2013 WSBK Private Phillip Island Test Day 2 Times: Camier Fastest Amidst...
The second day of the private test for the World Superbike teams at Phillip Island went very much as the first day did: with fast times, and a lot of crashes. The new surface was to blame for both:...
View Article2013 WSBK Official Phillip Island Test Day 1 Times: Camier Impresses ahead of...
Leon Camier has carried his strong form from last week’s private test at Phillip Island into the official test which started at the circuit on Monday. The FIXI Crescent Suzuki man used a race tire to...
View Article2013 WSBK Official Phillip Island Test Day 2 Times: Checa Takes Charge From...
Carlos Checa has removed any lingering doubts about the competitiveness of the Ducati 1199 Panigale R, after controlling the second and final day of testing for the World Superbike class at Phillip...
View ArticleWSBK: Race Results for Race 1 at Silverstone
Race Results from World Superbike Race 1 at Silverstone, UK:Pos.RiderTeamBikeTimeDiff.1Jonathan ReaPata Honda World SuperbikeHonda CBR1000RR37’16.058-2Eugene LavertyAprilia Racing TeamAprilia RSV4...
View ArticleWSBK: Blake Young Replacing Leon Camier at Laguna Seca
The Istanbul Park round of World Superbikes proved to be particularly punishing. Carlos Checa fractured a hip, Ayrton Badovini hurt his ankle, and Leon Camier broke the bones in his right foot in seven...
View ArticleThe MotoGP / WSBK / AMA Racer Merry-Go-Round
As the end of the season approaches, the punishment which the riders have taken is starting to take its toll. With several riders out or moved, replacements are being sought to complete the season, or...
View Article2014 Provisional MotoGP Entry List Updated – Leon Camier Joins IODA Racing
The FIM released an updated entry list for the three Grand Prix classes yesterday. Though the list was not much changed from the previous version published in November, there were one or two notable...
View ArticleMotoGP: Future Uncertain for IODA Racing Project
The future of the IODA Racing project for 2014 is looking extremely uncertain. The Italian team, scheduled to race Aprilia ART machinery in the Open class in MotoGP this year, were absent from the...
View ArticleSingle Rider for IODA Racing – Petrucci In, Camier Out
IODA Racing will field just Danilo Petrucci in MotoGP in 2014, leaving Leon Camier without a ride. Rumors of financial problems for the teams had been circulating for several days, but now IODA has...
View ArticleMotoGP: Leon Camier in for Nicky Hayden at Indy & Brno
After his seat in the IODA Racing team fell through due to a lack of funds, Leon Camier is to race in MotoGP in 2014 after all. The Englishman is to replace Nicky Hayden on the Drive M7 Aspar Honda...
View ArticleSaturday Summary at Indianapolis: Fast Brits on Proddy Hondas, An Early Title...
Is Indianapolis really a Honda circuit? With four Yamahas on the two front rows of the grid, you would have to say it wasn’t any longer. There is a Honda on pole, but as that’s Marc Marquez, that...
View ArticleSunday Summary from Indianapolis: Is a Marquez Victory Still a Spoiler?
After winning his tenth race in a row, and all of the races this season, we are starting to wonder whether announcing a Marquez win is actually a spoiler any more.The deeper Marquez gets into record...
View ArticleLeon Camier Explains The Difference Between Turning a WSBK Pirelli and a...
Leon Camier turned a lot of heads at Indianapolis in his first ride on the Drive M7 Aspar Honda production racer. The Englishman was drafted in to replace Nicky Hayden while he recovers from surgery,...
View ArticleFriday Summary at Brno: Yamaha’s Big Improvement, Elbow Down in the Wet, &...
The first day of practice at Brno turned out to be a day of two halves. The morning was glorious, sunny and relatively warm. Clouds began gathering shortly after lunch, and the first spots of rain...
View ArticleMonday Summary at Brno: Honda & Yamaha Test 2015 Bikes, Others Test Themselves
Marc Marquez did not take kindly to finishing fourth on Sunday, that much was obvious from the test. He lined up at pit lane exit at precisely 10am, waiting for the track to open.As soon as it opened,...
View ArticleWednesday Summary at Silverstone: Yamaha Territory, Racing at Home, & The...
Since the beginning of the season, as he racked up one victory after another, Marc Marquez faced the same question over and over again: can you keep on winning? And over and over again, Marc Marquez...
View ArticleFriday Summary at Silverstone: On Cold Airfields, Soft Tires, & Struggling...
Silverstone, like so many British racetracks, is built on the site of a former World War II airfield. Though that fact may appear to be largely irrelevant, the location makes a massive difference to...
View ArticleThe Gresini Saga, Part Two: The Scott Redding Plot Thickens
It has been a long, hard weekend of negotiating in the paddock at Silverstone for a number of team managers. Especially for everyone involved in the situation revolving around the Go&Fun Gresini...
View ArticleYet Another MotoGP/Moto2/Moto3 Silly Season Round Up
The period since the MotoGP circus rolled up at Silverstone has been pretty frantic. Almost as soon as the teams and riders arrived in the UK, the negotiations over 2015 and beyond started.The...
View ArticleVideo: What It’s Like to Hang Out with Valentino Rossi
Hanging out with Valentino Rossi has its perks. The nine-time world champion has all the cool two-wheeled toys a guy could want. He has an epic flat track course in the backyard of his house in...
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