Wayne Gardner Son Remy, the Next Casey Stoner?
25 Jan 2014, 09:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Remy, the older of the MotoGP legend Wayne Gardner's two sons, is touted to become the next Casey Stoner. He's 14 and has already stormed the Repsol CEV of Spain, finishing second. In two ...
Aprilia RSV4 Factory/R Hard Riding Commercial
21 Jan 2014, 13:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though on the race tracks in WSBK and the MotoGP feeder classes Aprilia is a feared name, the sales for these Italian bikes are not exactly sky-high. Yet 2010 and 2012 saw Max Biaggi riding Apr...
Yamaha Registers YZF-R3 and R3 Trademarks
18 Jan 2014, 09:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are on the move at Yamaha, as the YZF-R3 and R3 names have been registered as a trademark. The two names have been trademarked for both the US and the European Union, so we might presume t...
Jorge Lorenzo Rumored to Ride for Ducati in 2015
17 Jan 2014, 16:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Spanish sports journalist Rafa Fernandez of radio Onda Cero says that Jorge Lorenzo has inked a pre-contract with none other than Ducati Corse for a Desmosedici ride in 2015. Ducati responded wit...
Suzuki's Struggles Back to MotoGP, Part 4
11 Jan 2014, 07:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Building on a base which proves to be as solid as it looks promising, Suzuki is facing the ultimate stage in the development of their XRH-1 MotoGP motorcycle: making it competitive while running the...
Marc Marquez Takes on AMA Star Brad Baker at the Superprestigio Dirt Track
9 Jan 2014, 14:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez is about to take on the AMA dirt track racer Brad Baker in the Superprestigio Dirt Track even hosted by the Palau Saint Jordi indoor sporting arena near Barcelona,...
Suzuki's Road Back to MotoGP, Part 3
8 Jan 2014, 15:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's the third episode of the Suzuki MotoGP development documentary, a brief description of the road the house of Hamamatsu treads back to the premier class motorcycle racing. The present ...
Suzuki's Way Back into MotoGP, Episode 2
6 Jan 2014, 11:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Team Suzuki show the second episode of their 4-part story on the new MotoGP prototype they'll bring in 2015, the XRH-1. This new documentary tells the story of how the new team was completed...
Watch the Suzuki MotoGP Development Documentary Part 1
3 Jan 2014, 11:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It appears that Suzuki is taking things extremely seriously as far as the return to MotoGP is concerned. While they pushed the return season one year further, the biggest challenge was jumping from ...
Honda Will Quit MotoGP If Spec Software Become Mandatory
25 Dec 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Shuhei Nakamoto, HRC team principal warns again about Honda planning to leave the MotoGP championship in case Dorna will make spec-software mandatory. It not by far the first time Nakamoto-san expre...
Jorge Lorenzo Rumored to Ride for Honda in 2015
12 Dec 2013, 14:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The warm winds of Spain have brought in some very interesting whispers to the snow-clad north, and one of them has to do with a possible change of teams for the 2-time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo,...
Carlo Pernat: I Don't Think Aprilia Will Be a MotoGP Factory Team
11 Dec 2013, 16:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Racing mastermind Carlo Pernat has been talking to the Italian magazine Motociclismo and the future of Aprilia as a MotoGP factory team came into the discussion. Pernat was rather radical and says t...
Caterham Set for MotoGP Entry
10 Dec 2013, 15:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Caterham is taking firm steps in motorcycle racing, as Kamarudin Meranun, the chief of the two-wheeled project makes it clear that the ultimate goal is nothing short of racing in MotoGP. More tha...
2014 MotoGP: Circuit of the Americas Tickets on Sale
8 Dec 2013, 09:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Tickets for the 2014 Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas April 11-13 are now on sale, the official CotA website informs. With Laguna Seca dropped from the 2014 calendar, CotA and the Brickyard re...
No More Mick Doohan in the Race of Champions, as Event Is Canceled
3 Dec 2013, 15:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Political unrest in Thailand caused the 2013 Race of Champions to be canceled, denying MotoGP Legend Mick Doohan the chance to battle other stars in motorsport, such as the Michael Schumacher, Tom K...
Suzuki Has One More Year for MotoGP Testing
3 Dec 2013, 11:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Suzuki shows the first official video of their new XRH-1 MotoGP machine as the 2013 testing reached an end. The Hamamatsu group switched to an in-line 4-cylinder architecture are are aiming at a ...
Marc Marquez Attends Honda 'Thanks Day' at Motegi
2 Dec 2013, 11:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Marc Marquez attended the Honda Thanks Day at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit last Saturday, being one of the guests of honor together with multiple other Honda riders and drivers from various motorspo...
Ducati Honors Loris Capirossi with Early Xmas Present: a GP11 Desmosedici
1 Dec 2013, 12:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Loris Capirossi got an awesome early Xmas present from Ducati: the very GP11 Desmosedici he rode back in 2011 in his last race before retiring from pro racing. The GP11 has the number 58 on the f...
MotoGP Legend Mick Doohan Confirms Race of Champions Entry
25 Nov 2013, 12:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Once a racer, always a racer, they say, and seeing MotoGP legend Mick Doohan conforming his entry in the 2013 Race of Champions proves the saying only too well. The 2013 Race of Champions will ta...
Valentino Rossi Second in the Monza Rally Show
25 Nov 2013, 12:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Valentino Rossi is not only a top-notch MotoGP rider and multiple world champion: he's also a keen and skilled car racer and he has just finished second in this year's traditional Monza Ra...