2009

Double World Superbike champion Troy Corser believes British rider James Toseland "should never have left" the series.Toseland, 29, will return to the FIM Superbike World Championship next season on a factory Yamaha after two years in MotoGP, and will start as one of the favourites to regain the title he last won in 2007."I think the biggest thing he will have learned from MotoGP is...

The winner of the 2009 World Quad Championship for Women, Camelia Liparoti, also finished in second position in the overall quad classification. Now, the Italian is looking towards the Dakar.  A challenge which she sees as an opportunity to get her revenge. Having failed to finish on the podium in the 2009 edition, she is quite determined to remedy that situation in January 2010… The field is...

Teenage Debut GP Winner Emil Sayfutdinov reveals his secretsThe youngest FIM Speedway World Championship Grand Prix rider of 2009 could scarcely have imagined that his grand prix debut would be so unbelievable. Russian racer Emil Sayfutdinov, 19 years old and double junior World Champion, not only reached the final. He went on and won it. That is exactly how it goes – unexpectedly forceful, unpred...

Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit is to play host to several top FIM Superbike World Championship teams in a two-day test on December 9-10.Aprilia Racing's Max Biaggi and Leon Camier, Hannspree Ten Kate Honda riders Jonathan Rea and Max Neukirchner and Suzuki Alstare duo Leon Haslam and Sylvain Guintoli will all be taking part.Former double champion James Toseland and Sterilgarda Yamaha team-mate C...

After the Polish rider Taddy Balzusiak´s (KTM) amazing exhibition of form and riding, it was only possible to give in to his superiority in the second event in the Indoor Endoor World Cup held in Genoa this weekend. Ivan Cervantes (KTM) once again took to the podium, along with the Swedish rider Joakim Ljunggren  (Husaberg).A new demonstration of power by the Polish rider. Taddy didn´t appear...

The Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada (MCC) announced today that it will host an International Women Riders Congress and Festival (IWCF) at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario, August 11 to 15, 2010. The MCC is extremely pleased that Honda Canada will be supporting this event as the Presenting Partner."In 2009, MCC and its Women Riders Council (WRC) collaborated with the American Moto...

Dougie Lampkin put his 2010 FIM Indoor Enduro World Cup campaign back on track with a hard fought fourth place overall at the second round of the series held in Genoa, Italy, late last night. Whilst Lampkin was "far happier" with his performance this time out, following his disappointing showing at the opening round at Sheffield, Dougie was still frustrated at having missed out on a fina...

Remi Bizouard took the final win of the season     Brazil saw a grand final of this year’s Freestyle Motocross season. At the NIGHT of the JUMPs Fortalesa three riders fought for the Vice World Champion title that grabbed Jose Miralles ahead of Libor Podmol and Brice Izzo. Podmol, who had a crash in the practice, was irritated due to the rain before his run and made a deadsailor. So...

Honda boss Shuhei Nakamoto has called for Andrea Dovizioso to improve his performances during the course of the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship.Dovizioso was outclassed by team-mate Dani Pedrosa in his maiden season with the Repsol Honda team this year, finishing 74 points behind the Spaniard.The Italian silenced his critics with a superb ride to victory in the rain at Donington Park, but that ...

Tech 3 Yamaha team manager Herve Poncharal concedes breaking the dominance of the factory squads in the FIM MotoGP World Championship next season could be a step too far.The satellite Yamaha team enjoyed a solid showing in 2009, with fifth place for American Colin Edwards in the riders' classification just reward for their efforts.Edwards will be joined at the team by reigning FIM Superbike World ...