Moto3: Can Dorna and Honda be partners? Stay tuned.

The Ever-Changing Face of MotoGP Racing Can Dorna and Honda be partners? Stay tuned.

November 6, 2012 By Kevin Cameron 2 Comments
Photographer : Tim White, Andrew Wheeler

Will MotoGP survive? Insiders say only radical cost-cutting and production-based Claiming Rules Teams (CRT) bikes can restore full grids and save teams from a shoestring existence in which lesser riders may be shaken down to cover parts costs. Sounds desperate. I’m confused. Recently, I was told that World Superbike “has 15 teams, and they are [...]

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Filed Under: Features Tagged With: CRT, Moto2, Moto3, MotoGP, Racing, World Superbike Racing

MotoGP: Lorenzo the Early Pacesetter as GP Grid Tackles Mugello

July 13, 2012 By The Wire Leave a Comment

MotoGP Press Release: Sunny yet windy conditions greeted the MotoGP classes as they embarked on their first day of practice for this weekend’s Gran Premio d’Italia TIM at Mugello, and it was Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo who laid down the marker for the premier-class as he set the fastest time of the day in the afternoon [...]

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Filed Under: Motorcycle News, Racing, The Wire Tagged With: 2012 Racing, Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo, Moto2, Moto3, MotoGP, Nicky Hayden, Yamaha

MotoGP: Pedrosa Back in the Hunt at Mugello this Weekend

July 11, 2012 By The Wire Leave a Comment

MotoGP Press Release: Following two weekends of action-packed racing, the MotoGP grid heads south to the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM at Mugello for the final race of the triple-header. Having encountered mixed weather and high-profile crashes in both of the preceding races, the teams and riders will no-doubt be hoping for an incident-free and sunny [...]

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Filed Under: Motorcycle News, Racing, Sportbike, The Wire Tagged With: 2012 Racing, Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo, Moto2, Moto3, MotoGP, Repsol Honda

MotoGP: Stoner Snatches German GP Pole in Wet Qualifying

July 8, 2012 By The Wire Leave a Comment

MotoGP Press Release: All three MotoGP classes were met with heavy rainfall and torrid conditions for qualifying at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at the Sachsenring, during which Casey Stoner made use of a briefly drying track in the final minutes to snatch pole position in the premier-class ahead of Ben Spies and Dani [...]

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Filed Under: Motorcycle News, The Wire Tagged With: 2012 Racing, Cal Crutchlow, Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa, GP bikes, Jorge Lorenzo, Moto2, Moto3, MotoGP

Moto3: The New Rules

December 7, 2010 By Kevin Cameron 4 Comments

008 10,000 miles in 10 days? Part 2 - Special Feature

We have known for some time that 2010 was to be the last year of the 125cc Grand Prix roadracing class, but until the new Moto3 regulations were published this past November, all we knew about its replacement was that it is to be 250cc four-stroke Singles of some kind. Salient features of the new [...]

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Filed Under: Race Watch Tagged With: Moto3, MotoGP