Races and Competitions

kenny Noyes rode 19 picture-perfect laps on Sunday at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, Spain, to claim the 2014 FIM CEV International Superbike title. The 35-year-old American arrived in Valencia, the final round of the 10-race series, trailing former class champion Ivan Silva by four points. Noyes had to either win or finish second ahead of Silva to take the title. Starting fourth, Noyes got the holeshot and, with his Kawasaki Palmeto PL teammate, Robertino Pietri, in his slipstream,...

HJC Helmets Press Release: HJC is extremely pleased to announce that 4 time World Champion and 2 time Moto GP Champion Jorge Lorenzo has renewed his sponsorship agreement with HJC helmets, the best selling motorcycle helmet in the world, for year 2015 and 2016 MotoGP Season. Jorge Lorenzo: “It is a pleasure signing for two more years with HJC and keep improving the RPHA 10 Plus. I am grateful and I want to thank HJC for the confidence they have placed in me, I am sure that we will keep...

KTM Racing Press Release:   Factory FMF/KTM rider Taylor Robert earned 2nd overall to mark his third time on the podium this season at the seventh round of the AMA EnduroCross Series. His teammate, Red Bull KTM’s Taddy Blazusiak, finished just shy of the podium in 4th place. It was Blazusiak who was placed in the first heat of the evening. The polish rider started in 2nd position and remained there until lap three when he took over the lead after Mike Brown crashed. Cody Webb was able to...

Suzuki’s last MotoGP podium was at the 2008 U.S. Grand Prix with Chris Vermeulen at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. At Valencia, a tough wild-card race weekend with test rider Randy De Puniet exposed engine-reliability and top-speed problems for the new GSX-RR. “It was important to understand the level of our bike in race conditions,” Team Manager Davide Brivio said. “We have problems on track different from the dyno. Because of durability issues, we are using the engine ‘underpowered.’” After...

MotoAmerica and KTM North America announced a new spec racing series built around theRC390 that will compete at select rounds of the 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship. The new KTM RC Cup will pit riders aged 18 to 22 on identical RC390 race bikes for a shot at an AMA National Championship and contingency money. The series fits into MotoAmerica’s plans for developing homegrown racing talent for the international stage. “One of our main goals in creating...

Honda Racing Press Release: American Honda today officially presented its 2015 Team Honda lineup to the media during a press event held at the Castillo Ranch supercross track. Factory riders Trey Canard and Cole Seely were the stars for this overview of the race program as the team approaches the highly anticipated 2015 AMA Supercross season. The day opened with an introduction from Honda Team Manager Dan Betley, who reviewed the successful end to the 2014 season and discussed the changes...

When it’s time to eat at the Marquez home, Marc dresses the table, one of his duties in the family routine, while Alex clears the table. The Marquezes are “ordinary” people and, at home, life goes on as it used to be. Father Julià Marquez and mother Roser Alentà still live in the same small house in Cervera (a village of 10,000 near Catalunya), where their sons share the same room and sleep in bunk beds that they make themselves. “At home, we are still the father and mother,” Julià said....

During a visit to Honda’s Japanese headquarters last December, Shuhei Nakamoto, VP of Honda Racing, promised Estrella Galicia 0,0 teammates Alex Marquez and Alex Rins a ride on an RC213V if one of them won the Moto3 title. On Sunday, Nakamoto kept his promise, and the day after clinching the Moto3 title, Alex Marquez, the younger brother of two-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez, got a very special gift from Honda: 12 laps on Marc’s factory machine, guided by his brother. At exactly...