Monday, June 17 2013
The MotoGP of Catalunya resulted in another victory for current world champion Jorge Lorenzo this weekend, when the Yamaha Factory Racing rider put on a skilled display in escalating temperatures to take the chequered flag. Lorenzo managed to get off to a good start into the first corner, keeping his cool and working hard to [...]
Monday, June 17 2013
In his latest instalment, Steve’s coming to us directly from a scorching Circuit de Catalunya, after another fantastic MotoGP. The victory this time around went to current world champion Jorge Lorenzo, who never put a foot wrong throughout, crossing the line with a 1.763 second lead over Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa. The podium was eventually [...]
Thursday, June 13 2013
The Catalan MotoGP is on the horizon this weekend, and for all you fans who like to hear the techie side of things, here’s the Bridgestone rundown of which tyres will be on offer for the runners and riders… The circuit is known for being fast and flowing and as a result of its numerous [...]
Wednesday, June 12 2013
This weekend, the MotoGP paddock packs up and heads to sunny Spain for the sixth round of the 2013 season – the Grand Prix of Catalunya. The Repsol Honda duo of Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez will reach the circuit in fine form, with Dani the series leader since heading to the top of the [...]
Wednesday, June 12 2013
Despite achieving some fantastic results at this year’s Isle of Man TT, it seems Michael Dunlop isn’t invincible; at least, not when he’s around a jet-ski… Dunlop and his sponsor Martin Marlow were out in the Irish Sea at the weekend, celebrating the end of the TT. Unfortunately, it seems Dunlop (pictured here on the [...]
Tuesday, June 11 2013
Round six of the eni FIM World Superbike Championship took place last weekend at Portimao, Portugal and this time, it was the turn of Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) and Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) to take a victory each. Laverty was on form, leading in Race One, until a technical problem ruled him out, [...]
Friday, June 7 2013
Valentino Rossi has been placed 51st on this year’s Forbes Rich List of the 100 Highest Paid Athletes – the only motorcycle racer to make the cut. Rossi, who returned to the MotoGP Yamaha team this year after an ill-fated couple of years with Ducati, made £14 million in 2012, but apparently, that’s nothing compared [...]
Friday, June 7 2013
This week’s pre-event at the World Superbike paddock was of a very tasty nature – with riders lining up for a cookery workshop headed up by Michelin-star winning chef, Hans Neuner. Held on the stunning dock outside the Portimao Museum, Eugene Laverty, Marco Melandri, Jonathan Rea, Loris Baz and Jules Cluzel were challenged to prepare [...]
Thursday, June 6 2013
The sixth round of the eni FIM World Superbike Championship heads to Portugal’s Autodrome Internacional do Algarve this weekend, where the riders will battle it out on a fast, challenging and undulating circuit, known for its great racing. Kawasaki Racing Team’s Tom Sykes is bound to be looking forward to building on his powerful performance [...]
Thursday, June 6 2013
Steve’s latest instalment comes to us directly from a sun-drenched Isle of Man TT, where Michael Dunlop has managed to take his fourth Superbike victory – proving he’s well on his way to breaking records to become one of the TTs future legends. Second place on the day went to Bruce Anstey, and third to [...]
Thursday, June 6 2013
Monster Tech 3 Yamaha’s Bradley Smith has undergone treatment to repair a pretty badly damaged finger, after an accident at last weekend’s Italian MotoGP practise session saw his YZR-M1 trap his hand! We’ve spared you the picture of the damaged finger here, but for those of you who can’t resist a bit of gore, there’s [...]
Monday, June 3 2013
As sunshine bathed the Isle of Man of Sunday, Michael Dunlop rode to his first every Superbike TT victory. He managed to build a forty-second victory over his fellow Honda riders, Cameron Donald and John McGuinness – with John himself overcoming a one second pit penalty to set an outright record on the final lap. [...]
Monday, June 3 2013
The Grand Prix of Italy is taking place this weekend at beautiful Tuscany’s Mugello circuit. Both Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez have previous experience of winning at the circuit, and it’s fair to say they’re on a bit of a role so far this year! After his French GP win, Dani has managed to tip [...]
Monday, June 3 2013
If you ride a Honda motorbike, you’ll definitely want to read on! The Japanese manufacturer is set to unveil a whole new production model for the 2014 FIM Road Racing World Championship, Grand Prix MotoGP class by the end of this year! According to Honda, the new model will significantly lower running costs in the [...]
Monday, June 3 2013
With the Isle of Man TT kicking off tomorrow (Saturday 1st June) the excitement finally got underway last night, with the Superbike practise session going ahead as planned! Poor weather conditions had been preventing the riders from giving their motorbikes a run for their money, but good visibility and dry roads on Thursday night meant all [...]