Cecchinelli explains new Moto3 class regulations

With the recent publication of the Technical Regulations for the new four-stroke 250cc category to be introduced in 2012, motogp.com asked the MotoGP Director of Technology to outline the main points of the class which will replace the 125cc

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/AzLCOjb82ey/Cecchinelli+explains+new+Moto3+class+regulations

Manfred Bernsee Bruno Bertacchini Silvano Bertarelli Albert Bertholet

The Champion and the Apprentice

The Fiat Yamaha team have been surrounded by hype this past few weeks. Not, as an outsider might expect, caused by a battle to re-sign the reigning champion: Rossi’s contract ends at the end of the 2010 championship, and he looks settled, happy, and at one with the bike he helped shape and tune into [...]

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Takuma Aoki Hiroshi Aoyama Shuhei Aoyama Andre Luc Appietto

Yet More 2011 Jerez Moto2 Press Releases: FTR and Bel Ray / Tech 3

Another couple of press releases from the people behind Moto2 for the Jerez race. One from Bel Ray, who sponsor the Tech 3 Moto2 squad, the other from FTR, one of the major chassis suppliers for the Moto2 grid:

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2011

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Norick Abe Hubert Abold Karel Abrahám Brian Adams

Donington MotoGP tipping contest prizes

Great news! Enter the Donington round of the Tipping Contest to have a chance of winning a copy of Ring of Fire, The Inside Story of MotoGP by Rick Broadbent. Prizes will be awarded as follows: Top three scorers for the round (not overall) will win a copy of Ring of Fire. The top two scoring Minellas will [...]

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Andrea Ballerini Kork Ballington Hans Baltisberger Carlo Bandirola

Photo of the Week: Blue Fire for the Land of the Rising Sun


If you follow my Facebook page, you may have seen a similar image a few weeks ago, and read the story about how many tries it took to get an instance of the blue fire. Here it is again for those who missed it. On Saturday night of the 2011 season opener, I was working in the pit lane when I noticed something visually striking. When some bikes were revved up by the mechanics in ...

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Shahrol Yuzy Norick Abe Hubert Abold Karel Abrahám

Honda CBF1000 by Luca Bar Design


We must have missed this April Fools render done by Luca Bar Design for the Italian site MotorBox, as Luca has once again flexed his skills with the pixels with his vision for motorcycles. Drawing on the idea that Honda would update its sport-touring line with a new version of the half-faired CBF1000, Bar explains that he has already been pondering the idea of an update for Honda before being set to his task of ...

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Hans Bartl Harald Bartol Darren Barton František Bartoš

Sachsenring tipping contest scores

A quiet week at the top of the standings, with @daveminella just inching away from the pack by a single point. Shouts out to @Brian_GP, @danzero and @ducatinewstoday for pulling off their Minellas. Had you guys been around earlier you would be pushing the top spots. The good news is, there is plenty of time [...]

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John Anderson Kent Andersson George Andrews Luigi Anelli