Outlook for 1952 and the favorites before the start of the season After Benelli withdrew from Grand Prix racing, Moto-Guzzi was alone in the 250cc class from a purely Italian perspective and the title was therefore unlikely to be taken away from them. For the first time after 3 years of banishment, three German factories, […]
GP year 1952 part 1
The first real motorcycle Grand Prix year in history Today, most fans of two-wheeled racing are no longer aware of how high the number of spectators at two-wheeled road racing events was in the golden 1950s. Shortly after the Second World War, which lasted almost six years, the FIM, as the highest motorsport authority, decided […]
WSBK annoyances 2023
Dark shadows over WorldSBK’s most boring season After 2022, the commentators of the Superbike World Championship had a very difficult time creating anything like excitement in the following year. Right from the start, at the season opener in Phillip Island (Australia), the Ducati riders were so far superior to the competition that even the factory […]
A disastrous year
MotoGP season 2023 – a sporting disaster like in the WSBK Alvaro Bautista defended his WorldSBK 2023 title just like last year, without having to seriously fight or take risks in most races. Unfortunately, the decision for the MotoGP title in 2023 also turned into a sporting disaster. Despite 10 different race winners and significantly […]