After his infamous "bitch slapping" incident at Donington, you would have thought that Max Biaggi would have sunk about as far as he can go. But, no, the "Roman Emperor" is still up to his old tricks … [Read more...]
6 months
Today is the 18th April, which means that it's six months since my accident on Macquarie Pass last October. Time passes very slowly when you're immobilised, believe me. In the last half a year I've … [Read more...]
What the hell is wrong at BMW?
Here we go again. Another WSBK round and another pathetic qualifying performance from the BMW teams. What is going on? They've had 2 full seasons now to get it right and they're still struggling to … [Read more...]
Assen around (sorry ’bout that, chief)
Jakub Smrz has held off a determined challenge from a horde of Italian riders to take provisional pole at Assen overnight. Following him on times are Biaggi, Melandri and Fabrizio with Rae, Corser and … [Read more...]
The GP12 – so far
Given that getting information out of Ducati is about the equivalent of extracting pennies from Scrooge's purse, what we have so far is not to go on. However, a couple of track outings, some pictures … [Read more...]
Words from the master
Mick Doohan has gone on record with Reuters to say that Valentino Rossi will struggle to win another championship after having more than a decade at the top. The five-times 500GP champion Doohan … [Read more...]
Morini closer to extinction
Zero. Nada. None. That’s the number of offers made on Moto Morni and its facilities during today’s bankruptcy auction proceedings. The beleaguered Italian motorcycle manufacturer has had a rough time … [Read more...]
More news
Acknowledging what we all know but don't WANT to know - that there is only 9 months left till 2012, the FIM is acting swiftly to firm up the grid for the start of the new formula. Interested teams … [Read more...]
Aprilia Tuono release
Last weekend the Piaggio Group finally released the much-anticipated RSV4-based Tuono. A naked bike with superbike performance, this iteration of the famous name look set to duplicate and even exceed … [Read more...]
More on the Austin bid
Well, not really a bid any more. Overnight it was announced that the "Circuit of the Americas" (how pretentious can you get?) has secured the 10 year deal they were hoping for to host MotoGp events … [Read more...]