Andrea Antonelli Dies at 25 During Moscow World Supersport Race
22 Jul 2013, 09:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of World Supersport rider Andrea Antonelli. Antonelli, 25, was involved in a high-speed crash on the straight line between Turn 14 and Turn ...
2013 MotoGP: Doctor Rossi Declares Lorenzo and Pedrosa Fit to Race
20 Jul 2013, 08:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Believe it or not, but the chief medical officer at Laguna Seca is Doctor Rossi, but his name is Raymond and not Valentino. After the regular check at the mobile clinic, Dr. Rossi declared both Jorg...
2013 MotoGP: Yamaha Tests Seamless Gearbox
19 Jul 2013, 07:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP.com has asked Yamaha Racing boss Lin Jarvis some questions about the rumored and awaited seamless gearbox, and Lin was kind enough to let us know Team Blue's plans as far as the new tran...
2013 MotoGP: Nicky Hayden Says Goodbye to Ducati
19 Jul 2013, 07:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / During the kick-off press conference at Laguna Seca Nicky Hayden spoke openly about his departure from Ducati. The Texas rider, now in his 10th year in MotoGP had a very good debut with the Itali...
2013 MotoGP: Andrea Iannone Will Not Ride at Laguna Seca
18 Jul 2013, 13:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad news from the Pramac Ducati camp as their Italian Andrea Iannone will miss the Laguna Seca round this weekend, as medical tests showed a small fracture in the neck of his right humerus. Ianno...
2013 MotoGP: Pedrosa and Lorenzo Fly to Laguna Seca, Will Attempt to Race
17 Jul 2013, 15:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news from the iron men camp as both Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo announced they will be with their teams at Laguna Seca in the US, this weekend, for the last round before the 3-week summer b...
What Bike Will Nicky Hayden Ride in 2014?
17 Jul 2013, 10:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We're drawing near the summer break of the 2013 MotoGP season, and in some paddocks, there is much stir, with contracts coming to an end and riders, teams and sponsors, alike, looking to get th...
How Yamaha's MotoGP Engine Lease Program Works
16 Jul 2013, 15:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / €800,000 ($1,050,000) per rider per year, this is the cost of running an Yamaha M1 engine into a non-MSMA motorcycle in the 2014 MotoGP season, the Tuning Forks boss Lin Jarvis explains. As...
Zongshen Dominates the First Round of the European eRoadRacing Series
16 Jul 2013, 14:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Electric motorcycle racing has a rather slow start, but we're ever so glad that things are moving, since the kick off is always the hardest part. The first round of the European eRoadRacing too...
2014 MotoGP: NGM Mobile Forward Racing to Lease Yamaha M1 Engines
16 Jul 2013, 12:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / NGM Mobile Forward Racing Team have confirmed they have a verbal agreement with Yamaha for leasing their M1 engines for the next MotoGP season. While a signed contract was not mentioned yet, we do b...
KTM Thinks about Moto2 and World Superbike, not MotoGP
16 Jul 2013, 09:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We know there are a lot of guys who would like to see KTM as a MotoGP entry any time soon, but we have to disappoint them. KTM's CEO Stefan Pierer expressly mentioned that the premium class ...
2013 MotoGP: the Beautiful Paddock Girls at Sachsenring
15 Jul 2013, 14:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There are a lot of fellows who don't like the way German sounds. Many of them also tend to believe that the Germans themselves are just as harsh and cold... but taking a look at the pics after ...
Land Speed Record Holder Bill Warner Dies in 285 MPH Crash
15 Jul 2013, 14:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's a sad moment for the motorcycle world and it is with regrets that we must announce the passing of Bill Warner, multiple land speed record holder. Bill, 44, was attempting to beat his 20...
Jorge Lorenzo Gets Bone Implant, Pondering over Return for Laguna Seca
15 Jul 2013, 09:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Following a crash during practice on Thursday, ahead of the German Grand Prix, Jorge Lorenzo managed to bend the titanium plate holding the collarbone he fractured two weeks ago in Assen, the Nether...
2013 MotoGP: Marquez Wins at Sachsenring, Consecutive Podiums for Crutchlow and Rossi
15 Jul 2013, 09:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The world rankings changed leader past Sunday on the intricate circuit Sachsenring, in Germany, as Repsol Honda's rookie extraordinaire Marc Marquez claimed his second victory in his debut Moto...
2013 MotoGP: Crutchlow Crashes at 200 KM/H, Medics Remove Gravel from His Arm
13 Jul 2013, 08:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Turn 11 strikes again at Sachsenring, and again it's one of the Yamahas down, but this time it's Cal Crutchlow. Cal lost the front almost halfway into the turn and lowsided at 200 km/h...
2013 MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo Crashes in FP and Will Not Ride at Sachsenring
13 Jul 2013, 07:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Tough luck for Yamaha and their top rider Jorge Lorenzo, as he is out of the race for this weekend's German Grand Prix at Sachsenring. The reigning champion crashed in Turn 10, and the high...
2013 MotoGP: Crashfest at Sachsenring During Free Practice
12 Jul 2013, 13:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sunday's race on German ground at Sachsenring will be interesting... to say the least. Free Practice 1 this morning saw Jorge Lorenzo set the fastest lap in FP1 with 1m22s047, despite riding wi...
2013 WSS: Vladimir Ivanov Finally Out of Intensive Care
12 Jul 2013, 10:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / DMC-Lorenzini Kawasaki rider Vladimir Ivanov is finally out from the intensive care unit of the Imola Hospital in Italy. Ivanov was brought in after a very hard crash during the World Supersport ...
More Changes for the World Superbike
11 Jul 2013, 15:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The World Superbike series gets no rest, and not because this championship is so intense and battles so fierce, but because Dorna, holder of the WSBK rights wants so. Following the path we saw wi...