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29/12/11 - 21:55
Hayden injured at training
Nicky Hayden’s winter vacation was marred on Tuesday, December 27, when he broke his left scapula and fractured two ribs while training near his home in Owensboro, Kentucky. Hayden was training at a private indoor flat track facility, riding a motorcycle for the first time since breaking his scaphoid at the Valencia Grand Prix on November 6. He underwent an X-ray and CAT scan on the same day he ...
28/12/11 - 17:13
Motul, protection in a classic environment
Europe’s leading company in the field of motorcycle lubricants and lubrication, Motul has recently reached agreement with the Yamaha Classic Racing team to become its official lubricant partner. The new technical partnership reinforces the long association that has existed between the international lubricants company and the Japanese Yamaha factory and provides for Motul valued continuity betwee...
28/12/11 - 17:03
Everything about World Endurance in 2011 !
The edition “ENDURANCE 2011” will be published in January 2012. This book contains 160 pages showing images (photos by David Reygondeau) and telling stories (texts by Valerie Moreno), including all races, the great moments and the complete racing results of the 2012 Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship and Cup. You will also meet the teams who took part in this sporting season. Published in ...
15/12/11 - 13:30
Alvaro Bautista experiences Africa with Riders for Health
In November 2011 Spanish MotoGP star, Alvaro Bautista, joined 18 other adventurers, including grand prix legend, Randy Mamola, on an adventure of a lifetime. Alvaro saw how he and the other MotoGP riders are helping people in Africa receive reliable health care.Riders for Health’s Experience Africa is not just the usual motorcycle tour. It is a chance to see the extraordinary work of Riders for He...
13/12/11 - 10:34
Chaz Davies wins BBC Cymru Wales Sport Personality title
FIM Supersport World Champion Chaz Davies has been named 2011 BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year as the result of a public vote. The 24-year-old motorcyclist became the first Welshman to win a FIM World Supersport class title when he secured the overall crown in the 12-match series. Davies succeeds Gareth Bale to win the BBC Cymru Wales award. He beat boxer Nathan Cleverly, hurd...
26/11/11 - 16:36
Superbike brings pioneering spirit to Moscow

The Russian round of the FIM Superbike World Championship, to be held next year on August 26th at Moscow Raceway which marks the first time ever a world-scale motorsports event will take place in Russia, was successfully launched last Friday in one of Moscow’s top hotels. The press conference was held in the presence of  Alexander Yakhnich, CEO of YMS Promotion, Alexander Lunkin, President o...
24/11/11 - 14:24
World Superbike lines up in Moscow for triple celebration
Russian Round presentation, new championship identity and 25 exciting years Infront Motor Sports, the organizers and promoters of the FIM Superbike World Championship, will be embarking on a visit to Moscow this week for the presentation of the Russian Round of the championship, which will be held on the morning of Friday 25 November. Infront Motor Sports, together with their partners YMS Promoti...
22/11/11 - 14:03
Marquez will not take part in the Jerez tests
The Repsol rider keeps improving from his sight problems but he is still not fully recovered . Repsol rider Marc Márquez, will not be in the next Moto2 tests to be held in Jerez Circuit from Wednesday to Friday. After the last medical checks —made last Thursday in Barcelona by Dr. Jordi Arruga, neuro-ophtalmologist of the Instituto Catalán de la Retina—, the decision was taken for Marc Márquez no...
18/11/11 - 15:05
Stefan Bradl to ride for LCR Honda MotoGP Team
LCR Honda MotoGP Team is pleased to announce that yesterday the 17th of November 2011 have signed a deal with the new Moto2 World Champion Stefan Bradl competing in the premier class for the following two years.       LCR Team is ready to line up in the MotoGP class for the 7th season thanks to their renewed cooperation with Honda HRC. Once again the former rider Lucio Cecchinello ...
16/11/11 - 11:05
Congratulations to the 2011 winners
The 2011 Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship prize-giving ceremony took place on Sunday, November 13th on the Losail International Racetrack, in Qatar, the day after the 8 Hours of Doha race. This season’s ultimate race managed to give consecration to the two 2011 world title contenders, the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team and the BMW Motorrad France 99, and to reallocate the final s...