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- British Superbike Champion Tarran Mackenzie breaks ankle in a training accident
The 2021 British Superbike champion Tarran Mackenzie has had a rough start to 2022 and his title defence, after falling from his R1 at the Cartagena Circuit, Spain, on Tuesday last week. Suffering a fracture at the base of the right Tibia and a dislocated left shoulder, Tarran underwent surgery on Wednesday, by renowned Dr… Read More »British Superbike Champion Tarran Mackenzie breaks ankle in a training accident - MotoGP goes green with new fuel!
As with most companies and sports, customers and fans are rapidly expecting more green credentials, whether it’s baked beans from your supermarket or the finest petrols for motorsport use. The latest news sees the MotoGP championship move to a new sustainable fuel from 2024 with the aim of zero-carbon. Hard to believe that the jet… Read More »MotoGP goes green with new fuel! - Moto GP seats filled as Raul Fernandez moves to Tech 3 racing
Moving up from the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto 2 team to the Tech3 KTM Moto GP team is Moto2 rookie Raul Fernandez joining fellow Moto GP rookie to be Remy Gardner. The KTM GP academy is proving successful in bringing fresh talent through Moto3 and Moto 2 and into the Moto GP projects. I’m… Read More »Moto GP seats filled as Raul Fernandez moves to Tech 3 racing - Valentino Rossi Retires
Today, the motorsport world was finally privy to an announcement that has been a long time coming, yet which none of us wished to hear. Valentino Rossi will be hanging up his MotoGP leathers at the end of the year. What can be left to say about a career that has spanned a 26 year… Read More »Valentino Rossi Retires - Triumph Motorcycles announces new off-road product ranges!
It’s probably no surprise to hear the news that Triumph are working and developing a new ‘Comprehensive’ range of competition Motocross and Enduro motorcycles. Focusing on making competition MX and Enduro machinery brings a full Triumph race program aiming at taking the crown in the top tiers of championship racing. Triumph’s Bobber Black review! Commitment… Read More »Triumph Motorcycles announces new off-road product ranges! - Qualifying Confusion in the Sachsenring
The legendary Sachsenring has been the site of Marc Marquez’s ultimate domination, as this is where he has a decade long record of taking pole position and the race win across the three different world stage classes. However, with his latest struggles as he makes his comeback from the devastating injury he received in Jerez… Read More »Qualifying Confusion in the Sachsenring - Pramac Racing Retain Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco for 2022
Silly season in MotoGP continues. Pramac Racing have announced that they will be retaining both of their riders for the upcoming 2022 season. This announcement precludes the return of Jorge Martin, who has missed the last 4 rounds due to multiple injuries sustained in Free Practise during the Portuguese GP. However, before his accident, he… Read More »Pramac Racing Retain Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco for 2022 - Remy Gardner is MotoGP bound
Remy Gardner, the current championship leader in the Moto2 category, has signed a deal with KTM’s Tech3 Racing Team to move into the moto MotoGP class for 2022. The move up to the premier class has been threatening for the young Australian for some time now, as he was able to start consistently taking pole… Read More »Remy Gardner is MotoGP bound - Brad Binder to continue with KTM
Brno race winner, Brad Binder, will be continuing with the Austrian manufacturer KTM until 2024 – making their alliance a decade long affair. Binder has been with KTM for every notable moment of his motorcycling career. From progressing through KTM‘s GP Academy structure, then onto the RedBull Rookies Cup and then Moto3, where he became… Read More »Brad Binder to continue with KTM - The issue with heavily televised replays of crashes
A mixed Mugello weekend for all It’s race day in Mugello, and so far, we have seen the continued impressive form of Pedro Acosta, the rookie who leads the Moto3 championship. The prominence of Raul Fernandez, another impressive rookie who is very much part of the Moto2 championship fight. Lastly, the sensational 5th round of… Read More »The issue with heavily televised replays of crashes - Jack of all trades, Master of one! Jack Miller signs again for Ducati
After a torrid start to life in Factory Ducati red, Jack Miller has made the last two GP’s count, taking his first dry weather win in Jerez and following it up with a stunning display of skill and bravery in MotoGP’s first flag-to-flag race since 2017 in Le Mans. With his 2021 season finally starting… Read More »Jack of all trades, Master of one! Jack Miller signs again for Ducati - Spills, Thrills and a Battle of the Wills: Recapping the French GP
I have *just about* recovered from Sunday’s race now, and honestly there’s so much to cover, it feels impossible to give a fully comprehensive overview. That said, I’m going to give it a try. Sunday saw the first Flag-to-Flag race in MotoGP since 2017; meaning that over half of the grid had never experienced such… Read More »Spills, Thrills and a Battle of the Wills: Recapping the French GP - C’est La Vie: A Wet and Wild Weekend so far at the French GP
The Circuit of Le Mans is possibly the most famous arena in motorsports due to its legendary 24-hour races. However, it has always been a contentious circuit, with its rapid changeability of the weather in the Sarthe region of France. Home hero’s Fabio Quartararo and Johann Zarco will both be desperate to take a victory… Read More »C’est La Vie: A Wet and Wild Weekend so far at the French GP - Viva Miller: The Story of Sunday’s Spanish GP
By now the dust has settled and the sun has set on one of the most iconic tracks MotoGP ever go to – Circuito de Jerez – and oh wow, did it produce yet another stunner of a race. The MotoGP race looked decidedly set to give Fabio Quartararo his first hat trick of wins… Read More »Viva Miller: The Story of Sunday’s Spanish GP - Will Valentino Rossi retire in 2021?
It sounded like a match made in heaven. One of the greatest and most popular riders in Moto GP history, paired with an underdog team, ruffled the big guns’ feathers in 2020. Adding factory Yamaha machinery, with one of his VR46 academy prodigy in Franco Morbidelli as his teammate. The stuff of dreams for a… Read More »Will Valentino Rossi retire in 2021? - What is arm pump and how can it be cured?
We hear more and more about Moto GP riders suffering the dreaded arm pump, but what actually is it? Arm pump is clinically described as Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS) in the forearm. Big words, good job arm pump is smaller. Swelling of the muscles inside the forearm during or after exercise, restricting blood flow.… Read More »What is arm pump and how can it be cured? - Crashes, clashes and qualifying dash’s: Saturday at the Jerez GP
Jerez de la Frontera has produced some of the most scintillating racing in MotoGP’s history. Many famous last lap battles have been fought at the Angel Nieto circuit: Doohan vs Crivillè, Rossi vs Gibernau, Marquez vs Lorenzo, to name a few. More recently, it was the sight of Fabio Quartararo’s first-ever race victory in the… Read More »Crashes, clashes and qualifying dash’s: Saturday at the Jerez GP - Aprilia Racing set to join the MotoAmerica grid with the RS 660
Aprilia Racing have confirmed that they will be, for the first time, taking part in the MotoAmerica championship with a newly homologated version of their RS 660. The season opener for the MotoAmerica championship is set to take place in Road Atlanta on April 30th, and 8 out of the 28 competitors have signed on… Read More »Aprilia Racing set to join the MotoAmerica grid with the RS 660 - Racing Backwards: A Recap of the Portuguese GP
It’s race week again, and this week it is the turn of the classic, Jerez de la Frontera, the scene of the famous 12+1 Angel Nieto celebration, and more recently, the racetrack that gave Fabio Quartararo his first victories in MotoGP. Of course, the newly returned Marc Marquez has been dominant at this particular track… Read More »Racing Backwards: A Recap of the Portuguese GP - Riding the Rollercoaster: The Highs and Lows of the Portuguese GP
The Portimao racetrack has been a hit with audiences and riders alike since it was introduced at the end of last year’s season, and six months later we’re back here again. However, even better than another go on the rollercoaster is the fact that eight-time world champion Marc Marquez is back on the grid for… Read More »Riding the Rollercoaster: The Highs and Lows of the Portuguese GP - Qatar vs Doha: Winners and Losers of the Opening Double Header
It’s race week! Soon we will be revisiting the rollercoaster at Portimao, and even more exciting: the King is coming back! Yes, Marc Marquez has been declared fit to race this week and Friday will be the very first time he’s seen on his beloved RC213V since that traumatic crash in the opening round of… Read More »Qatar vs Doha: Winners and Losers of the Opening Double Header - Marc Marquez set for 2021 Portimão return
It’s been weird without him, but four months on from his latest surgery Marc Marquez has been cleared by doctors, ready for his Moto GP return. His incident at the Jerez season opener in 2020, lead to suffering from an infected pseudoarthrosis of the right humerus (infected fusion site, right upper arm), after multiple surgeries which… Read More »Marc Marquez set for 2021 Portimão return - Double Header Delights: Qualifying for the Doha GP
As sure as I am that every rider is sick to the back teeth of the Losail International Circuit, they’re still perfectly able to give us one hell of a show. All three classes went down to the wire last night in the penultimate day of the Qatar doubleheader, and there were certainly some shocks.… Read More »Double Header Delights: Qualifying for the Doha GP - Déjà vu? Free Practice Friday for the Doha GP
The first race of the season was so good; MotoGP decided they were going to do it all over again. Racing action is being held at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar again this week, making it the 7th day of Moto3 and Moto2 bikes going around the track, and a whopping 9th day for… Read More »Déjà vu? Free Practice Friday for the Doha GP - Qualifying in Qatar
The first mad scrap for pole position occurred last night in its usual frenetic manner, with every class setting incredible lap times under the floodlights of Losail. But who took opening night honours, and what chances will they have come the race? American manufacturer Buell are back making bikes! Moto3: More pack racing, slipstream will… Read More »Qualifying in Qatar - Moto GP Qatar Friday practice review
Engines on in Qatar as we get ready for the first race of the 2021 season. And what a season we look set to get! All 3 classes of the world stage in motorcycle racing boast talent like we’ve never seen. I know that every year we get articles stating the competitiveness of the grids,… Read More »Moto GP Qatar Friday practice review - Yamaha Moto GP 2021 prediction – A good test?
Pre-season testing for the MotoGP field gave us lots of interesting things to talk about. Here is the second in my series of articles discussing all the things we found out. Now it’s the Factory Yamaha boys’ turn, the big question if Maverick Vinales can step up. Vinales has been the king of testing, topping… Read More »Yamaha Moto GP 2021 prediction – A good test? - How did the Qatar test go for Ducati?
With the limitations of the Coronavirus pandemic still imposing themselves on the world, Moto GP was forced to hold just one official pre-season test before the 2021 season gets underway. It’s given us some great information but also looks as unpredictable as ever. Keep reading to find out all the info and our latest 2021… Read More »How did the Qatar test go for Ducati? - Suzuki gets their championship charge on
The final team to launch their 2021 campaign did so this morning, and in true Suzuki style, they have given us an understated stunner. Whilst this year’s GSX-RR doesn’t look drastically different from the 100 year anniversary look they unveiled last year, in fact it is entirely the same just with an added Monster energy… Read More »Suzuki gets their championship charge on - Aprilia 2021 Moto GP: The only concessions team!
Aprilia 2021 Moto GP - Petronas Sepang Racing Team 2021 launch
The fairytale Moto GP team? MotoGP’s youngest team have enjoyed some incredible success in their first 2 years; from netting multiple front-row starts in qualifying, the youngest pole-sitter in MotoGP history, as well, twice achieving best independent team status. Last year the team took 6 race wins between both their riders. Factory Yamaha unveil their… Read More »Petronas Sepang Racing Team 2021 launch - Moto GP Pramac launch: New and Improved?
Ducati’s satellite team, Pramac Racing, has produced some incredible talent in past years. Alex Barros, Andrea Iannone, Danilo Petrucci and the new Factory Ducati riders, Jack Miller and Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia. The Pramac team will be entering into their 20th year in the Moto GP and have unveiled a livery that is reminiscent of its… Read More »Moto GP Pramac launch: New and Improved? - Repsol Honda: What does the future hold?
The Repsol Honda team have unveiled their 2021 Moto GP team. To the surprise of no one, it’s with the same livery and bike as they showcased last year – and indeed as it has been for the last 15. In fairness to them, why fix what isn’t broken? MotoGP’s most successful manufacturer certainly doesn’t… Read More »Repsol Honda: What does the future hold? - LCR Honda launch 2021 Moto GP team: Surprise contenders?
Honda’s satellite team LCR is entering its twenty-fifth year of participation in the premierclass category, but could this be the year they finally challenge for a championship?The team’s line-up certainly seems promising. Will LCR miss Crutchlow? Their ‘senior’ rider will no longer be Cal Crutchlow, who retired from active racing and currently engaged as the… Read More »LCR Honda launch 2021 Moto GP team: Surprise contenders? - Peter Hickman IOM TT HP4 Race full lap POV
TT icon Peter Hickman has finally managed to get his BMW HP4 Race footage from TT 2017. The stunning video (below) shows Pete wringing the neck of the ultra-limited edition dream bike HP4 race. The HP4 race was launched by BMW as a track-only weapon. The first bike with factory carbon fibre wheels and subframe,… Read More »Peter Hickman IOM TT HP4 Race full lap POV - Yamaha 2021 Moto GP presentation: Consistently inconsistent?The Monster Energy Factory Yamaha team have launched their 2021 Moto GP effort, but are they, championship contenders? The 2021 line-up for the factory team will consist of Maverick Vinales, entering his seventh year in the premier class and his fifth in Yamaha colours. Vinales will be the ‘senior rider’ for the team because his… Read More »Yamaha 2021 Moto GP presentation: Consistently inconsistent?
- The Tangerine team! KTM and Tech3 launch their 2021 MotoGP campaigns
The latest Moto GP factory to showcase their 2021 look has been KTM. The Austrian manufacturer embarks on their fifth season in the premier class of motorcycle racing with… the same livery as they have been running for the past four years. It’s certainly pretty – bold orange cut through with striking black, and the… Read More »The Tangerine team! KTM and Tech3 launch their 2021 MotoGP campaigns - Factory Ducati Moto GP Rider presentation
The youth are taking over! It’s fair to say that the factory Ducati team in MotoGP has not quite lived upto their potential in recent times. It has been a long 14 years since Casey Stoner won Ducati’s last World Championship. Although Andrea Dovizioso got them close, it seemed as though Ducati were resigned to… Read More »Factory Ducati Moto GP Rider presentation - Avintia racing 2021 rider presentation
The tantalising taste of the best motorcycle racing action on Earth has made itself known. The 2021 grid line up is set to be one of the most talented we’ve seen in years, and hopefully, it will not disappoint. As the start of the season edges ever closer, the team launches to show off the… Read More »Avintia racing 2021 rider presentation - MSV motorcycle track days implement brake lever guard rule!
As the crappest year ever draws to a close, planning for 2021 is already starting. If you are a keen track day attendee, there is something to add to your Christmas list from Santa. The UK’s biggest motorsport circuit operator MSV has deemed it now mandatory for motorcycles on track days to run a brake… Read More »MSV motorcycle track days implement brake lever guard rule! - Valentino Rossi signs with Petronas Sepang Racing for 2021
The speculation has finally been confirmed that for the 2021 season Valentino Rossi will race in a full factory Yamaha supported Moto GP bike with the Malaysian Petronas Sepang racing team. Joining the team, Vale will teammate VR46 Acadamy rider Franco Morbidelli. The deal comes days after it was announced Valentino and his long time… Read More »Valentino Rossi signs with Petronas Sepang Racing for 2021