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Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo took the lead at Jerez de la Frontera from the start and held it to the end of Jerez’s 27 flowing laps, winning over Marc Marquez by 5.5 seconds. “This time everything felt fine at the start of the race. I could brake late and enter very fast into the corners. I had a good corner speed and good grip in acceleration,” said Lorenzo. This was a big improvement over expectations, as the Spanish weather had developed like a repeat of Argentina – too hot for the medium...

Supercross Media Press Release HRT Racing’s Vicki Golden made history this afternoon by becoming the first female in more than four decades of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, to qualify for the “Fast 40″ – the riders that transition to the night program from timed qualifying – for tonight’s 2015 finale at Sam Boyd Stadium and the 250SX Class’ Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout. Golden, who made her Eastern Regional 250SX Class debut on February 14 at Arlington,...

EnduroCross Media Press Release: Husqvarna’s Colton Haaker took an exciting wire to wire win at round three of the 2015 GEICO AMA EnduroCross series inside the Orleans Arena. Although Haaker lead from the start, he withstood steady pressure from Cody Webb on his KTM. Geoff Aaron rounded out the podium on his Gas Gas. Webb set the fast lap time during both the afternoon and night time Hot Lap session to get the bonus point and top gate pick. But Haaker took the $500 Holeshot award. Fellow...

Honda Racing Corporation Press Release: Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez produced a stellar performance to close the gap in the Championship with a well earned second place at the GP of Spain in front of 122,000 spectators. Teammate Hiroshi Aoyama unfortunately crashed out of the race but thankfully escaped serious injury. It was a frantic start as pole man Lorenzo led with a blistering pace and breaking the race lap record on lap two. Marc did a fantastic job to stay with Lorenzo before a gap...

Let's face it, as saturated as youtube is, we all love crash compilations. Combine that with epically amazing coverage of the Red Bull Hard Enduro Series at Hell's Gate and you have a bone tingling, awe inspiring crash compilation that makes you want to traverse a rocky mountainside just to wreck your bike... Well not really, but you get the point. The grueling dirt bike race takes place in some of the world's harshest environments and is infamous for being one of the hardest moto races...

Well, I guess I’m foolish for not seeing this coming. When Erik Buell Racing (EBR) officially filed for bankruptcy, closing up shop and sending it’s 126 employees home, they explicitly said team Hero/EBR would finish out at least this season with World Superbike Championship (WSBK). But, that’s no longer the case, as the official word this week, is that Team Hero/EBR will no longer be racing in WSBK. We reported on the team's hope outlook on the 2015 season, after its first round of testing...

With the MotoGP circus making its way to Jerez this weekend to begin the European swing of the championship, Brembo has released this infographic with some interesting details, as almost every MotoGP machine is running a Brembo braking system. Brembo notes that the track is one the MotoGP drivers’ favorites with points which favor overtaking. The “hops” caused by the undulations of the asphalt, require a well-balanced, easy to handle motorcycle, which is stable when braked to be able to...

Team Aspar Press Release: The first day of the Spanish Grand Prix took place today as Jerez celebrates its status as World Capital of Motorcycling in a scorching spring heatwave. With temperatures hitting 30ºC ambient and 45ºC on track, it has been a red hot start to the European season in the heart of Andalucia. Marc Márquez may not be 100% fit after his recent operation to fix a broken finger but he was able to lap third quickest today as Spanish riders dominated at their home circuit....

Motorcycle Industry Council Press Release: Gear Up Every Ride launches a month-long photo contest starting May 1. The contest gives riders a chance to win nearly $10,000 in prizes in exchange for posting photos that embrace the Gear Up theme and including the hashtag #GearUpEveryRide on Instagram. Gear Up Every Ride’s panel of judges will select the grand prize winner, while weekly winners will be randomly chosen. The complete list of rules is available on the website...

From an eMotoRacing/Arthur Kowitz press release:   AHRMA once again hosted the Woodcraft Technologies’ eMotoRacing zero emissions road racing series at one of America’s iconic racetracks. Seven competitors from around the US made the grid on Saturday, for the first of the weekend’s two rounds. Time Warner Cable TV was on hand to interview the riders and teams, and to cover this exciting event.   The Hollywood Electrics Racing Team fielded 3 Zero SR based electric racebikes. Jeff Clark,...