Ki-yip-pee-yi! Race 2 also goes to Spies
In Race 2 in the second round of the WSBK in Losail, Ben Spies showed the WSBK world that he may be a rookie, but he is going to be the force to be rekoned with this year, when he…
Rider quotes from Day 2 testing at Sepang
With Day 2 testing all wrapped up, here are what several riders said about what they did today and we can tell you that suprisingly enough the rider who improved overall from Day 1 to Day 2 was Hector Barbera…
Best bikes for 2010: MV Agusta F4 gallery
It’s seems pertinent to examine the 2010 motorcycles on offer, now we’re into the new year. We saw some impressive bikes presented in 2009, with everything from the MV Agusta F4, the Ducati Multistrada, the BMW S1000RR, and the Aprilia…
Marco Simoncelli, Jonathan Rea and Mikko Hirvonen (w/video)
Last Tuesday there was Castrol event in Cumbria with Abu Dhabi World Rally driver Mikko Hirvonen and also on hand were two professional motorcycle riders, Castrol Honda’s Superbike rider Jonathan Rea and Gresini Honda’s Marco Simoncelli.While for Rea it was…
Andrea Iannone to test Gresini Honda on Tuesday and other rumors
According to Sportmediaset Premium commentators and confirmed by Andrea Iannone, the Speed Master Moto2 rider will be testing Gresini’s RC213V Honda on Tuesday during the post-season MotoGP official tests.With Marco Simoncelli’s untimely death, Fausto Gresini has been forced to find…
Wayne, Remy and Luca Gardner: the interview
Wayne Gardner talked about his sons in an interview: they followed his footsteps.
BMW M6: will be launched in 2013 or 2014 with manual transmission
BMW will be offering a classic six-speed manual transmission on the M6 Coupe and M6 Convertible in late 2013 or early 2014, as an alternative to the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox of today’s models. An internal source at BMW has…
World Endurance Yamaha Austria racing Team won Doha
The Yamaha Austria Racing Team won the 8 Hours of Doha. The 3 riders from the YART team, Igor Jerman, Steve Plater and Steve Martin rode to the first victory for YART in the Endurance World Championship. In the general…
The job of a camerman: a dangerous one
The job of a cameraman can be pretty dangerous, especially if you find yourself in the middle of a freestyle motorbike event, in the wrong place at the wrong time. The cost of getting that shot can be the danger…
Ducati Hypermotard Special Edition
Our reader Giorgio B sends us this photo of his favourite bike after some 3D touch-ups. Check out this Ducati Hypermotard Special Edition.
MotoGP – Loris Capirossi to be Honoured Tonight
Veteran rider Loris Capirossi will be presented with an award in a special ceremony tonight at the Losail race track after the qualifying session to commemorate his 300th grand prix start on Sunday.Capirossi already holds the record for the most…
Video: Fun and Games at the Texas Tornado's Boot Camp
You’ve already seen footage of Colin Edwards Texas Tornado’s Boot Camp in the making, and now the camp is completed and you can see a new video of all the fun and games that a 2-Day or 4-Day “Edwards Experience…
FB Corse Upset with Foreign Press
After the news that John Hopkins would be testing a Suzuki at the Auto Club Speedway at Fontana and that Team Hammer wants Hopkins to return to their fold for the 2010 season, FB Corse has found itself forced to…
Pirelli hits out at World Superbike riders for not using intermediate tires
In our Saturday’s WSBKs Superpole post we already mentioned that Pirelli’s Giorgio Barbier was called out regarding the condition of the rain tires that after a couple of laps on the patchy surface were destroyed, with the Italian manager responding…
Porsche 911 Black Edition
I haven’t used the word “subwoofer” in a long time, but the new Porsche 911 Black Edition is equipped with that, among other things. The new-look package adorns the 997 Carrera coupé and cabriolet versions, and sports new basalt black…
Confirmed: John Hopkins to ride for Stiggy Honda
The rumors that were having John Hopkins in Stiggy Honda’s WSBK team after Kawasaki’s pullout from MotoGP have finally been confirmed today, when Hopper’s agent Bob Moore confirmed to Roadracing World that the 25 year old Anglo-Californian will riding a…
Jaguar XKR Coupè – official pics
More official photos of the new Jaguar XKR Coupè. It is about 70-100 kg lighter than her predecessor, and like the XKR it is very elegant, even if not everyone will like the sporty accents (the 4 big, chromed exhaust…
Jorge Lorenzo stars in Yamaha Indonesian commercials
Since Yamaha’s MotoGP team is sponsored by Yamaha Motor Kenkana Indonesia (YMKI) who manufactures and distributes Yamaha motorcycles in Indonesia (in 2009 they sold 2.6 million units) under the slogan Semakin di Depan (one step ahead), occasionally they need the…
Biaggi vs Chili
Troy Bayliss may have won both races in Portimao and finished his career on a high, but it was Ducati’s Sterilgarda’s rider Max Biaggi and Pierfrancesco “Frankie” Chili who stole the show for Italian fans by getting into an argument…
World's Greatest Drag Race 2012 /video
American magazine Motor Trend just did it again! The renowned mag has set up the second edition of the World’s Greatest Drag Race, putting up back-to-back on the quarter mile straight some of the most spectacular sportscar currently available on…
Ford: kinetic design evolution at the Detroit show
I feel like we’re in a twilight world for the automobile industry at the moment, with talk of the US government needing to bail-out the flailing US car industry, and yet the Detroit motor show will go on, with some…
Motorcycle helmets Arai production
When you think about a Japanese helmet manufacturer that has been in the same family for three generations, that’s some pretty impressive history to take in. This video takes us through the history and production of Arai helmets. Luckily for…
Troy Bayliss and Danilo Petrucci testing the 1199 Panigale at Mugello
The Ducati 1199 Panigale is getting more testing this week at the Mugello, ahead of its public debut at the EICMA and preparing the bike before its official track debut in next year’s FIM Cup Superstock 1000 championship.Carrying out the…
Aaron Yates to ride MotoGP CRT at Indianapolis GP
Back in May we reported that the Indianapoli GP (August 17-19) will see two CRT wildcard entries, Attack Performance. and GPTech. Attack Performance will be fielding Steve Rapp on CNC/Kawasaki machine - Rapp will also be riding at Laguna Seca…
Buell Motorcycles factory liquidation sale
After the news that Buell Racing has sold its first bikes, it’s kind of sad to see Buell Motorcycles starting its liquidation sale. On January 28th, everything will be on sale from machine tools, to motorcycle-specific equipment, to tool boxes…