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WSBK Silverstone: Tom Sykes on top in QP1

15 March, 2020

Tom Sykes grabbed the first provisional pole at the Silverstone circuit edging out Carlos Checa - who seemed on the verge of making a clean sweep this Friday for the top spot until the Kawasaki rider came up the charts…

Carlo Pernat becomes Pramac Ducati's sporting director

15 March, 2020

Carlo Pernat has been a presence in the GP paddock for ages, with his long wispy gray hair, permanent sunglasses, and a cigarette always between his fingers, he’s wily, shrewd, gossipy at times and knows the inner workings of teams…

Cristina Del Basso reveals love life with Fabrizio Politi

15 March, 2020

Cristina del Basso, current Italian showgirl and former Big Brother housemate, has revealed in an interview some aspects of her love life with Italian entrepreneur and former boyfriend of Geri Halliwell, Fabrizio Politi. Cristina says:“When being intimate, I call my…

Dougie Lampkin Does Goodwood (w/video)

15 March, 2020

Check out this absolutely fantastic promo video of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, starring Trials Champion Dougie Lampkin who takes on the estate again and this time he’s searching for Formula One stars Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. Besides leaving…

Dani Pedrosa finally makes it happen, while Stoner bins it and criticizes marshals

15 March, 2020

It took ten long races (Motegi 2011 was his last win) but Dani Pedrosa finally took his first victory of the season at Sachsenring continuing his love affair with the track that saw him win in the last two years.…

Catalunya 2009 – Rossi wins on stunning last lap

15 March, 2020

You don’t take your 99th career victory if your name isn’t Valentino Rossi, and you almost never see what happened in the final lap in today’s Catalunya race on the Montmelò circuit, if the one of the rider’s involved last…

Michele Pirro to test Ducati GP12 at Mugello

15 March, 2020

Yamaha, Repsol Honda and LCR Honda will be starting a private two-day test at the Motorland Aragon circuit today, while Ducati will have its test team back at Mugello for a three-day test, after testing with Valentino Rossi at Misano…

Italian showgirl Raffaella Fico's sapphic kiss, the video

15 March, 2020

Up to now L’isola dei Famosi, the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor has drawn lukewarm audience response, so much so that the writers of the show seem to be at their wits’ end. Last week in order to increase the…

Transformers Cosplay Motorcycle

15 March, 2020

For all you anime and manga lovers out there, check out this Transformers-like cosplay of a moving motorcycle that showed up at this year’s North American Anime Expo. The guy is actually moving using motorized wheels on his legs.

BMW Motorrad Innovation Contest 2009

15 March, 2020

We originally posted on the BMW Motorrad Innovation Contest back in April and here’s a reminder to get your innovations in before the competition closes. In the search for new ideas for BMW motorcycles of the future, the BMW Motorrad…

125 cc Julian Simon Wins Race and Title – Last Lap Video

15 March, 2020

Julian Simon won his fifth race of the 125cc season with a spectacular last lap pass at Phillip Island on Bradley Smith and won the 2009 125cc World Championship title with two races to spare.Simon, who was third on the…

Shoya Tomizawa fighting against life threatening injuries UPDATED

15 March, 2020

Today’s Moto2 race at Misano was marred by a horrific accident that involved Shoya Tomizawa, Scott Redding and Alex de Angelis.Tomizawa, winner of the first Moto2 event at Qatar, was running in fourth on the 11th lap when he touched…

WSBK – Simon Andrews confirmed as Vermeulen's Replacement

15 March, 2020

MSS Colchester Kawasaki rider Simon Andrews has been officially called in to replace injured Chris Vermeulen in PBM Kawasaki Racing team in this weekend’s WSBK round at Valencia.Vermeulen recently had keyhole surgery to try to fix the problems afflicting his…

More From the Misano WSBK Weekend

15 March, 2020

Rider quotes from the Misano Superbike weekend, where Max Biaggi dominated the races and Aprilia strengthened its hold in the manufacturers standings and now has a 313 points over Suzuki (283) and Ducati (250).The teams will be at Imola tomorrow…

October festivals in Italy: autumn apple harvest in Trentino

15 March, 2020

We weren’t kidding when we said October festivals in Italy were numerous and mostly dedicated to autumn fare, Italian harvest time and wine tastings.In Casez, Sanzeno, in the Val di Non, Trentino there is an apple festival that celebrates the…

New buyers for Moto Morini?

15 March, 2020

With the announcement that Moto Morini would stay open until the end of September, the company bought itself some time to see if any other interested purchasers showed their hand. According to reports, entrepreneur Stephan Franz could be interesting in…