FIM officials confirmed the basic details of the 125cc class replacement today at Brno. "At a meeting of the Grand Prix Commission during this weekend's Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno, it was … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2010
Pssst. Hey, bud, wanna buy a Desmosedici?
Slightly scarred Ducati for sale. A perfect advertisement for the saying that owning the best equipment doesn't make you the best rider. I wonder how much that scuffed-up fairing is going to cost … [Read more...]
Today’s the day!
After tonight's Czech Grand Prix, Valentino Rossi's press people will announce what we have already known for months; that he is heading to Ducati in 2011. Rossi made it clear in a candid interview … [Read more...]
“Honda time”
I guess you have to have owned and ridden lots of Hondas to appreciate this, but I am amazed at how many times I look at the digital clock and see that the time is 7:54. :). I owned one of them in the … [Read more...]
Street racing (almost) in Vienna.
Apparently there was a big display of racing bikes in Vienna yesterday to help promote the weekend's meeting at Brno. News in during the day today that Hiroshi Aoyama will be back on the bike … [Read more...]
New Ducati.
Czech it out.
MotoGP gets back into gear this weekend after their mid-season, Summer break. It will be 125's (and the announcement of their replacement), Moto2 (without Team Scot - see below) and MotoGP, with … [Read more...]
Tough times for a top team.
Reports out of Italy this morning suggest that the Team Scot Moto2 team which has been running Nicola Caneppa and San Marino native, Alex de Angelis, may be sitting out the Brno round of the MotoGP … [Read more...]
Randy goes, Suzuki stays, Damian sizzles.
Just 22 days after suffering an horrific leg injury (already documented here), Randy de Puniet is back on the bike. No, I don't mean the PUSH bike, he's been doing that for a week or so. No, de Puniet … [Read more...]
More on the MotoGP engine dilemma.
To add to the previous discussions on the impact of the FIM's "6 engine rule" here's the table that shows where the teams stand at the mid-term of the season. From this you can see that the … [Read more...]
