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First Triple Crown Saturday for Round 5 AMA Supercross Championship Glendale

Feb 6, 2022 Michael Le Pard

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team took on the first Triple Crown of the season on Saturday for Round 5 of the AMA Supercross Championship in Glendale, Arizona. With three Main Event scores […]

First pre-season test of 2022 MotoGP

Feb 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Pirro concludes positive “Shakedown” Test at Sepang International Circuit Ducati Lenovo Team riders Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller are ready to return to the track after the long winter break, which began last November at […]

FIM EWC 2022 completes first winter test

Dec 3, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Almeria. After the successful 2021 season, victory in Most (CZE) and second place overall in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC), the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team is now concentrating fully on preparations for […]

First Australian Moto2 champion crowned

Nov 15, 2021 Michael Le Pard

With the Red Bull KTM Ajo duo heading into the final races of the season battling for the championship lead, it was a tense closure to 2021 for the team. Gardner, who also enjoyed three […]

First historic podium lockout in MotoGP

Nov 14, 2021 Michael Le Pard

At the Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana, the final Grand Prix of the 2021 MotoGP season held this afternoon at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste (Spain), Ducati secured a podium lockout, as with […]

First MXGP Win of 2021 in Garda

Nov 1, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer made a blistering return to the hard-packed, tight and compact Ciclamino circuit for the 16th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Pietramurata, Italy. The Swiss star […]

First woman to win the world championship four times in a row

Sep 23, 2021 Michael Le Pard

New title in the Vertex Pistons palmares: Kiara Fontanesi is the 2021 Italian champion Five rounds, ten races, seven first and three second places for a new fantastic title: Kiara Fontanesi and Vertex Pistons […]

Superbike World Championship is facing its first historic triple

Sep 16, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Team ready for the Catalunya Round at the Montmelò circuit in Barcelona (Spain) The Superbike World Championship is facing its first historic “triple”. The WSBK paddock has already arrived in […]

Australian phenom takes first national title at age 18

Sep 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

September 12, 2021 — RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif Team Honda HRC rider Jett Lawrence wrapped up the 2021 AMA Pro Motocross 250MX Championship today during the Hangtown Motocross Classic season finale, posting 8-3 moto scores for a […]

First Frenchman to Capture Premier Class Title in 30 Years

Sep 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

PALA, Calif. (September 4, 2021) – The penultimate round of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, saw the series return to the sport’s epicenter of Southern California for a second visit […]

Wildcard ride at WorldSBK Circuito de Navarra in Spain a first for Suzuki

Aug 22, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 22. Naomichi Uramoto: GSX-R1000 – 16-DNF Naomichi Uramoto finished just out of the points in a wildcard ride at the weekend’s World Superbike seventh round at Circuito de Navarra […]

Yamaha’s first double podium of the 2021 season

Jul 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team celebrated its first double podium of the 2021 season with Maxime Renaux and Jago Geerts finishing second and third overall, respectively, at the third round of the FIM […]

First and Second for Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Assen

Jun 28, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP secured a one-two finish this weekend as MotoGP returned to Assen for round nine of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship. Fabio Quartararo rode a stunning race to claim his fourth victory […]

Italian rider takes his first ITAWorldSBK victory

Jun 13, 2021 Michael Le Pard

A stunning triumph for Michael Ruben Rinaldi. The Italian rider takes his first victory with the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team (second career win in WorldSBK) at the end of a race dominated from the […]

First rider since 2015 to finish every round on motocross podium

May 3, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing’s Nichols and Cooper Crowned Champions Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing’s Colt Nichols and Justin Cooper closed out the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship with solid rides on the way to […]