Racing

Ratthapark Wilairot to ride in World Supersport in 2014

2 April, 2020

Thai rider Ratthapark Wilairot will be returning to action, but this time he'll not be in Moto2 but competing in the 2014 World Supersport championship.Last August it was announced that Wilairot would be retiring from racing (after 105 races between…

Danny Webb and Marcel Schrotter to ride for Mahindra 125cc team

2 April, 2020

Indian manufacturer Mahindra has officially unveiled their upcoming racing team with riders Marcel Shrotter and Danny Webb to be fielded in the team’s debut in the 125cc class, with the bike designed and developed by Italy’s Engines Engineering.“I have joined…

Maxime Berger joins Yamaha France GMT94 team

2 April, 2020

After spending two seasons in World Superbikes with two teams that folded, Supersonic and Effenbert Liberty and then with Red Devils Roma as a replacement rider for injured Niccolò Canpea, Maxime Berger’s future will see him contesting in the 2013…

Kenny Noyes gets a new Moto2 GP ride

1 April, 2020

When Moto2 team Jack&Jones by Antonio Banderas folded at the beginning of December, Kenny Noyes and Gabor Talmacsi were suddenly jobless and searching for other options.While Talmacsi is still deciding what to do with his future, Kenny Noyes has found…

MotoGP 2010 Provisional Calendar with a look at Motorland Aragon Track

1 April, 2020

The FIM has announced their 2010 MotoGP provisional calendar and one of the things we’ve noticed which we don’t understand, unless there are conflicts with other motorsports series, that in this period of so called cost saving measures, complaints and…

Jonas Folger to ride for MZ Racing in Moto3

1 April, 2020

125cc rider Jonas Folger a tested MZ Racing Moto2 during the Valencia test last November and competed in the final Moto2 CEV race of the season (18th) seemed destined to make the move to Moto2, however the 18-year old German…

Valentino Rossi to help young Italian riders when he retires

1 April, 2020

You’ve probably already seen videos from Valentino Rossi’s Biscia ranch, where he occasionally invites young Italian riders from the Moto3 and CIV championships to train and have fun on his personal track.Apparently watching and riding with these teenagers has prompted…

Erik Buell racing 1190rr pics

1 April, 2020

Here’s a look at the Erik Buell Racing model 1190RR, and a lot of online readers are wondering why it was never built with this design in the first place. Hopes are that one day the racing bike will still…

HRC Honda Boss Nakamoto races in mini bike endurance race

1 April, 2020

You don’t often see the top brass of the biggest motorcyle company of the world don leathers, a helmet and hit a race track to personally compete in a race, but HRC Vice President Shuhei Nakamoto did just that yesterday…

Santa's Team vs Three Kings Racing (w/video)

1 April, 2020

Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi aren’t the only ones to have their own personal dirt tracks, former Moto2 GP and CEV Moto2 rider (3rd in the overall standings this year) Kenny Noyes also owns a track located near the Aragon…

Rossi's Bridgestone White Stripe Mystery

1 April, 2020

Even the white stripe that runs on Bridgestone tires softer compounds can be a motive for controversy, especially for Italians who have the tendency to make mountains out of molehills. Bridgestone began applying the white markings supposedly to help other…

Troy Bayliss turns in his Ducati superbike for a 50cc scooter

1 April, 2020

Former three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss will not only be hosting the Troy Bayliss Classic, an international dirt flat track event next January, the much loved champion will also be taking part in the 2012 InsureMyRide Le Minz 24…

Motorcycle racing photography tips

1 April, 2020

If you have no pretensions to being a professional photographer, but have a passion for photographing motorcycle races, here are some top tips from All About Bikes on how to become a better amateur race photographer. It’s not an easy…

Haga's Special Training Regime

1 April, 2020

Most professional riders have a very tough and serious training regime that is varied and usually consists of running, road cycling, mountain biking, motocross riding, working out in the gym, but Noriyuki Haga candidly admits in this video that he…

Moto3 Qatar: Maverick Vinales bags FP1

1 April, 2020

The inaugural Moto3 class with their 250cc four stroke, single cylinder machines having replaced the 125cc class started today’s 2012 season with the first official practice session at the Losail circuit in Qatar.Topping the timesheets, as everyone more or less…