Tony Carter
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FIRST LOOK: Inside the Bosch jet thruster system that’ll save a front end wipe-out. Apparently.
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When we first brought you the jet thruster sytem being pioneered by Bosch a month ago we never thought that we’d get more of a view of weird set-up than the video and diagrams released by the company. But how about this little collection of snaps and a further video that’s doing the rounds…
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WSB: Jonathan Rea STAYING with Kawasaki for another two years. He’s just signed a new contract.
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It’s now confirmed that 60-times race WSB race winner Jonathan Rea is staying in world superbike – and with Kawasaki for another couple of seasons. The new two year contract will see his partnership with the Provec Racing squad stretch to five seasons. First joining Kawasaki in 2015 and winning his first race with the…
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IOM TT 2018: Hickman SMASHES lap and race record with 135.452mph in THRILLING Senior TT duel with Harrison. One of the best races EVER!
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Right from the start of the race it was Dean Harrison who went fastest, quickly opening up a lead on the timesheets of 1.22 over Peter Hickman with Michael Dunlop 1.031s behind in third and James Hillier a further 2.596s off the leading trio. Dunlop’s early form was short lived however when an issue with…
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IOM TT 2018: Birchalls SMASH sidecar record with the first EVER sub-19 minute / 119mph lap and commanding TT win
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EIGHT TIME TT winners, five TT wins in a row and a brace of records for the Birchalls proved that the pair were head and shoulders above the rest of the field at the Isle of Man TT for the second three-wheeler race of Race Week, Early on the second Sidecar TT of 2018 on…
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MotoGP: Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis: “Our policy has NOT changed. There will be no third official Yamaha in 2019”
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Whilst some in the MotoGP paddock were quick to reckon on another factory Yamaha being made available in a satellite team for Jorge Lorenzo (how quickly that story was proved wrong with Lorenzo’s leap to Honda confirmed earlier this week) the truth of the matter is that there will be NO third Yamaha for next…
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IOM TT 2018: It’s SENIOR day on the Island! And the weather conditions are PERFECT for smashing records!
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So here we are then, the final day of fun and games on the Island. There are two races happening today in Race Week’s finale – the second Sidecar outing of the past seven days is first and that’s followed my the six-lapper Senior TT race. Weather conditions, so vital for quick times and big…
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IOM TT 2018: Here’s the race schedule for tomorrow’s final day of Island action
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With just one day of racing left on the Island you want to make sure that you don’t miss a single thing, so here’s the schedule for Big Friday. There’s only two races that happen on the last day of Race Week, but with the sidecar boys out for three laps and the Senior lads…
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IOM TT 2018: Holden/Cain well ahead in single lap qualifying session
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In the final lap of preparation for tomorrow’s Sidecar TT race, Holden and Cain clocked a best time of 19.33.466 for their lap, a speed of 115.749mph. Second quickest was the duo of Peter Founds/Jevan Walmsley who crossed the line in 19m 59.896s (113.200mph) whilst Lewis Blackstock/Patrick Rosney secured third spot with a best of…
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IOM TT 2018: Hickman pips Harrison with 132.142mph lap in Senior Qualifying
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It was a busy single lap of qualifying ahead of tomorrow’s Senior race on the Island with Peter Hickman taking the honours just a fraction ahead of Dean Harrison. With Hickman’s time of 17m 07.894s and a speed of 132.142mph he just managed to top Harrison’s best of 132.104mph and 17m 08.187s in Wednesday’s afternoon…
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First look at MV Agusta’s 2019 Moto2 race bike design
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Here’s the official images of what the MV Agusta Moto2 race bike will look like – and it looks just like the road bike without lights, mirrors or a numberplate holder. The most successful European motorcycle manufacturer of all time, with 75 world titles (38 rider and 37 manufacturer) from 1952 to 1974. The first…
