AUSTRALIA'S premier motorsport circuit, Phillip Island, is being treated to a new surface in time for the 2013 season. Early last week, work begun last week to replace the entire 2 mile track surface for the first time since 1998, at a rumoured cost

GP test of the season starts at Sepang in Malaysia on February 5.The first grand prix of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship is under the floodlights at the Losail International circuit in Qatar on April 7.

If you want something to look forward to over Christmas, then this could be well up your street: Four days on track at Jerez, with bike transport included. The dates are 24/25/26/27 Jan 2013. There are three bike pick-up points, Newscastle

This is Leon Camier's GSX-R1000, looking slightly worse for wear after a seriously fast crash at Phillip Island during testing.In the background you can see the airfence, gravel trap and if you look hard enough you'll see the circuit.Camier lost

THIS YEAR'S WSB championship will be a 15-round season, as the franchise enters it's 26th year.The 2013 championship will get underway at Phillip Island in Australia, as is tradition. New additions to the schedule are Buddh International Circuit

LAST Friday we got to test the new 2013 Triumph Daytona 675R on track at Cartagena, Spain.The bike excels on tight and twisty circuits like this: with a real emphasis on front-end feel. Jump onboard for a lap of Cartagena on a 675R with suspension

in India 15 days before the race but it won't be possible as the opening race of the WSBK championship is at Phillip Island, Australia on 24th February and the second round, at Buddh International Circuit, India is on the 10th of March.However, F1 boss

). FIM representatives will be at New Delhi's Buddh International circuit this weekend to carry out the final racetrack homologation and provide seminars about various aspects of the event.The latest WSB schedule is still a provisional version: June's WSB races are still

Alpinestars have updated their GP Pro glove for 2013. They feature kangaroo leather on the palm for improved feel, plastic polymer wrist cuffs and their patented third and fourth finger-bridge. They're available in six colourways including

Simoncelli Foundation - coming eighth. The race was held at the Latina circuit in Italy, and teamed road race and Supermoto specialists for a 58-lap race (in tribute to Simoncelli's race number). Despite recently suffering a neck injury which sidelined him