Honda Will Quit MotoGP If Spec Software Become Mandatory
25 Dec 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Shuhei Nakamoto, HRC team principal warns again about Honda planning to leave the MotoGP championship in case Dorna will make spec-software mandatory. It not by far the first time Nakamoto-san expre...
Team Hero EBR in World Superbike Series, No More AMA
23 Dec 2013, 15:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dorna Sports has confirmed the entry of Team Hero EBR in the 2014 World Superbike Championship. The new team switches from the AMA Superbike series and will field a two-rider line-up, with Geoff ...
Kawasaki Returns to Suzuka 8 Hours
22 Dec 2013, 10:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kawasaki is back to the Suzuka 8 Hours racing, and the goal is no less than reaching the podium, and possibly taking a shot at the highest step. The manufacturer will throw a ZX-10R-based machine in...
2014 WSBK: Althea Racing Back with Ducati and Niccolo Canepa
22 Dec 2013, 08:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Althea Racing is once more teaming with Ducati for a World Superbike presence in 2014, but this time it is going to be the EVO class. The rules and restrictions of the EVO class seem the most suitab...
Jorge Lorenzo: I Want the Best Bike, and Yamaha Is Not the Best Now
20 Dec 2013, 14:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / More suspense comes from Jorge Lorenzo and his manager Wilco Zeelenberg, as subtle declarations start to surface. According to GP-Inside, Lorenzo openly stated that he wants the best bike in the sho...
Farquhar and Amor Bound for Isle of Man TT Return
20 Dec 2013, 07:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Two of the big names of TT racing are making a comeback in 2014: Ryan Farquhar and Keith Amor. Both of them will be riding Farquhar's KMR Kawasaki machinery and will be in the Lightweight TT Ra...
Fast MotoGP News: Riders' Plans for Xmas
19 Dec 2013, 16:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Without more ado, here's what several of the MotoGP stars have in store for Xmas, as spied by motogp.com. Marc Marquez, the new and youngest world champion ever, will spend Xmas with his fam...
2014 Dakar: Jordi Viladoms Replaces Late Kurt Caselli in the KTM Team
19 Dec 2013, 13:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM announces that the rider who will replace the late Kurt Caselli in the Red Bull KTM team at the 2014 Dakar is Jordi Viladoms. The 2014 Dakar will be the Viladoms' 8th Dakar since 2006, w...
11 Screws and a Titanium Plate Removed Jorge Lorenzo's Collarbone
18 Dec 2013, 14:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / No less than 11 screes and a titanium plate have been removed from the collarbone of Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo, during a surgery performed earlier this week. This is the second pl...
2014 Dakar: Yamaha Shows Despres' YZ450F Rally Bike
18 Dec 2013, 14:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here are some nifty photos of the bike Yamaha prepared for the 5-time Dakar winner Cyril Despres, who decided to part with his traditional team Red Bull KTM and go Team Blue for the 2014 Dakar. Y...
2014 MotoGP: 25% Off for Valencia Tickets
17 Dec 2013, 16:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Xmas and the New Year bring a lot of goodies, and one of these lovely surprises is a 25% discount for the 2014 Valencia MotoGP tickets. The official outlet of the GP de la Comunitat Valenciana of...
Jorge Lorenzo Asks, Marc Marquez Answers
17 Dec 2013, 15:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Already one of the big athletes in Spain after becoming the youngest MotoGP World Champion ever, Marc Marquez had a Q&A session with Marca magazine. Among top other sportsmen who barged in wi...
Moto3 Price Caps and Penalty Points Rules Updated
17 Dec 2013, 12:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The FIM and Dorna Sports have revealed the conclusions of the meeting the two had on December 10 in Madrid with representatives of Moto3 manufacturers and the IRTA. KTM, Honda and Mahindra offici...
2014 MotoGP: Pol Espargaro Dreams of Gunning for Valentino Rossi
16 Dec 2013, 15:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The reigning Moto2 World Champion Pol Espargaro, brother to the CRT/Open Class World Champion Aleix Esparagro is making his debut in the premiere class in 2014 and he's already dreaming of &quo...
2014 MotoGP Calendar Updates
14 Dec 2013, 08:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dorna has released a new provisional MotoGP calendar for 2014, and the biggest change from the initial version is a shuffle between the three overseas rounds of the autumn, also known as the triple ...
Indy to Invest $140 Mil in Upgrading the Brickyard for MotoGP
13 Dec 2013, 13:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Indianapolis Motor Speedwas (IMS) will invest around $140 millions (€101.8 mil) in upgrading the famous Brickyard track in order to bring the complex up to the MotoGP specs Dorna requires. ...
Sky-VR46 Moto3 KTM Bike Unveiled During XFactor Finale
13 Dec 2013, 12:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Valentino Rossi is now running a Moto3 team, but that's rather old news. What's new however, is the team's decision to introduce their 2014 motorcycles during the final act of the Ita...
2014 Dakar: Watch Ruben Faria Training with KTM
13 Dec 2013, 12:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ruben Faria is the 2013 Dakar runner-up and Cyril Despres' "shadow". He finished under 11 minutes behind the standing champion and did this riding in a lot of pain after injuring one ...
Paul Bird Motorsport Announces 2014 MotoGP Team
12 Dec 2013, 11:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM) has announced the second rider for their 2014 MotoGP presence and we're welcoming Oz-native Broc Parkes to the premiere class. This makes a full roster for PBM, wi...
The Carpathian Mountains and the True Face of Enduro
11 Dec 2013, 16:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If the Carpathians sound a bit familiar but you just can't link them with anything "enduro", then you should know that one of the world's craziest races takes place in these moun...