Ducati’s Davide Tardozzi Moves to BMW WSBK Team
6 Jan 2010, 15:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Former Ducati Xerox Superbike team manager Davide Tardozzi was confirmed as a part of the factory BMW World Superbike team for the next three years. The 50-year-old Italian left Ducati at the end o...
Aoyama Pays Tribute to Daijiro Kato, Changes MotoGP Number
5 Jan 2010, 12:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hiroshi Aoyama will switch to MotoGP racing next season, but he will not take with him the #4 he took to the world title in the 250cc class last season. The Japanese rider will have to change bike n...
Roger Lee Hayden Signs with Pedercini Kawasaki for 2010 Season
4 Jan 2010, 10:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Nicky Hayden’s youngest brother, Roger Lee Hayden, has been confirmed by the Italian Pedercini Kawasaki team for the 2010 World Superbike Championship season. Hayden will compete on a ZX-10R, ...
Dani Pedrosa Has Screw Removed after Hand Surgery
30 Dec 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dani Pedrosa will be hoping to turn the table in the MotoGP championship next year, despite the fact that he is not currently listed as a main contender for the title in 2010. Looking at some tough ...
Rossi Refused Le Mans Programme with Jean Alesi
28 Dec 2009, 11:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Reigning MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi could have really spiced up his motor racing programme for the 2010 season with a tremendous debut in the famous Le Mans 24 Hours Race. As confirmed by the I...
Matt Mladin Scatters Away WSBK Rumors
23 Dec 2009, 13:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Despite some recent rumors which placed the seven-time AMA Superbike champ in the Reitwagen BMW team for 2010, Matt Mladin yesterday put an end to all speculations that he will return to World Super...
Vermeulen Completes Testing in Spain
23 Dec 2009, 12:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Finally, the Kawasaki WSBK racing team test programme in Spain came to an end, with positive results for Chris Vermeulen, who declared himself impressed with the progress which was made the past few...
Wilco Zeelenberg to Take FIAT Yamaha Role in 2010?
23 Dec 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When Daniele Romagnoli left the FIAT Yamaha Team at the end of last year, it wasn't only the Italian squad that lost a valuable member of their management team, but also the Spanish rider Jorge...
Vermeulen Makes Progress in Almeria Testing
22 Dec 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Having been signed by Kawasaki for the 2010 World Superbike Championship season, Chris Vermeulen recently completed two days of testing at the Almeria circuit in Spain. The tests were reportedly fru...
Leon Haslam Confident in 2010 Season
20 Dec 2009, 15:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Having left the recently defunct Stiggy Racing Honda team, Leon Haslam, who has been signed by the Alstare Suzuki team for the next WSBK Championship season, is feeling confident in his chance...
Valentino Rossi Wins Casco d'Oro Award for Motorcycle Racing
17 Dec 2009, 11:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi might just have had his most successful season in the MotoGP series. Apart from clinching his 9th world title in the FIM World Motorcycle Championship (and 7th in the MotoGP), the It...
Pitt to Ride for Reitwagen BMW in 2010 WSBK Season
17 Dec 2009, 11:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Australian motorcycle racer Andrew Pitt has been confirmed by the new Reitwagen BMW team as their rider for the 2010 World Superbike Championship season, putting to rest the rumor the team will sign...
De Angelis Signs Scot Racing Deal in the Moto2 Series
15 Dec 2009, 14:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the majority of the MotoGP riding seats for the 2010 championship already secured, San Marino's Alex de Angelis decided to take a year off the premier class and step down to the inaugural ...
Lorenzo: 2010 MotoGP Title Not Vital
15 Dec 2009, 10:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jorge Lorenzo insisted that, while not regarding his runner-up spot in the 2009 MotoGP standings as a personal failure, he doesn't look at the 2010 title as a necessity. The Spaniard will enter...
MotoGP Switches to 1000cc in 2012
14 Dec 2009, 11:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Motorcycle Federation (FIM) has finally made it official. The MotoGP bikes next season will benefit from 1000cc power plants, a move that was initially agreed upon by the bike manu...
Yamaha YZF-R1 Banned by the Canadian Superbike
11 Dec 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following a recent meeting of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship Road Race Management Group, the status of Yamaha models in the 2010 National Championship significantly changed. In a releas...
Toseland Doesn't Consider His MotoGP Stint a Failure
11 Dec 2009, 11:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he was seen as a great rookie rider in the MotoGP series a couple of years ago by Valentino Rossi, former WSBK champion James Toseland failed to make a big impact in the premier series of t...
Tech 3 Yamaha Wants "Forever" Role for Colin Edwards
8 Dec 2009, 11:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Colin Edwards' switch from Yamaha's factory team to their satellite Tech 3 outfit a couple of years ago seems to be the best thing that happened to the French organization in years. And it...
Rossi Wants 70 Percent Reduction in MotoGP Electronics
4 Dec 2009, 11:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nine-time FIM world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi once again stressed out the need to have competitive riders inside the MotoGP series, rather than electronic-packaged bikes one would use to w...
Valentino Rossi Defeated by Dindo Capello in the Monza Rally Show
2 Dec 2009, 11:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi completed his journey through the world of the four-wheelers last weekend, with an honorable runner-up finish in the Monza Rally Show. Ever since it was announced that he will compet...