...Irishman Martin Finnegan lost his life racing at Tandragee.
Martin won 43 Irish road races, he also won the Manx newcomers race in 2000 and got his solitary TT podium in 2005. At the time of his death the "Flying Finn" was the fastest Irishman to ever lap the TT circuit. Since 2009 the TT...
Going to have some down time recuperating - so will be watching old races - and with so many to choose from...
So which ones are your favorites - and why.
Pedrosa says form hurt by Marquez's bike choice
Dani Pedrosa says the reason for his failure to match Marc Marquez this season is because of the extent to which Honda’s MotoGP bike has been designed around the needs of the two-time champion.
Pedrosa lies fourth in the points standings, having...
Reigning FIM Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea has re-signed with Kawasaki’s official KRT effort to compete for two more years on the class-leading latest model Ninja ZX-10R.
Committing to extend their mutually beneficial partnership into the future, both Rea and Kawasaki aim to continue...
motogp.com · Honda Racing Corporation sign Pedrosa until end of 2016
Best decision for Honda in my eyes, DanPed is best number 2 available for sure and less likely to cause problems in the team than if they had signed JL
motogp.com · Yamaha and Valentino Rossi set to continue with two-year contract extension
Not unexpected, and given the remaining choices yamaha made the right decision....
Now lets see what JLo does....
What do they hope to accomplish by testing the 800 Monday at Brno. Its a lost season, why piss away valuable testing time on a 6-7th place bike that has 8 races left before its retired. Are they afraid they may be so off pace to Honda and Ymaha it would be embarrassing .
It was eight years ago today (April 20) that Daijiro Kato succumbed to injuries sustained in the 2003 season-opening Japanese MotoGP race, at Suzuka...
Daijiro Kato: 1976-2003
Daijiro Kato only commenced his full-time World Championship career in 2000 but was already on his way to...
Ok, I’ve decided to do something special for the end of this season. As you guys can see, the forum is conducting a "CHIP IN" drive. The forum needs an upgrade, so in true community fashion, we are the ones being asked to chip in. Here is what I plan to do, I will add a year of write up...
CORRECT Vale
Rossi: 800cc MotoGP biggest mistake for 15 years
Valentino Rossi has labelled the decision to cut MotoGP engine capacity from 990cc to 800cc for 2007 as 'the biggest mistake in the last 15 years'.
In an interview with Dennis Noyes for Spain's Motociclismo publication, the reigning...
This is 'borrowed' from motogp.com which is borrowed from Yamaha Press
Rossi to race with Yamaha until 2010
Saturday, 19 July 2008
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd announced on Friday night that it has signed a new two-year agreement with Valentino Rossi. The seven-time world champion will continue to...
Hey Race Fans,
I've followed motorcycle racing for 5 decades (I was an acceptable privateer on both dirt and pavement for a while.) I've been on tracks in Europe and here Stateside - as a both a racer and a spectator. There is such an unbelievable difference between the US and other...