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Capirossi: Real men go road racing, MotoGP for girls
MotoGP legend Loris Capirossi is heading to the Isle of Man TT - but will only experience the iconic Mountain Circuit from a car, he insists
Gresini announces Moto2 rider line-up.
Team Gresini has announced that its MotoGP race winner Toni Elias and Russian rookie Vladimir Ivanov will ride its Moriwaki machines during the inaugural 2010 Moto2 World Championship.
FB Corse: Hopkins still part of MotoGP project
FB Corse, which is planning to enter MotoGP with a three-cylinder motorcycle at select events in 2010, insists that former Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki MotoGP rider John Hopkins remains part of the project.
Hayden wins Ferrari/Ducati kart race.
Nicky Hayden beat Ferrari F1 stars Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso - plus his Ducati MotoGP team-mate Casey Stoner - to win a go-kart ice race during the conclusion of the 20th edition of the Wrooom Press Ski Meeting.
Jerez voted 'Best Grand Prix'
Jerez has been voted the 2009 IRTA 'Best Grand Prix' of the MotoGP World Championship season.
Ducati Desmosedici GP10 - Specifications.
Technical specs for the new Desmosedici GP10 MotoGP racer, provided by Ducati...
Ducati explains Desmosedici GP10, 'big bang' return.
Wednesday saw the official unveiling of Ducati's 2010 MotoGP contender, the Desmosedici GP10, at the Italian ski resort of Madonna di Campiglio.
Rossi defeats Schumacher and Loeb in best athlete polls
Record-breaking MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi has comfortably seen off fellow multiple title-winners Michael Schumacher and S?bastien Loeb - amongst others - to be crowned the leading athlete of the last decade
Stoner hoping 'big bang' theory pays off for Ducati in 2010
Former MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner is confident that Ducati's extension of Yamaha's 'big bang' theory and the forthcoming return of 1,000cc engines will play to his strengths in 2010 and beyond
Hayden: Enthusiasm landed me 'in the dog house'
Former MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden insists that he is much better-prepared for his second season with Ducati Corse than he was for his first - even if he is in the team's 'dog house' at the moment...
Stoner insists fitness won't be a problem
An uninterrupted fitness programme gives Casey Stoner confidence he has shaken off his fitness worries
Sepang set to extend Malaysian GP contract
Sepang extension will also see a guaranteed Malaysian presence on the grand prix grid for the next five seasons
New Aoyama number inspired by Daijiro Kato.
With the #4 he took to 250cc title victory already in the hands of Andrea Dovizioso in MotoGP, Hiroshi Aoyama will switch to the #7 for his debut season in the premier class.
Aoyama strides forward, plots next step.
"A long run is completely different to doing just a few laps and coming in" - Hiroshi Aoyama.
'New era' for MotoGP as 1000cc returns in 2012
MotoGP is set to return to the era of 1,000cc engines from 2012 onwards, it has been announced, following a meeting of the Grand Prix Commission between the FIM, Dorna and MSMA in Geneva
MotoGP season review on sale now
The three-hour long season review following the 2009 MotoGP campaign released for sale
PICS: Jorge Lorenzo on holiday in Bali.
After PR appearances in Thailand and Indonesia, 2009 MotoGP World Championship runner-up Jorge Lorenzo enjoyed a week's holiday on the nearby Indonesian island of Bali.
Kevin Schwantz Isle of Man GSX-R up for auction.
A unique Suzuki GSX-R1000 built especially for 1993 500cc world champion Kevin Schwantz will be up for auction later this month, following the donation of the one-off machine from Suzuki GB to BEN - Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund.
Rossi takes second on Monza Rally
MotoGP title winner Valentino Rossi secures second place on the Rally de Monza
Spies, Edwards 'friends' - but Tech 3 wall will stay.
The wall in the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 MotoGP pits, introduced last winter after a sudden souring in the relationship between James Toseland and Colin Edwards, will stay in place for 2010 - even though Edwards and new signing Ben Spies are 'the best of friends'.
Mamola launches Riders for Health Experience Africa.
A new fundraising ride, Riders for Health Experience Africa , will be launched by the organisation's co-founder and 13 time 500cc race winner, Randy Mamola, at the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show today (Friday 27th).
Rossi, Capirossi lead MotoGP victory variations.
Winning races with different manufacturers, engine sizes or tyres is one of motorsport's toughest challenges. As such, Crash.net put together the following table listing the variety of 500cc/MotoGP wins by riders that competed in the 2009 season.
MotoGP on British Eurosport in 2010.
"British Eurosport will broadcast the 2010 MotoGP Championship under the same terms as this year"
Honda bosses enter mini bike race.
Young riders in the final round of the NSF100 HRC Trophy mini-bike series were in for a surprise at Motegi yesterday - when they found themselves racing wheel-to-wheel against a special HRC team.