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Featured in the March 2022 issue of Roadracing World: A decade and a half ago, Klaus Hirsekorn and Alex Baumgartel (K and Alex for Kalex) worked for Holzer Motorsport, which ran Opel's DTM motor racing operations and…

Suzuki All the time I knew him, Ski's body was in a state of repair Dave sacrificed his body for racing success. By the time he was a semi-fast 250 racer, he had already had many giant crashes that severely damaged his…

Marc Kariya | March 15, 2022 Taylor Robert of the FMF KTM Factory Off-Road Racing Team had a trouble-free afternoon at the Lassen Motorcycle Club's Diamond Back Hare Scramble, leading from wire to wire in the opening…

HONDA has won both motorcycle Grands Prix held at the former Indonesian Grand Prix venue, Sentul. The first Grand Prix held there was the 125cc race in 1996, which also marked the debut of Valentino Rossi. Mick Doohan won the 500cc Grand…

Philipp Oettl and GoEleven Ducati have officially unveiled their 2022 WorldSBK colors at a presentation in Cherasco, Italy. A former Moto3, Moto2 and more recently WorldSSP rider, Oettl will step into a top-class championship for the first…

A two-time winner of the 2018 Manx Grand Prix in the Ultra-Lightweight class, Tweed plans to race his own Honda CBR600RR in Supersport TT races and also hopes to compete in the renowned Supertwin TT.Tweed, who raced for McAdoo Racing Team…

Located in the Lombardy region, the loose and technical Mantova circuit produced a difficult and unpredictable surface throughout the day. This, combined with the low winter sun, proved to be a tough test for all riders. The MXGP class saw…

The start of a new MotoGP season is always an exciting affair and 2022 is no different as a stacked grid prepares to fight for the world championship. Six manufacturers, 12 teams and 24 drivers will compete in the 2022 season. Two new…

With just eight days until the lights go out in Qatar, here is Crash.net's list of 2022 MotoGP contenders, do you agree?Although current world champion Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia could be considered the favorites for the 2022…

Brad Lackey holds a special place in the history of American motocross riders. He raced and won many races in the United States and even won the National 500 Championship in 1972. However, the most significant part of his career was in…

Here's a look at the official WorldSBK 2022 rider line-up after Pedercini Kawasaki became the latest team to confirm their plans. Yamaha2021 World Champions Yamaha will remain unchanged for this season as Toprak Razgatlioglu looks to defend…

The Magherafelt man rode for the team at the Cookstown 100 last year after parting ways with Burrows Engineering/RK Racing in an amicable split.Jordan finished fourth in the Open Superbike race on the PreZ Racing Yamaha R1 for the first…

Photos by: main image Heather Ware Dear MOby, And why didn't anyone let me know that tire choices for the 18-inch wheels on!-->…

2020 MotoGP champion Joan Mir has claimed the Mandalika circuit is safe to race in, although cleaning of the general condition of the track will need to take place before next month's grand prix according to the Suzuki rider. Mir, who…

Toprak Razgatlioglu on his Yamaha Superbike. Photo: WorldSBK Yamaha Superbike world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu is set to test one of his MotoGP bikes later this year, the team has announced. The Turk was the subject of speculation over…

Rolleston's Samuel Guthrie focuses on fitness as he prepares for his first Supersport 300 season in the New Zealand Superbike Championship.He follows the 15-year-old who won the New Zealand 250 Grand Prix production title on his Kawasaki!--break-->…

ASBK 2022 kicks off at Phillip Island TestThe Motorcycle Insurance Australian Mid-Bike Superbike Championship, presented by Motul (ASBK) returns this week with the official ASBK test on January 27-28 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix…

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Marc Kariya | January 18, 2022 If round one is any indication, the FMF AMA National Grand Prix Championship (NGPC) series is going to be dogfighting all year. Less than two months after the 2021 series finale, the So Cal…

YAMAHA has launched its latest mid-capacity offering, with the highly anticipated YZF-R7 designed to reinvigorate the declining supersport segment. The new model will be available in high-yield and learner-legal variants. Gone are the days…

Laurent Laurent | January 6, 2022 Kenny Clark, one of the most successful race directors of all time, died last week at his Idaho home, according to his family. Kenny Clark (standing, far right), Team Yamaha Race Manager…

Ogura, who had finished 12 in the top 10 in the previous 16 races, didn't quite have the pace to keep up with the riders ahead of him. nonetheless, he gave her all he had, eventually crossing the line and collapsing.His teammate Somkiat…

Three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo believes the Yamaha riders' first championship since his last first class title in 2015 is "deserved" after a difficult 2020 campaign for the brand. Fabio Quartararo concluded…

John McPhee will remain in the Moto3 World Championship category for a tenth full season in 2022 after signing a new contract to join the Sterilgarda Max Biaggi Racing Husqvarna team. One of only three British drivers represented among the…

Very few motorcycles offer the experiences you get from riding a two-stroke bike when it improves its playing and sends that blue smoke out the tailpipe. The exhaust seems to release a…

Jorge Martin feels he missed a podium chance on the Circuit of the Americas due to a long “not fair” lap for using the clearance zone at Turn 5. The Pramac Ducati rookie progressed well in…

Suzuki Team Press Office - October 4.RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS:Alex Rins: 4thJoan Mir: 8thThe Suzuki Ecstar team were delighted to once again experience the unique atmosphere offered by the United States before the lights went out…

Marc Marquez showed some of his best form in Friday's free practice at the Circuit of the Americas as he led both sessions when MotoGP returned to the United States for the first time in two and a half years.>Have you ever wondered what…

Honda has had a few tough seasons, with a tough bike making results hard to come by - Marquez's enforced absence last season leading to HRC's first winless campaign in MotoGP since returning to full-time in 1982. Marquez broke that…

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Spaniard's cousin Dean Berta Vinales, 15, tragically died following a horror incident during the opening race of the Jerez round of the Supersport 300 World Championship - a category supply for World Superbike. Not even a week after the…

If one track stands out as a special for Alex Rins during his Grand Prix career, it's surely COTA, home of the Americas MotoGP this weekend.MotoGP Crash Podcast - Click here to listen to Keith Huewen, Harry Benjamin and our own Pete…

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Dovizioso made his return to MotoGP at the San Marino Grand Prix last weekend in Misano at Petronas SRT replacing Franco Morbidelli, and will remain with the team as a Yamaha factory rider in 2022 when he will be renamed RNF Racing. The…

Francesco Bagnaia stormed another pole position in MotoGP, but Sunday's weather could be decisive for decide who will win the San Marino Grand Prix. Ducati motorcycles dominated qualifying, representing four of the the first five places,…

Maverick Vinales Maverick Viñales said a recent test at Misano meant he didn't feel "like a rookie" as he dominated MotoGP practice on Friday in his second start on an Aprilia. Last weekend's Aragon Grand Prix was the former Yamaha rider's…

Amid the safety changes made to Misano for its return to the MotoGP World Championship calendar in 2007, there was the unusual movement of changing the track direction from counterclockwise to clockwise.MotoGP Crash Podcast - Click here to…

The six-time Honda MotoGP world champion had a superb final lap in this afternoon's Q2 qualifying session to move up to third place for a front row start, but moments later he was pushed back to fourth place, in less than two hundredths of…

It only took a few runs for Maverick Vinales in Misano's private practice this week to decide to race for Aprilia next weekend in Aragon.MotoGP Crash Podcast - Click here to listen to Keith Huewen, Harry Benjamin and our own Pete McLaren…

However, Ogura always knew this weekend would be much more complicated, as this is his first time on a Moto2 motorcycle at Silverstone, which is a long, fast and complex circuit that doesn't easily reveal its secrets. And that's what…

Jorge Martin of Pramac Ducati claimed his first MotoGP victory in the action-packed Styrian GP. The rookie has spent most of this season in rehab, following injuries sustained in a big crash earlier this year, making his victory…

There is no better person to ask about Suzuki's lack of involvement in the FIM Motocross World Championship than Kevin Strijbos, who has spent eleven seasons of his career in yellow. Wow, time flies. Strijbos was on an RM-Z450 as…