"Don't let the spring valve aspect of the Honda Production MotoGP bike scare you. That thing's gonna be fast as hell. I've heard some numbers and compared to the prototypes, there's not much difference" - Colin Edwards.
The saga of when Ben Spies will move to MotoGP has finally been settled with an official announcement that the World Superbike title contender will move to Tech 3 Yamaha in 2010.
Eight fans have been injured after a final-lap wreck during the Aaron's 499 at Talladega, which saw the #99 of Carl Edwards get airbourne into the safety fencing on the final lap.
James Toseland wants an end to the 'playground' feud with team-mate Colin Edwards, which has literally divided the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team in two heading into the 2009 MotoGP season.
Steve Rider and Louise Goodman have been added to ITV's presenting team for the 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship, as the series confirms its television coverage will exceed 100 hours this year.
Colin Edwards has publicly revealed that he and Tech 3 Yamaha team-mate James Toseland 'don't talk anymore' and that he was satisfied to comprehensively out pace him during testing at Sepang.
Sebastien Loeb shrugged off the disappointment of being beaten in the first round of the Nations Cup by winning the overall Race of Champions title at Wembley.
Crash.net recently asked for your MotoGP star of 2008, from a shortlist of ten riders provided, and - with voting having now closed - the time has come to reveal the results.
Colin Edwards says he will "get naked and run down the front straight" if he wins the inaugural Indianapolis Grand Prix on Sunday - and Valentino Rossi may do the same!
This is the special livery with which Tech 3 Yamaha star Colin Edwards will race in his home US Grand Prix, at Laguna Seca this afternoon. The one-off paint scheme features the traditional Stars and Stripes of the American flag and New York's Statue of Liberty.
A twist of fate at Assen on Saturday saw Nicky Hayden hand a shock podium finish to Colin Edwards on the exit of the very final corner - exactly where Edwards had handed Hayden victory when he fell at the end of the 2006 event!
James Toseland's dream of challenging for a MotoGP podium on his British Grand Prix debut got off to a shaky start when his Catalunya test set-up proved problematic, but the Tech 3 Yamaha rider was able to get back on target and finish day one in eighth position.
And superstitious '12+1' world champion Nieto - six times ruler of the 50cc class in addition to seven 125cc titles - played a central part in Rossi's post-race celebrations.
Both Marco Melandri and Ducati Marlboro team-mate Casey Stoner chose to pit for their wet weather bikes, after suffering mechanical problems with their number one machines.
Video clips of the incident can be found on You Tube , but this high quality picture (click to enlarge) shows in perfect detail just how far gone Edwards was - the Texan's inside foot, knee and elbow are all dragging along the ground, while his outside leg is waving in the air.
1. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 45min 35.121 secs 2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 45min 38.004 secs 3. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 45min 39.460 secs
'Very, very eventful to say the least' - that was how Colin Edwards described his qualifying session at Jerez, where he thrilled the Spanish fans with a miracle save from what looked being a certain fall, then qualified on the front row of the grid.
1. Colin Edwards USA Yamaha Tech 3 (M) 1min 40.714 secs 2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 40.828 secs 3. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1min 40.918 secs
Under fire team owner Jack Roush and his driver Carl Edwards have responded angrily to criticism concerning Edwards' oil tank lid infraction at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
With Robby Gordon's appeal against his 100-point penalty dished out by NASCAR for failing pre-race inspection at Daytona hot on the agenda it seems like the penalty review board will be busier than usual this week when UAW-Dodge 400 winner Carl Edwards saw his #99 Roush-Fenway Ford fail post race