Carlos Checa has been unstoppable this weekend. After leading the free practice session and claiming the first Superpole of the 2011 World Superbike season, Checa raced to the first victory of the season today at Phillip Island. Checa earned the pole position with a record setting lap, but Biaggi was close behind during the qualifying [...]
For the last week, Carlos Checa has been absolutely dominant at Phillip Island. Checa was at the top of the timesheets during the final pre-season World Superbike test, he led the free practice session and claimed the provisional pole yesterday. Today Checa set a record breaking lap to claim the first superpole trophy of the [...]
Ducati announces today the launch of the 2011 848EVO Club Racing Contingency Program; a package to support riders campaigning Ducati’s new middleweight Superbike in regional race competition. Ducati continues to push the envelopes of racing performance and technology. The new 848EVO is a direct result of these ambitions combined with years of development while racing [...]
Back in October, I reported on motorcycle-only checkpoints that were not only common practice in some states, but were funded by a federal grant program. Our readers were quite vocal in their dismay at such a practice. Well, here we go again. The Georgia State Patrol plans on conducting motorcycle-only traffic checkpoints. The concern is [...]
We ran across a list of track tips attributed to Kevin Schwantz to make your first track day better. We trimmed down the list and will be looking at a few of the items in detail. We are focusing on tips for setting up for a turn and getting through the turn. The list of [...]
After the three-day MotoGP testing session in Sepang, Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden were less than optimistic about their results. Rossi said that he was “unhappy,” and that he was “worried” about the 2011 season. But while Hayden and Rossi were working in Sepang, the Ducati Marlboro testing team was working hard in Jerez. Luckily [...]
Carlos Checa had a fantastic pre-season, and all of his hard work is showing at opening day of the 2011 World Superbike season at Phillip Island. Checa topped the time sheets during the free practice session, but was also able to lead the WSBK around the track during the opening qualifying session. Checa earned a [...]
For the first time during the 2011 MotoGP pre-season, Valentino Rossi has been less than optimistic about his Ducati motorcycle, his performance, and his team. Rossi said that he was “quite worried” about his performance during the Sepang testing session, and that there was much work to do before the start of the 2011 MotoGP [...]
We did an exclusive interview with Sophie Nolan, from Street Bike Freestyle team, STUNTNZ. We wanted to find out a little bit more about the group and Sophie, so we asked some questions to find out what it is that makes this lady a ‘stunt – driven’ chick! What stunt bike(s) do you have? We [...]
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