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Colin Fraser: Bagnaia Bounces Back

Greg MacPherson — Wed, 11 May 2022 13:47:08 +0000

The central ‘European season’ of Moto GP is now underway, and the tour was back at its spiritual home of Jerez, for the Red Bull Grand Prix of Spain, on May 1. This was the sixth 2022 event, the second in a row after Portugal the previous weekend. Many observers also consider Jerez a return […]

Colin Fraser: Rea’s Century Plus … World Superbike Begins in Spain

Colin Fraser — Tue, 25 May 2021 21:35:32 +0000

The Motul FIM Superbike World Championship opened with the delayed Pirelli MotorLand Aragon round last weekend, where Kawasaki’s Jonathan Rea scored a historic milestone. In the opening, 18 lap race, Northern Ireland’s Rea lead flag-to-flag and won by almost four seconds, his 100th series win. Next best is Brit Carl Fogarty, Ducati’s 1990s hero, with 59 victories.

Canadian teen Jonathan Finn makes solid debut in Spain

IM Admin — Wed, 03 May 2017 19:19:58 +0000

13-year-old Jonathan Finn began the 2017 season on April 23rd in Valencia, Spain competing in the Spanish RFME Campeonato de España de Velocidad national championship at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia. The Bushell Park, SK teen is competing in the 85GP class this year as he starts his second year of racing internationally. “Racing […]

Leod Escapes invites riders to “Choose the Dream” and win a trip!

IM Admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 22:17:41 +0000

A motorcycle tour with track time on a famous MotoGP circuit sounds like a crazy dream, but Leod Escapes makes it happen. For track riders, an 8 to 10 day sport touring trip that also includes track time at courses like Sachsenring, Phillip Island, Laguna Seca Mugello or Misano is the ultimate vacation. But where […]

Andrew Trevitt’s Blog: Transfiormers – Daring to be different in a sea of Moto2 uniformity

Andrew Trevitt — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 00:31:53 +0000

Last month, Spanish rider Ricard Cardus won an FIM CEV (Campionato Espagnolo Velocita, a European Championship) Moto2 race at Catalunya in Spain. That in itself is not overly surprising; Cardus has been racing in the Moto2 World Championship for several years with a handful of top-10 finishes to his credit. What's more noteworthy is the motorcycle he was aboard: Transfiormers.

Rossi gets revenge in Barcelona thriller

IM Admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 20:59:17 +0000

Anticipation for the MotoGP™ World Championship race at the circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya continued to grow as the riders sat on the grid, hiding from the scorching sun beneath their umbrellas. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was on pole position, but both Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) and Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) seemed to have found something on the new layout in warm up.

Rossi gets first win of 2016 in commanding fashion in Spain

MotoGP.com — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 17:43:37 +0000

The Gran Premio Red Bull de España saw Valentino Rossi lead from start to finish, winning from Lorenzo and Marquez with ease.

Ducati unveils wild new DraXter Diavel!!

Graeme Jones — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 00:20:10 +0000

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 22 January 2016 – At the Motor Bike Expo of Verona (22-24 January) Ducati is exhibiting a further addition to its XDiavel cruiser world, the all-new draXter. This “concept bike” interprets the XDiavel world from a Drag-racing viewpoint. The project was developed by the Ducati Design Center's Advanced Design area, a section dedicated to exploring the future style and design concepts of Ducati motorcycles.

Jorge Lorenzo smashes lap record on his way to pole, Rossi 12th after crash in Q2

Graeme Jones — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 22:10:04 +0000

Movistar Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo took the upper hand in the epic 2015 MotoGP™ World Championship battle against his teammate and title rival Valentino Rossi after claiming his fifth pole position of the season. The Mallorcan set the fastest ever MotoGP™ lap around the Comunitat Valenciana – Ricardo Tormo in near perfect conditions (Track temp. 30˚C), […]

Uncle Colin’s blog: Ready for Valencia? Rossi vs Lorenzo for all the marbles

Colin Fraser — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 21:57:24 +0000

Four days from now, we should know who has won the 2015 MotoGP World Championship. I say “should" since protests and ongoing legal wrangling might delay the official results.

This type of behavior is rare in bike racing, more likely in automotive competition. However the days following October 25 and the penultimate 2015 season round in Malaysia have confirmed that we live in interesting times.

2016 Ducati Monster 1200 R Spanish Launch Report

Colin Fraser — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 07:40:07 +0000

Ducati invited the world’s press to visit the Ascari Country Club road course in the south of Spain near Ronda at the end of September to sample their new 2016 Monster 1200 R. This latest Desmo twin-powered streetfighter is now the top-of-the-line Monster, and this naked offering is not short on top-of-the-line components.

Canadian Kruger to compete in renowned Macau GP

Graeme Jones — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:16:28 +0000

Montreal's Dan Kruger has been everywhere, riding everything, in 2014. From the Pan Delta Superbike Championship in China to the North West 200 and Isle of Man in the UK to races in Japan and Australia, and on Kawasaki, BMW and Yamaha machinery, Kruger's had a busy year. To add to this, the international traveller will enter the famous Macau Grand Prix when he partakes in the 2014 running of the dangerously entertaining road race, held November 13-16.