Personalities

Max Neukirchner in MotoGP on a Ducati and Alstare Suzuki to replace Rizla Suzuki?

19 March, 2020

Now this is what we really call silly season. Sportmediaset through their daily TV sports show Studio Sport is reporting that World Superbike Ten Kate Honda rider Max Neukirchner may be heading to MotoGP next season with a German backed…

Video: Dakota Mamola promos Alpinestars

19 March, 2020

It’s going to be interesting to see what type of promos Alpinestars will have Jorge Lorenzo doing this year, but for the moment we have 16-year old Dakota Mamola, son of the legendary Randy, strutting his stuff for the Italian…

Arai RX-7 GP ‘’Dani 26’’ helmet

19 March, 2020

Arai Europe will soon be releasing their top of the line RX-7 GP helmet with the ‘’Dani 26’’ design created by Japanese company YF Design. This helmet has Dani Pedrosa’s racing number ‘’26’’ on the diffusers which are partly obscured…

Another duel in the making, Jorge Lorenzo vs Marco Simoncelli – Updated

19 March, 2020

There has to be something in the water at Estoril or the riders have being taking massive doses of adrenaline mixed in with some downright bitchiness, because after the Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi row, Jorge Lorenzo decided that he…

Loris Baz new helmet design and logo

19 March, 2020

The World Superbike teams will be arriving at the re-surfaced Phillip Island circuit this week for a private test that will take place on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th before the official two-day test on February 18-19 that leads up…

MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo 2012 World Champion tribute galleries

19 March, 2020

The final verdict has arrived: the Australian GP has crowned Jorge Lorenzo as the 2012 MotoGP World Champion. Thanks to his second place yesterday in Phillip Island - and to the fall of main rival Dani Pedrosa in the second…

Valentino Rossi's AGV Pista GP Soleluna 2013 limited edition

19 March, 2020

AGV is releasing a limited edition of Valentino Rossi’s 2013 Pista GP ‘Soleluna’ helmet, that will be available exclusively from AGV dealers.This limited edition helmet faithfully reproduces the graphics on Valentino’s 2013 race helmet (except for other sponsor’s logos, visor…

Manuel Poggiali: "I understand Casey Stoner"

19 March, 2020

Casey Stoner’s retirement announcement just one week ago brought out reactions from his rivals and former riders, but who could understand better Stoner’s ‘my passion has ebbed’ and has ‘basically lost my passion’ than two-time World Champion (125cc and 250cc)…

Ben Spies and the 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 (w/video)

18 March, 2020

Yamaha recently updated their Superbike, the YZF- R1 while on the inside the engine is the same 998cc inline four with the crossplane crankshaft that first debuted on the 2009 model, but now they’ve added a traction control system (seven…

Tony Cairoli 2011 MX1 victory

18 March, 2020

While the guys at Misano and the Nurburgring cruised the track (with the latter getting damp in the process) Tony Cairoli was really kicking up the dirt this weekend as he won his fifth motocross championship victory on board his…

Fastweb thanks Valentino with a full page ad

18 March, 2020

We’ve already shown you a couple of Fastweb commercials starring Valentino Rossi. Now Rossi is officially tied to Ducati and their official sponsors Telecom/TIM (he’s previously worked with them), so Fastweb is losing their testimonial and they took out this…

Ducati – Filippo Preziosi: “Who wouldn’t want Rossi?”

18 March, 2020

After Valentino Rossi’s interview with BBC2 about going to Ducati and subsequently saying that his words were wrongly interpreted, now Ducati has come out with their own statements. Filippo Preziosi, Ducati’s General Director and genius behind the Desmosedici, which we…

Casey Stoner reveals that he still has wrist problems

18 March, 2020

We knew that Casey Stoner had been dogged by arm pump problems at the Silverstone and AssenGP’s and that he had undergone acupuncture to help him through the pain and that his team had change the handlebar position and brake…

Jorge Lorenzo: missing Valentino?

18 March, 2020

Who knows what might be going through the mind of Jorge Lorenzo this evening? He has qualified in pole position for tomorrow’s final race at the 2010 Silverstone MotoGP; a race whose result could significantly contribute to Lorenzo’s championship hopes.…

Carlo Checa invites Valentino Rossi to race at Imola

18 March, 2020

Valentino Rossi is getting his and Ducati’s ass kicked left and right in MotoGP, while Carlos Checa in a private team but with factory backing is wiping up the World Superbike championship this season.Checa who helped celebrate Ducati’s 300th Superbike…

Losail Circuit as Seen by Casey Stoner

18 March, 2020

While Casey Stoner admits that the Losail circuit isn’t his favourite circuit, he’s know as the King of Qatar having dominated and won the opening race in the last three seasons.“We have always enjoyed great results in Qatar although the…

Jorge Lorenzo's Yamaha M1: development for 2011

18 March, 2020

Current 2010 MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo has apparently asked for improvement to the Yamaha M1 engine, or things will be very difficult for the team next year. According to Valentino Rossi’s crew chief, Jeremy Burgess, departing with Rossi for Ducati,…