October 2013

The Motegi Moto GP almost turned into a one-day event after an earthquake, fog and torrential rain meant that all Friday and Saturday morning practices were called off. Lorenzo’s victory cut his point’s deficit to Marquez – who finished second – to 13 points with 25 up for grabs at the Valencia final. Spidi pilot […]

Just three days after his 28th birthday, Australia’s Casey Stoner has become the youngest rider ever to be recognised in the MotoGP hall of fame. The two-time world champion was officially inducted into the series’ Hall of Fame before the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

The last race of the season confirmed Tom Sykes as World Champion and despite his ankle injury saw Marco Melandri back on the podium after race one with a second place having lead all the way till the last corner. The injury, which he incurred on a domestic ride, had already stopped him from taking

Checa took the opportunity to make his emotional announcement at his home circuit in Jerez on Saturday during the final WSBK round of the 2013 season.  His announcement comes after a season which has been affected by a series of crashes and injuries, the most recent sustained in Instanbul last month which brought his season

For the first time on a dry track in MotoGP™ history, compulsory bike changes were required in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix. A new race distance of 19 laps meant that all riders were required to change bikes during the race. The change was made after Bridgestone announced that they were unable to guarantee the safety

Superstock 1000 in Magny Cours this weekend saw Xlite pilot Sylvian Barrier secure the championshire for the second year running. Despite finishing in fourth place, behind Jeremy Guarnoni who took his first win of the season, it was still enough for Barrier to win the title with one more race to go.  This takes the total number of titles won

This weekends superbike saw Marco Melandri on the podium once again – this time accompanied by his X-802R USA SPECIAL. With a 3rd in race 2 and a 4th in race one – Marco needs to win the last two races to be in with a chance of the title. Marco Melandri: Nolan X-802R There

The weekends Moto GP in Aragon saw Spidi pilots take three out of the 9 available podium steps. In Moto3 Rins once again took the top stop – making this the sixth time he’s won this season. This narrows the fight for the top spot to only 9 points! Alex Marquez came third and is forth