Simultaneous Highsides
Remember the same wiggle that Mladin and Spies did at Road Atlanta? How about simultaneous highsides like what happened to Mick Doohan and Pierfrancesco Chili during the German GP at the Nürburgring circuit in 1990?
Yamaha TMAX Hyper Modified by Marcus Walz
The special Yamaha TMAX Hyper Modified by Marcus Walz has finally arrived. When the TMAX debuted on the market in 2001, it basically changed the rules of the motorcycling world with its unparalleled combination of agility, aggressiveness, sporty attitude and…
MotoGP Haemorrhaging in Italy
While the Assen circuit saw over 97,000 fans show up for the races on Saturday, in Italy the viewing audiences on Italia 1 plunged to a record low this year.These are the Auditel numbers for the 2010 Dutch GP race:…
Honda CB1100 2013 @ 2012 EICMA in Milan
Following its debut at the Intermot show in Cologne, the new Honda CB1100 did not fail to show up at the 2012 EICMA exhibition, which took place a few days ago in Milan. The revamped muscular ‘naked’ from the Japanese…
Moto2 Misano: Elias edges out Redding for pole
Moto2 points leader Toni Elias was able to edge out Scott Redding from today’s pole position by just 0.044s at the Misano World Circuit. This is the Gresini rider’s second pole of the season after taking the first at the…
Jorge Lorenzo warns Andrea Dovizioso on early passing
During yesterday’s MotoGP race at Jerez, where everyone was still jockeying for positions in an action packed first couple of laps, Jorge Lorenzo pushed Andrea Dovizioso wide at the Dry Sac and then threw out his arm in what appeared…
Federico Sandi to race in Superstock 1000 with Althea Racing
When Effenbert Liberty decided to expand their World Superbike team to four riders by adding Brett McCormick to their already three rider strong line-up and shut down their Superstock effort, Federico Sandi (son of legendary crewchief Giovanni) was left without…
Alfa Romeo Bertone Pandion concept video
The Alfa Romeo Bertone Pandion concept goes on a post-apoclypse cyber trip in this video and hell, is it cool. The Bertone Pandion concept was originally revealed at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show but then it disappeared for a while.…
'Grand Prix Racer' – documentary on the 2012 Manx GP
After TT3D: Closer to the Edge documentary on the IOM Tourist Trophy, hard core road racing fans will now be able to add another movie to their DVD collection, with the new documentary ‘Grand Prix Racer,’ which is based on…
Regis Laconi Health Update
WSBK rider Régis Laconi who crashed during last Friday’s free practice at Kyalami, underwent surgery today. Dr. Maurizio Zorio and his team carried out the surgery and inserted a metal plate to stabilize the two cervical vertebrae fractured in the…
Ducati 1199 Panigale vs Air Fighter vs Porsche 911 GT3
Can a Ducati 1199 Panigale outrun a jet-fighter? MotoGP star Karel Abraham answered this question at Brno International Airport last Sunday, when he challenged a jet L-29 Dolphin and a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (driven by Czech national champion Tomas…
WSBK Monza: Eugene Laverty psychs out Biaggi to win race 1
Max Biaggi may have been wearing gold coloured gloves and boots and broke records yesterday, but today’s gold star in race 1 at Monza went to Eugene Laverty who threw a big wrench into the Roman Emperor’s plans to conquer…
Freestyler Rok Bagoros sets his home town on fire video
In just three years of activity at a professional level, Slovenian freestyler Rok Bagoros has quickly become one of the most well-known figures of this discipline - and we have actually talked about his stunts quite often on these pages…
Vyrus exclusive partner at Motogiro d’Italia
The historical revival of the “Motogiro d’Italia”, relaunched by Dream Engine (marketing and communications agency) in 2001, this year continues with a new esclusive partner, Vyrus. The partnership with Motogiro d’Italia started in 2008 because Vyrus decided to join the…
Fiat 500 by Orciari
Another option for personalising your Fiat 500 comes in the form of the Orciari tuner’s version. The exterior updates have been designed to give a racing look to the car and underline its link to the original 500 model. The…
World Vespa Week in Treviso
A big event for all Vespa fans is happening in Treviso, Italy, with the international World Vespa Week coming to town from May 29 to June 2. The week is full of events including exhibitions, Vespa trial, Vespa acceleration tests,…
Jakub Smrz takes Silverstone Superpole in crash fest
Today’s World Superbike Superpole at Silverstone was declared wet due to a previous rain shower so the session went to two twenty minute shoot-out format.With very tricky conditions and standing puddles that caught out several riders between running off track…
The new MotoGP Safety Commission querelle
During yesterday’s MotoGP qualifying session, the Sportmediaset commentator team brought up the discussions that are currently going on in the Safety Commission meetings, and that was rider-bike weights. Specifically how to solve the problem between heavy riders and light weight…
WSBK Phillip Island test: Max Biaggi fastest also on day 3
The expected rain showers at Phillip Island cut short the third and final day of WSBK testing with Aprilia’s Max Biaggi once again the fastest of the four riders taking part in the test.Biaggi’s fastest lap was 1′32″1 on the…
Mansory Cyrus pics
New pics of the Mansory Cyrus have been released, showing the Swiss supercar which is based on the Aston Martin DB9. The Cyrus is full of carbon fibre and could cost about 380,000 euros more than the DB9, though the…
Moto2 : Scott Redding with Marc VDS Racing
Scott Redding has finally gotten a deal to ride in Moto2 this season and it will be with the Marc VDS Racing Team, under the wings of former Kawasaki team manager Michael Bartholemy.Redding who turned 17 this month, was the…
Triumph Thruxton 900 pictures
We followed this everywhere just to see it up close and be able to touch it. We’re talking about the lovely Triumph Thruxton 900, photographed in the paddock of the SBK di Monza. Check it out below.
Althea Racing's Genesio Bevilacqua interview
Althea Racing’s team owner Genesio Bevilacqua sort of reminds us of Davide Tardozzi (who was sniffing around Misano when several Superbike teams were testing two weeks ago), a straight talker with very firm ideas regarding World Superbike racing.This video interview…
Karel Abraham to skip Mugello GP – no replacement rider on call
Folllowing doctors orders, Karel Abraham will not be taking part in this weekend’s Italian GP at Mugello. The Czech rider is nursing a lingering hand injury sustained during the tests at Aragon and has already missed the last three rounds.During…
Desmosedici RR: photos from Perugia
Here are some photos of a gorgeous Ducati Desmosedici RR taken by our reader Shell, with a cell phone on the “Bocca Serriola”, at Città di Castello near Perugia.