Another week, another race track. The 2021 MotoGP season is moving fast. Welcome to the Catalan GP.
When you get the chance to scratch Mugello off the bucket list, you will want some pointers around the circuit’s 15 corners. Sylvain Guintoli to the rescue.
Maverick Viñales meltdown during the 2021 season is in full swing, as the Spanish rider has replaced his crew chief yet again.
Come get an up-close look at the 2021 Aprilia RSV4 Factory – the latest iteration of this 13-year-old superbike design from Noale.
Another seat in the MotoGP is spoken for this silly season, as Remy Gardner will be making the step from the Moto2 paddock into the premier class.
Fresh from the Italian GP at Mugello, this is a somber episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast, as we mourn the passing of Jason Dupasquier.
Part 2 of our in-depth look back at the 2015 MotoGP Championship, this episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast is not to be missed.
Aprilia have finally confirmed that they will be providing factory backing for the Milwaukee SMR squad in WorldSBK for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. It had been an open secret for months that the Milwaukee team were looking to make a switch to Aprilia, and they had signed Eugene Laverty and Lorenzo Savadori to contest the championship for them. But, it took a long time for the official confirmation to come through. One of the key factors in the choice, for both Laverty and Milwaukee SMR, was to have strong factory support from Aprilia for the 2017 season. The Aprilia RSV4 RF is still widely viewed as the best package on the WorldSBK grid inside the paddock, subject to the condition that the team running the bike has support from the Noale factory.
I know we have mentioned before our love for endurance racing machines. The FIM Endurance World Championship just doesn’t get nearly enough play to soothe our appetite. It is the last international motorcycle racing series that has a proper tire war; it has strong factory involvement that can see a number of brands winning on any given weekend; and it is also the only true “team sport” in motorcycle racing. What’s not to like, right? Leading the pack so far this season is Team Kawasaki SRC, which won the season-opener at Le Mans, with riders Greg Leblanc, Matthieu Lagrive, and Fabian Foret at the helm. Team Kawasaki SRC has always been one of the stronger teams in the Endurance World Championship, and this year it looks like thing could finally come together for “Team Verte”.
