April

Kawasaki Good Times Demo Tour Dates & Off-Road Experience Tours April & May 2024

April 7, 2024 Michael Le Pard

APRIL 2024 APR 3 – 7, 2024 GOOD TIMES DEMO TOUR @ ARIZONA BIKE WEEK – SCOTTSDALE, AZ WestWorld of Scottsdale @ 16601 N Pima Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 The Kawasaki Good Times™ Demo Tour is […]

WEEKEND RACING ACTION SCHEDULE – APRIL 30-May 2nd

April 30, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 30. The final weekend of April and the opening races in May are taking place this weekend. In the UK, Buildbase Suzuki riders Christian Iddon and Danny Kent are […]

WEEKEND RACING ACTION SCHEDULE – APRIL 23-24TH

April 23, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 22. The fourth weekend of April sees Team Suzuki Ecstar riders Joan Mir and Alex Rins on track in Portugal for the fifth round of MotoGP™. Both riders have […]

WEEKEND RACING ACTION SCHEDULE – APRIL 16-17TH

April 16, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 15. The third weekend in April sees the 2022 Endurance World Championship kick-off at Le Mans in France with the 24 Heures Motos. Defending World Champions Yoshimura Suzuki Endurance […]

WEEKEND RACING ACTION SCHEDULE – APRIL 9-10TH

April 8, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 7. The second weekend of April sees Team Suzuki Ecstar riders Alex Rins and Joan Mir at the Circuit of The Americas in Texas for the fourth round of […]

WEEKEND RACING ACTION – APRIL 3RD

April 1, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – March 31. The first weekend in April is an unusual one as the opening day of Free Practice for MotoGP™, Moto2 and Moto3 on Friday April 1st have been cancelled […]

Honda Racing UK confirms plans for 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season

November 18, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Honda Racing UK is pleased to confirm its plans for the 2022 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season, as Tom Neave steps up into the premier class alongside Glenn Irwin, Ryo Mizuno and Takumi Takahashi, as […]

Spectacular Autodromo Internacional do Algarve Portimao Portugal Day1

November 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team riders returned to action today on the spectacular Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao, Portugal, for Day 1 of free practices for the seventeenth and penultimate round of the 2021 MotoGP […]

Inspiration Friday: Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride

May 7, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Date changed to May 23rd! Welcome to Inspiration Friday: Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. April showers may bring May flowers but it also brings motorcycle events, rallies and meetups! Celebrate 10 years of riding with Distinguished Gentleman’s […]

Updates to 2021 Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup Calendar

February 19, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Following the changes made to the 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship calendar, the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup is now set to get underway at Estoril on 7-8 May, with the original opener in […]

Latest 2021 MotoGP Racing Calendar – Rounds Dates Locations

January 25, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 24. The first race of the 2021 MotoGP™ World Championship is due to begin on March 28th at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar, but initial revisions issued by […]

Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Your Road to WorldSBK Registration Opens

January 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup Close to Maximum Entries, Registration Remains Open With the start of the inaugural Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup fast approaching, young aspiring superbike riders still have an opportunity […]

American Honda Reports Disastrous Sales Collapse in April

May 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

American Honda sales fall 54% in April due to continued impact of the crsis American Honda Total 57,751 -54.1% Cars 25,610 -55.4% Trucks 32,141 -53.0% Total 52,705 -53.8% Cars 24,049 -55.5% Trucks 28,656 -52.3% Total […]

Sim Racing: MotoGP Ducati Petrucci and Pirro Virtual Race Sunday 12th April

April 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

After the overwhelming success of the first-ever MotoGP Virtual Race two weeks ago, this weekend on Sunday 12th April 2020 at 3:00 pm (CEST) the event will be repeated. The second race will see ten […]

American Flat Track Announces 2020 Schedule

November 16, 2019 Michael Le Pard

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 15, 2019) – American Flat Track has announced its 18-event schedule for the 2020 season, which once again features coast-to-coast action and launches anew at legendary Daytona International Speedway on March 14 […]

Positive BMW bucks trend sales up 2.3% with 171,154 deliveries worldwide in April

May 14, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Munich. BMW Group sales continue to grow steadily, with deliveries of premium BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles increasing by 0.7% in April. The month saw a total of 196,179 BMW Group vehicles delivered to customers, […]

North American BMW Reports April 2019 Sales Results

May 2, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – May 1, 2019… Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 1.4 percent in April 2019 for a total of 23,816 over the 23,482 vehicles sold in April 2018. BMW Sports Activity Vehicles […]

American Honda Announces April 2019 Sales Results

May 2, 2019 Michael Le Pard

May 1, 2019 Civic continues to lead U.S. passenger car sales, driven by strong retail performance Honda truck sales rise 2.7% in April as Passport adds strength and CR-V and Pilot maintain momentum Acura trucks […]

Suzuki Weekend Action Report April 20-21

April 21, 2019 Michael Le Pard

eam Suzuki Press Office – April 20. The third weekend of April sees Suzuki GSX-R1000 machinery on track for Round 2 of the Endurance World Championship at Le Mans, France, plus the opening round of […]

BMW Returns To The Circuit Of The Americas For MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix Of The Americas Races, April 12-14

April 10, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 9, 2019…BMW will return to the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX for the MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas Races, April 12-14, with plenty of on- […]

PETERS AND RM-Z250 SCORE BEST SX FINISH IN NASHVILLE

April 9, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 8. Kyle Peters [250 Class, 4th Place] Alex Martin [250 Class, 10th Place] Justin Hill [450 Class, 20th Place] The JGRMX/ Yoshimura/ Suzuki Factory Racing Team was in Nashville, […]

Costso Promo Offer for Yamaha Motorcycles save $1000 from April 2 to June 14

April 7, 2019 Michael Le Pard

COSTCO IS BACK! SAVE UP TO $1,000 ON SELECT YAMAHA PRODUCTS* FROM APRIL 2, 2019. SEE ALL ELIGIBLE MODELS Sign up for a new Costco membership! Simply visit any Canadian Costco location or sign up […]

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team Exit Nashville Early with Unfortunate Double DNF

April 7, 2019 Michael Le Pard

It was another tough night for the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team this Saturday at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee with both Justin Barcia and Josh Grant going down in the main and […]

Austin Handbuilt Motorcycle Show is back on April 12th-14th

March 28, 2019 Michael Le Pard

What are the show dates and event times for 2019? The Handbuilt Motorcycle Show MotoGP Weekend 2019 – April 12-14, 2019 Austin American Statesman 305 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704 HANDBUILT SHOW KICKSTART PARTY […]

BMW Group U.S. Reports April 2018 Sales up 3.3%

May 2, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Sales of BMW Group vehicles in the U.S. increased 4.2 percent in April 2018 for a total of 27,213 vehicles (BMW and MINI brands combined), compared with 26,105 vehicles sold in the same month a […]

Team Suzuki April 20 Weekend Action

April 21, 2018 Michael Le Pard

The busiest schedule of the season so far takes place this weekend on the fourth weekend of April with global action in America with MotoGP™ and MotoAmerica SBK, both at the Circuit of The Americas […]

Bubba Shobert to be AFT Texas Half-Mile Grand Marshal on April 28

April 21, 2018 Michael Le Pard

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Friday, April 20) – Don ‘Bubba’ Shobert, three-time AMA Grand National dirt track champion, 1988 AMA Superbike champion, and 1998 inductee to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame, will be the Grand Marshal at […]

BMW Motorrad USA Returns To MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix Of The Americas Races, April 20-22, With Nate Kern, Steve Weir, Racing Hopefuls, & Apparel Display

April 11, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 11, 2018…BMW Motorrad USA will return to the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX for the MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas Races, April 20-22, with plenty […]

SUZUKI’S NEW LINE-UP FOR AUSTRALIAN SUPERBIKES

January 16, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 15. Team Suzuki ECSTAR Australia will return to the racetrack with a two-rider line-up next month in the 2018 Australian Superbike Championship with reigning champion Josh Waters and new […]

Dixie Speedway to Play Host to American Flat Track on April 7, 2018

December 27, 2017 Michael Le Pard

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 22, 2017) – The red clay of legendary Dixie Speedway will be flying once again on April, 7, 2018, when race number two of American Flat Track’s 2018 season – the Harley-Davidson […]