John McGuinness aka “The King of The Mountain” was reported to have suffered a crash during a practice session at the 2017 North West 200 race.
His Honda Racing Team reportedly tweeted that the 23-times Isle of Man TT winner is on the way to the hospital with a possible broken right leg.
The status of McGuinness to race alongside Guy Martin at the 2017 Isle of Man TT at the end of the month hangs in the balance for the “Morecombe Missile”.
John McGuinness (TT Legends Honda) celebrates winning today’s Superbike TT on the Isle of Man. (Image source: Stephen Davison)
With the 2017 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy just around the corner, bad news filled the road racing scene as John McGuinness aka “The King of the Mountain” suffered a crash during the North West 200 race during yesterday evening’s practice session earlier today according to a report made by BBC. (more…)
Dainese menerima tiga Anugerah Rekabentuk Red Dot di bawah kategori Rekabentuk Produk 2017 untuk rekaan Mugello R D-air® sut perlumbaannya, helmet AGV Pista GP R-nya dan produk perlindungan terbaru Pro-Armor.
Mereka juga telah dianugerahkan ‘Excellence of the Year/Innovation and Leadership’ dari Aungerah Le Fonti dalam kategori Pakaian Perlindungan Teknologi Tinggi.
Dainese received three Red Dot Design Awards under the Product Design 2017 category for its Mugello R D-air® race suit, the AGV Pista GP R helmet and the latest Pro-Armor protective products.
They have also bagged the ‘Excellence of the Year / Innovation and Leadership’ awards from Le Fonti Awards in the Hi-tech Protective Wear category
The Dainese Group has received three awards at the Red Dot Design Awards in the esteemed Product Design 2017 category. The Awards panel gave its seal of approval to the new Dainese Mugello R D-air® race suit, the AGV Pista GP R helmet and the latest generation Pro-Armor protective products, the three items were selected from 5,500 products, submitted from 54 countries.
Dainese Mugello R D-air® race suit
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Dainese was also honoured with another international award at the Le Fonti Awards for Innovation and Human Resources, where the company was presented with the ‘Excellence of the Year / Innovation and Leadership’ award in the Hi-tech Protective Wear category. With a contribution of a community ranging over 40,000 business contacts, Dainese came up on top and bagged the Le Fonti Awards.
Valentino Rossi has protection from Dainese D-air racing suit and AGV Pista GP-R helmet in the MotoGP races
The Italian safety apparel manufacturer is responsible for the world’s first wireless airbag system known as the D-air® that protects world motorcycling figures like Valentino Rossi from MotoGP, Tom Sykes from WorldSBK and Guy Martin from the road racing division like the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. Check out the history of Dainese’s D-air® technology below.
They have also endeavoured into space and beyond by providing space-aged protection apparel for astronaut Thomas Pesquet during his six-month mission at the International Space Station. No other racing apparel provider has even done or even attempted coming up with designs to be utilised outside the planet Earth.
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Cristiano Silei with the Le Fonti Award
According to the CEO of the Dainese Group Cristiano Silei, he commented “The Dainese Group has always pursued its mission of advocating and delivery safety in dynamic sports, inspired by the potential of the human being, we study the protection needs of the human body in the most extreme conditions; riding a motorbike on track, downhill skiing, sailing and reaching zero gravity in space. These awards celebrate all the hard work and dedication of the staff put in embracing new challenges and we will continue to raise the bar of innovation.”
The Mugen E.Rex Concept Bike was introduced during the Tokyo Motorcycle Show last weekend
The concept off-road bike was a collaboration between Mugen and Honda
Mugen displayed their latest concept bike; the E.Rex. During the Tokyo Motorcycle Show 2017 that happened this past weekend meant that there’s a high possibility the motorcross industry is heading towards the Earth-friendly vibe. (more…)
Guy will participate in the TT Zero category together with John McGuinness
Team Mugen’s Shinden Roku fully-electric race bike
Photo source: Asphalt and Rubber
It was big news when Guy Martin announced that he will be returning to the Isle of Man TT races for 2017. It was even bigger news that he got a ride with the factory Honda Racing team together with John McGuinness aka “The King of the Mountain” on the new Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2. Now, he’s going to participate again in the all-electric race category of Isle of Man TT, the TT Zero. (more…)
Guy Martin will race for the factory Honda Racing team
John McGuiness’s new team mate
Will race on the new Honda CBR100RR Fireblade SP2
Yes, you read that right. After a long hiatus away from road racing, Guy Martin has finally agreed to get into the Isle of Man TT action again this year. This time around, he will be racing for the factory Honda Racing team after being approached by Honda Racing boss, Neil Tuxworth. (more…)
Formula One and MotoGP have their own fans, but over the years Formula One seems to be losing it with sad racing, financial issues with racing teams, and even world class drivers who act like babies. These are 5 reasons to ditch the four wheeled sport to watch those with two big nuts on two wheels. (more…)
