Races and Competitions

Dr. Valentino Rossi Rossi is the most prolific motorcycle racer of all time. More than likely, if someone is riding on two wheels, they know him by his nickname Valle —especially in Europe.   Monster energy drinks, pizza boxes, apparel and knickknacks of all sorts are labeled with the magical numero 46. Best of all, Valle is easy to like and has been the face of Moto GP for over a decade, providing entertainment to fans worldwide. Rossi is an absolute institution.   With 108 wins (82 in...

On the tropical Island of Bali, Repsol Honda’s World Champion Marc Marquez and teammate Dani Pedrosa revealed their new look 2015 race machines. The Repsol Honda Team enjoyed an incredible 2014 season winning Honda’s third Triple Crown in four years (Rider, Constructor and Team titles) and second in succession. Honda continue their partnership with Repsol – after celebrating their 20th anniversary last season – and remains the longest running sponsor-factory agreement of its kind in the...

The fourth round of the 2015 season of AMSOIL Arenacross, featuring Ricky Carmichael’s Road to Supercross, made its debut inside Bridgestone Arena on Saturday night in what ended up being a perfect night for Team Babbitt’s Monster Energy Kawasaki‘s Chris Blose. The first-year Arenacross Class competitor earned his second overall win of the season by becoming the first rider to sweep both Main Events, in addition to claiming the Head 2 Head Challenge. In the return of the Eastern Regional...

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could not only ride, but also race a motorcycle well into your 60s?   68-Year-Old, Female Motorcycle Racer Some people would think that’s a silly thought especially since most pro-racers begin in their early 20s and retire around their later 30s to 40s. But let’s agree with those who don’t think racing has a time limit. After all, there are guys out there who’ve been racing for 30 or more years--a long time to be in the sport. Those guys are very fortunate to...

The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team is delighted to announce a two-year collaboration with Abarth in the MotoGP World Championship. The partnership will see Abarth join Movistar Yamaha as an Official Sponsor and Official Car Supplier for the 2015 and 2016 race seasons. The Abarth Scorpion logo will be visible on all team equipment as well as on the nose of the YZR-M1 cowlings of both Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. 2015 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team Promotional Shot As part of the agreement...

In an email titled "Positive Steps, Despite Conditions," the Hero Motorcycles/EBR Racing race team tells of good progress with the team's first testing session of 2015.   You may recognize the name Buell, as Erik was building sport bikes in a partnership with Harley-Davidson using their air-cooled power plants. Erik's been back since leaving H-D, building unique and powerful sport bikes and naked bikes, along with their return to World Superbike racing.   Their primary sponsor is the New...

Beta Motorcycles Press Release: On the other side of the ocean, round two of the FIM SuperEnduro Series kicked off in Germany. During the off-season of the AMA EnduroCross series, riders head overseas to stay in shape and gain further experience racing amongst the best technical riders in the world. Beta USA’s Kyle Redmond joined Giacomo Redondi in Germany to represent Beta on his Factory 300 RR. At the first round, the SuperEnduro promoters served up a track vastly different than the US...

Honda Racing Press Release: Honda Motor Europe has confirmed that John McGuinness and Conor Cummins will once again form a two-man squad for its 2015 road racing campaign with the Honda Racing team. The ‘Morecambe Missile’ and the ‘Ramsey Rocket’ will contest the Superbike and Senior classes at the Isle of Man TT and the Superbike races at the North West 200 aboard the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP. 21-time Isle of Man TT winner McGuinness had a frustrating 2014 season after suffering a...

This past weekend marked the halfway point of the 2015 Dakar Rally. I spoke with Martino Bianchi, general manager of Team HRC, whose riders are first and third, respectively. Joan Barreda has led the overall classification since stage 2. After stage 7, he had a six-minute, 28-second advantage over four-time race-winner Marc Coma (KTM). Barreda’s Honda teammate, Paulo Goncalves, was third, plus 10 minutes, 59 seconds. “We met the first target,” Bianchi said. “We are leading, and all the...

Bell Helmets Press Release: Bell Helmets, an industry leader in helmet technology and innovation, and Pro Circuit Racing, the most winning team in supercross and motocross, today announced a partnership, in which Bell will be the official helmet for the 250 team. “Bell has 60-years of experience innovating powersports and bicycle head protection, plus incredible resources from its sister companies Riddell and Giro, which has culminated into the revolutionary custom-fit technology and...