Racing Insider #26
Casey Stoner has topped the timesheets in the opening MotoGP test of the year at Sepang in Malaysia.
Casey Stoner has topped the timesheets in the opening MotoGP test of the year at Sepang in Malaysia.
We take an inside look at this year’s MotoGP tyre allocation sheet with the man in charge, Hiroshi Yamada.
All the news on the opening two days of MotoGP testing at Sepang in Malaysia.
Bridgestone has released details on the control tyre rules, including how many specifications they’ll have.
Moto2 has also been shunned into the limelight today with Blusens BQR Honda revealing its bike that will compete in Spain
Yamaha’s launch of the official factory team was held overnight live on the internet from the team’s base in Italy.
Valentino Rossi will be gunning for world title number nine this year, ready and refreshed after a deserved break. The Doctor’s ready to rumble.
After a miraculous rookie season last year, Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo is about to make life much more difficult for Vale Rossi at Yamaha if things go his way in 2009.
Troy Corser and his factory BMW Superbike World Championship team took part in a two day test at Valencia last week.
Italian Davide Brivio is ready for MotoGP 2009, explaining many aspects of Yamaha’s factory MotoGP operation.
Jason O’Halloran won the Aussie Supersport title in 2007, won Superbike races in his rookie season in 2008, and now looks for success in BSB.
Casey Stoner seems to have gotten the bug for Karting fresh off his victory on ice over Felipe Massa at Wrooom.
American Honda announced today that Honda Red Bull Racing rider Ben Townley’s return to competition will be delayed due to rehabilitation complications.
Aspar Aprilia rider Alvaro Bautista was fastest on the second day of the 250cc and 125cc GP test at Jerez in Spain.
Ryuichi Kiyonari is not wearing the Hannspree livery on his Ten Kate Honda this season - will use a livery based off of last year’s Suzuka 8 Hours bikes.
Reigning BSB champ Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has continued his impressive start to his World Superbike career, setting the pace at the first official test of 2009.
Honda will keep its strong presence in motorcycle racing’s premier class, despite ongoing speculation that they were considering scaling back following their F1 pullout.
Fonsi Nieto could be back aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000 in World SBK this year in a private deal run by the factory Alstare squad.
There will be a total of six rookies in the Superbike World Championship this year, including Aprilia's Shinya Nakano.
Has MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi inked a lucrative deal with Monster Energy Drink for 2009?
Last week’s Eastern Creek test for Kawasaki’s MotoGP test team was a considerable success, with Jacque posting a 1:26 lap time.
The snow finally cleared enough for Ducati to take the wraps off of its 2009 MotoGP contender, the Desmosedici GP9, today.
Ducati’s Wrooom event continued at Madonna de Campiglio today, with pictures released of Nicky Hayden on the Desmosedici GP9 challenger.
The AMA Superbike Championship will have just three tests this season, with big fines for those who break the rules.
Ducati’s annual Wrooom event has kicked off today, which will mark the first time that we’ll see Nicky Hayden in Ducati colours.
L&M Yamaha’s James Stewart took his first win of AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship.
Ben Spies has revealed he hopes to get a crack at MotoGP in 2010 with Tech 3 Yamaha.
Former MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner will be present at Ducati’s Wrooom press event on the ski slopes in Italy this week.
There’s been no word yet from the meeting in Japan involving Dorna and the manufacturers, and still no confirmation from Kawasaki that they are pulling out of MotoGP.
Repsol KTM’s Marc Coma continues to lead the Dakar Rally after winning stage three, stretching out a comfortable lead.
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