2013 MotoGP: Repsol Honda Riders Optimistic for the Second Half of the Season
13 Aug 2013, 15:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Talking to various media outlets, both Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa (currently second with 147 points) and Marc Marquez (leading the provisional rankings with 163 points) declare they are ready ...
2013 MotoGP: Valentino Rossi's Half Brother Luca Marini to Make Moto3 Debut
13 Aug 2013, 11:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Looking back at the rumor regarding Rossi's potential Moto3 team, learning that his half-brother Luca Marini will make his World Championship debut in the Moto3 class in Misano, Italy is defini...
2013 MotoGP: Iannone and Spies Confirmed at Pramac Ducati
12 Aug 2013, 15:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Mid-season is always a time of turmoil for the teams and riders whose contracts close to an end as the echoes of the Valencia race fade away. The Pramac Ducati riders Andrea Iannone and Ben Spies c...
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies Returns at Indianapolis, Feels Confident Once More
12 Aug 2013, 09:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for Ducati and Ben Spies fans as the Texas rider is back in business and announced he will be riding again at Indianapolis, at the end of this very week. It's been a very nasty hal...
MotoGP: Suzuki and Randy De Puniet Complete MotoGP Tests in Japan
9 Aug 2013, 08:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Successful testing for Suzuki and their riders Nobuatsu Aoki and Randy De Puniet, "borrowed" from Team Power Aspar Electronics. Planning to make a comeback in MotoGP in 2015, Suzuki ha...
A MotoGP 2-Seater Ducati Desmosedici, Anyone?
8 Aug 2013, 10:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Such an idea sounds really crazy, doesn't it? Well, as wacko it may seem to some, the MotoGP-spec Ducati Desmosedici motorcycle exists and even, more, it is available for a ride around the lege...
Colin Edwards Races Baja 1000 with Yamaha
7 Aug 2013, 16:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's no secret that off-road riding is one of the side-activities of most motoGp riders, and NGM Mobile Forward Racing's Colin Edwards is no exception. He will not ride with Valentino Ross...
Casey Stoner Pleased with Honda Bikes, Denies Wildcard Rumors
7 Aug 2013, 11:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Former 2007 and 2011 MotoGP champion Casey Stoner spent two days in Japan at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit testing Honda's 2013 RC213V machine and the 2014 prototype. Despite the first day of...
2013 MotoGP: Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki Testing Bikes During Summer Break
6 Aug 2013, 09:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / August may bring a break in the MotoGP season, but this is only as far as racing itself is concerned, as the factories are still working hard to better their machines for the second half of the worl...
2013 MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow Rumored to Have Signed with Ducati
1 Aug 2013, 15:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Spanish motorsports portal Motocuatro reports that an official announcement from Cal Crutchlow and Ducati will be made in the next 24 hours, as the British rider is rumored to have signed a 2-year d...
Australian GP Officials Try to Lure Casey Stoner Back for Phillip Island
31 Jul 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Speaking with AAP, the Australian GO Corporation Andrew Westacott was rather blunt and openly admitted the racing company is making moves to try and lure Casey Stoner back into the MotoGP world, pos...
2013 MotoGP: New Bridgestone Hard Tire Introduced at Brno
30 Jul 2013, 16:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bridgestone, the official tire supplier of the 2013 MotoGP announced they are ready to introduce a new Hard compound rear tire at the Bwin Grand Prix at Brno, the Czech Republic. Bridgestone offe...
Yamaha, Tech3 and Monster Join Efforts to Retain Cal Crutchlow
30 Jul 2013, 11:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Cal Crutchlow's decision future is expected before the Indianapolis race, Yamaha Racing Team boss Lin Jarvis said in an interview he gave MotoGP.com. He mentioned there are not one, not two, bu...
2013 MotoGP: Complete Collarbone Fracture for Dani Pedrosa
27 Jul 2013, 09:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though a broken collarbone is not exactly the most popular expression for luck, Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa can consider himself a lucky guy. Having crashed before the German round at Sach...
Suzuki Celebrates US Jubilee at the MotoGP Indianapolis Round
26 Jul 2013, 11:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This year Suzuki celebrates 50 years of presence in the US market at Indianapolis, during the Red Bull Indianapolis MotoGP round, August 16-18, just after the well-deserved summer break. The gran...
2013 MotoGP: Best of Laguna Seca
26 Jul 2013, 07:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With its 3.61 km (2.243 miles), the Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca in California, is the shortest circuit in the whole MotoGP calendar, and this means a hefty 32 laps of anti-clockwise fast racing for...
Valentino Rossi Owned by Marc Marquez at Laguna Seca
23 Jul 2013, 12:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Valentino Rossi got what he deserved at Laguna Seca, as the rookie Marc Marquez overtook him pretty much the same way the Italian passed Casey Stoner in 2008 in the same spot. We have to admit th...
Casey Stoner to Test 2014 Honda MotoGP Bikes at Motegi
23 Jul 2013, 09:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Two-time world champion Casey Stoner will be testing Honda's 2014 RC123V prototype in August at Motegi in Japan, MCN reports. Rather freshly-retired from MotoGP last year at Valencia, Stoner...
The Laguna Seca MotoGP Beauties
22 Jul 2013, 13:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Well, a 3-week break ensues after the half-season race at California's Laguna Seca circuit, so we're all taking a break from the paddock beauties. However, here's the latest select...
2013 MotoGP: Bradl's Maiden Pole Position and Podium as Marquez Wins at Laguna Seca
22 Jul 2013, 09:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Great weekend for LCR Honda rider Stefan Bradl at Laguna Seca, as he got his first MotoGP pole position in his career and following that, his first-ever podium finish. Bradl crossed the finish line ...