Jorge Lorenzo's win on Sunday has breathed some life back into a championship that was rapidly heading for boredom with the Repsol steam roller flattening the opposition so far this year. Lorenzo … [Read more...]
What’s wrong at Yamaha?
Yesterday's official launch of the 2011 MI at Sepang has highlighted a worrying scenario at Yamaha. Both their MotoGp team AND their WSBK team are undertaking the 2011 season WITHOUT a major … [Read more...]
If it’s February, it must be racin’ season
This weekend sees the WSBK teams invade Phillip Island for the last official test before the season proper begins on the following weekend (25-27 Feb). Press releases are coming thick and fast from … [Read more...]
Whatever happened to…
...the Foggy Petronas project? Well, it died, basically, with the Malaysian parent company taking a huge bath along the way. But, what happened to the bikes? Well, most (like me) assumed that … [Read more...]
First official WSBK test continues
The first official test for 2011 continues at Portimao in Portugal. Minus the official BMW squad of Corser and Haslam and the Kawasaki pair of Vermeulen and Rolfo, yesterday's fastest rider was Jakub … [Read more...]
Castrol returns
Great news in overnight that Castrol has returned to WSBK after many years' absence, as the major sponsor of the Ten Kate team, Honda's de facto "works" team in the championship. Castrol won 2 WSBK … [Read more...]
CV adds to his CV
In a sight that will bring joy to all of his patient fans, Chris Vermeulen had his first hit-out on a bike in more than 6 months at Sepang, in Malaysia, yesterday. In a private Kawasaki test for the … [Read more...]