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MotoGP: Laguna Seca USGP Repsol Honda report
By Visordown News on 23/07/2007 12:22:15
Team press release issued after Laguna Seca race
DANI PEDROSA FIFTH, NICKY HAYDEN RETIRES FROM THE AMERICAN GPThe local hero Nicky Hayden, retired after being involved in an incident with another rider on the first lap.The American GP weekend did not finish well for the two Repsol Honda Team
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Jan 09
By Niall Mackenzie on 15/01/2009 16:52:20
Ex-Grand Prix legend turned super-fast roadtester Niall Mackenzie is back on the top step of the podium at the tender age of 47
As an ex-racer that decided he was no longer prepared to risk everything as a professional in his sport I will watch with interest the progress of one former ‘A lister’ that is back in 2009.Sete Gibernau announced his retirement two years ago after
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More over 50s want to get into biking
By Visordown News on 26/03/2007 19:54:29
Survey shows oldies are a growing segment of biking
OVER 50s in the UK have a growing desire to ride bikes, that's according to AA Insurance, who say that more than a than a fifth of all female motorcyclists in the UK are of retirement age. The survey also revealed that not only is the oldest female
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MotoGP: BSB's Rea to get wildcard ride
By Visordown News on 04/06/2007 12:14:04
BSB ace will make his MotoGP debut at Donington
's the team's regular. Unfortunately Kurtis retired on the lap four but Kenny went on to finish 17th.Rea will be the only Briton on the MotoGP grid, following the withdrawal of the British-based Ilmor GP team, whose riders were Andrew Pitt and veteran Brit
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MotoGP: Rossi crashes out of German GP
By Visordown News on 15/07/2007 13:11:40
Rossi throws away points putting a move on De Puniet
move up the inside, which resulted in Rossi lowsiding and retiring from the race.Yamaha MotoGP Team Manager David Brivio said: "Of course it was important to overtake De Puniet as he was lapping slow. We try hard not to lose contact with the front. Many
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Ural gets new boss
By Visordown News on 28/12/2007 10:25:30
American boss has big plans for Russian marque
.Clark was previously an executive with Presto Food Products, Morningstar Foods, and Dean Foods. He retired from the last company after growing it from a £150 million to a £5 billion business.After visiting the Siberian plant Clark said: "Ural were curious about my
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Schumacher helps develop Schuberth lids
By Visordown News on 12/05/2008 09:57:56
Ex-F1 champ turns his hand to lid development. Is there nothing this man can't do?
to the German firm’s R&D department in order to develop new models. This arrangement continues a partnership between the German brand and the seven-time F1 champion who developed and used Schuberth helmets until he retired from the sport. Schumacher explains
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Biker-killing van driver gets 14 years...
By Visordown News on 06/06/2008 10:21:48
...and a year's community service when he's released in 2022
in 2022. He pleaded no contest in Circuit Court in St. Augustine to DUI manslaughter in the February crash that killed LaVerne Francis "Ivy" Ivis, 63, a retired Delta Airlines captain. "It was extremely difficult," Ivis' widow, Anne Ivis, said after
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Dead biker found in spare room
By Visordown News on 20/10/2008 09:18:50
House owner finds corpse in his spare room following crash
3919 at nearby Doddiscombsleigh, must be partly demolished and rebuilt.But retired London traffic cop Mr Botwright, who was about to sell up before joining his wife at their new house in Dorset, said: "My thoughts are more with the poor man's family
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BSB: Jenkinson out with shattered forearm
By Visordown News on 21/04/2008 13:52:20
SMT Honda's Adam Jenkinson out of action for months after shattering forearm in Sunday's Thruxton Race Two drama
performance to line-up seventh on the grid, fell at one of the fastest parts of the course during yesterday's second BSB race. The SMT rider retired from race one earlier in the day with machine failure.The team have yet to announce if and when a replacement
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