Suzuki's Return to MotoGP Closer with the Scheduled Catalunya Test
27 Feb 2013, 11:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Crash.net has interviewed Suzuki test rider Nobuatsu Aoki and he confirmed that Suzuki will be testing a new bike during the summer, at the Barcelona circuit, after the race itself. Aoki also declar...
2013 MotoGP: Ducati Is a Bit Faster at Sepang, Pedrosa Still Reigning
27 Feb 2013, 10:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A bit of good news for the Ducati fans: the bikes have been a bit faster during the first day of the second test ride at Sepang, Malaysia, the same stage they failed miserably earlier this year. ...
$50,000 a Day for Racing on the Circuit of the Americas Track
26 Feb 2013, 11:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Fellow bike-maniacs at Asphalt and Rubber have delved a bit into the "amateur racing industry" and have found out the conditions for gaining access on the famous tarmac of the Circuit of ...
MV Agusta Happy with the New F3 675 Despite Retiring in the Phillip Island WSS Race
26 Feb 2013, 10:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MV Agusta's most recent press release expresses their positive experience in the first SuperSport race of the 2013 at Phillip Island in Australia. The Italian manufacturer is extremely pleas...
Checa Is Back with the Team, Melandri Is Mad at the On-Site Medical Crew
25 Feb 2013, 16:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Carlos Checa was released from the Melbourne hospital he ended up in after the brutal crash in the first race of the 2013 WSBK reason, and fellow rider Marco Melandri is mad at the medical crew who ...
Does Suzuki's Visit at Magneti Marelli Mean Serious 2014 MotoGP Plans?
25 Feb 2013, 15:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Following disappointing results in the last two MotoGP seasons, Suzuki pulled out of the series for the moment, but it looks like something is brewing again in the Hamamatsu camp. While three factor...
2013 WSBK: Aprilia Dominates the Phillip Island Races
25 Feb 2013, 13:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The first stage of the 2013 World SuperBike series was dominated by the Aprilia bikes which placed on 5 out of the 6 podium positions available. The Phillip Island podium saw three Aprilia riders...
Triple Record-Breaking for 171 mph Velocette
25 Feb 2013, 11:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you thought that old Velocettes were lazy and only good for cruising around the block, here's Suart Hopper and his 1959 Venom, racing once more at Lake Gairdner, A ustralia, and having just ...
2013 WSBK: Carlos Checa Crashes Hard in Race 1
25 Feb 2013, 10:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad news for Ducati Alstare in the first round of the 2013 WSBK season. While Carlos Checa and his bike did really well in the pole position race just days ago, the race itself proved to be ill-fate...
2013 WSBK: A Lap Aboard Jonathan Rea's Pata Honda CBR1000RR
23 Feb 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a very nice treat from thr Superbike Honda team, fresh footage from the Phillip Island circuit in Australia, with less than 24 hours before the first WSBK race of the season starts. T...
2013 WSBK: Carlos Checa and Ducati Panigale in Pole Position at Phillip Island
23 Feb 2013, 10:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for Ducati in the early 2013 WSBK season, as Alstare team rider Carlos Checa rode his Panigale to the pole position for tomorrow's races at Phillip Island, Australia. This is the 1...
Marc Marquez, a Better Rookie Debut than Pedrosa and Lorenzo Had
22 Feb 2013, 13:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / According to an investigation carried out by the Spanish magazine Solomoto, Repsol Honda rookie Marc Marquez made a better debut in his MotoGP career than two of the (more experienced) riders in fro...
2013 WSBK: Michel Fabrizio, the Fastest in Qualifying 1 at Phillip Island
22 Feb 2013, 09:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The first official day of the 2013 SuperBike season ended well for the Red Devils Roma Aprilia rider Michel Fabrizio: he lapped the fastest track at Phillip Island in 1m31s317, followed very closely...
2013 WSBK: Checa and Ducati Finish First at Phillip Island Tests
19 Feb 2013, 14:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Carlos Checa and his Alstare Ducati machine were the fastest in the second and final day of official tests at Phillip Island in Australia. Having skipped the initial days of private test rides due t...
2013 WSBK: Camier and Suzuki Still the Fastest at Phillip Island
18 Feb 2013, 15:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Leon Camier (check his scraped leathers) had the best time during the first day of official WSBK training at Phillip Island. The day was a bit better for most riders, even though German pilot Max Ne...
Electric Motorcycle Racing Springs Up, Future Looks Bright
18 Feb 2013, 11:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a piece of very good news for the electric bike enthusiasts: e-bike racing programs are springing up now here and there, as a very good proof that the green machines are truly becoming p...
Ducati Panigale Burns after Highside Crash
16 Feb 2013, 12:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad start for Alstare Ducati team in the private tests in Phillip Island, Australia: Carlos Checa missed the first two days due to a blocked intestine, while Ayrton Badovini miraculously escaped unh...
2013 WSBK: Everybody Crashes at Phillip Island
16 Feb 2013, 08:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The second day of private tests at Phillip Island, Australia proves once more that the resurfacing of the track should have been done a bit earlier, maybe: still, pretty much all those who rode in t...
Eugene Laverty Leads the Phillip Island Test, Many Riders Crash Out
15 Feb 2013, 13:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Such a title may seem a bit strange, but it is indeed very close to the actual truth: a lot of riders crashed in Phillip Island during the first of the two private test days, just before the officia...
Mad Fans Petition for Ducati Leaving MotoGP
15 Feb 2013, 10:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like some radical Ducati fans have really had it, and entered an online petition on Change.org, asking Ducati to either do something about their MotoGP program or leave the competition. ...