Pedrosa Wins Honda's Home MotoGP Round as Yamaha Struggles with Massive Tire Issues
12 Oct 2015, 09:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dani Pedrosa won the 50th race in his career, beating Lorenzo and Rossi who struggled with front tire issues in the second half of the race
Lorenzo on Pole after Leading FP3 and Fiercely Battling Rossi in Q2 at Motegi
10 Oct 2015, 09:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lorenzo qualified first on the grid at Motegi after a fierce battle with Rossi, riding so hard that his carbon fiber brake discs turned red
Pedrosa Wins The LolGP Funny Electric Pocket Bike Race
8 Oct 2015, 13:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It was only natural that the MotoGP riders be involved in something really funny ahead of the Japanese GP, but few expected an electric pocket bike race
Nicky Hayden Retires from MotoGP, Switches over to World Superbike
8 Oct 2015, 09:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nicky Hayden announces his retirement from the premier class at the end of the 2015 season and adds that he will race in World Superbike
Lorenzo Wins at Aragon, Marquez - the 2014 Champion, Super Sic Remembered
13 Oct 2014, 11:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha factory rider Jorge Lorenzo claimed victory in Japan at Motegi yesterday, but his win was not enough to create problems for Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez. The young Spaniard clinched the ...
Dovizioso Tops Motegi Friday, Pedrosa Does an Insane Stoppie · Video
10 Oct 2014, 09:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati is off to a good start in the first two Free Practice sessions ahead of this year’s 15th round, the Motul Grand Prix of Japan. The Twin Ring of Motegi saw Jorge Lorenzo posting the best...
Anime and Manga for Motegi 2014
8 Oct 2014, 14:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It goes without saying that the whole MotoGP and WSBK racing series would definitely be as dull as it gets, of not even cease to exist (the premier class) without the massive involvement of the Japa...
Marc Marquez Attends Honda 'Thanks Day' at Motegi
2 Dec 2013, 11:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Marc Marquez attended the Honda Thanks Day at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit last Saturday, being one of the guests of honor together with multiple other Honda riders and drivers from various motorspo...
The Biggest Crashes at Motegi
28 Oct 2013, 13:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As if the previous MotoGP round at Phillip Island was not crazy enough with the first-ever dry race bike swap required by the very aggressive tire wear, the Japan GP at Motegi past weekend was also ...
2013 MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo Wins at Motegi, Title Decided at Valencia
28 Oct 2013, 11:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The last race of the autumn triple header has finally come to an end, with the victory of the reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo at Motegi in Japan. Tha Mallorcan was followed by Marc Marquez and...
2013 MotoGP: 7.3 Earthquake, Lorenzo in Pole
26 Oct 2013, 06:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Despite the MotoGP teams and riders being a bit scared by the 7.3 earthquake in the dead of the night, the championship seems to be back on a more usual schedule. The weather cleared a bit, so the b...
2013 MotoGP: Helicopter Not Allowed to Fly Cancels Motegi Friday Outings
25 Oct 2013, 11:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Race Direction and team representatives agrees to suspend all on-track operations at Motegi due to the bad weather conditions. There will be no GP action today, as all the three classes are affected...
2013 MotoGP: Motegi FP Canceled for All Three Classes
25 Oct 2013, 07:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It was far from an ideal start for the Japan Grand Prix at Motegi, as the inclement weather forced the organizers to cancel the morning free practice sessions. All three classes have been affecte...
2013 MotoGP: Will Nakasuga Help Lorenzo Hold Marquez at Bay at Motegi?
24 Oct 2013, 15:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We already knew that Katsuyuki Nakasuga was to be a part of the Japan Grand Prix since late August, when the GP Commission confirmed his wildcard appearance at Motegi, aboard an M1 Yamaha bike. H...
2013 MotoGP: Stefan Bradl Fit to Race at Motegi
24 Oct 2013, 11:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / LCR Honda German rider Stefan Bradl arrived in Japan at the Twin Ring Motegi Circuit and underwent a medical check prior to the Friday practice sessions. Doctors Tsuyoshi Karasawa (Chief Medical Off...
2013 MotoGP: Will Typhoon Francisco Affect the Japan Grand Prix?
23 Oct 2013, 14:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Weather Underground offers some possible courses the Typhoon Francisco may follow during the next 5 days, and it seems to come a bit too close to the Tokyo area. After the crazy round at Phillip Isl...
Casey Stoner Testing the Honda Production Racer, Rain Still Mocks Him
4 Oct 2013, 07:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We can start to see a pattern when it comes to Casey Stoner testing Honda bikes at the Twin Ring circuit at Motegi. It matters little whether he is testing race setups for the current RC213V, the 21...
Stoner and Honda Cancel the Motegi Test Due to Frustrating Rain
6 Sep 2013, 07:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Japanese rain is definitely against Casey Stoner testing the Honda machinery: the test at Motegi was canceled, and everybody is going back to their home bearing only frustration in mind. After ra...
Casey Stoner's Honda Tests Hampered by Rain Once More
5 Sep 2013, 05:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's Casey Stoner's second test with Honda at Motegi, Japan, and it's history repeating: rain hampering any chance of proper testing during the first day, just like it happened one mo...
2014 MotoGP Testing Regulations Announced by the Grand Prix Commission
22 Aug 2013, 11:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Grand Prix Commission, the regulating body of the MotoGP World Championship met at Indianapolis during the past weekend, and refined some of the regulations which will affect the series starting...