Jorge Lorenzo's Helmet Currently at €22,300 and Still Going Up
21 Jun 2013, 08:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We told you about the charity auction for the awesome custom helmet Jorge Lorenzo wore in the Barcelona round of the 2013 MotoGP to a great victory. Things have been on the move way better than we d...
2013 MotoGP: The Catalunya Crashfest
20 Jun 2013, 16:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The guys at MotoGP.com have put up together a nice video with the most spectacular crashes during the 6th round of the 2013 season, at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. The present compilation has ...
2013 MotoGP: Good Weather Finally Allows Proper Testing
20 Jun 2013, 10:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The weather cleared out in Spain yesterday, so the tests at the MotorLand Aragon circuit followed their proper course. Freshly arrived from Barcelona, Suzuki and Randy de Puniet have had troubles br...
More Pictures of Honda's All-New 2014 RC213V Prototype
19 Jun 2013, 15:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As we reported earlier today, Honda decided to skip the testing session after the round in Barcelona, Spain, and headed for the MotorLand Aragon, to have the 4 riders (Pedrosa, Marquez, Bradl and Ba...
2013 MotoGP: Yamaha Not Concerned by Their Engines, No Seamless Gearbox Yet
19 Jun 2013, 14:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In a recent interview for MotoGP.com, Massimo Meregalli, Team Director for Yamaha Factory Racing said we need not worry about the shortage of new engines remaining for the rest of the 2013 season. ...
2013 MotoGP: Is Yamaha Having a Problem with Engines?
19 Jun 2013, 10:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Something is definitely happening in Yamaha's yard, and we're not exactly sure it's 100% good, as it seems like the factory riders are burning though their engine allocation a bit too...
2013 MotoGP: Honda Shows the 2014 RC213V at Aragon
19 Jun 2013, 09:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda shows the 2014 iteration of their RC213V machinery in Spain. Having skipped the post-race test at Barcelona, Honda went straight to the Motorland Aragon circuit, but the torrential rain has ha...
2013 MotoGP: Bradley Smith Has Skin Graft Operation and Screw in the Scaphoid Bone
18 Jun 2013, 10:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Being a MotoGP riders is not exactly the safest job out there, and this weekend is time for Bradley Smith to experience this first-hand. Cal Cutchlow's team mate Smith only did 14 laps yeste...
MotoGP: Suzuki XRH-1 Tested at Barcelona with Promising Results
18 Jun 2013, 09:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The post-race testing session in Barcelona, Spain, brought the first official appearance of Suzuki's new MotoGP prototype, dubbed XRH-1, with Nobuatsu Aoki and Randy de Puniet as the test rider...
Jorge Lorenzo's Graffiti Helmet Up for Charity Auction
17 Jun 2013, 15:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The lucky "Graffiti" helmet worn by Jorge Lorenzo to his newest MotoGP victory on Sunday June 16th is up for auction on eBay, and at the time of writing the lid already has 57 bids, with t...
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo Wins Home Race, Crash Fest in Barcelona
17 Jun 2013, 10:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the new helmet reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo wore in the 6th race of the season, his home-race in Barcelona, Spain, brought him luck, as the Spaniard won for the second time in a row...
Suzuki Confirms Return to MotoGP in 2015, Official Pictures of the Bike Released
17 Jun 2013, 09:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Suzuki brings new for the racing world, as the Hamamatsu team confirms the planned return to MotoGP starting with the 2015 season, after a 2-year absence. Suzuki reports having organized a new te...
2013 MotoGP: Rossi Fastest in Catalunya Practice, Hayden Matches Top Speed Record
15 Jun 2013, 07:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Current standings in the the Free Practice at the Circuit de Catalunya see Valentino Rossi in the lead, with the fastest of his 17 laps running 1m42s297, just 49 thousandths of a second ahead of tea...
2013 MotoGP: Lorenzo Shows "Graffiti" Helmet Design for Catalunya
15 Jun 2013, 06:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo has shown his all-new helmet graphics for the Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya race on Sunday. While Lorenzo's helmet designs have been rather conservative and ...
2013 MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro Waits for the New Aprilia Engine
13 Jun 2013, 14:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / CRT team Power Electronics Aspar star, Aleix Espargaro talked with MotoGP.com and admitted he was eager to test the new engine Aprilia has been working on lately, during the post-race test in Barcel...
No More MotoGP at Indianapolis in the Future?
13 Jun 2013, 14:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like there will be no more MotoGP madness at the Indianapolis International Speedway (IMS) in the future, if we are to believe Mark Miles, CEO of Hulman & Co, the company running the ci...
Max Biaggi Concludes Ducati Test
6 Jun 2013, 16:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As we reported earlier, World Superbike champion Max Biaggi has tested the Ducati "lab bike" at Mugello, together with the other three Corse riders, Hayden, Dovizioso and Iannone. Not h...
2013 MotoGP: Ben Spies Misses Barcelona, Pirro Replaces Him for Ducati Pramac
5 Jun 2013, 11:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad news from the Ignite Pramac Ducati camp: as we feared, he will not ride at Barcelona, and the Ducati factory rider Michele Pirro will substitute for him in the Spanish race on June 16. Spies ...
2103 MotoGP: Max Biaggi Test-Rides Ben Spies' Ducati
5 Jun 2013, 09:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati announces that they agreed to let the legendary Italian rider Max Biaggi test ride Ben Spies' Ignite Pramac MotoGP bike in a one-day test at Mugello this Thursday. There is a lot of ...
2013 MotoGP: Alpinestars Surfaces Data on Marc Marquez' 340 KM/H Crash
4 Jun 2013, 14:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Alpinestars, the manufacturer of Marc Marquez' MotoGP leathers, has surfaced official telemetry recorded by the computer inside the rookie's suit, and the figures are quite amazing, as the...