Qatar Race 1- Highlights and Best Lap Videos
If you’ve missed the WSBK races, check out these two videos, the first is race 1 highlights while the second after the jump is the best lap.
Jorge Lorenzo wins car endurance race (w/video)
While Valentino Rossi was fooling around with his girlfriend Marwa and friends at the Aquafan park in Riccione, and Nicky Hayden was at Monza for the Formula 1 race, reigning MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo with his free time and…
Video: Julian Simon – our Le Mans Moto2 hero
Thomas Luthi may have took a splendid victory in yesterday’s wet Moto2 race at Le Mans, but our personal hero (kudos to everyone who managed to stay upright) has to be Julian Simon.The Blusens Avintia rider was 9th on the…
Rossi's White Stripe Mystery Solved
We posted yesterday the controversy regarding the missing white stripe on Valentino Rossi’s front tire that he used during the Sachsenring GP race.The mystery surrounding the stripe has been solved thanks to English website Crash.net who talked to a Bridgestone…
Marc Marquez and Pol Espargaro photo crash sequence at Catalunya
It’s been a very long time since someone in GP racing appealed against a FIM decision (1998), but Sito Pons is fighting mad and as we know has lodged a formal appeal with the FIM’s CDI against the FIM’s Stewards…
Catalunya Qualifying 2009: 3rd Pole Positon for Jorge Lorenzo
It was Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo who got the pole position in today’s Catalunya qualifying in the dying moments of the session with a blistering 1.41.974 lap. The first thirty minutes of qualifying was led by Lorenzo with a…
SBK: Rea and Haslam ready to welcome next generation with Honda baby suits
Apparently, both Pata Honda World Superbike riders’ wives are expecting babies in the very near future: Olivia Haslam is due any day now while Tatia Rea will probably have to wait until next month, but the team took the opportunity…
Yamaha getting into the Moto3 game
Yamaha’s Masao Furusawa may be retiring in a month and half, but the driving force behind Yamaha’s MotoGP racing effort has revealed that the Iwata company has started a Moto3 project.Moto3 will be replacing the present 125cc class next year…
2001 Daytona 200 – Scott Russell
When I posted the other day about Scott Russell driving at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, his 2001 Daytona 200 horrific accident instantly came back to mind.Anticipating the flag on a re-start, he stalled his Ducati 996. As he coasted…
The three 2010 World GP Champions talk about love and racing
Spain wiped up this year’s Grand Prix World Championships, dominating all three classes with Jorge Lorenzo taking the MotoGP title, Toni Elias the Moto2 one and Marc Marquez in 125cc and even the runner-ups were all of Spanish nationality, so…
Aspar picks up Bel-Ray as sponsor for all three of his teams
Leading US based lubricant company Bel-Rey has confirmed a three-year partnership deal with Team Aspar to supply the oil to Aspar’s MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 teams.For the 2012 racing season, Team Aspar will consist of Hector Faubel and Alberto Moncayo…
WSS 2013, Imola: Sofuoglu wins ahead of Lowes
Reigning Champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Mahi Racing Team India Kawasaki) has won today the World Supersport race at Imola. The Turkish star led the entire second part of the race, that was shortened to 14 laps after some technical problem occurred…
David Salom to return to World Supersport
After spending the 2012 World Superbike championship between Kawasaki Pedercini and MotoGP with Avintia Blusens at the Misano and Aragon rounds replacing Ivan Silva, David Salom will be returning to the World Supersport championship for the second time, after signing…
Moto2: RSM Team Scot to skip Brno and the rest of the season?
That Moto2 RSM Team Scot is having economic woes isn’t exactly new news, however the San Marino based team who fields former MotoGP riders Niccolò Canepa and Alex de Angelis, who is currently subbing for Hiroshi Aoyama in Daniel Epp’s…
Casey Stoner returns to motorcycle racing for the Aussie Speed Showdown
Retired two-time MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner will be returning to motorcycle action next month (March 9-10) when he’ll compete in the Top Gear Festival Sydney hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, James May, The Stig and Australian co-host Shane Jacobson.The race…
More from Yamaha – James Toseland and Cal Crutchlow in WSBK
It’s a big day for news from Yamaha today. After announcing that Ben Spies will be in MotoGP next year, they have now confirmed that James Toseland will be switching the Yamaha Superbike team and Cal Crutchlow who is currently…
MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo 2012 World Champion tribute galleries
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…
Kevin Schwantz and Randy Mamola at this year's IOMTT
Former 1993 World Champion Kevin Schwantz and racing’s most famous runner-up, Randy Mamola will be Arai’s guests this year at the Isle of Man TT Races to take part in the parade lap on Wednesday June 6th. Schwantz will be…
Valentino Rossi's AGV Pista GP Soleluna 2013 limited edition
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…
More from the Kawasaki Soap – The Hurricane
Not Dornaski nor Kaworna, but Hayate. This is the name that has been chosen by Kawasaki for their private team. The new team will be equipped with Kawasaki motorcycles and supporting materials, but has opted to change its name because…
WSBK Brno Race 1 – Max Biaggi and Aprilia take 1st Victory
Max Biaggi took his Aprilia RSV4 to their first victory of the season during Race 1 at Brno.Biaggi took an easy win when Xerox Ducati’s Michel Fabrizio on lap four of the race tried to pass Ben Spies, overbraked and…
Pol Espargaro takes second win of the season at Silverstone
After dominating the entire weekend at (except for the warm-up) Pol Espargaro took his victory of the season with a commanding win in today’s Moto2 race at Silverstone.Espargaro was tatically perfect, he let Scott Redding and Bradley Smith battle it…
Silly Season becomes Serious Season
The Brno MotoGP round is not known only for its racing, but for most team managers and sponsors its also time to settle talks with riders and their managers and confirm or deny contracts for the following season.Friday saw the…
Michel Fabrizio wipes out Ben Spies at Brno
Michel Fabrizio isn’t new to these type of passes that take out other riders, the Roman is often over enthusiastic and once and awhile turns his brain off. This time it was Ben Spies who was leading race 1, trying…
Marc Marquez takes home pole position at Catalunya
Marc Marquez had a difficult start to his weekend at Catalunya (12th, 12th and 9th in free practices) but when it was time to qualify for tomorrow’s Moto2 race he pulled out everything he had from his Suter and took…
