Le Mans
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Le Mans 24-hour race postponed to September because of Coronavirus
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Here’s another victim to the nearly global lockdown on sporting events as part of a containment phase of Coronavirus treatment. Planned to take place on April 18 and 19, the 43rd edition of the 24-hour endurance race has now been moved to September 5 and 6. Planned pre-event tests set-up for the teams taking part…
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MotoGP: First blood to Fabio Quartararo in France! Valentino Rossi 10th, Cal Crutchlow 11th!
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The Petronas Yamaha man took advantage of home turf advantage at Le Mans to finish the first free practice session top of the timesheets. The rising star of the premier class muscled his way past the Ducati duo of Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci whilst fellow Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales finished up fourth. Marc Marquez…
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Video: “She’s running a bit rich…” – Campsite carnage at Le Mans 24 Hour
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Have you ever wondered how to fire flames out of your bikes exhaust? Well, here’s a short video of some fairly mental flamethrower fun at last year’s Le Mans 24 Hour. https://www.facebook.com/dkracing2294/videos/1684643714880887/ Aptly named French Youtuber SpitBike has published a Vlog from last year’s Le Mans 24 Hour – showing the absolute carnage, after hours.…
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Sarolea drops Isle of Man TT in place of Le Mans 24 Hours for 2019
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Electric motorcycle brand Sarolea has announced plans to compete in the Le Mans 24 hours races in 2019. Sarolea has just announced that it will no longer be participating in the TT Zero race at the Isle of Man TT, as the Belgian brand looks to change focus and complete the Le Mans 24 Hour…
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MotoGP: All the stats ahead of this weekend’s racing at Le Mans
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The MotoGP world championship is heading back to Le Mans – and in preparation for the action kicking off, here’s a bunch of facts and figures about this weekend’s MotoGP racing at the iconic French circuit. This weekend will be the thirtieth round of the MotoGP hosted at Le Mans. The first was in…
