Monthly Archives: October 2011
Leon Morris Wins Ducati 848 Title
After finishing in second place to Darren Fry last season, Leon Morris secured the Ducati 848 Challenge title at Croft at the start of September, after dominating the series this year. There’s still one round to go (Silverstone at the … Continue reading
Bridgepoint Beats Qatar to Secure Commercial Rights to WSBK
Bridgepoint, the parent company of Dorna (who control the rights to MotoGP) have just purchased Infront Sports and Media, which owns the commercial rights to World Superbikes, for a whopping 550 million euros. The Qatar Investment Authority was another strong … Continue reading
Biker FM
Racer is pleased to announce it’s very own sponsorship deal! No, it’s not the Moto3 team we’ve been threatening the publisher with since we clapped eyes on Honda’s machine – it’s far, far better than that. We’ve joined forces with … Continue reading
2 Wheels TV
The World Wide Web is becoming a great way to view race event broadcasts and www.2wheelstv.com gives free access to a range of Club and National races, from the Hottrax Endurance Series and Michelin Power Cup to British F1 sidecars … Continue reading
Success at Manx GP
Ryan Farquhar took three race wins at the Manx GP. The first was the 350cc Classic and heavy rain before the race start meant conditions were really difficult and they rapidly got worse when more rain arrived. In the 500 … Continue reading
Josh Hayes Wins 2011 AMA Superbike Title
The AMA Superbike title went right down to the wire in the final race at the last round at New Jersey’s Millville circuit. With only an 11 point lead over youngster Blake Young, the defending champion Josh Hayes faced an … Continue reading
McWilliams Wrangles in USA
Staying with the American theme, Jeremy McWilliams turned up at the Indianapolis MotoGP weekend to take part in the USA XR1200 Championship for just one round. The racing was eventful; in the first race an altercation with other riders meant … Continue reading
Althea Racing to Continue in World Superbikes
Althea Racing Ducati has confirmed its plans to run in next year’s World Superbike Championship – and we’re really pleased to hear that too, considering their success this year! Newly crowned Superstock 1000 Champion Davide Giugliano will join reigning Superbike … Continue reading
KTM Waltz to IDM Success
Martin Bauer powered to victory in the German IDM Championship, with a comfortable second place in the final race of the season at Hockenheimring (don’t try and say that one after a few too many pints of your favourite German … Continue reading
BikerFM November Schedule
Racer’s sponsorship of Biker FM continues and we’re pleased to announce that the evening race-related programmes will be broadcast during week day lunchtimes so you can listen to them while you’re at work. Not that we’re suggesting you let the … Continue reading