Matt Roberts and Gavin Emmett can claim to know the MotoGP champion as well as anyone so naturally they were the first ports of call for an insight into what the Australian is really like and an assessment of what he has achieved. Of course there are some words from Casey there too…
2011
Working the MotoGP press…
There is a whole other side of being a MotoGP racer than simply cracking a throttle and shifting in a saddle. Off the bike there is a raft of duties that mean a race team needs extra staff to satisfy demands for rider’s time…here is a look at that responsibility
Valencia draws racing season to a close
There will be plenty to lament this weekend at the MotoGP finale in Spain. For obvious reasons many thoughts will be with ‘58’, but Valencia will also mark the last Grand Prix for Loris Capirossi and at least two riders will see their championship dreams evaporate…
2012 Motocross Grand Prix calendar revised
As expected the FIM Motocross World Championship for 2012 has undergone a few retouches and while the series keeps at sixteen rounds the biggest changes are to scheduling and the status of a couple of events…
Gav Emmett’s emotive Sic Blog
There has been an outpouring of exposition and articulation in the wake of Marco Simoncelli’s death in Sepang last weekend. As the funeral takes place in his hometown of Coriano today we highlight a thoughtful blog from our own Gavin Emmett on the untimely passing of SuperSic…
Villopoto chats Monster Energy Cup and 2011
OTOR were able to grab a valuable interview slot with the master of American motocross and arguably the fastest off-road motorcycle racer on the globe. Here is what he had to say in Las Vegas (a longer version will appear in OTOR soon)…
Villopoto makes a million in one night
Ryan Villopoto rolled off the laps and rolled in the cash as he won all three Main Events and the ‘Monster Million’ on a warm Las Vegas evening for a showy and impressive inaugural Monster Energy Cup