Entries by The Motor Bug

Ducati Team in Malaysia

It is with mixed feelings that the MotoGP tour heads from Japan to Malaysia for the second of three overseas races in three weeks. On the one hand, Sepang International Circuit, which the teams also visit for off-season testing, is a sort of home away from home for the championship, a popular, diverse track in […]

FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND 7 : 6 HOURS OF FUJI

NELSON PANCIATICI: GROUNDS FOR SATISFACTION   They have signed some nice performances this season with a fourth place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a superb podium at Silverstone. Nelson Panciatici and his co-drivers, Pierre Ragues and Roman Rusinov hoped to bring home a victory or at least a podium from Japan. Having […]

FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND 7 : 6 HOURS OF FUJI

NELSON PANCIATICI IS STILL OPTIMISTIC Finished with the high temperatures and sand of Bahrain, the G DRIVE RACING BY SIGNATECH NISSAN team now head for the Land of the Rising Sun to take part in the 6 hours of Fuji on the fast Fuji Speedway track. Nelson Panciatici will continue his apprenticeship although he is craving […]

Biaggi champion again after closest ever finish

Magny-Cours (France), Sunday 7 October 2012 – The closest ever finish in the history of the Superbike World Championship came today at Magny-Cours when Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) ended the second race in fifth place and in doing so he ended up the season 0.5 points ahead of Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team). Biaggi had fallen […]

Season finale starts best of all for Sykes

Magny-Cours (France), Friday 5 October 2012 – After first qualifying of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship season finale one of the potential champions, Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team), leads the field, with a lap time of 1 minute 38.200 seconds. He was 0.448 seconds ahead of the next best qualifier at this early stage of […]

Bridgepoint brings together MotoGP and World Superbikes

Bridgepoint brings together MotoGP and World Superbikes   Paris, 2 October 2012 – Bridgepoint has announced that Dorna Sports and Infront Sports & Media have reached agreement to bring both their motorcycle racing interests under a single umbrella organisation. Dorna is the organiser of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix (“MotoGP”), whilst Infront organises […]

FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND 6 : 6 HOURS OF BAHRAIN

NELSON PANCIATICI: MY KINGDOM FOR A LIGHT!   It was on the Bahrain circuit, in the crushing heat, that the whole G-Drive Racing by Signatech-Nissan team met up for the sixth challenge of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Nelson Panciatici and his teammates, Pierre Ragues and Roman Rusinov, were on route to victory when […]

Superbike face-off at Magny-Cours for Biaggi, Sykes and Melandri

Rome (Italy), 1 October 2012 – Three riders and three different manufacturers will be facing off on Sunday in the final showdown at Magny-Cours for the 2012 eni FIM Superbike World Championship titles. Not for the first time will the French circuit play host to the championship’s grand finale, which this time sees two Italians, Max […]