The Portuguese circuit is notorious for its unreliable weather but has also been home to some cracking races (Toni Elias anyone?) and recent domination by world champion Jorge Lorenzo. Here’s a run-down of what has happened in the past nine editions…
Thanks to Dorna and the vast encyclopaedia of Dr Martin Raines a list of curious info and stats from each MotoGP race are released prior to a wheel being turned on the track. Here is the low-down on all classes for Estoril…
Round two of the FIM Motocross World Championship got underway lashed by unusual Dutch sunshine at Valkenswaard – it has been snowing at this event in the past – and Red Bull Teka KTM grabbed pole position in both of the classes…
MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo held a press conference in Barcelona yesterday to launch his new book ‘The New King of MotoGP’ (modest title!) and chatted about a number of topics to a packed attendance…
There were quite a few riders showing-off over the large Bulgarian jumps for the opening Grand Prix of the year but Ray Archer had a fair amount of luck with American Zach Osborne with this impressive whip.
A ten-year agreement has been reached to take MotoGP to Austin from 2013 with the Circuit of Americas not even built yet (due for 2012). Will the race join Laguna Seca and Indianapolis to make three North American stops for the series? This question wasn’t revealed in the PR details below…
The FIM Motocross World Championship began at Sevlievo with two riders as quick as the wind that battered the impressive venue some 180km east of Sofia. Red Bull Teka KTM’s Ken Roczen showed all signs of the confidence an off-season of supercross will forge for timing and technique to win MX2 pole by almost ten seconds, while Monster Energy Yamaha’s Steven Frossard carried a similar margin of superiority and is clearly relishing the extra power of the works YZ450F in the premier MX1 category.
