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Video: MotoGP crashes

30 March, 2020
As the MotoGP rounds up for this season, we give you this amusing video of some of the best slides and crashes from the MotoGP. As long as a rider isn’t seriously hurt, these provide some entertainment (it’s Monday after…

Honda's Kousuke Akiyoshi to replace Aoyama in MotoGP

30 March, 2020
Interwetten Honda’s Daniel Epp has moved fast to find a replacement rider for the injured Hiroshi Aoyama for this Saturday’s round in Assen and has confirmed they will be fielding Honda test rider Kousuke Akiyoshi for both the Dutch TT…

MotoGP Qatar: Casey Stoner streaks to his 27th pole position

30 March, 2020
The first MotoGP 2011 qualifying session in Qatar saw Casey Stoner absolutely blow away the competition even beating his own amazing 2007 debut on the Ducati, when the specially made qualifying tires were still being used.Stoner’s blistering lap of 1’54″137…

MotoGP: Champions Nursery by Michelin

30 March, 2020
This is a great promotion video from Michelin with “mini-riders” MotoGP from the French company: Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo, Andrea Dovizioso, Colin Edwards, James Toseland and Nicky Hayden.

Video: Making Valentino Rossi's 2012 Mugello helmet

30 March, 2020
After yesterday’s Monster Energy first video of Valentino Rossi explaining the various helmets he has worn during the Italian GPs, here’s espisode two of the series, ‘The Making Of’ with Rossi and Aldo Drudi coming up with some ideas for…

TT3D: Closer to the Edge now available on Blu-ray and DVD

30 March, 2020
2011 has finally seen a bumper crop of motorcycling racing documentaries, from Fastest to I, Superbiker, Charge and TT3D: Closer to the Edge, all different, but all have to be seen by any hard core racing fan who can’t get…

Mercedes-AMG to sponsor Ducati MotoGP?

30 March, 2020
Mercedes AMG and Ducati. This could be the next sponsor combination in 2011. Reeling about the thought? You shouldn’t if you consider that a car company like FIAT has already sponsored Yamaha in MotoGP.The two iconic marques have already collaborated…

Nicky Hayden's Arm after Surgery and Stitches

30 March, 2020
Being a professional rider and a former World Champion isn’t always winning, podiums, and fantastic racing and adoring fans as Ducati’s Nicky Hayden well knows. Sometimes it’s hurting, injuries, surgery, stitches and getting back in shape again as fast as…

Ducati 848 Evo first video

30 March, 2020
Here’s the first video of the new Ducati 848 Evo which will be presented at the Laguna Seca MotoGP this weekend. We can only imagine we’ll get more pics after its debut. While the 848 Evo is not a new…

Rossi vs Alonso

30 March, 2020
Okay it’s only kart race and MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi and Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso are doing it for “Friends of Iker vs. Friends of Rafa” the second annual event that tennis star Rafael Nadal and Real Madrid goalie…

Confirmed: Max Biaggi will ride the Aprilia RS4

30 March, 2020
It has finally been confirmed that Max Biaggi will ride the Aprilia RS4 Superbike next year. Max is the top rider in World Superbike for the Italian manufacturer Aprilia. The rider from Rome won the past three of his four…

Attack Performance to to wildcard in all three MotoGP US rounds

30 March, 2020
Just like GPTech, Attack Performance Racing has also decided to re-enter their CRT machine and wildcard in the three US rounds of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship at Austin, Laguna Seca and Indianapolis.APR’s Kawasaki ZX-10R based CRT (with CNC frame)…

Yamaha expects Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies to be at Motegi

30 March, 2020
An email from Dorna sent to IRTA (International Road Racing Teams Association) who then conveyed to all the MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc teams that they expect that everyone to honour their contracts regarding the Japanese Grand Prix has melted the…

Ducati fashion show 2009

30 March, 2020
Ducati keeps on bringing us news, after the Ducati Streetfighter and Superbike shown at the EICMA Fiera. But today we’ve got some American Ducati news. Ducati North America will organise the Ducati Apparel line 2009 during a fall fashion night.…

2013 WSBK Monza: Aprilia lodges appeal with IDC

30 March, 2020
Aprilia has decided to lodge an appeal with the International Disciplinary Court following Tom Sykes reinstatement to third place late Sunday evening following race 2 at Monza. Sykes had just conquered the third position by overtaking Sylvain Guintoli during the…

Kawasaki updates on Joan Lascorz condition

30 March, 2020
There are many conflicting and confusing bits of news coming from Italy regarding Joan Lascorz’ condition following his 200km/h crash at Imola and none of them are sounding good - from that his life is still a risk and is…

WSBK Imola Delayed Free Practice Results

30 March, 2020
If you expected an apology or a decent explanation about what happened today during the WSBK FP1 at Imola, you’re not going to get it. The circuit organizers have down played the occurance and stated that a number of riders…

Valentino Rossi reveals Ducati GP12

30 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi has revealed via his Twitter account his brand new Ducati Desmosedici GP12.Like Filippo Preziosi, who is present at Sepang, said it wouldn’t look completely different from the GPZero, maybe slighter slimmer and smaller, but what’s important is what’s…

Liberty Racing axes Maxime Berger

30 March, 2020
Just hours before the start of Friday’s World Superbike practice for the penultimate round of the season at Portimao, Effenbert Liberty Racing has decided to axe another rider from their line-up, and this time it is Maxime Berger.After Sylvain Guintoli,…