Listen to how tortured this motor sounds in the upper gears for an insight into the colossal speeds at the Ulster Grand Prix as Bruce Anstey stretches the throttle cable to the max.If you've never been to see this insanity in person you're missing a

, the highlights are the bike weighs 168kg thanks to carbon bodywork and a new lighter engine. The 1098R’s 1198cc motor has a 2mm bigger bore and stroke compared to the 1098S, giving it a whopping 180bhp and almost unbelievable torque figure of 99ftlb.Ducati claim

the rounds at major motorcycle shows for the past 18 months – although only a full-scale model, the bike did show the firm’s V4 Otodama motor which is widely expected to be at the heart of the finished motorcycle. Although the bike will be presented

9bhp pushing 250kg in electric modeHERE'S THE first picture of the new HYmotion3 Compressor from Peugeot.The three-wheeler uses two separate power sources to power the front and back wheels.The back wheel is powered by a single cylinder 125cc, 20bhp

engine.Pedrosa has already said publically that he wants more top-end power from the new motor, which has been designed to give higher revs and more mid-range grunt out of turns. Hayden, who has already tested the new motor in the 2008 chassis

THE 2009 British Superbike Championship will be screened across the ITV network as part of a new contract announced yesterday by BSB commercial rights holder MotorSport Vision. The deal means one-hour-long programmes from each of the twelve BSB

One Administration to host the British Grand Prix round of the Formula One World Motor Racing Championship, signed in July 2008. It also had a 150-year lease on the circuit, with landlord, Wheatcroft & Son Limited, signed in January 2007, which also

that represents the second stage of a multi-million pound investment in the Home of British Motor Racing and heralds an exciting new era for British motor sport.The official opening ceremony took guests on an evocative journey through the history of Silverstone

of authenticity. See the Mick Doohan helmet auction on eBay.The seller claims the helmet's "a piece of motor sport history and any Mick Doohan fan would be lucky to simply witness the display in real life, let alone have the opportunity to purchase it."Really, we

of the country's capital. The circuit is another of the many designed by Hermann Tilke.The deal was signed in a press conference between Paolo Flammini, CEO of Infront Motor Sports and Alexander Yakhnich, CEO of YMS Promotion Ltd announcing a partnership