Though the world of motorcycle racing slowed to a crawl over the holiday season, that does not mean that nothing…
The end of 2017 is here, which means that we will start to see the results from the year’s sales…
A new year brings new opportunities, and a chance to start again with a blank slate. The future is unknown,…
Episode 68 of the Two Enthusiasts Podcast is one of our last shows recorded in 2017, and it’s a good one. In…
2017 has been a strange year in motorcycle racing. We have had one of the best ever seasons of racing…
Episode 65 of the Paddock Pass Podcast sees Steve English, and David Emmett on the mics, wrapping up all the news from the MotoGP…
On Thursday, the riders opted almost unanimously to go out first thing in the morning. It was a wise choice,…
Valentino Rossi was back in the saddle today, testing his shoulder at the Italian Misano track ahead of the official MotoGP test scheduled at Sepang next month. Barred from turning a wheel on the Ducati Desmosedici GP11 because of the MotoGP winter testing ban, Rossi had to make do with a WSBK-spec 2011 Ducati Superbike 1198 SP to test his fitness levels.
Rossi’s fitness for the upcoming season is a large variable for Ducati, as the race team will need Rossi’s input at Sepang to not only further setup the GP11 for the nine-time World Champion, but his input is likely to find its way into all the Desmosedici’s on the MotoGP grid (Hector Barbera was just recently quoted as saying as much).
