Well, I am home from PI and the World Supers. What an adventure and what a cautionary tale as well; let me explain. Herein a mixture of new material and my potted reports as events unfolded on … [Read more...]
Musical chairs
With Ducati's slightly improved performance at Mugello on the weekend, the focus switches to a private test for the team later this week at the same circuit. And some chair re-arranging is taking … [Read more...]
My island in the sun (with apologies to Harry Belafonte)
Recovering, if that's the right word, from my yearly pilgrimage to Phillip Island for the opening round of the FIM World Superbike and Supersport Championship. What a 6 day epic it was. Leaving … [Read more...]
Not so super
In a couple of weeks we will see the opening on the 2013 racing season. And it begins, fittingly, at Phillip Island, with Round 1 of the World Superbike Championship. However, all in the garden is … [Read more...]
Max hangs it up
As foreshadowed in my posting yesterday, current WSBK champion, Max Biaggi, announced his retirement from motorcycle racing last night, aged 41. At an age where most serious riders have already … [Read more...]
Weekends
Are for relaxation, or so they tell me. But I seem to have spent all of it so far cleaning up my study, relocating cupboards and generally doing stuff that keeps you pretty busy. Having a break now … [Read more...]
News, sporting and otherwise
As foreshadowed a couple of days ago, Aprilia has announced that Eugene Laverty will join their WSBK team to partner Max Biaggi for 2012. Quite where this leaves the fast-but-fragile Leon Camier is … [Read more...]
Ups and downs
A busy weekend in motorcycle racing although all of it off shore. In the Le Mans 24 hour race, Aussie rider, Damien Cudlin had to settle for 7th in the race after putting the bike on pole and leading … [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...]
Advertising war heats up
OK, so the Italians always do things a bit differently, but this Aprilia ad, with more than just a hint of a sideswipe at competitors, Ducati, shows that the gloves are off in … [Read more...]