The hills that line Mugello may be turned yellow by the anticipated bumper crowd for this weekend’s Italian MotoGP, but will their hero Valentino Rossi be fit to fight for the win? The nine-time world champion is still recovering from injuries sustained in a motocross crash last Thursday that forced him to spend the night…
Month: May 2017
All The Latest From The World Of Formula 1
No Team Orders Says Vettel Monaco Grand Prix race winner Sebastian Vettel has denied that Ferrari’s race strategy was part of a pre-arranged plan to switch its cars around to benefit his Formula 1 title hopes. Vettel jumped ahead of polesitter and race leader Kimi Raikkonen by staying out five laps longer during the only…
Motorsport News And Views From All The Big Events
Kelvin Van Der Linde Historic Victory South African driver Kelvin van der Linde pulled of a heroic drive to wrest a historic Nurburgring 24 Hour victory from the jaws of defeat for the Land Audi team alongside German drivers Christopher Mies and Markus Winkelhock and US driver Connor De Phillippi. Van der Linde had led…
Latest Edition Of Motorsport World is Now on Sale
The latest edition of Motorsport World is now on sale at Spar – Pick n Pay – garage shops and airports Inside this edition you will find the latest news from the world of: Formula 1 MotoGp World Rally DTM USA MotoX SA MotoX Hard Enduro Karting GTC Series Cross Country And lots more Don’t…
MotoGP- Latest News 26/05/2017
Rossi Injured In MotoX Accident MotoGP star Valentino Rossi has been involved in a motocross training accident and taken to hospital with a mild thoracic and abdominal trauma. The Yamaha rider slipped from first to third in the title standings after falling, while battling team-mate Maverick Vinales for victory, on the final lap of the…
SA Cross Country- Review Of The Car Championship
After 10 successive wins you would expect South African champions Leeroy Poulter and Rob Howie to be leading both the overall and FIA Class championships in this year’s South African Cross Country Auto Series (SACCCS). That is exactly the position in which the Toyota Gazoo Racing SA pair find themselves. Victory on the Battlefields 400…
Yamaha hit 500th Grand Prix Racing Victory
Yamaha is proud to celebrate a momentous landmark in its successful motorcycle racing history, having secured its 500th race win at the Le Mans Bugatti Grand Prix race circuit in France. The Yamaha Factory Racing Team is known as one of the most successful teams in Grand Prix racing and it has further underlined its…
Secunda Rally Pictures
Roving photographer Trevor Tyler was on hand to capture some of the action at the recent Secunda Rally. Pictures: Trevor Tyler
Monaco F1 – All The News and Views
Monaco Grand Prix – All The Stats May 24 (Reuters) – Statistics for Sunday’s Monaco Formula One Grand Prix (Round six of 20 races): Lap distance: 3.337km. Total distance: 260.286km (78 laps) Race lap record: One minute 17.939 seconds, Lewis Hamilton (Britain), Mercedes, 2016. 2016 pole: Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull 1:13.622 2016 winner: Hamilton…
International And South African News Round Up
Tribute To Nicky Hayden MotoAmerica has issued the following statement following the tragic death of former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden following a bicycle training accident in Italy: ‘MotoAmerica would like to express its deepest sympathies to the Hayden family following the tragic passing of Nicky Hayden this morning. ‘It goes without saying that Nicky was…