Motorcycle Industry & Racing News
Motorcycle Industry & Racing News
Motocross: Ryan Dungey Sweeps Red Bud
Motocross Results
Ryan Dungey kept the moment rolling at the sixth round of the AMA Pro Motocross series at the notoriously tough Red Bud MX track in Buchanan, Michigan, on Saturday.
Dungey and his Suzuki fuel-injected RM-Z450 fought hard in the first moto to take the win, and the second moto they went from holeshot to finish line in true championship fashion.
BMW Motorrad Canada Reports June Increase
BMW Report
BMW Group Canada (BMW and MINI brands combined) reported retail sales of 3,507 units in June, a slight decrease of 1% from June 2009. On the year, BMW Group Canada reported sales of 15,052 units, representing a 12% increase over the same period last year.
BMW Brand reports new monthly record for June:
2010 MotoGP Rookie Contest: Round 7
MotoGP News
After the seventh round of the 2010 MotoGP season held at the Circuit de Catalunya, Ben Spies continues to lead the rookie of the year challenge.
Starting from fifth on the grid, Spies found it difficult to find a consistent and fast pace in the opening half of the 25-lap encounter and he dropped down to 10th.
Moto2: Carmelo Morales Crash Video
Moto2 Video
Carmelo Morales, twice champion of Spain Extreme and two-time Superstock European champion, had the ride of his life while replacing the injured Axel Pons in the Moto2 GP race in Catalunya last weekend.
Carmelo Morales ran into the back of American Kenny Noyes, causing Morales to crash in a frightening fall.
MotoGP: Capirossi & Bautista to Motorland
MotoGP News
This morning Motorland Argon had a visit from the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP riders, Loris Capirossi and Alvaro Bautista.
In a promotional event for Suzuki, both GP riders were able to complete a few test laps, they seemed happy with the quality and safety of the circuit.
BMW Motorcycles: 30 Years of GS Video
BMW Motorcycles
The tenth BMW Motorrad Days very much centred on the 30-year anniversary of the BMW GS motorcycles. There is virtually no other motorcycle that has shaped the character of the brand BMW Motorrad like the "GS".
BMW Motorrad Days: Record Attendance
Motorcycle Event
The weather turned out particularly well for the tenth anniversary motorcycling event. In hot midsummer temperatures, over 35,000 riders and fans of the brand BMW Motorrad not only set up a new attendance record but also partied to their hearts' content for three days on end.
MotoGP: Alex de Angelis to Replace Akiyoshi
MotoGP News
Kousuke Akiyoshi, the Honda MotoGP test rider, who replaced the injured Hiroshi Aoyama in Assen and Barcelona, said Good Bye to the Interwetten Honda MotoGP Team at the Grand Premi de Catalunya and thanked them with three more points as he achieved the 13th place.
Moto2 Catalan: Recap, Quotes, Standings
Moto2 Report
The Moto2 race began with a massive crash in the first turn that would have a profound effect on the outcome of the race.
It was hard to assign blame for what happened, but it appeared there was some overaggressive riding mid-pack which caused a chain reaction that sent eight riders to the ground with several more forced to take evasive action.
Moto2: Carmelo Morales Crash Photos
Moto2 Crash
Two motorcycle racing incidents have marked the Catalan Moto2 Grand Prix for the Tenerife 40 Pons Team. The first occurred just be the start at the first corner, in a reckless maneuver, Alex Debon had been ahead of eight other riders, among them Sergio Gadea. Fortunately, Gadea had been able to stay on his bike and avoid the crash.
MotoGP Spaniards: Catalunya Race Recap
MotoGP Recap
MotoGP round seven was held at Catalunya in very warm conditions and 81,426 fans witnessed yet another hometown rider take the Motorcycle Grand Prix race win in second of three Spanish races of the 2010 season.
MotoGP Catalunya: All Team Quote Machine
MotoGP Quotes
Jorge Lorenzo took an emphatic home win in front of a passionate Catalan crowd at Montmeló this afternoon, his fifth victory of the season and third in a row.
Moto2 Catalunya: FTR Moto Crash & Penalty
Moto2 Report
FTR MOTO machines were heavily involved in Sunday's incident-packed Catalunya Grand Prix with three of the four machines finishing the 23-lap race and Czech Republic rider Karel Abraham scooping a career-best finish of fourth place on his Cardion AB Motoracing Team FTR M210.
Jorge Lorenzo Captures Spanish Hearts
MotoGP Results
Jorge Lorenzo took his third victory in a row at Catalunya in tricky conditions. He and his Yamaha M1 machine used the harder front and softer rear Bridgestone slicks most efficiently on a hot and slippery track.
Marc Marquez Takes Valentino Rossi Records
MotoGP History
A resounding victory for Marc Márquez at the Catalan meeting of the Motorcycle World Championships. In front of his fans, friends and family, Márquez put on a brilliant display at the Spanish track where he beat his rivals for the fourth time consecutively this season.
Moto2: Yuki Takahashi Jubilant in Spain
Moto Results
The Tech 3 Racing Team celebrated a famous milestone in its long history today when Yuki Takahashi stormed to a fantastic maiden Moto2 victory at a sun-drenched Catalunya circuit in Spain.
A fast start from the front row of the grid helped Takahashi avoid a multi-rider pile-up at the first corner of the 23-lap race and he was fourth at the end of lap one.
GP 125 Catalunya Results: Young Gun
125 GP Results
Marc Márquez became the youngest ever rider to take four successive Grand Prix wins today when he triumphed in the 125cc Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya.
Taking the record off Valentino Rossi, the 17 year-old Spaniard won by a comfortable margin as he underlined his dominance of the category with his third victory from pole position.
Moto2 Catalunya Results: Crash Brigade
Moto2 Results
Yuki Takahashi took his first Grand Prix victory since 2006 when he won today's somewhat chaotic Moto2 race at the Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya. The Tech 3 rider won from second place on the grid, profiting from a mistake by Andrea Iannone who was penalised for overtaking at Turn 1 when the yellow flags were out.
MotoGP Catalunya Results: Three From Three
MotoGP Results
Jorge Lorenzo became the first Yamaha rider to win three successive premier class races from pole position since Eddie Lawson back in 1986, when he took his fifth victory of his 2010 campaign at today's Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya.
Misano: 2010 WSBK Races on Video
Superbike Video
Click video to a 26 minute summary of the 8th round of the FIM Superbike World Championship 2010 from Misano Italy.
World SBK Race 1: Biaggi took his seventh win of the season in race 1, finally overtaking long time leader Corser and then proving able to hold off Checa's Ducati in the final laps.
