MotoGP: Nicky Hayden Finds His Groove While Finishing 3rd at Sepang Test

MotoGP: Nicky Hayden Finds His Groove While Finishing 3rd at Sepang Test

Nicky Hayden enjoyed a dramatic performance surge at Sepang on Friday – shredding 1.5 seconds from his best lap time to claim third on the end-of-test timesheets, in what Valentino Rossi called “the greatest surprise of the day”.
Hayden, weakened by recent surgery to remove scar tissue from a previous arm-pump operation, had been only eleventh [...]

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi Breaks Circuit Record During Sepang Test

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi Breaks Circuit Record During Sepang Test

The close of the second pre-season test at Sepang on Friday saw Valentino Rossi at the head of the timesheet once again, and this time the Italian was faster than his own pole position record set at the circuit for the 2009 Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix.
A fastest lap of 2’00.271 was almost three-tenths [...]

MotoGP: Casey Stoner on Top Form While Nicky Hayden Still Recovering

MotoGP: Casey Stoner on Top Form While Nicky Hayden Still Recovering

The Ducati Marlboro Team completed the first day of a second test session at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia today as they continue their preparations for the 2010 MotoGP season. Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden were second and eleventh fastest on the unofficial time sheets today, without using the new tyres (hard front and medium [...]

MotoGP: Returning Champion Rossi Leads the Test Pack in Sepang

MotoGP: Returning Champion Rossi Leads the Test Pack in Sepang

Valentino Rossi continued from where he left off at the last test in Malaysia today, setting the fastest time once again on the first day of the second pre-season outing at Sepang. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo is not in action at this test as he is currently recovering at home in Spain from [...]

TTXGP the Electric Motorcycle Organizer Launches Technical Rules Wiki, Help Make the Rules!!

This Wiki exists because the TTXGP wants your input into the rules that govern electric motorcycle racing. They encourage you to look through the rules and to discuss what you think should be changed, added, or deleted. So stop being that arm chair crew chief and contribute your thoughts and ideas to the TTXGP electric [...]

MotoGP: Tech 3 Riders Spies & Edwards Round out Top 6 at Sepang Test

MotoGP: Tech 3 Riders Spies & Edwards Round out Top 6 at Sepang Test

Ben Spies and Colin Edwards continued their 2010 MotoGP preparations in impressive fashion in Malaysia today, the American duo both occupying a place in the top six on the timesheets.
In typically hot and humid conditions at the 5.548km Sepang circuit, Spies was one of the fastest and most consistent performers on track, the Texan clocking [...]

MotoGP: Simoncelli & Melandri Unveil New San Carlo Honda Gresini Livery

MotoGP: Simoncelli & Melandri Unveil New San Carlo Honda Gresini Livery

Two more days of testing for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini began today with Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli picking up where they had left off in the last session at Sepang three weeks ago. Intense heat put the riders through a gruelling workout although thankfully the thick black clouds hanging over the circuit did [...]

MotoGP: Garry McCoy and his FB Corse Team get Green Light to Test

MotoGP: Garry McCoy and his FB Corse Team get Green Light to Test

The FB Corse team has been granted a green light by Dorna the MotoGP organizers to test the FB01.  This test is outside the official tests and Garry McCoy to ride the new FB01 rather than a test rider.  McCoy has until February 28th  this Sunday to test the bike and prove the bike’s worthiness [...]

The Complete Event List of Things to Do at Daytona Bike Week 2010

The Complete Event List of Things to Do at Daytona Bike Week 2010

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The speed and power of motorcycle racing, free demo rides and displays and charity parade laps highlight the activities during Daytona 200 Week Feb. 26 – March 8 at historic Daytona International Speedway. Here’s a look at some of the activities that will be taking place at the “World Center of [...]

MotoGP: Bridgestone Bosses Discuss Future Involvement with MotoGP Beyond 2010

MotoGP: Bridgestone Bosses Discuss Future Involvement with MotoGP Beyond 2010

Internal discussions have started at Bridgestone about whether the Japanese factory will quit MotoGP at the end of 2011.
Bridgestone has a contract to be the single tyre supplier in MotoGP for the forthcoming campaign and next year as part of a three-year deal with rights owners Dorna.
But talks have already commenced in Japan about Bridgestone’s [...]