Carlos Checa (Althea Racing), riding the Ducati 1198 for the first time at Donington Park today, was happy to close first qualifying for the second round of the World Superbike Championship in third position. In the morning’s first practice session and in unexpectedly sunny conditions, Althea Racing’s Carlos Checa went to the top of the [...]
Ryan Farquhar has already won an Isle of Man TT race, but he wants to have that feeling again in 2011. Farquhar will be racing with his KMR Racing Team this year, and he says that all the pieces are in place for him to take another TT victory. “The last two seasons have been [...]
Only two riders recorded times below the 1’29 mark during the first qualifying session at Donington Park. 2010 World Superbike champion Max Biaggi beat out Marco Melandri to claim the provisional pole. Carlos Checa, who was fastest during the free practice session, was on pace to keep up with the two Italians, but a few [...]
Luca Scassa earned the provisional pole at Donington Park today for the World Supersport series, narrowly edging out Sam Lowes. Scassa won the first race of the 2011 World Supersport season, and continued his fast pace during the first qualifying session. Scassa’s 1’31.232 lap time was just good enough to hold off a charging Sam [...]
The MotoGP grid was cut down to 16 last weekend after Alvaro Bautista suffered a crash that fractured his left femur. Bautista has had successful surgery, and is now in Spain beginning his recovery. Bautista fractured his femur on March 18th in Qatar, and immediately had surgery in Doha. The surgery went well, but a [...]
Carlos Checa continued his leading ways as the World Superbike riders took to the Donington Park track for the second round of the 2011 World Superbike season. Checa’s late surge on his Ducati scored him a 1’29.978 second lap time, which was the only lap set below the 1’30 mark. Checa, who won both races [...]
Laguna- Men’s Textile Jacket ($224.00) The Laguna is another great jacket by AGVSPORT. The Laguna textile is a spring, summer, and fall riding jacket. The Laguna textile jacket shares the same cut as the top-end Laguna Leather jacket that is also made by AGVSPORT. For the construction, the jacket has 1.2mm (body) to 1.4mm (impact [...]
Make plans to join KTM staff and enthusiasts for the 8th Annual KTM Adventure Rider Rally offered in two locations for 2011. The first KTM Adventure Rider Rally will be held in picturesque Mill Hall, Pennsylvania on June 3-5, 2011. A second opportunity to join the fun will be given on September 16-18, 2011 when [...]
The Horex VR6 RoadsterHere again is a taste of motorcycle geek – trolling the patent filings in the motorcycle industry to find what manufacturers are working on. Yes, this does breed some very involved discussions once the information is released to the public, and most of that is pointless as only the people at the [...]
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