Category: "Motorsport News"

Formula One: Red Bull RB8

Red Bull is the most feared name in Formula one at the moment, why? because with that toddler Sebastian Vettel behind the wheel the only way anyone else is going to win is if they hire a gang of terrorists to plant bombs on each of the Red Bull’s wheels. Now with the duck face RB8 Red [...]

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Ducati GP12 first image

Valentino Rossi has revealed the new Ducati GP12 on Twitter. Team mate Nicky Hayden and Rossi will be testing the new bike on Tuesday at the Sepang circuit. Make of it what you want. All I care about is that it offers some decent racing this time.  

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Nismo GT-R GT3 Spec. Order yours today

If the standard GT-R isn’t aggressive enough for you then how about buying the Nismo GT-R. Developed by Nismo and JR motorsports, the GT3 spec Godzilla comes with a price tag of around 300 000 Euros. For this you get the same V6 twin turbo powerplant but instead you get all the trimmings of a hardcore race car. [...]

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Ducati Desmosedici GP12 specifications

Karel Abraham has released some gp12 figures from his satelite team. As you may imagine Ducati Corse are remaining very tight lipped about their new MotoGP bike due to widespread criticism over the GP11′s performance. However Karel has shared some information after his three day test session at Jerez. The factory teams and satellite teams [...]

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Cyril Despres takes 2012 Dakar victory

Cyril Despres has taken his fourth Dakar victory after a close battle with fellow team mate Marc Coma. Cyril described his Dakar battle as the toughest by far. His battle with Marc was a close one and despite Marc finishing before Cyril in the final stage, Cyril was able to take victory 53 minutes ahead [...]

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Ford Unveils 2012 Fiesta Rs World Rally Car

The all-new Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car livery was revealed today when the company’s official team unveiled the new colours that will adorn the car in the 2012 FIA World Rally Championship.   The team will continue to be sponsored by Castrol EDGE. Branding for Castrol’s global range of best-in-class motor oils will feature [...]

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2011 MotoGP Awards ceremony

Casey Stoner picked up his 2011 FIM MotoGP World Championship trophy in Valencia on Sunday evening, when the traditional end of season Awards Ceremony took place at the Auditori Mar Rojo de L’Oceanogràfic in the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciencies. The Repsol Honda rider took centre stage at the end of the evening [...]

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Emotional funeral service bids farewell to Marco Simoncelli

A huge gathering of fans, friends, family members and prominent figures from the world of sport attended the funeral service for the MotoGP rider who passed away on Sunday. The funeral was held at 3pm on Thursday at the Santa Maria Assunta church in Coriano, Simoncelli’s hometown, close to Riccione in the Italian province of [...]

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R.I.P Marco Simoncelli

Marco Simoncelli has passed away after his accident in the Sepang MotoGP race. Marco lost control of his Honda and retgained grip again whilst he veered across the track hanging onto the side of the bike. Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi both struck Marco as he was trying to regain control. This was unavoidable and the force of the accident [...]

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Lotus Racing Kart

the 2012 CIK-FIA world karting championship will see the entry of an all new racing Kart by Lotus. There will be two versions namely the Colin C30 and the jimmy C32. The idea behind it is that it will enable to develop young driving talent as well as scout future stars. The karts will be [...]

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Jorge Lorenzo loses finger at Philip Island

Jorge Lorenzo was involved in an unfortunate accident in warm up during the Philip Island MotoGP race. He entered into a tank slapper and somehow managed to catch his left ring finger between the handle bars and the bike. The force of the tank slapper severed the end of his finger off which was later [...]

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MotoGP 2011 title goes to Casey Stoner down under

It’s nice to see the Australians win something without having to pay for it (ahem Bryce Lawrance) Yes you may have noticed I am a South African rugby supporter. So before I let you read the press release on Casey Stoner’s victory, I would just like to mention that Bryce Lawrance is a hopeless, useless, [...]

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Renault F1 sport and Red Bull Racing

Quick facts from Renault F1 sport and the 2011 F1 champions Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing -          The 2011 season marked the dawn of a brand-new chapter in Renault’s F1 history. By opting to supply three teams, Renault is going back to its core activity as an engine supplier.   -          Renault Sport F1 [...]

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Castrol Toyota kart stars showing their mettle

Toyota’s young kart star Morgan McColl is on the verge achieving a lifetime ambition of racing in Europe.   It is hard to believe that the softly spoken, almost shy, 15-year old Klerksdorp resident has been racing for almost a decade. When Toyota and long-time motor sport partners Castrol started the successful Castrol/Toyota Development programme [...]

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Casey Stoner takes Brno MotoGP win

Casey Stoner captured his sixth win of the season in front of 155,400 fans at Brno for Sunday’s Cardion ab Grand Prix České republiky, stretching his Championship lead to 32 points over Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing). Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) got the hole shot from his first pole position of the season, with Lorenzo [...]

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