A decade after pioneering the successful, high profile return of Triumph to Supersport racing, the vastly experienced and well respected Jack Valentine is taking MV Agusta back to the Isle of Man TT under the ValMoto banner. Team Owner Jack is spearheading the Supersport project – which also includes the North West 200 and Ulster […]
Nineteen-time TT race winner John McGuinness has confirmed that he will race in this year’s Lightweight TT onboard Honda’s all new CBR500R. The race is scheduled to take place ahead of this year’s PokerStars Senior TT, on Friday 7th June. The Morecambe man will ride for Phil Morris’s RLR racing team, which has already begun […]
Bedfordshire rider Olie Linsdell and Team Flitwick Motorcycles have finalised their plans for the upcoming 2013 season. Team Flitwick Motorcycles will split their attention equally between the classic racing world and modern classes. 2013 will also see the team supply an additional rider with machinery for the first time since Nigel ‘Cap’ Davies rode the […]
The three-day IRTA test concluded today in Sepang, Malaysia, where the participants in the MotoGP championship made their second trip in less than a month. For the Ducati Team and riders Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden, it was an opportunity to continue with the development work on the Ducati Desmosedici GP13 for this first part […]
Truly extreme weather conditions welcomed the MotoGP teams back to Sepang for day one of the second IRTA-organized test ahead of the 2013 season. The morning’s suffocating heat gave way to the typical afternoon tropical rain shower, which in turn became a proper cloudburst, making it impossible for riders to lower their times from the […]
Yamaha Classic Racing Team (YCRT) founder Ferry Brouwer has announced that after nearly a decade of activity, 2013 will be the final season for the unique team of legendary racing bikes and riders from Yamaha’s golden era. The team’s final appearance will be their first and only competitive race, the inaugural Isle of Man Classic […]
Today marked the conclusion of the three-day IRTA-organized test at the Malaysian Sepang circuit, where teams prepared for the new MotoGP Championship, to start on 7 April in Qatar. Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden took to the track on their Desmosedici GP13 bikes. The Italian, who is making his debut with the Desmosedici this year, […]
The Manx Motor Cycle Club, organisers of the annual Manx Grand Prix on the Isle of Man, has launched a new brand identity for the event as part of the relaunch of the 90-year-old event. The identity, which was created by Isle of Man based design company ‘Range Left, Jagged Right’, includes a new logo, […]
FORMER IRISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPION DEREK SHIELS CONFIRMS TT2013 ENTRY Former Irish Superbike Champion Derek Sheils has confirmed he will be competing at the 2013 Isle of Man TT Races, fuelled by Monster Energy. The talented Dublin man will contest the Dainese Superbike, Royal London 360◦ Superstock and Pokerstars Senior Races on a 1000cc ZX-10R Kawasaki […]
Davies Motorsport, founded by ex-racer John Davies, has lined up a strong pair of riders for their 2013 Classic TT campaign. The Burton-on-Trent based outfit will have TT star William Dunlop, who achieved his first Mountain Circuit podium in 2012, on their sublime DaviesMotorSport.com 4 cylinder 500cc and 350cc Hondas. Leading Classic Racing campaigner Alan […]
