Catalunya 2009 – Post Race Quotes
More from today’s Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya race. Read what all the riders had to say and if you didn’t see the amazing last lap of this race, after the jump you can also see the video. The commentary…
WSS: Nikolett Kovács to Ride with Kuja Racing
Kuja Racing will be fielding another female racer in this upcoming weekend World Supersport Championship at Misano.After Paola Cazzola who was dropped after four rounds, but is now making a comeback in a new team, Kuja Racing has entered 28…
Pirelli interested in supplying tires to MotoGP in 2012?
With Bridgestone still unsure if they will continue to be the single tire supplier in MotoGP when their three year contract is up at the end of 2011, another manufacturer could show up and take their place for the 2012…
Valentino Rossi to Race at the 6 Ore di Vallelunga?
Valentino Rossi may take part in the 19th edition of the 6 Ore di Vallelunga that’s being held next Sunday at the Vallelunga race track. The 6 Hours of Vallelunga is an endurance sports car event and Rossi’s best friend…
Moto2 Silverstone: Pol Espargaro continues dominance in FP2
The Moto2 category concluded the first day of practice at Silverstone with Pol Espargaro continuing his domination of the English circuit. The Spaniard after taking this morning’s wet session also topped the second one with a late lap of 2’08″826…
Norton to field two bikes at the 2013 Tourist Trophy
British manufacturer Norton has confirmed its participation to the 2013 Tourist Trophy, but this time around they will go to the Isle of Man with two SG1 bikes: one for the confirmed Ian ‘Mackers’ Mackman and the other for new…
Moto2: massive photo gallery from Estoril
Here is a large photo gallery picturing some of the best moments of the Moto2 class from the Estoril circuit, where the Portugal GP took place this last weekend. The race was won by Spain’s Marc Marquez (Team CatalunyaCaixa Repsol…
Jorge Lorenzo's new livery for Catalunya GP
Jorge Lorenzo unveiled a special one-off livery for his FiatYamaha M1, leathers and helmet in Catalunya today in honour of the Barcelona football club, which won the Champions League two weeks ago in Rome.Lorenzo who is a life long supporter…
Marc Marquez finishes 7th in GSeries car race
As previously anticipated, this past weekend Marc Marquez took part in the second round of the 2013 GSeries BPA championship and the reigning Moto2 champion caused some surprise as he finished 7th overall in his first ever four wheel event.…
More on Regis Laconi
Regis Laconi returned home last Thursday and after a medical check at the hospital, the French rider was given the all clear and will not have to undergo in-clinic rehabilitation and will be able to continue his recovery directly at…
Ruben Xaus: "Bimota to wildcard World Superbikes in 2013"
Our Italian cousins at Motoblog.it are at the Motor Bike Expo in Verona this weekend and at the Bimota stand found former Superbike rider Ruben Xaus who is now officially working with Bimota as their sporting director and was able…
Lorenzo Lanzi to ride a MV Agusta F4 in CIV
Effenbert Liberty can now definitely cross out Lorenzo Lanzi to ride their Ducati, if or when they return to World Superbike championship.The Italian rider will be contesting in the 2013 CIV this season for Superbike team X° Mas Racing and…
KTM Rally Team ready for the 2013 Dakar Rally
The 2013 edition of the Dakar, the most important event of the rally season that always characterizes the beginning of the new year is just around the corner, and in these days most teams are gearing up for the event.…
Valentino Rossi to sponsor stepbrother in CIV
Valentino Rossi’s step brother Luca Marini, will be debuting this weekend at Mugello in the CIV’s Moto3 category and his big brother will be sponsoring the team with his VR46 merchandising company14-year old Luca who won last year’s MiniGP championship…
Casey Stoner unveils his V8 Supercar (w/video)
Casey Stoner will be joining the line of other two-wheel champions like Wayne Gardner, Mick Doohan, Aaron Slight and Troy Bayliss trying his luck in racing V8 Supercars in Australia.The former two-time MotoGP champion who retired at the end of…
Alex Baldolini heads to World Supersport
World Supersport Power Team by Suriano has added another Italian to their 2012 line-up after Vittorio Iannuzzo, Moto2 rider Alex Baldolini.The 27 year old Baldolini is a veteran of the GP paddock with nine years of experience between the 125cc,…
Valentino Rossi and Uccio finish 18th overall in Monza car endurance race
Valentino Rossi and Alessio ‘Uccio’ Salucci finished 18th overall in the opening round of the three-hour Blancpain Endurance Series that took place at the historic circuit of Monza on Sunday afternoon.The race was conducted in treacherous and monsonic weather conditions…
Moto2 Silverstone: Pol Espargaro fastest in FP1
.Moto2s first free practice started at Silverstone started out wet, then started to dry out as the sun began shining towards the end of the session. In these mixed conditions the fastest rider was Pol Espargaro who seems to have…
Rossi vs Schumacher Comparison Video
If you saw our Monday morning video of Jensen Button vs Dani Pedrosa how about checking out this one that takes the comparison even further.
MotoGP Indianapolis – Lorenzo Wins, Pedrosa and Rossi Crash, Championship Breaks Open
Today’s MotoGP race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway saw Jorge Lorenzo win the race and re-open the championship when Valentino Rossi who was points leader crashed out.Dani Pedrosa who was leading the race followed by Rossi and Lorenzo, lost his…
Ben Spies finishes 14th overall in Gran Fondo bicycle race in Italy
As we mentioned in our earlier post previewing the upcoming Jerez GP, Yamaha rider Ben Spies spent the last week in Italy riding his bicycle around the Emilia Romagna region and taking part in the 13th annual Gran Fondo race…
WSBK Replacements for Round 7 at Miller Motorsports Park
With John Hopkins still convalescent, Stiggy Racing Honda has called back Jake Zemke for the Miller Motorsports Park round of the World Superbike Championship on May 31. Zemke replaced Hopkins during the Monza round and finished 18th in Race 1…
Yuki Takahashi Axed from Scot Racing
Scot Racing could throw up as many smoke screens as they wanted, announcing its intention to keep both Yuki Takahashi and Gabor Talmacsi. They could tell us that they were trying to get a couple of extra RC212Vs, that they…
Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi to race at the Sic Supermoto Day
We’ve already mentioned the Sic Supermoto Day that will be hosted at the Sagittario circuit near Latina, Italy on December 2st and 2nd to raise funds for the Marco Simoncelli Foundation and the event will have an all star cast,…
GP Commission tweaks rules for 2011 and clarifies Moto3 specs
Two years of cost cutting measures in MotoGP especially on the length of practice sessions had left harried and frazzled mechanics and grumpy riders, but now the GP Commission has decided to reinstate four one-hour sessions, which will no doubt…