2012

2012 FIM Team Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship Togliatti (Russia) - 25 & 26 February

Maurizio Flammini, President of  Infront Motor Sports, signed a contract on February 15 to bring back the FIM Superbike World Championship to Indonesia, after a gap of 15 years, for five years starting in 2013. The contract was signed in the presence of Minister Dr. H.R. Agung Laksono (photo), who coordinates the work of five different ministries that include the Ministry of Sport, as well as...

Tom Sykes was ultimately the man of the moment in two days of Superbike testing at Phillip Island, the Kawasaki man holding onto the top slot in today’s warmer afternoon session that saw only two riders improve. Sykes’s time of 1 minute 31.648 seconds remains the benchmark as the riders now gear up for the opening round of the 2012 FIM Superbike World Championship this coming weekend.Tom Sykes: “W...

Since opening the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season with four different winners in four races, only one rider has stood atop the podium for the past three weeks. Reigning Monster Energy Supercross Champion Ryan Villopoto has kicked his title defense into high gear thanks to three consecutive victories. The Monster Energy Kawasaki rider boasts a total of four win...

Top freestyle motocross riders gear up for most spectacular world championship of all timeThe adrenaline will be pumping once again on the weekend of 2nd/3rd March at NIGHT of the JUMPs in Turin, when the curtain rises on a new FIM Freestyle MX World Championship season. Palasport Olimpico is once again the venue hosting the cream of the freestyle motocross crop. Accomplished riders from seven cou...

Less than a month and a half before the beginning of the season, we are talking about the first Dakar of Johnny AUBERT, about the coming season and about the evolution of the World Enduro since his arrival in the paddocks.Johnny AUBERT, give us you impressions about your first Dakar?Johnny AUBERT: “This first Dakar was a fabulous experience and the discovering a new discipline but also an unbeliev...

Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) held off the charge of his old rivals Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) and Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) in today’s two official test sessions at Phillip Island.In the warmer afternoon track conditions the world champion was unable to improve on his best time of 1'31”947 set in the morning, finding he had reached a plateau in terms of pure pace. “We have reached ...

The clock is ticking down in Australia towards the start of the 25th edition of the FIM Superbike World Championship. With 24 permanent riders on the grid and the participation of six manufacturers (Aprilia, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki) the 2012 championship is sure to live up to expectations once again this year and with at least ten potential race winners, everything is set for anoth...

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won his third consecutive Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race tonight at Cowboys Stadium before 53,952 fans and extended his points lead to 13 points. GEICO Honda’s Justin Barcia, of Ochlocknee, Ga., won the opening race of the Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Championship. Motoconcepts Suzuki’s Jeff...

Casey Stoner and his wife Adriana became proud parents yesterday with the birth of the first child, daughter Alessandra. The baby was born at a local hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, where the couple lives during the winter months. The news was confirmed by the Repsol Honda team with a brief message through Twitter that said: "We are very happy to announce that Alessandra Stoner was born on...