April 12th marks the birthday of Arthur Geiss Quite a few voices claim that the popular driver with the stature of a jockey is the reason why the Hockenheimring was built. What is undisputed is at least the fact that the little man from Pforzheim in southwest Germany triggered a huge boom in terms of […]
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 […]
The agony of choice
Marc Marquez and the imaginary hurdles for his comeback The six-time MotoGP world champion fueled the fire of his fans’ expectations shortly after he announced the compulsory break after July 25th last year. Full-bodied and combative, he emphasized at the time that he promised to come back stronger than ever. At that time, Marquez could […]
Senseless death
A former biker died on April 10, 78 years ago There is a photo book of a man who rode Alsace and Vosges on his motorbike and who survived the chaos of the First World War. But not the man who drove to and photographed almost all the important sites of the First World War. […]
WSBK-History part 22
The second half of the 1998 season – year 12 of WorldSBK With already three rain races, the drivers in South Africa and California could hope for dry conditions as the next stations. With Kyalami it was the first time on the route from South Africa, which is roughly halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria. And […]
MotoGP Portugal preview
A first look ahead to the MotoGP kick-off in Europe If you still have the Losail races in mind, you should now press the imaginary “reset button”. Not only do we assume that a completely different world will begin with the European races. It starts with the Autodromo do Algarve, a route that only slipped […]
First French MotoGP-Win
In honor of the new MotoGP heroes of France – the story about the debut We couldn’t help but thanks to our huge archive here in honor of the first double winners from the land of the brave Gauls. The story of the first French 500cc winner and his 1954 season. His father, Georges Monneret, […]
Yamaha-Voices after Losail
The voices of Yamaha before the European kick-off The season opener could hardly have been much more different for the brand with the crossed tuning forks in the logo. At the edge of the desert, the two factory drivers fully met the expectations of the team and the public and shared the first two Grand […]
Moto2 uniformity
About MotoGP fraudulent labeling and the Kalex dominance in Moto2 The almost overwhelming dominance of Kalex in Moto2 indirectly led to KTM’s exit from the middle class. It wasn’t just that the Oranges started with a bad design in their 3rd year in Moto2. Rather, they had focused too much on MotoGP. This did not […]
WSBK-History part 21
The first half of the 1998 season – the 11th year of WorldSBK In the previous year, John Kocinski had shown the Dominator of 1994 and 1995 the championship on the Castrol Honda. Carl Fogarty had returned to Ducati, but failed in the 1996 title fight against the American. The latter did not appear at […]