Moto Motorsport

HRC Employees in Saitama Unhurt After Earthquake, Tsunami

13 Mar 2011, 15:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that has struck Japan earlier this week did not injure any of the employees of Honda Racing Corporation, as confirmed by a statement released yesterday by the...

Rizla Suzuki Reveals Bike, Livery for 2011 [Gallery]

11 Mar 2011, 14:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rizla Suzuki have unveiled their bike for the 2011 MotoGP season, one that will be ridden by a single rider in the upcoming campaign of the FIM's premier motorcycle racing series. Despite the f...

Rossi Reveals Feelings About MotoGP Rivals, Max Biaggi

11 Mar 2011, 11:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Given his immense success in the MotoGP through the years, Valentino Rossi seldom took the time to evaluate his competition in the FIM premier motorcycle racing series. However, now that nobody seem...

Stoner Expects Surprises in 2011

9 Mar 2011, 15:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Honda's form in the off-season testing period prior to the 2011 MotoGP season must give every enthusiast of the Japanese marque wings ahead of the season opening Qatar GP. Casey Stoner has been...

Team Aspar Unveils 2011 Bikes in MotoGP, Moto2 and 125GP

9 Mar 2011, 14:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There is only one team that will tackle all classes of the 2011 FIM Road Racing World Championship – namely the MotoGP, Moto2 and 125GP categories – and its name is Team Aspar. And since...

Rossi Vows to Win Over Ducati Fans

8 Mar 2011, 15:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Leaving Yamaha for Ducati was surely Valentino Rossi's most important decision in the last few years and, although many believe he will most likely continue his impressive carrier at the Italia...

Rossi Will Adapt Style to New Ducati Bike

8 Mar 2011, 15:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi admitted that he will have to change his riding style for the 2011 MotoGP season due to the characteristics of his new bike, the Ducati Desmosedici GP11. The Doctor switched from ...

LCR Unveils 2011 MotoGP Livery

8 Mar 2011, 13:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / LCR Honda has finally unveiled its bike and livery for the 2011 season of the MotoGP championship, two weeks before the season opening Qatar GP. The event took place near the Venice Casino in the fa...

Repsol Moto2 Contender Unveiled by Marc Marquez

8 Mar 2011, 12:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The 125cc World Champion Marc Marquez, who is now entering his fourth year of motorcycle racing in the World Championship, recently unveiled the Repsol Moto2 machine in Barcelona, Spain. The Repsol...

Rossi Contemplates Superbike Future with Ducati

7 Mar 2011, 14:17 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Much speculation has appeared in recent years regarding Valentino Rossi's future career in motorcycle racing. In fact, the media – especially in Italy – started to speculate on the ...

BMW Remains Official Car of MotoGP Until 2016

7 Mar 2011, 13:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / BMW and Dorna Sports have recently announced they have reached an agreement which sees the German automaker as the Official Car of MotoGP until 2016, with the BMW M vehicles for the 2011 season alre...

Jorge Lorenzo Awarded 2010 Best Sportsperson in Spain

7 Mar 2011, 13:21 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Reigning MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo has recently been recognized as Spain’s best sportsperson of 2010 at a ceremony presided over by the Spanish Royal Family in the El Pardo palace. The ri...

Carlos Checa Scores Double Win at Phillip Island

1 Mar 2011, 06:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After the first of thirteen 2011 World Superbike Championship events, Althea Racing team rider Carlos Checa stormed to first place riding his Ducati 1198 after scoring a double win at Phillip Island...

Rizla Suzuki Continues Partnership with Draggin Jeans

28 Feb 2011, 07:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Draggin will continue as the official jeans supplier of the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Team through the 2011 season, supplying Alvaro Bautista and the Rizla Suzuki crew with its range of protective jeans. ...

Ducati Vows to Improve Before Qatar GP

26 Feb 2011, 14:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ducati did not take long to respond to their new rider Valentino Rossi in regards to the poor performance showcased by the Desmosedici GP11 racer for the upcoming MotoGP season. After both Rossi and...

Honda Denies Using Illegal Transmission in MotoGP

25 Feb 2011, 12:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / HRC vice president Shuhei Nakamoto fended off recent rumors according to which Honda's MotoGP Team is using an illegal transmission in order to secure a superior acceleration as compared to its...

Rossi Unhappy with Ducati Performance in Sepang

25 Feb 2011, 10:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi is not very optimistic when it comes to his first campaign with Ducati in the MotoGP, as the pace showcased by the new Desmosedici GP11 in recent testing has been nothing short of di...

Chris Vermeulen Drives the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

24 Feb 2011, 14:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Still recovering from a complicated knee operation, Chris Vermeulen is in Melbourne for the Yamaha Phillip Island Round of the Superbike World Championship. In order to get to and from the track, th...

Stoner Sweeps Sepang Test for Honda

24 Feb 2011, 12:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Casey Stoner provided Honda with a perfect sweep of the Sepang testing this week, after crushing the 2 minute lap time mark on the Malaysian track on Thursday. The Australian, who had topped both...

Yoshimura Suzuki to Debut New R-11R Race Exhaust in 2011 WSBK

24 Feb 2011, 08:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Team Yoshimura Suzuki announced today it will again be back in World Superbike at the start of this season with a world debut of the new R-11R exhaust. The Japanese team will be on the grid at the o...