Carbon fiber connecting rod technology is upon us, ready to liberate internal combustion engines from Newton’s laws of motion.
Indonesia LOVES motorcycle racing, and now they will see both MotoGP and WorldSBK coming to their country.
The wait is finally over, It’s finally here. The Zero SR/F electric sport bike has debuted with 110hp and 109 miles of mixed riding range specs…and a considerable price tag of $19,000 MSRP.
The opening round of the 2019 WorldSBK Championship is in the bag. Here are some photos from Sunday at Phillip Island.
For our A&R Pro readers, a look at the WorldSBK rev limit structure, and how Ducati has built a motor that will test this performance-balancing system.
The first race of the 2019 WorldSBK Championship was quite the sight! As such, here are some photos from Saturday at Phillip Island.
The Spanish Supreme Court has imposed multi-million dollar fines on Dorna Sports and its executives for tax offenses arising out of the sale of shares in 2003 and 2004. The court found that Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and COO & CFO Enrique Aldama had simulated the sale of shares in order to avoid paying income tax and to receive undeclared dividends from the shares the two men hold. The share purchase was financed using debt held in part by the partners who owned the company buying the shares. Dorna claimed that this was a form of leveraged recapitalization, but the Supreme court disagreed with that assessment. In reality, the Supreme Court ruled, Dorna and its executives were pursuing a means of receiving hidden dividends.
After two years with the Ducati Desmosedici, Valentino Rossi has decided to end his Italian love affair, and return to Yamaha for the 2013 and 2014 MotoGP Championship seasons. Despite assurances from Ducati’s new owners, The Doctor apparently didn’t see the Desmo improving within the narrow window of Rossi’s remaining MotoGP career. Announcing his decision ahead of the Indianapolis GP, Valentino Rossi will join Jorge Lorenzo at the Yamaha Racing squad, where the Italian hopes he will again be competitive for race wins. While the Ducati/Rossi partnership seemed like a match made in Italian heaven, we think most VR46 fans will welcome the news of this divorce.
