2013 MotoGP: Will Yamaha Bring the Seamless Gearbox at Misano?
11 Sep 2013, 11:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Wonder whether Yamaha will make the racing debut of their awaited "seamless gearbox" at Misano this weekend. While some paddock winds suggest Rossi and Lorenzo will indeed ride in the San ...
Suzuki 2014 Wildcard Appearances still Uncertain
10 Sep 2013, 12:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Rumored to make a MotoGP comeback in 2014, Suzuki decided to wait for one more year and finely-tune their new racing prototype. The tests the Hamamatsu manufacturer made this year with Randy de P...
Toni Elias Leaves Moto2, Enters World Superbike
9 Sep 2013, 15:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Toni Elias, currently 18th in the Moto2 world rankings, will leave Moto2 and will end the 2013 season with 4 races in the World Superbike series. The news comes via a tweet from Spanish journalis...
Is Nicky Hayden's Latest 1199 Panigale R Test a WSBK Confirmation?
9 Sep 2013, 14:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Coming to the end of his contract with the Ducati factory MotoGP team leaved Nicky Hayden a free rider for 2014. Loved on both shores of the Atlantic and a huge image capital for Ducati, Hayden was ...
2013 MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow Won't Have Surgery for Swollen Forearm
5 Sep 2013, 11:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Following his crash during the Silverstone Warm-Up session, Cal Crutchlow oscillated between getting a surgery or not, but good news come from him: a surgery is not needed so he will be back in Misa...
Casey Stoner's Honda Tests Hampered by Rain Once More
5 Sep 2013, 05:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's Casey Stoner's second test with Honda at Motegi, Japan, and it's history repeating: rain hampering any chance of proper testing during the first day, just like it happened one mo...
Lightning Sets New Land Speed Record for Electric Bikes at Bonneville
4 Sep 2013, 15:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's definitely a good year for Lightning Motorcycles: first the 2013 PPIHC, and now setting a new land speed record at the speed trials in Bonneville, Utah. The new record now sits just above ...
This Is How 175 MPH Looks Like on Wet Country Roads
4 Sep 2013, 12:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some say these fellows are not in their right mind, and be right: these guys are in their racing mind! This is what true road racing is like, an extreme sport niche drawing countless enthusiasts on ...
San Diego BMW’s S1000RR Does 224 MPH at Bonneville
3 Sep 2013, 15:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nice accomplishment for BMW as their S1000RR machinery went past the 224 mph (360.4 km/h) mark at the speed trials held at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. Andy Sills of Hunter Sills Racing rod...
One-Armed Rider Makes Manx GP History
3 Sep 2013, 14:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Chris Mitchell lost his left arm in a motorcycle accident back in 2001, but it looks like this mishap was only a minor obstacle in his life. August 28th saw Chris making history at the Manx TT on th...
Scott Redding Signs 2-Year MotoGP Deal with Honda Gresini
2 Sep 2013, 10:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Not exactly a secret before the official announcement, Scott Redding's recent deal with Honda Gresini will have the Brit riding a production racer machine, at least in the first year of the con...
2013 MotoGP: Insane Race as Lorenzo Claws Back Silverstone Victory
2 Sep 2013, 09:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The past weekend saw one of the most spectacular MotoGP races in a decade or so, with the World Championship reaching UK grounds at the iconic Silverstone circuit. It's been a foery weekend ful...
Paddock Girls at Brno
29 Aug 2013, 15:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With 3 days until we get to see Britain's most beautiful bike-loving girls in the paddocks of the Silverstone circuit, here's some Czech beauties from the past weekend's race at Brno....
Scott Redding to Ride a Gresini Honda, Announcement Imminent
29 Aug 2013, 14:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Italians at MotoBlog have been all ears in the MotoGP paddock at Brno, and their ears were the first to hear a small indiscretion referring to the Moto2 rider Scott Redding throwing a leg over a...
2013 MotoGP: Karel Abraham to Sit Out of the Silverstone Round
29 Aug 2013, 12:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Cardion AB rider Karel Abraham decided to sit out of the Hertz British Grand Prix, the next MotoGP round which will take place at the legendary Silverstone circuit in the UK. Abraham, 22nd in the...
2013 MotoGP: Hertz British Grand Prix - the Numbers
29 Aug 2013, 10:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This weekend will see the 12th round of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship taking place around the legendary Silverstone circuit in the UK, the last of the triple-header after the well-deserved summ...
2013 MotoGP: Best Crashes at Brno
27 Aug 2013, 15:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP was in the Czech Republic at Brno during the past weekend, and the race itself saw quite an interesting outcome. While the podium was small wonder (Marquez, Pedrosa, Lorenzo), a lot of satell...
The FIM Surfaces the 2014 Superbike and Superbike EVO Technical Rules
27 Aug 2013, 12:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As we announced earlier, the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) are preparing some changes to the World Superbike Championship, and we're now bringing you the official document for...
Swiss Watch Manufacturer Tissot Is the Title Sponsor for the Australian GP
27 Aug 2013, 09:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A common presence in the world of motorsport, the Swiss watch manufacturer Tissot is now officially the title sponsor of the Australian GP, to be held at the Phillip Island circuit, October 20. A...
Jorge Lorenzo: The Championship Is Not Lost, but It's Very Difficult
26 Aug 2013, 15:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Talking to the Spanish motorcycle website MotoCuatro, the reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo mentions several things about yesterday's race at Brno, in the Czech Republic. First of all, h...