SBK: Corser completes first test with Yamaha Motor Italia October 27, 2006
Today two-time former world superbike champion Troy Corser had his first outing with the Yamaha Motor Italia team with whom he will compete in the 2007 Superbike World Championship.
The Australian completed 74 laps on the Mugello circuit in Italy riding a 2006-spec YZF-R1. The main objectives of the test were …
Moto GP: Kawasaki confident ahead of Season Finale
Shinya Nakano and Randy de Puniet will be looking to end the year on a high this weekend, as the Kawasaki Racing Team head for the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia for the final race of the 2006 championship season.
Shinya Nakano in particular will be aiming for a strong finish in Sunday’s …
Moto GP: Suzuki Ready for the Future ofGrand Prix
According to my computer’s electronic dictionary, Futurism was “an early 20th-century artistic movement that attempted to express the dynamic nature of the modern age using technology as its subject.” It was also “a belief in the need to look to the future rather than …
Moto GP: Loris Capirossi visits Luna Rossa Challenge America’s Base
On the eve of the final MotoGP race of the season at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit the Ducati Marlboro Team rider Loris Capirossi paid a visit to the base of Luna Rossa Challenge, the Prada and Telecom Italia-backed team that will represent Italy in the 32nd America’s Cup sailing …
Supermoto: Queen Mary To Host Duel At the Docks November 3-5 October 26, 2006
The long tradition of groundbreaking motorsports events in Long Beach continues on the first weekend of November when Troy Lee’s “Duel At The Docks” supermoto race presented by Honda roars onto the Queen Mary pier. It will be motorcycle racing …
British Supermoto: Hodgson takes Junior Euro Cup, Winstanley edges out Iddon
Emerging Supermoto talent Chris Hodgson secured the overall win in the Red Bull KTM Junior European Cup at Three Sisters on the weekend while Matt Winstanley took on his old adversary Christian Iddon as he wrapped up both the SM1 and SM2 British championships.
Upcoming British star Hodgson reigns supreme in Red …
Hawk Kawasaki on display at NEC
Hawk Kawasaki will be displaying at the Worldly renowned NEC Motorcycles and Scooter show this year, www.motorcycleshow.co.uk which starts on Thursday 26th October for the Trade and Press followed by ten days which are open to the public.
Hawk Kawasaki will be present with their race truck and will …
BSB: Walker signs for Rizla Suzuki
Chris Walker will race a Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 in the 2007 British Superbike Championship.
Fans’ favourite Walker earned his seat with Rizla Suzuki by winning the Race of the Year at Mallory Park in Leicestershire on October 15th - and by bringing a fresh, professional and hungry-for-success …
SBK: Ducati confirm Lorenzo Lanzi alongside Troy Bayliss for 2007
Ducati Corse has completed its line-up for the 2007 World Superbike Championship with the announcement that Lorenzo Lanzi will remain with double WSBK champion Troy Bayliss for a second successive year in the Italian squad.
24-year-old Lanzi joined the Ducati Xerox Team at the start of 2006 and despite a difficult year in …
Australian Superbike: Kawasaki’s Waters Flies Solo For KRT at Winton October 25, 2006
Kawasaki Racing Team’s Josh Waters had to fly solo at Winton Raceway in Victoria on the weekend after team-mate and superbike rider Shannon Johnson was sidelined with injuries.
As well as his regular ride on the Kawasaki ZX-6RR in the Supersport class, Waters also elected to ride the KRT ZX-10R Superbike in …