Automotive

Opel/Vauxhall Astra GTC gets Lotus input

6 April, 2020

Lucky UK customers of the new Opel Astra VXR will get some Lotus fine-tuning work done on the model as it will probably become the Astra GTC in the future. The high-performance version of between 280 and 300 hp is…

Tadayuki Okada debuts new Moto2 team

6 April, 2020

While Pol Espargaro headed the timesheets in yesterday’s first and only day of Moto2 post season testing at Valencia and besides all the rider/team switches it also saw the debut of a new squad, “Honda Asia Team Tady”, run by…

MotoGP Sepang: Monsoon rain, tires and red flags and rider quotes

6 April, 2020

The 16th round of the 2012 World Championship at the Sepang International circuit was full of joy, but it also had a lot of drama in this second consecutive race weekend. It started Friday morning when Maverick Vinales decided in…

Casey Stoner visits the Sandown 500 – Updated

6 April, 2020

The last news that we heard from Casey Stoner was from his Repsol Honda blog where he updated fans on his post-surgery conditions. The reigning World Champions was to undergo a further check-up on Thursday September 13th, but no further…

MotoGP gossip and rumors from Sachsenring

6 April, 2020

This weekend’s Sachsenring GP has been pretty calm so far with no rider vs another (just Barbera and Hayden in qualifying ,with the Spaniard getting a €1000 euro fine for flipping a finger at the Ducatista), no sniping and the…

WSBK Qatar Superpole Highlights

6 April, 2020

If you missed yesterday’s WSBK Superpole session, you can check out the best laps on this video.

Fausto Gresini Q&A interview

6 April, 2020

Fausto Gresini was a former two-time 125cc World Champion (1985-1987) before retiring in 1994 and becoming a team owner and manager and his sucessful satellite teams have been the most sought out in GP racing.Gresini has been a mentor to…

Yamaha Releases EC-03 Electric Scooter

6 April, 2020

We first saw the Yamaha EC-03 concept at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show (see video after the jump) now Yamaha will launch the e-scooter on September 1st in Toyko and a month later in the rest of Japan and then…

Sportbikes Ducati Supersport

6 April, 2020

The internet is aflutter with news that Ducati could reintroduce the Supersport model to its line-up. After a rendering of a new Ducati Supersport by Luca Bar appeared, there has been some wishful thinking and even some rumour mongering as…

Valentino Rossi & Friends at the Biscia – Part 2 the video

6 April, 2020

Early last December you saw the pics of Valentino Rossi and his friends having fun (they call it winter training) at the Biscia, his new motocross and flat track ranch near Tavullia, now you get to see the video.Former Superbike…

MotoGP gossip from the paddock: Rossi to Ducati with F1 gig, Aprilia in MotoGP

6 April, 2020

When you don’t have an orange media vest to guarantee you access to all the secrets of the MotoGP paddock, you have to keep your eyes and ears open for news coming from the sources closest to the sources who…

Sliding Scooters for snow fun on your bike

6 April, 2020

We’ve already looked at some snow tuning options for your bike this winter; but here RiminiMoto, a tuning workshop, has all the fun for your scooter, transforming your 50cc into snow mobiles.All you need is to equip a small MBK…

Motorland Aragon circuit gets sanction fee discount from Dorna

6 April, 2020

The 2013 provisional MotoGP calendar was released the other day and it confirmed that Spain will again be hosting four GP events. There was a lot dismay from many fans from other countries who believe the series is turning more…

Chris Vermeulen to replace Colin Edwards at Le Mans

6 April, 2020

NGM Forward Racing has decided to replace recovering Colin Edwards with former MotoGP and WSBK rider Chris Vermeulen in next week’s French GP race at Le Mans.The Australian dropped out of MotoGP at the end of 2009 when his contract…

WSBK Silverstone: Cal Crutchlow Takes First Win of the Season

6 April, 2020

Sterilgarda Yamaha’s Cal Crutchlow took his first win of the season in Race 1 at Silverstone. Crutchlow battled it out in a entertaining one on one duel with Jonathan Rea, but Crutchlow at the beginning of the twelfth lap of…

Ferrari F40 engine video

6 April, 2020

Our colleagues at Autoblog.it describe the Ferrari F40 engine as the “sound of old glory”. They recently had the chance to meet a Ferrari F40 in mint condition and filmed this example of its engine revving. The camera angles are…

Ducati sold again?

6 April, 2020

Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. is to be absorbed by the 3 largest share holders into a new company. This new company called “Performance Motorcycles S.p.A.” wants to consolidate the remaining outstanding shares of the company. Ducati leadership says the plan…

Alpinestars interviews Dani Pedrosa, Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso

6 April, 2020

Alpinestars’ Beyond The Riders: Dovizioso-Stoner-Pedrosa from Alpinestars USA on Vimeo.After Jorge Lorenzo’s in-depth interview, Alpinestars has gotten three of the more reluctant and shyest MotoGP riders to talk about themselves, which certainly was no mean feat.Andrea Dovizioso, Dani Pedrosa, and…