Proposed Circuit of Wales Could Host MotoGP & WSBK
The prospects of both MotoGP and World Superbikes visiting Wales took a step closer yesterday. Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and Events Managing Director Javier Alonso flew to the UK earlier this week for...
View ArticleCircuit of Wales Gets 5-Year Deal for British MotoGP Round
The British Grand Prix is to move, if everything goes to plan. At a press conference held today, Dorna and the management of the Circuit of Wales announced that a deal had been reached that will see...
View ArticleWednesday Summary at Silverstone: Yamaha Territory, Racing at Home, & The...
Since the beginning of the season, as he racked up one victory after another, Marc Marquez faced the same question over and over again: can you keep on winning? And over and over again, Marc Marquez...
View ArticleMotoGP: Donington Park Will Host British GP in 2015
Donington Park is to host the British round of MotoGP in 2015. The Leicestershire circuit has reached agreement with the Circuit of Wales to host the British Grand Prix while the Welsh track is being...
View ArticleSilverstone to Host British GP after Donington Dust-Up?
The British round of MotoGP will not this year take place at Donington Park. In a shock statement, Donington Park announced it was breaking off its partnership with the Circuit of Wales to host the...
View ArticleSilverstone Confirmed To Host British GP in 2015 & 2016
Within a day of the announcement that the British round of MotoGP would not be held at Donington Park comes confirmation that the race will be held at Silverstone.The ending of the relationship between...
View ArticleCircuit of Wales Says It Has £120 Million of Conditional Funding in Place
One of the greatest mysteries surrounding the Circuit of Wales is exactly where the funding for the project is due to come from.The ambitious project to build a circuit in the Blaenau Gwent region of...
View ArticleWeekly Racing News Digest #5
It has been a relatively quiet week in the world of motorcycle racing, with much of the focus on preparations for 2015 rather than actual on-track action. The past week has seen riders spending more...
View ArticleDeciphering the 2016 MotoGP Calendar
With the news that the Brno round of MotoGP has been handed to a consortium consisting of local and regional governments, and that they are working to secure the long-term future of Brno, a major piece...
View ArticlePreview of the British GP: The Ryanair Round, Silverstone’s Peculiar...
The Irish budget airline Ryanair gained something of a reputation for being, shall we say, creative with the names of the airports it flies to.Fancy a trip to Sweden? They will fly you to Stockholm...
View ArticleMotoGP: Circuit of Wales Clears Final Planning Hurdle
The proposed Circuit of Wales has cleared the final planning hurdle left standing between it and the start of construction. After an eight-day public inquiry, the decision was taken to approve the...
View ArticlePrivate Funding Appears for the Circuit of Wales, Will Begin Hosting MotoGP...
The Circuit of Wales is edging ever closer to becoming a reality. BBC Wales is reporting that UK insurance giant Aviva will be backing the Circuit of Wales project, and providing funds to allow...
View ArticleSpec Winglets to be Mandatory in MotoGP from 2017
Winglets are to be made compulsory in MotoGP from 2017, we can exclusively reveal, using a spec design to be implemented much along the lines of the current unified software introduced this year in the...
View ArticleMotoGP: Circuit of Wales Under Threat as Welsh Government Refuses to...
The Circuit of Wales was dealt a significant setback on Wednesday, after the Welsh Economy Minister refused to offer a 100% guarantee for the £357 million development project. Without the guarantee,...
View ArticleBits & Bobs: Motorcycle Racing News Thus Far in 2017
The first week of 2017 has come and gone, and we are a week closer to the MotoGP bikes hitting the track again at Sepang for the first test of the year. Though little of consequence is happening...
View ArticleCircuit of Wales Project Dealt Death Blow
The Circuit of Wales, the track which was to be built near Ebbw Vale in South Wales, has been dealt what will likely be a fatal blow. Today, the Welsh Government rejected the request of the Heads of...
View ArticleMotoGP Preview of the British GP
The 2017 British Grand Prix at Silverstone is the race that nearly didn’t happen. OK, that’s an exaggeration: Dorna was always going to ensure that a British Grand Prix would happen. The British Isles...
View Article2017 in Review: A Year of Farewells in Motorcycle Racing
2017 has been a strange year in motorcycle racing. We have had one of the best ever seasons of racing in MotoGP, with close finishes and a surprise title challenger. We have seen one of the best ever...
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