The Indian outfit made their Italian championship debut with a win

Mahindra Racing made their Italian motorcycle road racing championship debut at the Mugello circuit

by winning the first race in the 125 GP class. The team’s Italian rider Riccardo Moretti secured pole

position on Saturday with a lap-time of 2:01.413, giving the team a positive start. Meanwhile, his team-

mate, India’s Sarath Kumar qualified 22nd on the combined grid of the 125GP and Moto3 classes.

 

In the race, Moretti was in the lead from start and built a gap of over 16 seconds by the end to cross the

finish-line first. Kumar, on the other hand, managed to move up one place by the ninth lap but had to

retire from the race on the next due to a mechanical failure in his bike.

 

Next round of the championship will be held between April 6-8 at the Imola circuit.

 

 

The Indian outfit made their Italian championship debut with a win

Mahindra Racing made their Italian motorcycle road racing championship debut at the Mugello circuit by winning the first race in the 125 GP class. The team’s Italian rider Riccardo Moretti secured pole position on Saturday with a lap-time of 2:01.413, giving the team a positive start. Meanwhile, his team-mate, India’s Sarath Kumar qualified 22nd on the combined grid of the 125GP and Moto3 classes.

In the race, Moretti was in the lead from start and built a gap of over 16 seconds by the end to cross the finish-line first. Kumar, on the other hand, managed to move up one place by the ninth lap but had to retire from the race on the next due to a mechanical failure in his bike.

Next round of the championship will be held between April 6-8 at the Imola circuit.

The Indian outfit made their Italian championship debut with a win

Mahindra Racing made their Italian motorcycle road racing championship debut at the Mugello circuit

by winning the first race in the 125 GP class. The team’s Italian rider Riccardo Moretti secured pole

position on Saturday with a lap-time of 2:01.413, giving the team a positive start. Meanwhile, his team-

mate, India’s Sarath Kumar qualified 22nd on the combined grid of the 125GP and Moto3 classes.

 

In the race, Moretti was in the lead from start and built a gap of over 16 seconds by the end to cross the

finish-line first. Kumar, on the other hand, managed to move up one place by the ninth lap but had to

retire from the race on the next due to a mechanical failure in his bike.

 

Next round of the championship will be held between April 6-8 at the Imola circuit.

 

 

The Indian outfit made their Italian championship debut with a win

Mahindra Racing made their Italian motorcycle road racing championship debut at the Mugello circuit by winning the first race in the 125 GP class. The team’s Italian rider Riccardo Moretti secured pole position on Saturday with a lap-time of 2:01.413, giving the team a positive start. Meanwhile, his team-mate, India’s Sarath Kumar qualified 22nd on the combined grid of the 125GP and Moto3 classes.

In the race, Moretti was in the lead from start and built a gap of over 16 seconds by the end to cross the finish-line first. Kumar, on the other hand, managed to move up one place by the ninth lap but had to retire from the race on the next due to a mechanical failure in his bike.

Next round of the championship will be held between April 6-8 at the Imola circuit.

Ducati auctions off rare GP10 and GP11 machines in Monaco

Ducati has announced that it is offering two exclusive Ducati Desmosedici GP machines at this years RM Auctions’ Monaco sale – a GP10 raced by Casey Stoner and GP11 raced by Valentino Rossi respectively. Both machines are coming directly from the Ducati Corse racing department within the Ducati factory in Bologna, Italy and represent “motorcycle exotica” at its most desirable.

RM’s highly-anticipated Monaco auction will also offer the private Saltarelli Collection of historic Ducati motorcycles, providing a wonderful celebration of Ducati history. In addition to the motorcycles, the two-day sale will also feature a stunning roster of blue-chip automobiles. The release of these two very special machines is an extremely rare occasion; the lucky buyer will not only enter into a confidentiality agreement, but also become a close member of the ‘Ducati family’!

Ducati auctions off rare GP10 and GP11 machines in Monaco

Ducati has announced that it is offering two exclusive Ducati Desmosedici GP machines at this years RM Auctions’ Monaco sale – a GP10 raced by Casey Stoner and GP11 raced by Valentino Rossi respectively. Both machines are coming directly from the Ducati Corse racing department within the Ducati factory in Bologna, Italy and represent “motorcycle exotica” at its most desirable.

RM’s highly-anticipated Monaco auction will also offer the private Saltarelli Collection of historic Ducati motorcycles, providing a wonderful celebration of Ducati history. In addition to the motorcycles, the two-day sale will also feature a stunning roster of blue-chip automobiles. The release of these two very special machines is an extremely rare occasion; the lucky buyer will not only enter into a confidentiality agreement, but also become a close member of the ‘Ducati family’!

Buddh International Circuit to be the venue

The World Superbike Championship (WSBK) is the highest platform for production based motorcycle racing in the world. The motorcycles raced here are tuned up versions of road bikes like Honda’s CBR 1000 RR Fireblade or BMW’s S1000RR and are almost as fast as the MotoGP machines.

Until last year, most of the rounds of the championship were held in European countries with the exception of USA and Australia. However, the FIM and the championship promotors (Infront Motor Sports) now want to expand the sport in Asia due to its growing motorcycle industry. Russia will its first World Superbike round in Moscow this year followed by Indonesia from next year and talks are on to add an Indian round too!

Paolo Falmmini, CEO Infront Motor Sports has confirmed that they are considering an Indian round to be held on the Buddh International circuit from as early as next year. Flammini is  impressed with the successful introduction of Formula One in India and believes that WSBK has a lot to gain from the exposure received here as most of the manufacturers involved in the sport have their subsidaires in the country.

Buddh International Circuit to be the venue

The World Superbike Championship (WSBK) is the highest platform for production based motorcycle racing in the world. The motorcycles raced here are tuned up versions of road bikes like Honda’s CBR 1000 RR Fireblade or BMW’s S1000RR and are almost as fast as the MotoGP machines.

Until last year, most of the rounds of the championship were held in European countries with the exception of USA and Australia. However, the FIM and the championship promotors (Infront Motor Sports) now want to expand the sport in Asia due to its growing motorcycle industry. Russia will its first World Superbike round in Moscow this year followed by Indonesia from next year and talks are on to add an Indian round too!

Paolo Falmmini, CEO Infront Motor Sports has confirmed that they are considering an Indian round to be held on the Buddh International circuit from as early as next year. Flammini is  impressed with the successful introduction of Formula One in India and believes that WSBK has a lot to gain from the exposure received here as most of the manufacturers involved in the sport have their subsidaires in the country.

Hero Moto Corp Ltd (HMCL) announces its strategic alliance with Eric Buell Racing (EBR) of America

Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (HMCL), announced its partnership with Erik Buell Racing (EBR) of the US, in multiple areas of collaboration, today. HMCL will receive support in terms of updated technology and design to develop future models and stay ahead of the competition.

Thanks to this alliance, Hero MotoCorp will, for the first time, be entering into the world of international motorcycle racing. The company will mark its entry by sponsoring two teams: Team Hero and AMSOIL Hero – which is a first by any Indian two-wheeler company at the AMA Pro Racing National Guard Superbikes Championship. Racer Danny Eslick will represent “Team Hero” while racer Geoff May will represent team AMSOIL Hero – both riding on the new EBR 1190RS bikes.

Hero MotoCorp also showcased an EBR 1190RS at the press conference in Delhi. The EBR 1190RS – with a peak power of well over 200 PS – is the flagship bike from EBR, and the company is producing only 100 inaugural units, including a handful of the carbon edition package. This bike has also won awards for spectacular performance, namely “Superbike of the year” and “Green Bike of the year.” It is hinted that these bikes, in a 175 PS version, weighing less than 175 kg, maybe available in India in the next 2 years. The 200 PS version is already being used across America, and following the alliance, it will be a part of the Championship to be held from 17th-19th March 2012 across 20 speedways.

“The plan is not to introduce bikes in the near future. It is to collaborate with EBR on several motoring fronts, that include technologies such as emissions, costs and belt drive mechanisms,” said Mr Pawan Munjal, HMCL Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Some technologies maybe incorporated into HMCL bikes, around 2014, another of the models being the Series Hybrid Leap, showcased at the recent Auto Expo 2012.

Hero Moto Corp Ltd (HMCL) announces its strategic alliance with Eric Buell Racing (EBR) of America

Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (HMCL), announced its partnership with Erik Buell Racing (EBR) of the US, in multiple areas of collaboration, today. HMCL will receive support in terms of updated technology and design to develop future models and stay ahead of the competition.

Thanks to this alliance, Hero MotoCorp will, for the first time, be entering into the world of international motorcycle racing. The company will mark its entry by sponsoring two teams: Team Hero and AMSOIL Hero – which is a first by any Indian two-wheeler company at the AMA Pro Racing National Guard Superbikes Championship. Racer Danny Eslick will represent “Team Hero” while racer Geoff May will represent team AMSOIL Hero – both riding on the new EBR 1190RS bikes.

Hero MotoCorp also showcased an EBR 1190RS at the press conference in Delhi. The EBR 1190RS – with a peak power of well over 200 PS – is the flagship bike from EBR, and the company is producing only 100 inaugural units, including a handful of the carbon edition package. This bike has also won awards for spectacular performance, namely “Superbike of the year” and “Green Bike of the year.” It is hinted that these bikes, in a 175 PS version, weighing less than 175 kg, maybe available in India in the next 2 years. The 200 PS version is already being used across America, and following the alliance, it will be a part of the Championship to be held from 17th-19th March 2012 across 20 speedways.

“The plan is not to introduce bikes in the near future. It is to collaborate with EBR on several motoring fronts, that include technologies such as emissions, costs and belt drive mechanisms,” said Mr Pawan Munjal, HMCL Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Some technologies maybe incorporated into HMCL bikes, around 2014, another of the models being the Series Hybrid Leap, showcased at the recent Auto Expo 2012.