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Troy Bayliss tries another V8 Car

21 March, 2020
After Casey Stoner’s withdrawl from the next three MotoGP races due to chronic fatigue, there’s been a lot of fan requests that Ducati try to persuade Troy Bayliss to come out of retirement and take his fellow countryman’s place. Many…

WSBK Nurburgring: Carlos Checa leads in the drying conditions

21 March, 2020
Today’s first free practice at Nurburgring for the World Superbike riders started on damp track and several riders didn’t hit the tarmac until the halfway mark when the German circuit started to dry out completely, and it was points leader…

Ducati Rome Team to debut in WSBK in 2012

21 March, 2020
World Superbike team Supersonic Racing announced last month that they would be withdrawing from the championship at the end of the season, however team owner Danilo Sonicini has managed to sell the team’s entire technical package to Andrea Petricca, who…

MotoGP riders preview Phillip Island GP

21 March, 2020
MotoGP is heading to the marvelous venue of Phillip Island this weekend where Casey Stoner could wrap up the 2011 championship on his home turf and also celebrate his 26th birthday all on the same day, if he wins the…

PBM loses Kawasaki factory contract

21 March, 2020
About a week ago the French media were reporting that Paul Bird has lost the bid to field factory backed Kawasaki’s next season in World Superbikes and that it had been assigned to WSS team Provec Motocard who was one…

Videos Nurburgring gyrocam Kawasaki ZX-10R

21 March, 2020
This video shows rider Tim Röthig take on the Nurburgring with a Kawasaki ZX-10R and a set of Battlax Racing R10 Bridgestone tyres. Along for the ride is a gyrocam, so we can really see what it means to ride…

Alvaro Bautista gets green light at Estoril

21 March, 2020
It was just the usual formality, because circuit medical commissions never turn anyone down especially MotoGP riders, and this includes Rizla Suzuki’s Alvaro Bautista who has been given the green light to ride at this weekend’s Estoril GP.Bautista was examined…

Best Wishes from Lucio Cecchinello

21 March, 2020
We’d like to post Lucio Cecchinello -LCR Honda’s team owner and manager - seasons greetings because it isn’t the usual Christmas card or video, but an interesting and different view point from a manager who runs a small team and…

Garelli XO' 50 scooter at EICMA

21 March, 2020
Garelli will be present at the 2009 EICMA motorcycle show next week, with its XO’ 50 scooter model. The 50cc model will be included in the XO’ range of 125 and 150 cc, but will be a more compact scooter…

Photo gallery: Valentino Rossi 100 images of MotoGP 2008

21 March, 2020
It’s not easy to attempt a tribute in such a momentous occasion as Valentino Rossi’s 8th MotoGP championship win. But we’re going to try with this extensive gallery of shots from the 2008 season, and we think Valentino for the…

WSBK: Sylvain Guintoli confirmed with Liberty Racing

21 March, 2020
Yesterday we posted that Sylvain Guintoli was in talks with Liberty Racing and now we can confirm that the French rider has officially signed with the new Czech team.Guintoli finished his rookie season with Alstare Suzuki, seventh overall in the…

Marco Melandri troubled with continuing shoulder pain

21 March, 2020
Marco Melandri has injured himself more times than we can count and runs a very close second to Dani Pedrosa for riding injured; even this year he highsided during Friday’s practice session at Assen, dislocating his shoulder and had to…

2011 EICMA Girls photo gallery: Part IV

21 March, 2020
Here’s the fourth instalment of our huge photo gallery dedicated to the pretty ladies attending the 2011 EICMA, once again courtesy of our mates from motoblog.it. This time we got another 85 pictures for you, and we actually did save…

Iannone and Marquez Fastest at Aragon on Day 1

21 March, 2020
On the first day of private testing at the Motorland Aragón circuit saw Fimmco Speed Up Moto2 rider Andrea Iannone continue his excellent form even on the new race track. Iannone who has been impressive in the last three Moto2…

Marlboro's Arrivabene: "Casey Stoner will have to apologize"

21 March, 2020
When Casey Stoner returns to Estoril after his ten week break to recover from his fatigue illness, he might find a chilly reception waiting for him by Ducati’s main sponsor, Phillip Morris.According to Sportmediaset Marlboro, did not appreciate the Aussie’s…

Ford confirms participation in 2014 Dakar with a Ranger V8

21 March, 2020
Ford Racing has confirmed it will enter two South African-built Ford Rangers in the gruelling 2014 Dakar, taking place from 05 – 18 January 2014 in South America, prepared by Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) and handled by German-based South Racing.…

Nicky Hayden in his Garage (w/video)

21 March, 2020
Check out this video of a very down to earth Nicky Hayden chilling out in his garage with Greg White from SpeedTV after a bike training session. The Ducati rider shows us his arm before taking out the stitches, talks…

Videos: Valentino Rossi onboard the Ducati GP12 at Sepang

21 March, 2020
The first videos from Sepang are already hitting YouTube and obviously everyone is curious to know more about the Ducati G12 that had an almost complete make-over in just three months.Valentino Rossi seems already delighted with his new machine and…

Photo of the day: Yamaha M1?

21 March, 2020
Luca has sent this shot of the day found on the community forum SV-Italia.it. It’s stretching it a little to call it an M1.

Sete Gibernau's Web-book

21 March, 2020
After Alex CrivillĂ© and before Jorge Lorenzo, Sete Gibernau was Spain’s hope to bring home the MotoGP World Championship title and for almost three years he was considered one of the ‘aliens’ even before the term was coined. Gibernau riding…

MotoGP Sachsenring – Valentino Rossi Powers to Pole

21 March, 2020
A rain swept qualifying session at Sachsenring was also a crash fest for numerous riders, but it was Valentino Rossi on his last lap that shocked the grid, taking the pole position with 1.32.52 and leaving team mate Jorge Lorenzo…