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FABULOUS: FABIO QUARTARARO

There is one big thing that separates Fabio Quartararo from MotoGP’s other recent rookie revelations Marc Marquez, Maverick Viñales, Johann Zarco and Alex Rins. Those four all arrived in…
Racing

KEL CARRUTHERS: AUSSIE LEGEND

Kel Carruthers won his only world championship at a tipping point of Grand Prix racing. The 250cc grid during 1969 was a fabulous mix of different bikes…

JOIN THE BLACK DOG RIDE TO THE WORLD SUPERBIKES

Join the Black Dog Ride to the World Supers at Phillip Island and treat yourself to a week with people who love motorcycles plus receive a host of on-track privileges…

SHAKEN & STIRRED

I say, that’s a very bright-looking bike!” exclaimed the husband of the 50-something couple as they walked past where I’d stopped for a coffee. “What is it?”…
MotoGP

MOTOGP - RD12 - BRITISH GRAND PRIX

For the second race in a row, the dominant Marc Marquez got his nose wiped in the final corner. The wiper this time was compatriot Alex Rins on the Ecstar…
MotoGP

Framed! MotoGP chassis development

Four decades ago 500cc grand prix bikes started making a lot of power, so tyres got bigger and frames got stiffer. Chasing more horsepower was no longer the…
MotoGP

Seventh consecutive pole for Marquez

There was to be no surprise after fans had waited through a barren morning for MotoGP qualifying. As every year since the first visit to CotA in 2013, it was…
MotoGP

MotoGP riders saddle up for Grand Prix of the Americas

A race weekend doesn’t really get in gear before the traditional pre-event Press Conference, and ahead of the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, reigning Champion and undisputed King…
Racing

Toby Price - 2019 Dakar Rally

Had he not broken his scaphoid in training, Toby Price may have been a short-priced favourite to win his second Dakar Rally. However, tormented by throbbing pain and his injured…
MotoGP

Aprilia Racing’s 2019 season begins with new colours, new staff and a new test rider

Aprilia Racing’s 2019 season begins under the sign of change. Both on a technical level and in terms of the Italian racing department’s staff which, after radical reorganisation over the winter, renews its…
Racing

Maxwell Steals Last-Corner Victory From Wagner in ASBK’s First Superbike Race of 2019

The 2019 Motul Pirelli Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) kicked off with a nail-biting Kawasaki Superbike race which went down to the wire here at Phillip Island. The opening…
Events

New Zealand Classic Festival

A small group of classic motorcycle enthusiasts didn’t know they were making history when they planned to hold the inaugural New Zealand Classic Festival in February 1980. The aims were…