2013 WSBK: Guintoli and Aprilia Leading after Monza
13 May 2013, 09:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Aprilia's Superbike team is leading the 2013 WSBK series after the race in Monza, Italy, and has their two riders in the first two position of the provisional standings. Sylvain Guintoli leads ...
2013 Isle of Man Official TT Programme Available Now
12 May 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With 15 days remaining (at the time of writing) until the most extreme road racing event in the world kicks off, the Isle of Man TT organizers surface the TT 2013 Programme, Race and Spectator Guide...
2013 Mugen Shinden Ni Ready to Take on the IOMTT
12 May 2013, 11:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Team Mugen has finalized the design of their 2013 Shinden Ni electric bike which will race in the 2013 Zero TT at the Isle of Man Mountain Course, with TT star John McGuinness aboard. The new bik...
Argentina's New MotoGP Circuit Closer to FIM Approval
12 May 2013, 07:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Argentina continues the preparations at Termas de Rio Hondo, the place where MotoGP races will be hosted as the country will enter the official calendar. The facility is under construction, but t...
MotoGP: Suzuki Wants Crutchlow and Espargaro
11 May 2013, 06:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like things are beginning to look a bit clearer, as Suzuki starts making plans for their 2014 comeback to MotoGP: since Pol Espargaro, one of the riders they wanted badly was stolen by Yama...
MotoGP: Hector Barbera Sentenced to Six Months in Jail
11 May 2013, 05:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Hector Barbera received an expedited judgement during a court hearing in Jerez, Spain, and was sentenced to six months in jail for assault and battery. Yesterday we reported that Avintia Blusens&...
Who Will Pol Espargaro Replace in Yamaha Tech3 MotoGP Team?
10 May 2013, 13:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha's satellite team Tech3 has confirmed having Pol Espargaro as one of their riders for the next MotoGP season. Herve Poncharal of Tech3 confirmed that bringing Aleix Espargaro's br...
2013 MotoGP: Hector Barbera Arrested for Beating His Girlfriend
10 May 2013, 12:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Hector Barbera was arrested in Jerez, Spain, for violent behavior against his girlfriend, GP Inside reports. The assault happened yesterday in the city of Jerez, when Barbera and his girlfriend w...
2013 MotoGP: Iannone's Surgery Went OK, Good Prospects for Le Mans
8 May 2013, 12:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Andrea Iannone's surgery went alright and now he's recovering for the next MotoGP round in France, at Le Mans, in less than two weeks' time. Iannone flew to Barcelona, Spain, after...
2013 WSBK: BMW S1000RR and Chaz Davies Wind Tunnel Positioning Tweaks
7 May 2013, 15:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Following Marco Melandri's similar procedure last year, BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team rider Chaz Davies (currently 3rd in the 2013 WSBK standings with 83 points) is in Munich, Germany, in BMW&#...
Out of Nothing, the Bonneville Documentary Trailer
7 May 2013, 14:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With summer comes heat, but there's one more cool thing coming our way, too, and its name is Out of Nothing, a nice documentary on what racing at the Bonneville salt flats is really about. T...
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies Misses Le Mans, Pirro Will Ride His Ducati
7 May 2013, 13:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Team Ignite Pramac Ducati will replace Ben Spies with the factory test rider Michele Pirro for the French round of the 2013 MotoGP season to be hosted by the legendary circuit Le Mans on May 19. ...
2013 MotoGP: No Penalty for Marquez for Jerez Incident
7 May 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Marc Marquez will not be given a penalty for the incident in which he was involved during the last corner at the Jerez circuit last Sunday, when he clashed with Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo, sending ...
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo Lowers the Track Record in FP1
3 May 2013, 13:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are getting hotter in Jerez, Spain, as this weekend brings the debut of the series on European soil, and a home race for some of the most eager MotoGP riders: Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa and ...
More Suzuki MotoGP Prototype Pics
3 May 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kevin Cameron from Cycle World is the lucky guy who got to enjoy more of Suzuki's new prototype MotoGP machine, and here are some new great images with the 2014 motorcycle. Rumored but then ...
Rope Jumping with a Bike Is Awesome
2 May 2013, 15:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If someone told us about a rider jumping rope with a bike, we'd most likely laughed and handed the guy a beer, telling him to chill after a hard day's work. However.. it looks like its ...
Kevin Schwantz Returns to Motorcycle Racing
2 May 2013, 13:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for the fans of Kevin Schwantz: the legend rider is back into racing, and this time it's the prestigious 8-Hour Endurance race at Suzuka. Schwantz, 49, is joining Team Kagayama an...
2013 WSBK: BMW Explains the Problems in Assen
1 May 2013, 11:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Just before the third round of the 2013 World Superbike series in Assen, the Netherlands, we were anticipating a fierce battle between Aprilia and BMW, as both teams had already showed exceptional g...
2013 MotoGP: Spies Replaced by Pirro at Jerez, Debut for Development Desmosedici GP13
1 May 2013, 11:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With Ben Spies having to undergo more recovery for his injured shoulder, and thus skipping the Jerez round, Ducati unsurprisingly called up for the services of their development rider Michele ...
2013 MotoGP: Marc Marquez on His Dragging Elbow and Expectations
30 Apr 2013, 15:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If anything, Spaniard rookie Marc Marquez in the man of the moment in MotoGP: he became the youngest rider to ever win a MotoGP race, just after smashing another record also held by Freddie Spencer,...