The 2009 MotoGP season will come to an end this weekend for all classes with a wildcard in the mix that will be someone to watch in the coming years. 2009 World Superbike Champion Ben Spies will be making his debut appearance in the ranks of the world’s fastest sport on two wheels this weekend in the final race of 2009 MotoGP season in Valencia. He’ll be nervous for sure because no matter how successful he was in Superbike, MotoGP is a different ball game. He did have the best rookie season in the history of Superbike though, so if …read more

Being a world champion in any sport has its good moments as well as its great moments and newly crowned 125cc MotoGP World Champion Julian Simon found this out as he made his way down the street in his hometown of Villacanas, Spain. Greeted by thousands of adoring fans that lined the street to cheer for their hero, Simon got a different view of the people he grew up around and his smiles told the story as he took in the warm energy of the crowds and gave it back with his smile.
Riding for Bancaja Aspar, Simon became the 2009 …read more

2009 has been a busy year for racing and the fastest sports in the world are coming down to the wire in the case of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series with Jimmie Johnson leading the Chase and looking good for his fourth straight Sprint Cup Series Championship. There are only a few races left and as long as Jimmie keeps his cool and his car running straight and fast, it’s going to be hard for his rivals for the Sprint Cup Series Championship to catch him. Kyle Bush leads in the Nationwide Series and looks to be good for the championship …read more

Sports legends are created by desire, passion and ability combining in an individual athlete to produce an athlete that continually rises above the waves of competition to victory despite the small margin between them and their competitors. The willingness to sacrifice body, mind and life in order to be considered among or the best in a chosen sport, isn’t a quality all humans have and I am not sure many of us would live long or be competing for long with this as a common trait. Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo are two athletes with this common trait of being …read more

Casey Stoner won for the third consecutive campaign and continued his dominance on the track of Phillip Island by beating Valentino to the line by 2 seconds Sunday in the Iveco Australian Grand Prix. Casey looked like he was happy to be back on the track after three races off due to fatigue and injury and he was able to celebrate his birthday in style with his third win of the 2009 MotoGP season as he moved into third into the standings. He’s looking good for next year and if he didn’t have so many problems this year, he would …read more

Phillip Island down under and the Iveco Australian Grand Prix are next on the calendar for the MotoGP this weekend and Fiat Yamaha and team are sitting pretty and fighting over who is going to be the MotoGP Premier Class World Champion. Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo are sitting one-two in the MotoGP premier standings, with Lorenzo 18 points behind Valentino, and Dani Pedrosa 77 points behind Valentino and out of the race for the championship with only 3 races left in the 2009 season.
Rossi finished fourth at Estoril to his team mate Lorenzo’s 1st place finish, but Phillip Island …read more

Becoming a MotoGP World Champion or just succeeding in competing at the highest level of competition on the planet for two-wheeled enthusiasts is an accomplishment that takes time, dedication and sacrifice. We all want to be Valentino Rossi, but do we have any idea what this seven time world premier class MotoGP champion has been through on his road to world fame. Just ask the seven teenagers who were successful in the recent 2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup competition against the best young two-wheeled racers in the world. After making it through the opening rounds, they’ll have to compete …read more

The much anticipated battle between Fiat Yamaha team mates Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi never really materialized as Jorge and Valentino played second fiddle to comeback boy Casey Stoner and his sparkling return to the pavement. Granted track conditions were foggy and cold and this certainly had an effect on the race and the final standings. The same four top racers were standing four aside at the end once again, only with a slightly different arrangement. This time Casey Stoner reasserted his dream of a MotoGP Premier Class World Championship, with a second place finish behind Lorenzo and his fourth …read more

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo are preparing to make their individual runs for the MotoGP Premier Class Individual World Championship. Yamaha is just sitting back and enjoying the show because they win no matter who takes the individual championship. Like a proud parent they may have their favourite but they are classy enough not be making it obvious. Valentino Rossi has always been the racer that I think will eventually close the show, but I am certainly looking forward to a great show on the track at Estoril.
This time of year MotoGP moves back to its more traditional end of …read more

Aspiring motorcycle race champions should grab their bags and make plans to apply for the 2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The road to MotoGP success for a host of Grand Prix champions, the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup is the best way for a young racer to test his mettle against the best young motorcycle racers on the planet. Applicants need to apply before the deadline of Sunday, September 2009 to qualify, and a flood of applications is expected, so get your application in as soon as you can. Aspiring motorcycle racers can apply online at www.redbullrookiescup.com.
The last three …read more