MOTOGP VALENCIA: ROSSI IN POLE

The MotoGP™ Q2 session saw Valentino Rossi grab pole at the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana, with Andrea Iannone and Dani Pedrosa also taking front row slots. The session also saw Marc Marquez suffer a turn 4 crash without significant consequence, though he ended up fifth on the grid. An elated Rossi joked, […]

MILAN SHOW: YAMAHA YZF-R1

MILAN SHOW: 200bhp Yamaha YZF-R1 revealed! Highlights • New 998cc crossplane in-line 4-cylinder, 4-valve engine • 200PS without ram air • Large capacity 10.5 litre airbox • Titanium 4-2-1 exhaust • Lightweight assist and slipper clutch • Newly designed asymmetric aluminium Deltabox frame • 1405mm wheelbase • 199kg wet weight / 179kg dry weight • […]

LAUNCHED: YAMAHA MT-07

Location: Paddock Sepang International Circuit Hong Leong Yamaha Motor Sdn. Bhd. (HLYM) today introduced its latest big bike model, Yamaha MT-07 – a 4 stroke, 689 cc liquid cooled, inline 2-cylinder engine with fuel injection motorcycle. Present to unveil the Yamaha MT-07 at Sepang International Circuit were Yamaha Moto GP riders, Valentino Rossi and Jorge […]

MotoGP™ 2015 GRID LINE-UP

New look grid for MotoGP™ in 2015 The likes of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda), along with Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), are staying with their current teams, but there has been a reshuffling of the establishment elsewhere in the field. For Ducati Team, Andrea Iannone steps up to join […]

ROSSI WINS HIS SIXTH AUSTRALIAN MOTOGP

PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia — Valentino Rossi of Italy won his sixth Australian Grand Prix MotoGP — and first since 2005 — when he claimed a 10-second victory over Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo on Sunday. The win by Rossi, who started eighth on the grid, was his 82nd in MotoGP, or its predecessor the 500 c.c. class, […]

MARQUEZ RETAINS MOTOGP™ CROWN

The 2014 MotoGP™ World title was clinched by Marc Marquez at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan as he finished in second place behind race winner Jorge Lorenzo, with Valentino Rossi also on the podium.                 Lorenzo took his second successive victory as his great recent form continued […]

SNEEK PEEK: VALENTINO ROSSI IS SET TO TEST THE NEW YAMAHA R1

Rossi expected to put Yamaha’s new R1 through its paces in the coming weeks prior to the next round at Phillip Island on October 19thValentino Rossi is set to test the new Yamaha R1 in the build-up to the Australian MotoGP.Reports in Italy suggest the rider may put the bike through its paces in the […]

FIRST WIN OF 2014! VR|46 FORZA VALENTINO!

San Marino MotoGP: Valentino Rossi takes first win of the season Valentino Rossi won his first MotoGP in 15 months with victory at his home track in San Marino. The Yamaha rider finished ahead of team-mate Jorge Lorenzo with Honda’s Dani Pedrosa in third. Championship leader Marc Marquez suffered an early crash and finished down […]

LAUNCH OF SHELL ADVANCE MALAYSIAN MOTOCYCLE GRAND PRIX 2014

The Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2014 will return for its 24rd edition from the 24th to 26th October 2013. SIC with title sponsor Shell Advance launched the Malaysian MotoGP in a glitzy ceremony at the Sunway SOJU attended by YBhg Tan Sri Mokhzani Tun Mahathir, Chairman of SIC, YBhg Datuk Razlan Razali, CEO of […]