After posting the second fastest Superbike lap time of 129.333mph this week on his Relentless Suzuki by TAS GSX-R1000, Guy Martin has declared himself fit, healthy and ready to race, despite missing last night’s practice session along with the rest of the 2011 TT solo competitors. A road traffic accident followed by an oil slick [...]


KTM to Make GP Road Racing Return in 2012

Posted: 3rd June 2011 by AllAboutBikes.com in News
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When Moto3 racing debuts next year, KTM will be there on the grid. KTM will be making its GP Road Racing return in 2012 to compete in the Moto3 category. KTM has partnered with Kalex Engineering to build a 100% in-house Moto3 racing machine for the 2012 racing season. Kalex Engineering, which currently has a [...]


2011 MotoGP Preview: Catalunya

Posted: 3rd June 2011 by AllAboutBikes.com in News
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The MotoGP riders will return to action this weekend after a two-week break for the fifth round of the 2011 MotoGP season at Catalunya. Jorge Lorenzo will be looking to extend his lead in front of his home crowd, while Casey Stoner will try for his second consecutive victory. The big story in the MotoGP, [...]


Marco Simoncelli met with race direction today on the eve of the Catalunya GP to discuss the incident that occurred in Le Mans. No further penalty was handed out as Race Direction just wanted to “draw a line” under the penalty to make sure that Simoncelli was aware of his mistake. Here is the statement [...]


Rossi and Hayden Motivated for Catalunya GP

Posted: 3rd June 2011 by AllAboutBikes.com in News
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Valentino Rossi didn’t get the chance to race at the Catalan Grand Prix in 2010 because of his injury, but The Doctor is back and ready for action. Rossi has taken 9 wins in Catalunya, and says that the Spanish circuit is one of his favorite on the calendar. “The Catalan Grand Prix is one [...]


The United States of America will soon be home to as many as ten – yes, ten – new outlets of the legendary Ace Café of London. Crass commercialization of an icon? Is it simply an indicator of the spreading cafe culture? Maybe they’re simply riding the café racer craze which has spawned countless TV [...]


The Great Recession hit many people head-on and took from some what had taken many years to achieve. Some lost their homes, some lost their livelihood, but others actually found some inspiration in the tough times which faced them. That is exactly what Mac Patrick found when business at his day job began to dwindle [...]

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