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Last Ducati rider withdrawals from MotoAmerica Brainerd race

August 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Sunnyvale, Calif., August 2, 2021 – Loris Baz produced yet another stellar ride in MotoAmerica 2021, fighting back from a 10th place grid slot to third in race two at Brainerd.The sole Ducati rider on the […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport gave strong performance in Saturday’s race Assen

July 26, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Assen. BMW Motorrad Motorsport gave a strong performance in Saturday’s race at Assen (NED) to confirm the upward trend in the FIM Superbike World Championship, but a serious accident for Jonas Folger (GER) overshadowed the […]

Four-time World Champion out of race with injury

July 23, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The 26-year-old underwent further scans on his left shoulder blade earlier this week. The initial fracture that had ruled him out of the second moto of his home Grand Prix last Sunday was found to […]

Dramatic 12-hour EWC race at Estoril France

July 18, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Estoril. Second race and a second podium finish for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team and the new #37 BMW M 1000 RR in the FIM Endurance World Championship 2021 (FIM EWC). In the, at […]

RUNNER-UP RESULT FOR MANUEL LETTENBICHLER AT ABESTONE HARD ENDURO

July 13, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Held in the Tuscan mountains close to the town of Abetone, round three of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship covered three days of racing, with Friday’s extreme test deciding the start order for Saturday’s […]

Scorching weekend of MotoAmerica Supersport race action

July 1, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 1. Sean Dylan Kelly: GSX-R600 -1-1 Cameron Petersen: GSX-R1000R – 3-6 Bobby Fong: GSX-R1000R – 7-8 Jake Lewis: GSX-R1000R – 2 – DNF Suzuki Motor USA and Team Hammer […]

Stifling heat hits The Woods of Washington Road America Race

June 28, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Sunnyvale, Calif, June 27, 2021 – In stifling heat, Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York) completed his best weekend of the season to date at The Ridge, taking fourth and second place finishes on […]

Tricky opening 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship Oulton Park race

June 27, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 27. Gino Rea: GSX-R1000R (SBK Class) – 11-13-11th Danny Kent: GSX-R1000R (SBK Class) – DNF-14-DNF Tim Neave: GSX-R1000R (Superstock Class) – 5th It was a tricky opening round to […]

Hot race Victory day one at The Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton Washington MotoAmerica Superbike

June 27, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne scored his sixth-straight MotoAmerica Superbike victory today in a hot race one at The Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. Teammate Josh Herrin joined him on […]

Next fast-paced 2021 MotoGP World Championship race is Holland

June 23, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 23. The next stop on the fast-paced 2021 MotoGP™ World Championship calendar is Holland and the iconic track of Assen. This comes just days after the German Grand Prix […]

WorldSBK Team Garrett Gerloff make his MotoGP Assen race debut

June 23, 2021 Michael Le Pard

GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team’s Garrett Gerloff will make his MotoGP race debut this weekend at TT Circuit Assen, riding for PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team at the Dutch TT in place of the injured Franco […]

Awesome race at Silver Mountain Extreme AMA West Extreme Championship

June 22, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Colton Haaker finished fourth overall at Sunday’s Silver Mountain Extreme, Round 4 of the AMA West Extreme Championship. Taking place in Kellogg, Idaho, Haaker put on an impressive showing in […]

Emphatic Victory for Yamaha in WorldSBK Misano Race 2

June 14, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK rider Toprak Razgatlıoğlu took a popular first win of his 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship campaign, in the third round held at Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” today. In the […]

Fourth-Straight Win at MotoAmerica Superbike Race One Road America

June 13, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Gagne Takes Over Championship Lead with Fourth-Straight Win Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne put on another masterclass performance to earn his fourth-consecutive victory today in MotoAmerica Superbike Race One at Road […]

BMW to start Le Mans race debut from front of the grid

June 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Le Mans. The new #37 BMW M 1000 RR for the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC) will start its race debut in Le Mans (FRA) from the front places of the grid. The two-part […]

NEW MOTOGP DEAL UNTIL 2024 TO TAKE KTM ALLIANCE UP TO TEN YEARS

June 1, 2021 Michael Le Pard

KTM’s first ever MotoGP race winner, Brad Binder, will remain part of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team for the next three years and will celebrate ten Grand Prix seasons in ‘orange’ by the […]

All-Action Estoril WorldSSP Race Results

May 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Aegerter and Odendaal Share Spoils in All-Action Estoril WorldSSP Races Ten Kate Yamaha WorldSSP Supported Team’s Dominique Aegerter took an emotional first FIM Supersport World Championship victory in an action-packed Race 2 from Circuito Estoril, […]

WorldSBK Race1 Estoril Gerloff Finishes Fourth with Nozane

May 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Gerloff Finishes Fourth with Nozane in the Points in Race 1 from Estoril GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team’s Garrett Gerloff recovered after dropping down initially in FIM Superbike World Championship’s opening race from Estoril to finish […]

Stunning WorldSBK race at Estoril circuit

May 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

At the end of a superlative race, led from the first corner until the checkered flag, Scott Redding gives to the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Team the second consecutive victory after the success in Race-2 […]

Highs and lows for BMW Motorrad Motorsport at WorldSBK race Estoril

May 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Estoril. The second round of the 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) season is taking place in Estoril, Portugal. It was a Saturday of highs and lows for BMW Motorrad Motorsport. In race one, the […]

Sunny skies at MotoGP Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello race

May 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 29. Grid positions for Italian GP: Alex Rins: 8th – 1’45.996 Joan Mir: 9th – 1’46.076 Team Suzuki Ecstar and the MotoGP™ paddock were met with sunny skies at […]

Front row at home MotoGP race in Mugello

May 30, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Johann Zarco, third, completes the front row with the Ducati Desmosedici GP of the Pramac Racing Team Francesco Bagnaia will start from the front row of the grid in tomorrow’s Grand Prix of Italy, held […]

bLU cRU’s Orradre Takes Second Place in Sunday’s Aragón WorldSSP300 Race

May 24, 2021 Michael Le Pard

After making a final corner pass for victory in the opening FIM Supersport World Championship race on Saturday, Evan Bros Yamaha WorldSSP Supported Team’s Steven Odendaal did exactly the same in the weekend’s second race […]

Hard Saturday for Ducati at Aragon WorldSBK Race1

May 22, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Scott Redding and Michael Rinaldi finished fourth and seventh in the first race of the 2021 WorldSBK season.A quite complex Saturday for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team that will be back on track tomorrow […]

Wet and cold race greeted the riders at Le Mans Bugatti circuit

May 16, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 15. Grid positions for French GP: Joan Mir: 14th – 1’43.422 Alex Rins: 15th – 1’43.523 A wet and cold Saturday greeted the riders at Le Mans Bugatti circuit […]

MotoGP race at historic Bugatti Circuit Le Mans

May 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The MotoGP World Championship arrives in France for the fifth Grand Prix of the 2021 season, taking place this weekend at the historic Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans. The famous French track, which has been […]

Best race finish of the fledgling Moto3 world championship

May 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

For the second year in a row Jerez missed the presence of fans and public but the circuit was a happy hunting ground for the Husqvarna Motorcycles duo on their FR 250 GP motorcycles: in […]

Thrilling Flat-Track race action on unique pavement-and-dirt track

May 1, 2021 Michael Le Pard

ATLANTA, Ga. (April 30, 2021) – Progressive American Flat Track completed a one-day test at Atlanta Motor Speedway today and came away with even higher expectations ahead of tomorrow’s Yamaha Atlanta Super TT. As […]

Aprilia to Race in MotoGP World Championship through 2026

April 29, 2021 Michael Le Pard

APRILIA RACING SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH DORNA THROUGH 2026 FROM THE 2022 SEASON, THE RS-GP FACTORY BIKES WILL BE ON THE TRACK WITH THE OFFICIAL APRILIA RACING TEAM Aprilia Racing is pleased to announce the signing […]

Dakar champion Signed to Race for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

April 7, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Benavides, who is this year’s Dakar champion and arguably one of rally’s hottest properties, has signed to race for the Austrian outfit in a bid to compete for the World Championship title and to defend […]

AMA West Hare Scrambles & 2-Stroke Nationals awesome race weekend results

April 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

AMA West Hare Scrambles – Round 1 Doyle, CA AThe first round of the West Hare Scrambles kicked off in Doyle, CA. The course was 22 miles in the Fort Sage OHV area in Northern […]

Race action was even hotter at MotoGP Doha Losail Circuit

April 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 4. TISSOT GRAND PRIX OF DOHA Race Classification: Alex Rins: 4th (+ 2.088) Joan Mir: 7th (+ 4.868) The Losail Circuit in Qatar hosted the second Grand Prix in […]

Unpredictable race expected at MotoGP Doha

April 4, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The two riders of the Ducati Lenovo Team closed fourth and sixth respectively in qualifying for the Grand Prix of Doha, scheduled for tomorrow at Losail; Jorge Martín, in his second MotoGP Grand Prix, took his […]

New Beta 300 RX to Race this Weekend

April 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Dare DeMartile will be riding for Beta Motorcycles at the 2-Stroke Nationals aboard the Beta 300 RX. DeMartile is filling in for Carlen Gardner who rode the 300 RX last year at the 2-Stroke Nationals […]

9-time class race-winner takes emphatic victory at MotoGP Qatar

March 29, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales delivered a masterclass in the opening round of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship at the Losail International Circuit, taking victory after a mid-race charge saw the Spaniard finish +1.092s […]

First 2021 MotoGP World Championship Race to Start

March 24, 2021 Michael Le Pard

After the two preseason tests held a few weeks ago, Ducati Lenovo Team riders Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia are back in Qatar for the inaugural Grand Prix of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship, which […]

Oldest and most prestigious offroad motorcycle race calendar

March 22, 2021 Michael Le Pard

As the 2021 version of the oldest and most prestigious motorcycle race on the Offroad racing calendar roars back into life at the end of August, KTM provides KTM Rental & Race Service packages while additionally […]

Suzuki jump the jumps Supercross race inside of four days in AT&T Stadium Arlington

March 19, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 18. Max Anstie: RM-Z450 – 16th The second Supercross race inside of four days in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas put the riders to the test and Twisted Tea/ […]

Youngest ever Daytona 200 polesitter set for AMA Superbike Race

March 14, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 13. Sean Dylan Kelly scored his second career pole position for the 79th Daytona 200 in Florida on Friday afternoon aboard his M4 Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation […]

79th running of historic race at Daytona International Speedway

March 14, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 14. Sean Dylan Kelly backed up his perfect run of two Daytona 200 poles in two attempts by doing the same for his podium record in Saturday’s 79th running […]

New BMW M8 and BMW M1000RR to “race” at MotoGP

March 10, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Munich. Preparations are underway for the 2021 season in the MotoGP World Championship, which begins on 28th March with the Grand Prix of Qatar in Losail. BMW M has been the ‘Official Car of MotoGP’ since […]

Impressive first-ever MXGP MX1 450cc race win for Husqvarna Rider

March 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Enjoying a great start in the day’s MX1 moto, a confident Kjer Olsen quickly made a number of passes to move into fourth place during the opening lap. As the race unfolded, the Dane charged […]

Maxxis Internazionali d’Italia Series Motocross and MX Race Results

March 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WEEKEND ✔️ 2nd place finish for Valerio Lata in the 125cc ✔️ 3rd overall for Andrea Rossi in the 125cc ✔️ 4th place for Jeremy Van Horebeek in the MX1 and Supercampione The long winter break ended with the start of the Internazionali d’ItaliaSeries, which opened the international motocross season […]

2021 Aprilia RS 660 to race in MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship

February 27, 2021 Michael Le Pard

THE CLASS CONTENDER MEETS HOMOLOGATION REQUIREMENTS AND BALANCING SET BY MOTOAMERICA, NOW APPROVED FOR THE STARTING GRID IN APRIL NEW YORK, NY – 26 FEBRUARY, 2021 – Piaggio Group Americas is pleased to confirm […]

Harley-Davidson and Vance & Hines American Flat Track $7125 per-race contingency package announced

February 23, 2021 Michael Le Pard

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 22, 2021) – Progressive American Flat Track and Vance & Hines proudly announced today an expanded support program for riders in AFT’s Production Twins Class. Vance & Hines will take the role of presenting […]

Yamaha Motor to Race at Progressive American Flat Track in 2021

February 18, 2021 Michael Le Pard

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 17, 2021) – Progressive American Flat Track is proud to confirm that Yamaha Motor Corp. will return as an Official OEM Partner for the upcoming 2021 season. Yamaha is well […]

VERTEX PISTONS’ SHIFTING CORE BUSINESS

February 11, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Since way back in 1953, when two-strokes ruled the off-road world, professional motorcycle racers and serious amateurs alike have put Vertex Pistons in their engines. And while a lot has changed in the world of […]

Regrettably Le Mans 24 Hours Motos to Race behind closed doors

January 29, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 28. The opening round of the 2021 Endurance World Championship at Le Mans, France on April 17-18th will be held under closed doors due to ongoing restrictions. No spectators […]

Hot grueling race in Arizona at 2021 World Off-Road Championship Series

January 25, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Austin Walton had a solid start to the 2021 World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS) on Sunday, finishing just off the Pro 450 class podium with a hard-fought fourth-place in Havasu, […]

Superb race in challenging conditions at Monster Energy AMA Supercross 450SX Championship

January 21, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis rode a superb race in challenging conditions to cross the line second at Round 2 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross 450SX Championship on Tuesday night in Houston, […]

WEEKEND RACING ACTION SCHDULE – January 16-17th

January 16, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 16. The first major motorcycle race of 2021 kicks off this weekend in America with the opening round of the Monster Energy AMA/ FIM World Supercross Championship at NRG […]

Dakar Rally Bivouac Mid-Race Rest Day and Reflection

January 9, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Monster Energy Yamaha Rally Team are today making the most of the Dakar Rally’s one and only rest day following six physically and mentally demanding days of competition in the desert. Now at the […]

First major motorcycle race event in New Zealand since Lockdown

December 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – November 7. The popular Suzuki International Series in New Zealand kicked off at Taupo’s Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park on Sunday with multiple race winners in various bike classes with bike […]

Husqvarna team not happy with Moto3 race as rear tyre dropped immediately

November 22, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Fenati showed fast adaptation to record the 2nd fastest lap-time in FP1 but as the chrono tumbled the Italian persevered to try and keep pace as Alonso Lopez also pushed hard. Saturday saw the white […]

Yamaha testing new “X” specification race tires for WorldSBK Jerez

November 19, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Pata Yamaha Enjoys Positive 2021 WorldSBK Preparation Test at Jerez Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team got their 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship preparations underway in the post-season test at Jerez and accomplished a significant amount […]

Learn About New Entry-level Affordable Race Freetech Endurance Series

November 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – November 5. Suzuki’s GSX-R125 has won the 2020 UK Freetech Endurance Championship, with victory in the final round of the season; a six-hour race at Mallory Park at the weekend. […]

Penultimate round of the six-race series at Glen Helen Raceway

November 3, 2020 Michael Le Pard

With only two days off since the last double-header, the 2020 AMA EnduroCross Championship jumped right back into racing on Monday for the penultimate round of the six-race series at Glen Helen Raceway. Rockstar Energy […]

Uphill race for Ducati considering starting position at MotoGP Teruel at MotorLand Aragón

October 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Danilo Petrucci, coming from the seventh row of the grid, finishes tenth at the Grand Prix of Teruel; Andrea Dovizioso closes in thirteenth place, as he was hindered back by arm pump issues and the tyre […]

2020 AMA EnduroCross Series kicked off its six-race championship on Friday

October 24, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The 2020 AMA EnduroCross Series kicked off its six-race championship on Friday at Glen Helen Raceway for night one of a double-header weekend in San Bernardino, California. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Colton Haaker went […]

MX2 Lommel race quickly unravelled when clipped rider pitched off track

October 22, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Thomas Kjer Olsen has finished seventh overall at a challenging MXGP of Limburg, round 14 of the MX2 World Championship. Racing at Lommel for the second of three visits to […]

Moto Guzzi Fast Endurance 2020 Races Vallelunga – Magione – Misano

October 21, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Incessant rain put Alessandro Moro and his new teammate Marco Notaro to the test in the last race in Misano of the Trofeo Moto Guzzi Fast Endurance 2020. While the crash of the next to […]

Difficult race on Cold Tires Challenged Ducati at Aragón MotoGP

October 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Danilo Petrucci will start from the third row of the grid in the MotoGP Aragón Grand Prix scheduled for tomorrow at the MotorLand Aragón circuit in Alcañiz, Spain. As he was eighteenth at the end […]

Exciting comeback for Ducati at Estoril WorldSBK Race

October 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Thanks to an exciting comeback, Chaz Davies conquers the second step of the podium in Race-1 of the Pirelli Estoril Round thus obtaining the third place in the final classification of the 2020 Superbike World […]

Thrilling Moto3 Race at Aragon with 3/10th Separating Top 7

October 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The Sterilgarda Max Racing Team brought their Husqvarna FR 250 GPs to the fourth Grand Prix of the year to take place on the Iberian Peninsula. Alonso Lopez and Romano Fenati started Free Practice in […]

Yamaha dominated FIM WorldSBK race at Circuito Estoril

October 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Toprak Razgatlıoğlu dominated today’s opening FIM Superbike World Championship race at Circuito Estoril, leading from start-to-finish for the Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team with Rizla. It couldn’t have gone much better for the 24-year-old, as […]

2020 British Superbike BSB season yields highs, lows, race wins, podiums, career bests, crashes and injuries

October 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 16. Buildbase Suzuki is bound for Brands Hatch this weekend, for the sixth and final round of the 2020 Bennetts British Superbike Championship, with three races taking place on […]

NHHA Round 6 Rimbenders and GNCC Round 11 Mason-Dixon Race Results

October 14, 2020 Michael Le Pard

NHHA- Round 6 Rimbenders MC Lovelock, NV Congratulations to Cole Conatser! He won 1st Place in the 250 class and wrapped up the 250 Championship with one event left on the calendar. The race out […]

Heavyweight title fight comes all down to this race

October 14, 2020 Michael Le Pard

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 13, 2020) – Following months on hiatus due to a global crisis, a reshuffled schedule, and 13 rounds of a heavyweight title fight, it all comes down to this. Progressive American […]

Last Race of Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season at Fox Raceway in Pala California Results

October 12, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Tickle Finishes Out The Season Inside The Top-10 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Broc Tickle closed out the 2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season with a ninth-place overall (8-9) at a fast, dry Fox […]

MotoGP to race at famous Bugatti Circuit Le Mans for the French GP

October 7, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The ninth round of the 2020 MotoGP season will be held this weekend on the historic Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, which, unlike in recent years, will host the French GP in October.The French track, […]

Yamaha Takes 3rd as 2020 WorldSBK season draws to a close

October 4, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Michael van der Mark fought to a third-place finish for the Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team with Rizla in the FIM Superbike World Championship Tissot Superpole Race, as rain continued to lash the Circuit de […]

Heavy Rain and Crash at WorldSBK Magny-Cours Makes Exciting Race

October 4, 2020 Michael Le Pard

#FraWorldSBK Race-1. Following a solid comeback, Chaz Davies and Scott Redding finish fourth and fifth respectively at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Race-1 of the Pirelli French Round was characterized by the comeback of Chaz […]

Yamaha Flies to Second in WorldSSP Race 2 at Magny-Cours

October 4, 2020 Michael Le Pard

GMT94 Yamaha WorldSSP Supported Team’s Kyle Smith celebrated a superb second-place finish in the tricky wet conditions of Race 2 at Magny-Cours, with Kallio Racing Yamaha WorldSSP Supported Team’s Hannes Soomer joining him on the […]

Absolutely stunning Yamaha AFT Atlanta Short Track Race

October 3, 2020 Michael Le Pard

WOODSTOCK, Ga. (October 3, 2020) – Progressive American Flat Track legend Jared Mees (No. 9 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) stood triumphant at the conclusion of an absolutely stunning Yamaha Atlanta Short Track presented by Law […]

Final 2020 WorldSBK race this weekend

October 1, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The season ends in the FIM Superbike World Championship 2020 this weekend (2nd to 4th October), when the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team will contest the seventh and penultimate race event of the year at […]