The first free practice session was wet and rainy for the Moto2 riders, and some riders decided to stick out in the paddock instead of the track. But with much improved conditions during FP2, the Moto2 riders got a nearly dry track beneath them, and were able to get a full test of the Estoril [...]
For the past two years, Jorge Lorenzo has won the race at Estoril from the pole position. The Fiat Yamaha rider seems more than capable of repeating that feat this weekend, as he set the best lap time around the track during the second free practice session. The first free practice session in Portugal was [...]
James Toseland will be joining the BMW Motorrad Italia team for the 2011 World Superbike season. Toseland, who finished this year’s WSBK season in ninth with Yamaha, has two World Superbike championships to his name. Toseland will be joining Ayrton Badovini, who raced with BMW Italia during the Superstock 1000 Cup. “BMW has it in [...]
The dediKato Auction, named in honor of Daijiro Kato who was killed at Suzuka during MotoGP practice on 6 April 2003, was postponed due to another horrific incident at the Grand Prix of San Marino where Shoya Tomizawa lost his life in the Moto2 race on 5 September 2010. The link is unmistakable, but it [...]
The Kawasaki factory team will be running three riders during the 2011 World Superbike season. Tom Sykes, Chris Vermeulen, and Joan Lascorz will all be riding for the Paul Bird Motorsports squad next year. The Kawasaki team will be riding the new Ninja ZX-10R for the 2011 World Superbike season. “It’s great to be staying [...]
The Pramac Racing team and Loris Capirossi have signed a deal that will put Capirossi back on a Ducati for the first time since 2007. It will be Pramac Racing’s 10th year in the MotoGP, and they have decided to enlist the help of an Italian rider for the 2011 season. Capirossi has 313 Grand Prix [...]
The news is incredible – Honda has announced that the 2011 CBR250R will be available in US dealerships by the middle of next year. This new machine is to be first viewed by the public at the EICMA show to be held in Milan, Italy, in early November. So far, the moto-press has been very [...]
The 2010 AccessKenya Africa Concours d’Elegance, held annually at the Nairobi Racecourse in Kenya, was a rousing success. This year’s event celebrated the 10th anniversary of the AccessKenya Group, the Internet Service Provider which sponsors the event, the 40th anniversary of the Alpha Romeo Owners Club (Kenya), the organizer, and the 100th birthday of legendary [...]
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