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MotoGP Indianapolis: Ben Spies on Pole!

18 March, 2020
Today’s MotoGP qualifying session at Indianapolis saw Monster Yamaha Tech3 rider Ben Spies stun the paddock by taking his first ever pole position with a blazing lap of 1′40.105 that not even his future Yamaha factory team mate Jorge Lorenzo…

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…

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.…

It's Official – Casey Stoner Leaves Ducati!

18 March, 2020
It was the worst kept secret of the MotoGP paddock after Sportmediaset spilled the beans, but it’s now been officially confirmed by Ducati that Casey Stoner will be leaving the Italian team at the end of this season. Stoner’s destination…

Stoner on Pole – Results and Quotes from Qatar Qualifying

18 March, 2020
Casey Stoner will start from pole positionafter setting the fastest lap during qualifying in Qatar.Stoner dominated the session setting the fastest time and leaving second place to Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi who was behind by .473 of a second.…

Ben Spies to skip Phillip Island GP – Update

18 March, 2020
While Yamaha has yet to issue an official statement, it looks like Ben Spies will be forced to miss this weekend’s penultimate race of the 2012 season at Phillip Island, following his highside during yesterday’s MotoGP race at Sepang.The unlucky…

MotoGP Qatar Test – Casey Stoner takes Top Spot on Day 2

18 March, 2020
Casey Stoner put a big stop to Valentino Rossi’s domination in the pre-season testing taking the top spot on the final day of testing under the lights at the Losail circuit in Qatar. The Aussie rider exchanged positions with Rossi…

Rossi Crash Pics from Day 1 at Sepang

18 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi was on his fifth lap when he lost the front end of his new 2009 factory Fiat Yamaha YZR-M1 at the slow second corner.“This morning I had a small fall, when I was riding very slowly. It was…

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,…

MotoGP Jerez – FP1 Results and Quotes

15 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi set the fastest time in the first free practice session at Jerez yesterday, Loris Capirossi was 2nd just 0,364 behind the Fiat Yamaha. Casey Stoner lapped third fastest, and championship leader Jorge Lorenzo 4th, 0.794s slower than his…

Sepang MotoGP test times

15 March, 2020
The first Motogp test on the newly resurfaced Sepang circuit after the winter test ban started off with Ducati factory rider Casey Stoner quickly taking the top of the timesheets closely followed by Honda HRC rider Dani Pedrosa.Test times at…

WSBK Portimao – Rider Quotes and Video Highlights

15 March, 2020
Check out what the rider’s had to say and watch the video highlights from both races after the second round of the World Superbike Championship at Portimao where veteran rider Max Biaggi took his first double victory since he switched…

Confirmed! Valentino Rossi will Try to Ride at Sachsenring

15 March, 2020
Well it looks like that the Italian websites were right on target. Valentino Rossi has confirmed that he plans to return to action at the upcoming Sachsenring GP.The 9 times World Champion who broke his right tibia and fibula six…

WSBK Aragon: FP1 goes to Marco Melandri

15 March, 2020
The World Superbike championship is debuting for the first time at the Motorland Aragon circuit for its seventh round and during the first free practice the fastest rider on the circuit wasn’t Carlos Checa as we expected, but Marco Melandri.Melandri…

GSR Kawasaki Wins 24 Hours Of Le Mans

15 March, 2020
It took them eleven long years but Kawasaki finally got back on the top of the podium in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans with Julien da Costa, Olivier Four and GrĂ©gory Leblanc of GSR Kawasaki taking the first…

Ryota Haga and Ben Spies: "You've got a Friend"

15 March, 2020
I was checking out SPEED.Tv.com website yesterday and found this great story about Noriyuki Haga’s son, Ryota and new WSBK rider Ben Spies. This story was so lovely and heart warming that I just had to share. A special thanks…

MotoGP Assen: Jorge Lorenzo sets the pace in FP1

15 March, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo set the pace in this morning’s free practice at the TT Circuit Van Drenthe at Assen with a best lap of 1.35.106 but it ended up being a very tight session for the top three riders with just…

Valentino Rossi rules out Suzuki move in 2015

15 March, 2020
In an interview with Germany’s Speedweek, Yamaha Factory rider Valentino Rossi has released some interesting statements regarding his recent past (in Ducati), the present (with Yamaha) and the plans for the near future, which apparently do not include the possibility…

Perfect year for Paola Cazzola

15 March, 2020
It was a perfect year for the Italian female rider Paola Cazzola, who was riding with the Yamaha YZF-R1 from the Yamaha team Pielle Moto- Villa Sandra. Paola won the five races in the Championship, achieved five pole positions and…
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