Is the series Kawasaki that strong and the BMW a bad design? The tests in Jerez and Barcelona were very promising, according to team members and drivers from BMW. But just two days before the first race in Motorland Aragon, the FIM caused a lot of confusion. If we were BMW, the highest motorsport authority […]
Sad Monza anniversary
When, on May 20, 1973, two riders died completely unnecessarily There are still numerous contemporary witnesses from back then who have the tragic images in front of them. Jarno Saarinen as world champion in the 250 cm³ class was already called The Flying Finn and was well on the way to becoming one of the […]
Rossi’s future unclear
The old master is still uncertain about his future prospects As for his future in MotoGP, Valentino Rossi was rather cautious about the deadline for deciding on his further career. After all, the Italian gave the media a deadline on record in his home country when he stated “I will decide after 9 races“. The […]
One day before Aragon WSBK
Some numbers ahead of the WorldSBK season opener Perhaps the most important of all numbers at the moment is 99 and this has absolutely nothing to do with Jorge Lorenzo. It’s the number of wins for Jonathan Rea in WorldSBK. Here is a brief overview of the most important stages of the Northern Irish up […]
WSBK Aragon Countdown
Some rider voices before the start We had already published the opinions of the two riders of the Kawasaki factory team in the report “Aragon foretaste”. Shortly afterwards came the scandalous publication of the maximum speed set by the FIM for the start of the season. Since then, it has been clear that Kawasaki will […]
A black day for WSBK
Bayliss with an accident and FIM tramples the idea of sport First, the good news: Troy Bayliss fell badly on his racing bike and suffered vertebral injuries, but he reported from Australia and gave the all-clear, except for a long period of convalescence. The 52-year-old Australian suffered a bicycle accident in his native Australia, but […]
Where Marquez is right
Criticism of the 6-time world champion on the start device is thrown out If Marc Marquez publicly criticizes a technical innovation, this has a different weight than if it came from Tech 3 KTM latecomer Iker Lecuona, for example. The young Spaniard is already in the ejection seat and Remy Gardner already has the MotoGP […]
Scandal before Aragon
The FILM’s scandalous speed limits put Kawasaki at a disadvantage – sport fraud! Now it finally became clear why the dubious gentlemen of the FIM only publish the speed limits of the WSBK at the very last minute. This is a veritable scandal that we haven’t seen for years. While the new BMW M-1000RR is […]
Italian GP preview
New for many riders on their current bikes – Mugello When compiling the statistics before the race, we noticed how few riders, especially in the premier class, were riding their current bikes there. Even some of the more experienced of them have never seen the chequered flag in MotoGP. In addition to the rookies, Binder, […]
Aragon foretaste
Some preliminary noises before the WSBK season start in Aragon We had already pointed out in our usual preview that Chaz Davies is the man who is currently leading the winners’ statistics. Should Jonathan Rea win the first race on Saturday, however, there will be a tie. So there could already be a new record […]