Nürburgring (Germany), Saturday 8 September 2012 – In near-perfect riding conditions Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) set a new track best of 1 minute 53.855 seconds at the Nürburgring to secure his first Tissot-Superpole win of the year and only the fifth of his career. The 2010 world champion was in superb form and set a lap […]
Nürburgring (Germany), Friday 7 September 2012 – Carlos Checa and Davide Giugliano from the Althea Racing Ducati team went 1-2 in the first qualifying session at the German round of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship, with Checa enjoying a small but clear four-tenths advantage in his 1 minute 55.307 seconds lap time. Close behind Giugliano, […]
Following the announcement that the Manx Motor Cycle Club and the Department of Economic Development (DED) had reached an agreement on the future direction of the Manx Grand Prix Festival, the Department has published its outline proposals for the newly introduced Classic TT Races which will form a key part of the new festival. The […]
Rome (Italy), 3 September 2012 – The decisive run-in for the 2012 eni FIM Superbike World Championship gets underway this weekend at the prestigious Nurburgring circuit, with Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) chasing after the new points leader Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport). With three rounds remaining (six races, 150 […]
Michael Dunlop took the Classic Superbike title in today’s Manx Grand Prix race, his sixth title on the Mountain Course and his third MGP race win following his debut, and victory, in the 2007 Newcomers MGP race. The Northern Ireland racer had earlier reduced a twenty-second deficit to race leader Russ Mountford to only five […]
Splitlath Redmond Newcomer John Simpson today won a sensational Senior Manx Grand Prix with a dramatic last lap victory from fellow newcomer Andy Soar in one of the event’s most sensational races in its 89 history. It was the first time that a Triumph had taken the top place in the Senior Manx since Don […]
Ryan Farquhar added to his nine MGP titles with a win in the opening race of today’s Manx Grand Prix, the 500cc Classic Grand Prix, when he powered his Paton to first place. Riders were advised of the threat of isolated showers throughout the day and to look out for damp patches around the course […]
Nigel Moore won his first race at the Manx Grand Prix, taking the honours in today’s SuperTwin Race while Ross Johnson held of a late challenge from Tim Sayers to take the Lightweight title. There was drama at the start of the SuperTwin race when one of the pre-race favourites Phil McGurk, who was due […]
Valentino Rossi today finished a two-day test at Misano, completing an intense period of work along with the Ducati Team technicians. The Italian turned 80 laps while working with the chassis updates that he had first tried during the post-race test at Mugello on July 15. Among the updates were a new frame and a […]
Republic of Ireland racer Wayne Kirwan took a thrilling manngo.im Junior Manx Grand Prix win, his first victory on the Isle of Man ahead of Durham rider Mike Minns. The pair couldn’t be separated after the first two laps but the refuelling pit stop proved decisive as Kirwan established a seventeen second lead by the end of […]
