Post Classic records tumbled on the opening day of the 2010 Manx Grand Prix sponsored by visitisleofman.com, with both Michael Dunlop in the Senior Post Classic and Chris Palmer in the Junior Post Classic races posting lap and race records. Perfect conditions all around the course were reported as a packed grandstand settled down for the first day’s racing on the Isle of Man.
Our most powerful enemy has reached Europe, in Switzerland. A Swiss company is testing the first of a new, military technology, radar in Switzerland. Cheap, and extremely powerful, it can follow 22 vehicles (cars, motorcycles, trucks etc) on 4 different lanes, and track 10 different traffic violations at the same time.
The company plans to make 150 next year, and we’ll be seeing them in Europe in no time at all.
With just three Grand Prix’s to go before the end of the FIM Motocross World Championship, this weekend’s Grand Prix of Brazil in Campo Grande will present Championship leaders Tony Cairoli (MX1) and Marvin Musquin (MX2) the first chance to grab the 2010 Title but both know the chase is still open and the opposition is not yet settled into the runner up spot.
Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati Michael Rutter took his first victory in two years in the much-anticipated opening MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race of the day at Knockhill following a second restart as conditions improved in Scotland.
HM Plant Honda’s Steve Plater was back on track today (Wednesday) at Brands Hatch for the first time since his high-speed crash at the North West 200, completing laps on the Indy circuit. He joined Australian Bryan Staring who deputised for him at Snetterton and will also return to the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship grid at Brands Hatch next weekend (7/8/9 August).
Take a look at this chopper and start saving money because apparently this is what your kid will ride for the first time in his life if you give him a certain kind of milk.
This children’s powdered milk ad is from the Executive Center agency in Luanda, Angola and we have to admit that if it wasn’t for that can in the bottom of the page, we would have still been wondering what is this suppose to mean.
originally appeared on on Friday, 11 June 2010 15:35 EST.
Honda was the first ever manufacturer to unveil a veritable production chopper. Yet, the public isn’t as surprised as initially expected not only because it managed to get a glimpse of the bike thanks to the different leaks, but also because the bike itself isn’t as innovative and mind-blowing as initially thought. Definitely not a disappointment, the Fury looks like a rocket taking off and if not towards your garage, you’re going to experience some sleepless nights.
originally appeared on on Wednesday, 21 April 2010 10:40 EST.
Former AMA superbike champion Ben Spies is fresh off the Yamaha M1 after his first MotoGP race at Qatar and he gave an interview to in which he shares from his Italian retreat outside Milan his first impressions after the qualifying and the actual race. Also, Spies is asked to compare the 2010 M1 with his previous superbike and also talks about some of the other riders such as Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner.
originally appeared on on Thursday, 15 April 2010 17:09 EST.
