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MotoGP: Karel Abraham continues with Pull&Bear Aspar Team for 2018

Both seats on the Pull&Bear Aspar Team for 2018 after the announcement of Karel Abraham signing for yet another season with the MotoGP squad.

The return of Abraham back on the MotoGP grid so far has been quite positive with constant top 10 finishes and even a front row start from the 27 year old from Czech Republic.

Abraham will continue his MotoGP efforts next season alongside his current Spanish team mate, Alvaro Bautista.

After the recent breaking news of Takaaki Nakagami moving up to MotoGP next season as the second LCR Honda rider after signing a contract with HRC, another seat has been filled for 2018. Karel Abraham has been confirmed to continue riding for the Pull&Bear Aspar Team for yet another season. (more…)

MotoGP: Takaaki Nakagami announced as second LCR Honda rider for 2018!

Takaaki Nakagami has been announced as the latest rider to join the MotoGP 2018 season to race with LCR Honda.

The 25 year old from Japan has signed a contract for 2018 as a HRC contracted rider and will be racing alongside his team mate, Cal Crutchlow for the next season.

With LCR Honda finally able to accommodate a second rider, the MotoGP grid is finally complete with 24 riders.

The 2018 MotoGP riders’ line up is getting more interesting by the day! Earlier today, it was announced that current Moto2 Japanese rider Takaaki Nakagami will be graduating to MotoGP for the 2018 season as the second LCR Honda rider. (more…)

Want to race in MotoGP for the Avintia Reale Ducati team? Only RM5 million!

The 2018 MotoGP seats for the Avintia Reale Ducati team are still up for grabs considering that they’ve not confirm any riders yet.

Current riders Loris Baz and Hector Barbera are said not to be continuing their race efforts with the Avintia Ducati outfit for next year.

Rumours points towards Tito Rabat who is said will bring in his own personal sponsorship of around €1 million (around RM 5 million) to get into the 2018 MotoGP Ducati hot seat.

We all know that all the MotoGP seats for 2018 are fast getting filled in with more riders being announced as of late. The latest would be the controversial signing of Scott Redding to race with the Aprilia Racing Team Gresini outfit in replacement of the outgoing Sam Lowes. (more…)

MotoGP: Tito Rabat’s 2014 Moto2 championship bike STOLEN!

A recent report made by the Marc VDS team has stated that their Kalex Moto2 that Tito Rabat rode to win the 2014 Moto2 championship was stolen early this morning.

The bike which was displayed at the Marc VDS workshop located in Gosselies, Belgium was the only thing stolen when the thieves broke into the workshop at around 2am of 16 August 2017.

The 2014 Kalex Moto2 bike features the team’s 2014 livery and also the number 54 that Tito Rabat used during his 2014 Moto2 season.

According to a recent report made by the Marc VDS, Tito Rabat’s Moto2 bike which he rode to win the 2014 Moto2 world championship was stolen just hours ago in Gosselies, Belgium. (more…)

MotoGP: Dovizioso conquers Austria; Marquez & Pedrosa podium

The Austrian MotoGP round of 2017 saw a tremendous battle between race winner Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) and championship leader, Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda).

After overtaking Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) who led the first half of the race, the duo battled continuously up until the very last corner of the very last lap.

Fellow Repsol Honda rider, Dani Pedrosa completed the podium spot with a third place finish.

The 11^th round of the MotoGP 2017 held at the iconic Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria was indeed a great addition into the history books as one of the most captivating races of all time. (more…)

MotoGP: Scott Redding goes to Aprilia in 2018, Sam Lowes Out

News broke out in the MotoGP paddocks regarding Scott Redding finally signing a deal with the Aprilia Racing Team Gresini for the 2018 season.

The Italian factory squad has not made the official announcement yet but it seems that Redding will be replacing current Aprilia rider Sam Lowes.

The news seems to bring in mixed emotions with a lot of famous racing figures like Leon Haslam and Jonathan Rea showing their support for Lowes via social media sites.

According to a very recent article posted by MCN, it looks like current Pramac Ducati MotoGP rider Scott Redding has finally inked a deal with the Aprilia factory squad. This news broke out unofficially right after the announcement of taking in Jack Miller into the Pramac Ducati outfit for next year. (more…)

MotoGP: Jack Miller moves to Pramac Ducati for 2018!

Pramac Ducati has announced that their 2018 MotoGP season will see Jack Miller as one of their riders.

Together with current rider Danilo Petrucci, both riders will pilot the Ducati Desmosedici GP17 next year.

The Pramac offer was on the table for Miller for quite some time but he only confirmed it now as the 22 year old Aussie couldn’t strike a suitable deal with his current Marc VDS squad and HRC.

The Pramac Ducati MotoGP squad has recently announced that Jack Miller will be racing for them in the 2018 season. For the first time in his racing career, Miller will be riding the Ducati Desmosedici race machine alongside his confirmed team mate, Danilo Petrucci. (more…)

MotoGP: Oops! Marc Marquez did it again!

The second half of the MotoGP season saw the brilliant Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) taking the win in Brno in a sensational flag-to-flag race.

The 24 year old finished leaps and bounds ahead of his team mate, Dani Pedrosa who completed the Honda’s perfect one-two finish with a 12-second gap.

Maverick Vinales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) made sure that Marquez’s lead was not too far ahead in the championship by finishing in P3 ahead of his team mate, Valentino Rossi.

With the stakes for the 2017 MotoGP World Championship getting higher than ever, it was the ever brilliant Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) who yet again displayed his superb timing and strategy to take the win in the Czech GP. (more…)

13-time GP champion Angel Nieto has passed away

13-time GP world champion Angel Nieto has passed away after succumbing to his injuries sustained in a road accident last week near his home in Ibiza.

He was riding his quad bike when a collision happened between him and another vehicle on the road.

Angel Nieto won 13 Grand Prix world titles prior his retirement in 1986 back when he was racing in the 50cc and 125cc categories. He was 70 years old.

13-time GP world champion Angel Nieto has sadly passed way after succumbing to injuries sustained following a traffic accident just last week. It was reported that his quad bike was involved in a collision with a car nearby his home in Ibiza, Spain. (more…)

CONFIRMED: MotoGP Finland is happening in 2019!

MotoGP Finland is finally going to happening 2019 thanks an agreement made by KymiRing and Dorna officials.

KymiRing and MotoGP officials have signed a five-year contact to run the Finnish GP starting 2019 until 2023.

With the capacity to host around 100,000 spectators, KymiRing is said to be completed by next year.

The great land of Finland has finally been confirmed to join the FIM MotoGP World Championship calendar beginning 2019. The still under construction KymiRing and the folks over at Dorna has agreed on a five-year contract that will see MotoGP races in Finland from 2019 until 2023. (more…)

New Ducati V4 superbike will be introduced in September?

The new Ducati V4 superbike might be unveiled earlier than we expected based on a few Italian motoring medias receiving an invitation to a Ducati event on 7 September 2017.

The event organised by Ducati is in conjunction with the MotoGP Misano round which is happening that weekend from 8 to 10 September 2017.

It is said that the event will be introducing “the sound of a new era” which points to the direction of Ducati’s four-cylinder production superbike engine coming to life during the event.

According to a few recent reports made by the Italian international media, they’ve reportedly received invitations to an event organised by Ducati at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on 7 September 2017; a day before the MotoGP weekend starts at the legendary circuit. (more…)

MotoGP: Rossi’s Yamaha love letter up for sale!

Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha love letter is now going up for auction in an Australian online website to donate for an initiative called the “A Cure for Freyja”.

The online auction starts tomorrow on 2 August 2017 and the public has the golden opportunity to own some very rare MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 memorabilia being sold off for a good cause.

Other items such as Jonas Folger’s HJC helmet, a pair of Ohlins Racing Moto2 front fork and other great items will be auctioning off soon at www.shannons.com.au.

Valentino Rossi and his 2010 Yamaha M1 (Image source: MCN)

Remember the time when Valentino Rossi left Yamaha at the end of 2010? The nine-time MotoGP world champion got the offer to form the ultimate Italian dream team with Ducati. It was a very emotional time for the Italian and as it turns out, he’s a hopeless romantic as well especially when it comes to his beloved Yamaha M1 race machine. (more…)

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