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First 2026 BMW Street and Dirt Monsters Arrive!

Apr 28, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Everyone loves a good monster and BMW just released it’s first 2026 BMW Street and Dirt Monsters to riders and they check all the boxes. Pick either the new tire shredding 2026 BMW R1300R 145 […]

Crazy Saturday at Magny-Course as rain makes Race-1 a real lottery

Sep 7, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Sensational comeback by Bautista from 17th to podium (P2). Bulega has a high-side on the opening lap and crashes. WorldSSP Race-1 was annulled due to excessive rain. Crazy Saturday at Magny-Course. Rain began to fall […]

Tricky Moto3 Aragon chase presented a conundrum: rain

Sep 1, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The twists and speed of MotorLand Aragon delivered a new surface and a sun drenched twelfth outing for the world championship in 2024, as well as being the third of four dates on mainland Spain […]

Rain threatened to create chaos at GNCC Tennessee

Apr 18, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Monterey, TN Round Five April 13th, 2024 Another GNCC Podium for Walker The fifth round of the GNCC would take the riders to a new venue in Tennessee. Rain earlier in the week threatened […]

Wind and Rain doesn’t stop Ducati at 2024 WorldSBK Phillip Island

Feb 23, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Convincing start for Bulega, second on Friday at Phillip Island. Bautista (P12) works to find the best set-up. Huertas debuts with a stunning pole position in WorldSSP The first Friday of free practice of the […]

Rain changed everything at Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hour Endurance Race

Aug 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Yoshimura SERT Motul was on track for a solid second overall at the third round of the FIM Endurance World Championship at Suzuka, Japan. Unfortunately, its strong charge was brought to a halt towards the […]

Unpredictable rain and sand dunes shorten Dakar Rally Stage 6

Jan 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has posted the third-fastest time on a shortened stage six of the 2023 Dakar Rally. Teammate Kevin Benavides was hot on Price’s heels, finishing fifth, just 21 seconds […]

From Pirelli rain tyres to slicks for Jonathan Rea’s win in Race 1

Nov 19, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The start on a wet but drying track resulted in an unusual race with pit stop to change tyres won by the Northern Irish rider, success for Montella in WorldSSP after an entertaining duel with […]

Rain Mixes Up Magny-Cours Free Practice WorldSBK

Sep 10, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Rain Mixes Up Magny-Cours Free Practice for Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and Andrea Locatelli completed an almost entirely wet Friday Free Practice on the opening day of the seventh round of the […]

2022 WorldSBK season was compromised by intermittent rain

Sep 10, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Rain hampers free practices for the Pirelli French Round at Magny Cours Friday at the Pirelli French Round, the seventh round of the 2022 WorldSBK season, was compromised by intermittent rain that fell during FP1: […]

Indonesian MotoGP a race made treacherous by the rain

Mar 21, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Johann Zarco claims third place on the podium with the Ducati Desmosedici GP of the Pramac Racing Team. Enea Bastianini continues to lead the Championship Standings The MotoGP Grand Prix of Indonesia, held this weekend […]

Rain storms cut Sepang International Circuit MotoGP track time

Feb 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – February 6. Alex Rins: 4th – 1’58.261 (+ 0.130) Joan Mir: 12th – 1’58.529 (+ 0.398) Sylvain Guintoli: 26th – 1’59.996 (+ 1.865) The second day of testing at the […]

Despite early predictions Circuit of the Americas (COTA) brought grey clouds but no rain

Oct 3, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 2. Grid positions for Americas GP: Alex Rins: 7th – 2’03.453 (+ 0.672) Joan Mir: 8th – 2’03.528 (+ 0.747 Despite early predictions, Saturday morning’s session at the Circuit […]

Austrian MotoGP Red Bull Ring race made difficult by rain

Aug 16, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Jorge Martín finishes third with the Ducati Desmosedici GP of the Pramac Racing Team Pecco Bagnaia took an excellent second place at the MotoGP Austrian GP held this afternoon at the Red Bull Ring. The […]

Rain stayed away from MotoGP TT Circuit of Assen Saturday morning

Jun 26, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 26. Grid positions for DutchGP: Alex Rins: 7th – 1’32.597 (+ 0.783) Joan Mir: 10th – 1’32.748 (+ 0.934) The rain stayed away from the TT Circuit of Assen […]