2020

Here is a nice photo gallery picturing some of the best moments of the Moto2 race at the recent Catalunya GP, which was won by Italy’s Andrea Iannone (above) ahead of Switzerland’s Thomas Luthi and homeboy Marc Marquez, who was…

$ 140,000 Ducati crash (w/video)

11 April, 2020

You have to be passionate about bikes to spend $140,000 to buy a Ducati 1198RS Superbike and a Ducati 1098R just to use the frame and side and upper fairings to make it street legal, and then take it for…

Masters of Dirt UK and Ireland 2012 Tour (w/video)

11 April, 2020

If you want to see something different, highly entertaining and so full of action that it will leave your jaw dropping, you may want to book a couple of tickets to see the Masters of Dirt stunt show that will…

Noriyuki Haga testing the BMW S1000RR at Mugello

11 April, 2020

Noriyuki Haga has started testing in preparation for his wildcard entry for the seventh round of the World Superbike championship, that takes place at Imola later this month.‘NitroNorì’ who will be racing under the Grillini Dentalmatic SBK team banner, got…

Guy Martin 2013 limited edition calendar now available

11 April, 2020

The limited-edition 2013 Guy Martin calendar is now available in Dainese stores and at the online Dainese DStore for 15 euros. The calendar, created by the superb John Hancox, contains hand drawn pictures illustrating the passion and the life of…

Ben Spies and Eddie Lawson Video – Part 3

11 April, 2020

Here’s part 3 of the One on One series with the two gods of motocycle racing, Ben Spies and Eddie Lawson. This time they discuss training, teams and support and the similarities from today and the past. There’s some great…

McLaren MP4-12C testing video

11 April, 2020

McLaren XP8 and XP10 Testing in Spain from GTspirit on Vimeo.Here’s a video of the McLaren MP4-12C, which will soon debut on the road, launching the challenge to the Ferrari 458 Italia. The video is an introduction to the McLaren…

MotoGP 2013 provisional calendar leaked by Loris Capirossi

11 April, 2020

Everyone was expecting the 2013 MotoGP provisional calendar to be officially released during last week’s Misano GP, but the days went by with no calendar even being seen, instead Loris Capirossi leaked it this evening on TwitterThe calendar indicates nineteen…

Rossi's #46 back on the Yamaha M1

11 April, 2020

Valentino Rossi posted this picture on his Twitter page of his #46 back on the Yamaha M1, the manufacturer and motorcycle that he left to try his luck with Ducati that turned out to be a two season long nightmare.…

Motegi GP in doubt for Loris Capirossi, Randy de Puniet finishes 12th

11 April, 2020

When Loris Capirossi clipped Toni Elias with just seven laps to go in the Aragon race, the plucky Italian who will be retiring after 22 seasons in GP racing, went down heavily hitting his already injured right shoulder and now…

Michele Pirro confirmed as Gresini Racing's CRT rider

11 April, 2020

It’s hard to forget Michele Pirro’s first ever and emotional victory during the final 2011 Moto2 race at Valencia that made Fausto Gresini break down in tears and Pirro dedicate the win to the late Marco Simoncelli, now the Italian…

Dani Pedrosa battles flu and Casey Stoner arm pump to finish second and third in Qatar

11 April, 2020

Dani Pedrosa completely turned his Qatar weekend after taking second place in tonight’s thrilling MotoGP race. While we thought he was suffering from some sort of problem following the scandal regarding his boating license, instead the small Spaniard was suffering…

WSBK Phillip Island rider quotes

11 April, 2020

To wrap up this Sunday’s WSBK round one at Phillip Island we have a bunch of rider quotes for you to go through and find out what your favourite rider finished in the double header and his personal comment regarding…

Ducati Strada Aperta pics: another look

11 April, 2020

It’s official: Ducati will present its strada aperta (or multistrada) model at the EICMA show this year, and after our previous strada aperta spy pics gallery, here’s another set. As revealed in interviews with Ducati, this is not to be…

Chaz Davies debuts with BMW at Jerez

11 April, 2020

Chaz Davies finally got a chance to test his BMW machine yesterday in a two-day private test session at Jerez de la Frontera under the banner of BMW Motorrad Italia - which has now become BMW’s official World Superbike team…

Marc Marquez tops testing timesheets on day 2 at Valencia

11 April, 2020

The second day of MotoGP testing at Valencia was led by none other than the new World Champion, Marc Marquez.After sitting out the first day, the Repsol Honda team was back in action bright and early this morning, and feeling…

MotoGP odds: Sports Club Stats has Valentino Rossi on top

11 April, 2020

If you’re were interested in knowing how your bet was going to turn out on the MotoGP results, and whether you were going to reap in the cash or lose big time, you should check out the Sports Club Stats…

Valentino Rossi Live Dainese – part 1 (video)

11 April, 2020

For those of you who missed Valentino Rossi streaming live webcast on Dainese.com yesterday afternoon (like myself), here’s part one of the video where Valentino answered a selection of fans’ questions that came from over 75 countries. Since Rossi answers…