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Any sport without an epic rivalry is down right boring, because rivalry is such a thing which brings out the best in you.

Not so long ago two Italians changed the meaning of the term ‘competition’ for ever. Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi had been in the center of one of the most greatest rivalries ever seen in MotoGP. Of course Rossi is still very much a part of MotoGP, and Mad Max has called it a day after becoming the WSBK champion with Aprilia.

So, they stage is all set for a head-to-head between two of the most evergreen racers in the history of the sport. Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi will race one another at the Sic Supermoto Day, an event arranged in the memory of the late Marco Simoncelli. Top riders from Supermoto & roadracing disciplines will feature in exhibition races with the proceeds going to the Marco Simoncelli foundation.

The Sic Supermoto Day takes place on the 10th of December at the Sagittario International Circuit in Latina, Italy and will be a largely an Italian affair. The format of the competition is quite unusual, a team consisting of a Supermoto rider and a roadracing specialist will take alternate stints in an endurance race lasting 58 laps!

Racers like Rossi, Biaggi, Dovizioso, Fabrizio, Pasini, Iannone and Scassa will team up with top Supermoto riders like Lazzarini, Beltrami Ravaglia, Gozzini and Verderosa. With the Rossi and Biaggi duel sure to lit up old memories, spectators surely are in for a treat at this event.

 

Any news related with the fairer sex and motorcycles surely gets all of us into a curious mode.

Spanish teenager Ana Carrasco has been confirmed as the first female competitor to enter the Moto3 World Championship. The 15-year-old prodigy will compete for Madrid-based JHK Laglisse team along with fellow rider Mavreick Vinales on a KTM.

Ana, who turns 16^th come March, will surely face stiff competition from the other riders. By the way, sixteen also happens to be the minimum mandatory age limit for entry into the championship. Carrasco who tested her machine at Almeria this week, along with Vinales, will surely be showcasing her talent on the 125cc but the bigger challenge for the teenager though is to finish with points and hopefully vie for the world championship.

Anna stated,“I am very happy about this opportunity my sponsors are giving me, to debut in the world championship is the dream of every rider. I was not expecting it and I am very enthusiastic about it. I can’t wait to get into pre-season testing and do my first race.”

Just to throw some some light on previous female racers, Taru Rinne of Finland was the first woman to score points in any GP class during the 1988 125cc season while Japan’s Tomoko Igata was the most successful, achieving the highest placing for a female rider in the history of the championship with seventh in the Czech Republic during the 1995 season.

Any news related with the fairer sex and motorcycles surely gets all of us into a curious mode.

Spanish teenager Ana Carrasco has been confirmed as the first female competitor to enter the Moto3 World Championship. The 15-year-old prodigy will compete for Madrid-based JHK Laglisse team along with fellow rider Mavreick Vinales on a KTM.

Ana, who turns 16^th come March, will surely face stiff competition from the other riders. By the way, sixteen also happens to be the minimum mandatory age limit for entry into the championship. Carrasco who tested her machine at Almeria this week, along with Vinales, will surely be showcasing her talent on the 125cc but the bigger challenge for the teenager though is to finish with points and hopefully vie for the world championship.

Anna stated,“I am very happy about this opportunity my sponsors are giving me, to debut in the world championship is the dream of every rider. I was not expecting it and I am very enthusiastic about it. I can’t wait to get into pre-season testing and do my first race.”

Just to throw some some light on previous female racers, Taru Rinne of Finland was the first woman to score points in any GP class during the 1988 125cc season while Japan’s Tomoko Igata was the most successful, achieving the highest placing for a female rider in the history of the championship with seventh in the Czech Republic during the 1995 season.

Any news related with the fairer sex and motorcycles surely gets all of us into a curious mode.

Spanish teenager Ana Carrasco has been confirmed as the first female competitor to enter the Moto3 World Championship. The 15-year-old prodigy will compete for Madrid-based JHK Laglisse team along with fellow rider Mavreick Vinales on a KTM.

 

Ana, who turns 16^th come March, will surely face stiff competition from the other riders. By the way, sixteen also happens to be the minimum mandatory age limit for entry into the championship. Carrasco who tested her machine at Almeria this week, along with Vinales, will surely be showcasing her talent on the 125cc but the bigger challenge for the teenager though is to finish with points and hopefully vie for the world championship.

Anna stated,“I am very happy about this opportunity my sponsors are giving me, to debut in the world championship is the dream of every rider. I was not expecting it and I am very enthusiastic about it. I can’t wait to get into pre-season testing and do my first race.”
Just to throw some some light on previous female racers, Taru Rinne of Finland was the first woman to score points in any GP class during the 1988 125cc season while Japan’s Tomoko Igata was the most successful, achieving the highest placing for a female rider in the history of the championship with seventh in the Czech Republic during the 1995 season.

Any news related with the fairer sex and motorcycles surely gets all of us into a curious mode.

Spanish teenager Ana Carrasco has been confirmed as the first female competitor to enter the Moto3 World Championship. The 15-year-old prodigy will compete for Madrid-based JHK Laglisse team along with fellow rider Mavreick Vinales on a KTM.

 

Ana, who turns 16^th come March, will surely face stiff competition from the other riders. By the way, sixteen also happens to be the minimum mandatory age limit for entry into the championship. Carrasco who tested her machine at Almeria this week, along with Vinales, will surely be showcasing her talent on the 125cc but the bigger challenge for the teenager though is to finish with points and hopefully vie for the world championship.

Anna stated,“I am very happy about this opportunity my sponsors are giving me, to debut in the world championship is the dream of every rider. I was not expecting it and I am very enthusiastic about it. I can’t wait to get into pre-season testing and do my first race.”
Just to throw some some light on previous female racers, Taru Rinne of Finland was the first woman to score points in any GP class during the 1988 125cc season while Japan’s Tomoko Igata was the most successful, achieving the highest placing for a female rider in the history of the championship with seventh in the Czech Republic during the 1995 season.

MS Dhoni’s Superbike Championship Team followed up last season’s podium finish at the Supersport FIM World Championship with the unveiling of its new name, look and riders. The team will now be known as Mahi Racing Team India (previously MSD R-N Racing Team India), and its logo too has been facelifted in accordance with the growing stature of the team.

The new look was unveiled by MS Dhoni at a function in Mumbai in the presence of cricket, social, corporate, film and glamour personalities. For the first time in India, the superbikes were unveiled and put on display. The team and its riders were also introduced to the guests during the event.

Mahi Racing Team debuted as the first Indian team in the 600 cc class at the FIM World Superbike Championship mid-season in June 2012. The team earned a place on the podium after only five rounds, and will be aiming for the championship in their first full season in 2013 in the Supersport category.

The team announced it had signed up triple world champion Kenan Sofouglu and fourth-placed Fabien Foret, with Dan Linfoot and Florian Marino being the other two riders. They will test the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R during the official winter testing season.

• Kenan Sofouglu is a professional motorcycle racer from Turkey, who won the Supersport World Championship title in 2007 & 2010 with the Technomag-CIP team and in 2012 with Kawasaki.

• Fabien Foret is a professional motorcycle racer from France who has 24 podium finishes (including 11 wins) and 12 pole positions in the Supersport World Championship in 2008.

• Dan Linfoot is a British professional motorcycle racer with extensive experience in various categories including minibike, 125 cc, 250 cc, Superstock 600 cc, and Supersport.

• Florian Marino is a French professional motorcycle racer who has raced in various categories including Superstock 600 cc and British Superbike.

The team management is a mix of personalities from cricket, films and other fields.

• MS Dhoni is the captain of the Indian cricket team and is also an avid collector of motorcycles

• Nagarjuna Akkeneni is a film star and producer primarily in Telugu cinema, and is passionate about superbikes and cars

• Arun Pandey is a former national cricketer and founder of a sports management company. He will serve as the Chairman and Managing Director of the team.

• Nandish Domlur is an experienced professional from the kids and family entertainment industry. He will serve as the Co-Managing Director of the team.

• Amit Sandill comes from an industrialist and business background, and has raced Yamaha motorcycles and spearheaded other riders and teams. He will serve as the Director of the team.

The 2013 season is significant also because Mahi Racing Team will be supported by the Kawasaki Factory team. March 2013 will mark the debut of the Buddh International Circuit on the FIM Superbike World Championship calendar, and the popularity of motorsport in Asia can only rise with the strong performance of the Indian team in the 2012 season.

 

MS Dhoni’s Superbike Championship Team followed up last season’s podium finish at the Supersport FIM World Championship with the unveiling of its new name, look and riders. The team will now be known as Mahi Racing Team India (previously MSD R-N Racing Team India), and its logo too has been facelifted in accordance with the growing stature of the team.

The new look was unveiled by MS Dhoni at a function in Mumbai in the presence of cricket, social, corporate, film and glamour personalities. For the first time in India, the superbikes were unveiled and put on display. The team and its riders were also introduced to the guests during the event.

Mahi Racing Team debuted as the first Indian team in the 600 cc class at the FIM World Superbike Championship mid-season in June 2012. The team earned a place on the podium after only five rounds, and will be aiming for the championship in their first full season in 2013 in the Supersport category.

The team announced it had signed up triple world champion Kenan Sofouglu and fourth-placed Fabien Foret, with Dan Linfoot and Florian Marino being the other two riders. They will test the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R during the official winter testing season.

• Kenan Sofouglu is a professional motorcycle racer from Turkey, who won the Supersport World Championship title in 2007 & 2010 with the Technomag-CIP team and in 2012 with Kawasaki.

• Fabien Foret is a professional motorcycle racer from France who has 24 podium finishes (including 11 wins) and 12 pole positions in the Supersport World Championship in 2008.

• Dan Linfoot is a British professional motorcycle racer with extensive experience in various categories including minibike, 125 cc, 250 cc, Superstock 600 cc, and Supersport.

• Florian Marino is a French professional motorcycle racer who has raced in various categories including Superstock 600 cc and British Superbike.

The team management is a mix of personalities from cricket, films and other fields.

• MS Dhoni is the captain of the Indian cricket team and is also an avid collector of motorcycles

• Nagarjuna Akkeneni is a film star and producer primarily in Telugu cinema, and is passionate about superbikes and cars

• Arun Pandey is a former national cricketer and founder of a sports management company. He will serve as the Chairman and Managing Director of the team.

• Nandish Domlur is an experienced professional from the kids and family entertainment industry. He will serve as the Co-Managing Director of the team.

• Amit Sandill comes from an industrialist and business background, and has raced Yamaha motorcycles and spearheaded other riders and teams. He will serve as the Director of the team.

The 2013 season is significant also because Mahi Racing Team will be supported by the Kawasaki Factory team. March 2013 will mark the debut of the Buddh International Circuit on the FIM Superbike World Championship calendar, and the popularity of motorsport in Asia can only rise with the strong performance of the Indian team in the 2012 season.

 

The 2012 World Superbike Champion Max Biaggi has announced his retirement from motorcycle racing.

The 41 year old Roman was born Massimiliano Biaggi in the year 1971. Max began his Grand Prix career in 1991 and won four back-to-back 250cc titles from 1994-1997 riding an Aprilia RS250 in the first three years and a Honda NSR 250 in the fourth year. Biaggi made his 500cc debut next year and raced in the premier class till the end of 2005. He moved out of MotoGP at the end of 2005 and entered the World Superbike Championship in 2007 after a year long hiatus.

Biaggi won his first WSBK title in 2010 riding the Aprilia RSV4 for the Italian factory and won the title for the second time this year, riding for Aprilia again. Biaggi has had an illustrious career that spanned over two decades and has raced for Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki during these years. However, he is most famous for his rivalry with nine times Motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi. By retiring as a champion, Biaggi has become one of the very few racers who have managed to end their careers on a high. Arrivederci Max!

The 2012 World Superbike Champion Max Biaggi has announced his retirement from motorcycle racing.

The 41 year old Roman was born Massimiliano Biaggi in the year 1971. Max began his Grand Prix career in 1991 and won four back-to-back 250cc titles from 1994-1997 riding an Aprilia RS250 in the first three years and a Honda NSR 250 in the fourth year. Biaggi made his 500cc debut next year and raced in the premier class till the end of 2005. He moved out of MotoGP at the end of 2005 and entered the World Superbike Championship in 2007 after a year long hiatus.

Biaggi won his first WSBK title in 2010 riding the Aprilia RSV4 for the Italian factory and won the title for the second time this year, riding for Aprilia again. Biaggi has had an illustrious career that spanned over two decades and has raced for Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki during these years. However, he is most famous for his rivalry with nine times Motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi. By retiring as a champion, Biaggi has become one of the very few racers who have managed to end their careers on a high. Arrivederci Max!

The 2012 World Superbike Champion Max Biaggi has announced his retirement from motorcycle racing.

The 41 year old Roman was born Massimiliano Biaggi in the year 1971. Max began his Grand Prix career in 1991 and won four back-to-back 250cc titles from 1994-1997 riding an Aprilia RS250 in the first three years and a Honda NSR 250 in the fourth year. Biaggi made his 500cc debut next year and raced in the premier class till the end of 2005. He moved out of MotoGP at the end of 2005 and entered the World Superbike Championship in 2007 after a year long hiatus.

 

Biaggi won his first WSBK title in 2010 riding the Aprilia RSV4 for the Italian factory and won the title for the second time this year, riding for Aprilia again. Biaggi has had an illustrious career that spanned over two decades and has raced for Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki during these years. However, he is most famous for his rivalry with nine times Motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi. By retiring as a champion, Biaggi has become one of the very few racers who have managed to end their careers on a high. Arrivederci Max!