The FIM has just announced the schedule for the 2011 FIM e-Power International Championship. The e-Power series will be a 6 race series, which will culminate at Le Mans on September 24th. The FIM also said that there is a possibility that the e-Power series will join the TTXGP for one final event sometime in [...]
The Daytona 200 clearly did not go off as planned, unless of course, the AMA purposefully scheduled a three hour break in the middle of the race. Issues with the front tire caused the AMA to red flag the race, send all the riders to the pits, and issue a mandatory front tire change. This [...]
In just a few days, Japanese riders Noriyuki Haga and Ryuichi Kiyonari will have to take to the track to compete. Both riders have spent the last few days worrying about their friends and families after the Japan earthquake, and have taken the time to update the racing world about their situation. Noriyuki Haga, who [...]
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP rider Álvaro Bautista is ready for the Qatar GP after completing a positive test, and escaping uninjured from a 250km/h crash, earlier this week. Bautista is eager to get back into the racing groove following some encouraging pre-season tests that have seen him and his crew work on many new settings and [...]
The 2011 MotoGP season is finally here. The MotoGP riders will take to the Losail International Circuit in Qatar this weekend for the first round of the MotoGP season. Heading into the preseason, it looked like everyone would be chasing the new number 1 plate rider, Jorge Lorenzo. But throughout the preseason, it has become [...]
For the team and for Ducati, tomorrow is doubly important because March 17 is when Italy will celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification. Since January, the fairings of Valentino Rossi’s and Nicky Hayden’s Ducati Desmosedici GP11s have worn the official logo created for this event: three waving Italian flags representing the three Jubilees of [...]
Now established as the curtain-raiser for the MotoGP season, Qatar’s Losail International Circuit again heralds a return to action on March 20th for motorcycle racing’s top category and for Bridgestone who return as the Official Tire Supplier to the premier class for the third year. Following the Tohoku earthquake last week, Bridgestone has pledged support [...]
The results are in. The AMA has just surveyed its members to find out where to go when you want to ride a really fantastic motorcycle road. So where do you go? California has four of the greatest motorcycle roads in America, and Montana and Tennessee tie with three each. According to the survey, there [...]
The earthquake, and consequential tsunami, that struck Japan last week left the nation devastated. Thousands of people have died, businesses have been destroyed, and homes have absolutely vanished. There are many people who need help and many more who want to help. But what do you do when you’re on the opposite side of the [...]
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