MotoGP planning seems more than clumsy Heute ist klar: Die Regierungen aller europäischen und vieler anderer Länder sind “in Globo” gescheitert, was bedeutet, völlig gescheitert. Um ihre Wähler und Steuerzahler nicht zu verärgern, haben sie alle einen viel zu nachlässigen Kurs in Bezug auf Beschränkungen und Sperrungen eingeschlagen. Noch bevor die gefährlichsten Mutationen auftraten, hatten […]
“Petrus” Story – Part 1
Bernhard Petruschke – the MZ conqueror of the first hours of the GDR Bernhard Petruschke, later given the nickname “Petrus”, saw the light of day on April 6, 1910, in Grünberg in Silesia (today Zielona Góra in Poland). As the son of a gardener, he trained as a carpenter after school. He is said to […]
Bill Ivy story – part 5
Bill’s last season in 1969 with the tragic end The outcome of the 1968 season with the unfortunate loss of the 250ccworld title was the biggest disappointment in the life of the 26-year-old so far. In the previous year he had more bad luck than some racing driver never in his entire career. In the […]
Motorsport from home
The high importance for TV broadcasting of MotoGP & WorldSBK While many motorsport journalists have obviously been waking up from their hibernation since the beginning of the year, it is also beginning to dawn on them: The 2021 season will be anything but normal. In addition to countless pause fillers and meaningless articles about previous […]
Bill Ivy story – part 4
The 1968 season with the unforgettable idol of motorsports Bill Ivy had won the 125 cc world championship title last year. With a total of 8 wins in 12 races and two second places, it was a similar dominance to that of Mike “the Bike” in the 250 cc title in 1966. At that time, […]
Bill Ivy story – part 3
The successful 1967 season of the public’s favorite In his first full World Championship season as a Yamaha works rider, Bill Ivy had already impressively demonstrated his potential as vice world champion in the 125 cm³ category last year. He contributed a total of 4 of the 5 victories for Yamaha in this class. His […]
As predicted – calendar change
FIM and Dorna with the expected calendar change We remember very well when the first provisional plan for the 2021 season was published two and a half months ago. First you scratched your head in our reaction and then shortly afterwards the keys of our computers rattled. MotoGP’s first change of plan for FIM and […]
WorldSBK grid fills up
Axel Bassani with Motocorsa Ducati confirmed Another team confirms that they will remain in WorldSBK with Axel Bassani as driver. The Motocorsa Racing Team from Lurago d’Erba in the north of Monza had little success with the Argentinian Leandro Mercado last year. More than 16th place in the World Championship was not possible in the […]
Bill Ivy story – part 2
Bill Ivy as Yamaha works rider for the 1966 season Bill Ivy made an impression on the Japanese at his first Grand Prix races last year, especially with his excellent results in the World Championship final in Suzuka. As a result, he was accepted as a regular driver in the Yamaha works team for the […]
Bill Ivy – the little big man
Part 1 – the little and fast crowd favorite of the 1960s Ever since the introduction of the motorcycle world championship in 1949, the races, which were initially only held in Europe, have become increasingly popular. In the following decade there were events with often around 200,000 visitors. The Austrian Rupert Hollaus, who died far […]