Racing

Marc Marquez takes Moto2 pole position at Estoril

27 March, 2020

Marc Marquez took his second pole position of the season - his 9th in Moto2 - during today’s qualifying session at Estoril. The Spanish star dominated most of the session only to see Thomas Luthi put in a flying lap…

Dutch Racer has a Very Scary Motorcycle Crash

27 March, 2020

This has to be one of the scariest motorcycle racing crashes we’ve seen in long time and it was captured by a security camera back in 2004 during a race in The Netherlands.The 2002 Dutch Superstock champion Richard Fluttert lost…

Bombshell! Aprilia RSV4 isn’t a Superbike, it’s a Prototype!

27 March, 2020

Controversy has hit Aprilia after Max Biaggi took second place in the Superpole shoot out.It happened early this morning during the Superpole when Alstare Suzuki owner and team manager, Jean Francois Batta told Italian network La7 that: “Everyone knows that…

MV Agusta's Giovanni Castiglioni backs Rovelli's riders choice

27 March, 2020

Last month we posted MV Agusta ParkingGO’s Giuliano Rovelli scathing attack on Luca Scassa who was in line for the Supersport ride, but the Italian manager decided to field Roberto Rolfo and Christian Iddon and pass over Scassa for the…

Mattia Pasini undergoes shoulder surgery

26 March, 2020

Shoulder surgery must be the latest in thing for GP riders, because Moto2 Ioda Racing Project rider Mattia Pasini, also underwent shoulder surgery yesterday after riding in his dad’s minimoto charity event on Sunday.The Italian was operated on by Dr.…

Jorge "Aspar" Martinez Gets his MotoGP Team

26 March, 2020

It has been finally confirmed that Jorge “Aspar” Martinez will get his MotoGP team for 2010.Martinez has been trying to to add MotoGP to his stable of racing teams and in these last three years has been knocking on all…

Moto2 Assen: Pol Espargaro dominates FP1

26 March, 2020

After dominating the entire Moto2 British GP weekend, Pol Espargaro seems to be in a state of grace, not withstanding having his team appeal rejected following the controversial crash at Catalunya, as in this morning’s first Moto2 free practice the…

Valentino Rossi's second place at Le Mans pumps up Italian audience numbers

26 March, 2020

Valentino Rossi is not MotoGP - that mantra is repeated constantly, but the when the Italian is competitive and back in the running as he was at Le Mans yesterday - and however briefly it will be - everyone talks…

MotoGP Phillip Island – Casey Stoner: 'I'd forgetten how good that winning feeling is'

26 March, 2020

It was a proud and an estatic Casey Stoner who took a fantastic win today at Phillip Island. The Aussie rider who had decided to withdraw ffrom three races before the Brno round to diagnose and cure a mysterious fatigue…

Moto3, Le Mans: massive photo gallery from the French GP

26 March, 2020

The French GP of the Moto3 class surely provided for some unexpected turn of events: the bad weather conditions and the consequent lack of grip allowed young Frenchman Louis Rossi to seal away and clinch his first victory ever in…

Moto2: CIP Moto confirms Tomizawa and Aegerter

26 March, 2020

Another Moto2 team has confirmed their riders, Shoya Tomizawa and Dominique Aegerter have both signed up to ride with French Technomag-CIP team run by Alain Bronec.Tomizawa raced this year on a Honda with team CIP –GP 250 team finishing 17th…

Fausto Gresini announces his teams will race at Valencia in memory of Super Sic

26 March, 2020

Team owner Fausto Gresini has announced that both his teams will race at the upcoming Valencia GP. There had been some doubt whether MotoGP rider Hiroshi Aoyama and Moto2 riders Michele Pirro and Yuki Takahashi would be competing this weekend,…

Moto2: Hayate Racing Team changes name

26 March, 2020

The Hayate Racing Team that ran the 2009 season with an unbranded Kawasaki NinjaZX-RR after the factory’s decision to pullout of MotoGP, and last minute agreement between Dorna and the Japanese manufacturer saw the Hayate team run by Andrea Dosoli.The…

Crescent Suzuki admits talks with John Hopkins

26 March, 2020

Sometimes when there’s smoke, there’s also a burning pot roast in the oven and in this case the rumor concerning John Hopkin’s, who may be moving to the British Superbikes is true, as recently confirmed by Crescent Suzuki team manager…

MotoGP: New Rules for 2009 and 2010

26 March, 2020

In today’s press conference in Jerez, Vito Ippolito President of the FIM and Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta outlined the new rules that will be introduced for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.2009:1) From the Czech Republic GP in Brno and for…

Althea Racing to withdraw from World Superstock 1000?

26 March, 2020

Rumors from Italy are reporting that Genesio Bevilacqua’s World Superstock 1000 squad is withdrawing from the championship and will not be at Monza this weekend.Federico Sandi debuted at Imola qualifying 11th, but he DNF’d in the race after coming into…

MotoGP Assen Qualifying – Rossi back on Pole

26 March, 2020

This afternoon’s qualifying started with Valentino Rossi hitting the top of the timesheet almost immediately and the positions would continue to change during the hour with Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Colin Edwards exchanging the top position. Rossi wasn’t giving…