Silverstone (Great Britain), August 5, 2012 – A remarkable day, thanks to the ever changing British weather conditions, saw two French riders on top at Silverstone in round ten of the eni FIM Superbike Championship in front of a weekend crowd of 42,000. In the first race SBK rookie Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) became the […]
Silverstone (UK), 4 August 2012 – Jakub Smrz (Liberty Racing Team Effenbert Ducati) secured his second Tissot-Superpole of the season today at Silverstone, to add to the pre-race success he enjoyed at Miller Motorsports Park in May. The Czech rider made the best of the often treacherous track and weather conditions at Silverstone, in what […]
Rome (Italy), 3 August 2012 – Infront Motor Sports announces that the Portuguese Round of the 2012 eni FIM Superbike World Championship at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve is to go ahead as planned. In the last few weeks there had been considerable uncertainty as to whether the race would be held or not, but […]
As announced in the recent SBK Round in Misano, the charity auction run by Infront Motor Sports, the company that organizes and promotes the Eni FIM Superbike World Championship, together with the non-profit Gregorio FUN & SAFE Association in support of the earthquake-hit population in the region of Emilia, is now underway. Thanks to the […]
Nicky Hayden took sixth place at the United States Grand Prix after putting in a determined and calculated performance, and despite being slowed a bit by an early encounter with Bautista. Just off the start, the American and Spaniard touched lightly, causing Hayden to lose some ground, and despite riding at a pace similar to […]
On the occasion of the United States Grand Prix, the home race for two-time Laguna Seca MotoGP winner Nicky Hayden, Ducati announces a contract extension with the American that will see him continuing to race for the Ducati Team next year. Nicky Hayden, who turns 31 on Monday, is currently in his tenth season in […]
Brno (Czech Republic), July 22, 2012 – Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) made a real play for the 2012 eni FIM Superbike World Championship title today by putting in a double win of the highest quality, overcoming Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) in both 20-lap contests at the classically sculpted Brno circuit. This was Melandri’s first […]
Borgo Panigale (Bologna, I) – Ingolstadt (D) 19 July 2012 – The acquisition of Ducati Motor Holding by Audi AG has been fully completed through its controlled company, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. The new Board of Directors appointed the CEO of Audi AG, Rupert Stadler, as President of the Board and Gabriele Del Torchio and Claudio […]
Suzuki Hayabusa or bird of prey in Japanese first rolled out in 1999 as a super touring bike to dethrone the then fastest production motorcycle, the CBR 1100 XX Honda Blackbird and later the Kawasaki ZX-12R. 10 years after, Hayabusa has become a legend. The first generation Hayabusa with its bullet proof 1299cc engine produces […]
Dark clouds were looming over the horizon at Sepang International circuit the day where 4 fabulous Spyder Can-Am were awaiting to be put to test. For those who think that the Spyder is a convertible 4 wheeler, well you got half of that correct. Yes, it does not have a roof but instead of 4 […]
