SACHSENRING has been secured to the 2012 MotoGP calendar after an agreement was reached for the circuit to continue hosting the German round of the championship.Race promoter ADAC have been aided by the local Saxony government, who will financially

in England. Prosecution evidence however showed his financial interests remained in his hometown of Ravenna, Italy. Tax evasion is endemic in Italy, but what's new is that the debt-strapped government is going hard after dodgers: last week, former PM Silvio

JAMES TOSELAND'S MotoGP dream might NOT be over, according to one of the senior Yamaha men.Nigel Bosworth, former 250GP star and now Race Director for Yamaha UK, has let slip that Toseland is still in talks with MotoGP teams despite having lost his

THE FIM - the governing body behind the MotoGP race series - have made a few small amendments to next year's blue riband race series.The British GP, running at Silverstone instead of Donington Park, gets put back until 20th June. The move will come

VITO Ippolito, the president of motorcycle racing's governing body the FIM has stated he would like to see a return to 990cc engines, saying "the 800cc formula hasn't worked."Speaking to Motosprint, Ippolito said: "MotoGP manufacturers want 1000cc

DORNA - the governing body of MotoGP - look likely to change the start time of the first race of the 2010 MotoGP Championship at Losail following requests from the Riders Safety Commission.Reigning MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi and GP

Spies' achievement to Congressman Gohmert's attention and delighted that he saw fit to honor Spies in this way," said Kathy Van Kleeck, senior vice president, government relations, for the Motorcycle Industry Council. "It is a wonderful commendation

FOLLOWING THE cancellation of this weekend's Japanese MotoGP from Motegi, due to the knock-on effect the Icelandic volcano eruptions, the governing body of MotoGP has put in place special measures to ensure the next round of the championship, from

and the weight associated with four-stroke technology."The 1987 champion believes Dorna (the governing body of MotoGP) may have no other option than revert to two-strokes if they're serious about cost cutting with a view to running a sustainable race series.

alternate primary drive ratios are permitted.A control ECU will govern ignition and fuel injection, and include a rev limiter. Tuning options will be included in the supplied software, and the organisers can swap ECUs at any time; standardised data