The first German World Championship race on the Solitude The expectations of the fans, teams and pilots from Germany before this premiere were certainly low, but thanks to many fast drivers, their hopes were still very high. Many secretly hoped that there would be cause for celebration. The Solitude race track near Stuttgart had a […]
GP year 1952 part 2
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 […]
Forgotten Heroes 1
Rudi Felgenheier – the first German 250cc Grand Prix winner German two-wheeler heroes such as Ewald Kluge, H.P. Müller, Werner Haas, Horst Fügner or Georg “Schorsch” Meier from the times shortly before or after World War II are still well known to many motorsport fans today. If you don’t know them, you will find very […]
Best SBK teams part 3
Althea Racing and their golden boy Carlos Checa Fourth in the 2008 World Championship for Hannspree Ten Kate Honda and seventh in the 2009 World Championship, this has been the likeable Spaniard’s record since he switched from MotoGP to Althea Racing. Last year, US boy Ben Spies on his Yamaha R1 was surprisingly a man […]
Best SBK teams part 2
Rumi Honda – a perfect example for today’s factory teams What is completely normal for Japanese motorcycle manufacturers in MotoGP and WorldSBK today was rather untypical in the year the Superbike World Championship was born. After Suzuki had established a new type of thoroughbred sports motorcycle with the legendary GSX-R750, the world’s largest manufacturer was […]
Best SBK teams part 1
Alstare Suzuki – a WorldSBK success story In the 1999 season, the team led by Belgian bon vivant Francis Batta competed in the Superbike World Championship for the first time as the official Suzuki works team. Last year, of all places, Sugo won the first run at Sugo with the Japanese Keiichi Kitagawa. So the […]
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 […]
WSBK-History part 23
The first half of the 1999 season – the 12th year of WorldSBK Last year, Carl Fogarty led exactly twice on his factory Ducati, namely after the opening race and before the final race. In the meantime, riders like rookie Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha World Superbike Team), privateer Troy Corser (Ducati Racing ADVF) and Aaron Slight […]
66 years ago today
In memory of Ray Amm, who died in an accident on April 11, 1955 The man’s real name was William Raymond Amm, who sacrificed his life on April 11, 1955, in Imola to love racing. He came from Rhodesia, today’s Zimbabwe in Southern Africa, and was a racer with body and soul. One year before […]