….in a kart race. To close off Ducati’s week long Wrooom event, a 25 lap karting event was held on a frozen lake at the Madonna di Campiglio resort. Stoner finished ahead of Massa, with Luca Badoer (test rider for Ferrari) coming in 3rd, and Nicky Hayden finishing in 4th place. The race featured a [...]

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With the collapse of Kawasaki’s MotoGP efforts for 2009, Monster Energy Drinks have decided to pull their sponsorship with John Hopkins and have instead signed a 2 year deal with Valentino Rossi. Although not yet formally announced, it is rumoured that Monster will pay Rossi 2.5 million Euros and will add a bonus of a [...]

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The BBC have confirmed their commentary team for their coverage of the 2009 MotoGP season….and it’s bad news. Suzi Perry, Steve Parrish and Matt Roberts remain in place, and unfortunately so does Charlie Cox. Which means any BBC viewers face another tedious year of listening to him wheezing out his ‘catch phrases’. (“He needs that [...]

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Last few interviews from the Ducati Wrooom PR event sees Casey Stoner saying (or being told to say) that MotoGP races aren’t boring, and Nicky Hayden talking about how he feels that the single tyre rule has actually helped him to adapt to the Ducati. Casey Stoner denying MotoGP races are becoming dull: Nicky Hayden [...]

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This is brilliant – a range of clothing celebrating racing legend Barry Sheene is now available to buy online. The range includes a Barry Sheene Championship Jacket, a sweat-top, a Barry Sheene t-shirt, and a Barry Sheene Polo shirt. All products are available in sizes ranging from small to XXL. Barry Sheene Championship Jacket This [...]

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