2013 MotoGP: Paul Bird Motorsport Reorganizes
25 Sep 2013, 11:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Paul Bird's PBM MotoGP team is reorganizing and it's somewhat funny to see how an injured rider affects teams which seem to have nothing in common with his own. The injured rider is of ...
Valentino Rossi's VR46 Moto3 Team Gets SkyTV Sponsorship
24 Sep 2013, 14:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Rumored and veiled in uncertainty, the VR46 Moto3 team is indeed real. Even more, Valentino Rossi's new racing expansion has managed to attract a very nice sponsorship, coming from SkyTV. In...
2013 WSBK: Niccolo Canepa Replaces Carlos Checa at Laguna Seca
24 Sep 2013, 14:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati Alstare has chosen Italian FIM Superstock 1000 rider Niccolo Canepa as a replacement rider for Carlos Checa, who recently had surgery for his fractured pelvis. While Checa's surgery w...
2013 MotoGP: Damian Cudlin Is the New PBM Rider
24 Sep 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Aussie Damian Cudlin is the new rider who will replace Yonny Hernandez at Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM) at Aragon, this weekend, and at his new, unexpected home race at Phillip Island next month. Cu...
Kevin Schwantz: Lorenzo Can Beat Marquez, or Marc Could Beat Himself...
23 Sep 2013, 14:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With Jorge Lorenzo winning the race at Misano and closing the gap between him and the rookie sensation Marc Marquez to a more manageable 34 points, Tissot Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix-run Keepin...
Case Stoner: A MotoGP Return? Kill the Electronics and Increase the Power!
20 Sep 2013, 12:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoSprint has been talking with Casey Stoner about Premier Class racing and a potential comeback of the Australian star to the MotoGP paddock. The Aussie say he'd give some thought to comin...
Karel Abraham Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, Sidelined for 2013
20 Sep 2013, 10:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Premature ending of the MotoGP season for Cardion AB Czech Rider Karel Abraham, as he decided to undergo shoulder surgery at the beginning of October. Due to the nature of the surgical intervention ...
MotoGP: Multiple Wildcard Appearances for Martin Bauer and Remus Racing Team Confirmed
20 Sep 2013, 07:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Grand Prix Commission has approved more wildcard appearances for Austria's Remus Racing Team and their rider Martin Bauer in 2013 and 2014. For the current season, Bauer will only make o...
Cal Crutchlow to Have Surgery This Winter
19 Sep 2013, 14:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Cal Crutchlow will undergo surgery early this winter, to help draining the fluids which still keep his hand swollen after the misfortunate triple crashes during the British GP. In early September...
37 Teams with 65 Riders Signed Up for 2014 Moto2 and Moto3
19 Sep 2013, 08:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The past weekend was quite busy for Moto2 and Moto3, as the first entries for the 2014 season have been submitted ahead of the Gran Premio Aperol di San Marino e Riviera di Rimini. So far, no less t...
Carlos Checa Fractures Pelvis, Out for the Rest of the Superbike Season
18 Sep 2013, 15:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati Alstare Team rider Carlos Checa was diagnosed with a fractured pelvis after his very brutal accident in Istanbul, Turkey and he will be missing the rest of the World Superbike series this yea...
30% More Visitors at the Isle of Man TT over 2010 Figures
17 Sep 2013, 15:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / More good news come form the world's most extreme motorcycle racing site, the Isle of Man: a survey from the Government Treasury has showed a significant increase in the economic contribution t...
Ben Spies Has a Slow Recovery, Not Breaking the Contract with Pramac Ducati
17 Sep 2013, 15:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP has interviewed Ignite Pamac Ducati rider Ben Spies, a noticeable absence in the 2013 season, as a consequence of his injuries. It all began with Spies' crash in the Malaysia GP: the...
2013 MotoGP: Honda and Yamaha Test 2014 Bikes at Misano
17 Sep 2013, 06:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's been a busy day at the Marco Simoncelli Circuit in Misano, as another official post-race test brought all the teams back on the San Marino asphalt. Honda's Marc Marquez topped the tim...
2013 MotoGP : Yonny Hernandez Joins Ducati to Substitute for Ben Spies
16 Sep 2013, 10:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Pramac Ducati Team Manager Francesco Guidotti announced the new replacement rider for Ben Spies, still recovering after multiple injuries and a double shoulder surgery. His substitute until he is ab...
2013 MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo, Flawless Victory in San Marino Round
16 Sep 2013, 09:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Perfect race for Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo as the Spaniard triumphed at Misano, in the San Marino round, for his second consecutive win. Following his old recipe, the Cobra darted ahead the p...
2013 MotoGP: Michele Pirro Unable to Substitute for Ben Spies after Misano
15 Sep 2013, 07:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / More trouble looms over the Pramac Ducati team, as it looks like Michele Pirro, Ducati's test rider will only be able to substitute for the injured Ben Spies at Misano. Team Pramac Ducati Fr...
2013 MotoGP : Yamaha Brings the Seamless Gearbox to Misano
14 Sep 2013, 08:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like it's "game on" at Misano as Jorge Lorenzo confirmed that Yamaha machinery will be running the all-new "seamless" gearbox in the GP Aperol di San Marino e della...
2014 MotoGP: NGM Yamaha Confirmed as Team
12 Sep 2013, 16:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's official: NGM Mobile Forward Racing has teamed with Yamaha for the 2014 MotoGP season and they will run two machines with Yamaha's M1 leased engines loaded into FTR chassis. The M1...
Yamaha and Tech3 Together for More MotoGP Racing
12 Sep 2013, 12:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lin Jarvis and Herve Poncharal have shook hands for extending the collaboration between their MotoGP teams, Yamaha and the French Tech3, respectively. The two will be together for at least two more ...