Before the last MotoGP test in Losail from March 10th to 12th The first rust on riders and bikes was shaken off last weekend. We saw how some drivers were already testing the tensile strength of their station wagons. Wait a minute – wasn’t there something? Right, we are also inevitably MotoGP streaming subscription customers, […]
Test conclusion Qatar
What did the first MotoGP tests reveal? We had already pointed out before the two days of testing in Losail that its informative value would only be of limited nature. Nevertheless, it is of course clear that initial conclusions can be drawn, for example, about the power of the bikes in Qatar. It was also […]
Losail Test – day 2
Second MotoGP test day of the year on March 7th in Losail The second test day of the year in Losail, like day 1, is still of limited informative value with regard to lap times. Even if many scribes often interpret such tests as races, they are usually terribly wrong. The same goes for the […]
WSBK-History part 14
The second half of the 1994 season – the 7th year of WorldSBK After the 6th lap on the new Sentul track in Malaysia, it went on to Japan. The duel for the title between the reigning world champion Scott Russell and Carl Fogarty had meanwhile turned into a three-way battle. In contrast to Russell […]
Losail Test – day 1
First MotoGP test day of the year on March 6th in Losail After the Shakedown Test was definitely not a time hunt, hardly anything will change on the first day with all the stars of the premier class. After all, there have already been time improvements compared to the first day and at the end […]
WSBK-History part 13
Part 13 of 1994 – the 7th year of the WorldSBK Last year, the world championship was only decided in the penultimate race. Despite 11 wins this season by Carl Fogarty versus 5 by Scott Russell, the American became world champion. Foggy failed to cross the finish line five times, while the Kawasaki rider only […]
A high price
Screens blank at the Qatar test – the fans are excluded By choosing Losail as the start of the season and after deleting Argentina and Texas even as a double race, the Dorna did the fans no favors. Because the country has an entry ban due to the pandemic, even the well-heeled are excluded from […]
The green force is ready
Positive Kawasaki test feedback from Portugal The competition should have a few more worry lines on their foreheads when they read about the last test of the world champion and his team. On the track near the coastal town of Portimão, in the absence of Rea’s team-mate Alex Lowes, the works team sorted out a […]
Hungary plans of the Dorna
A new Dorna plan for a race in Hungary from 2023 Mr. Ezpeleta is a very busy man in his mid-seventies. The Dorna boss also seems to have a weakness for contractual partners from corrupt countries that are in a bad light in public. Therefore, the almost 75-year-old goes his way undeterred and in principle […]
Waste of money
About the sense and nonsense of youth programs When browsing through our almost inexhaustible archive, we repeatedly come across interesting content that makes you think. This article is about a case of self-promotion by a manufacturer under the guise of supposedly exemplary youth programs using the example of the Austrian company KTM. As is well […]