Sep29

Scassa and Fores get one substitute ride apiece with Ducati

  The Italian to ride aboard the factory Panigale R at Magny-Cours this weekend. The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Superbike Team announces that it will be Luca Scassa at Magny-Cours, and Xavi Forés at Losail, to substitute for Davide Giugliano in the final two rounds of the 2015 Superbike World Championship, alongside Chaz Davies. Test rider Scassa will stand in for the Roman rider at the penultimate event, taking place on 4...

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Sep29

Welcome to Planet Power – by Gareth Davidson

Bouncing off of the article in the October 2015 print edition, we thought we’d leave you drooling some more with a few of the bikes that Gareth had the chance to ride. First race bike ridden was the South African SuperGP superbike.         South African SuperGP Rider: Lance Isaacs Country: South Africa Bike: 2015 BMW S 1000 RR Rider aids: Traction control, down-shift assist Suspension: Electronic stock road suspension...

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Sep28

Yamaha in World Superbike 2016

The team will place the new YZF-R1 in the talented hands of 2014 World Superbike Champion Sylvain Guintoli and 2013 British Superbike Champion Alex Lowes.   Yamaha Motor Europe will make its official return to the World Superbike Championship in 2016 in collaboration with highly experienced partner Crescent Racing and title sponsors PATA. PATA has a proven track record and passion for motorsport with a high profile presence in...

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Sep28

Movistar Yamaha claims first team title since 2010

Movistar Yamaha’s eighth double podium of the season at Aragon meant they lifted the MotoGP™ Team World Championship title. Jorge Lorenzo’s 60th GP victory and his teammate Valentino Rossi’s 209th premier class podium ensured that the Movistar Yamaha team got their hands on the Team World Championship with four races still to go. It was the first time that had lifted the title since 2010 and in the process they brought an end to the...

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Sep22

Lowes joins Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 for 2016

  Sam Lowes has joined the Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 team for the 2016 season while Xavier Simeon departs. Federal Oil and Gresini Racing have renewed their partnership, started back in 2012, and they will be racing together again in the 2016 Moto2 World Championship: next year, the Team Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 will line up with British rider Sam Lowes aboard a 2016 Kalex machine. Sam Lowes, born on September 14th, 1990 in...

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