Archive for November, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ERIK BUELL ESTABLISHES ERIK BUELL RACING New Venture Will Build Buell 1125R-based Racing Motorcycles and Supply Parts Milwaukee, Wis. (November 20, 2009) – Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG) announced today that following the company’s recent decision to discontinue the Buell motorcycle product line, Erik Buell, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of Buell Motorcycle Company, [...]

  News  16/11/2009    Yamaha take final World Endurance victory and claim the Manufacturer’s Title   YART in action     The Yamaha Austria Racing Team took yet another race win last weekend at the 8h of Doha, Qatar for the final round of the 2009 FIM World Endurance Championship. The impressive ride to victory [...]

  News  10/11/2009    Super Spies shines at Valencia test   Ben Spies played a starring role on the second day of MotoGP testing in Valencia today, the Texan producing another confident and assured performance on his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1 machine. Making only his fifth appearance on board Yamaha’s YZR-M1 machine, the 25-year-old [...]

  RACE REPORT 08/11/2009   Double podium sees Fiat Yamaha seal triple crown in Valencia as Edwards scores fourth and Spies seventh place.   Valentino Rossi   Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo finished second and third in the season-ending Grand Prix of Valencia this afternoon, the ninth time the pair have shared the podium this [...]

  SIDI WINS THE 250 WORLD ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP WITH HIROSHI AOYAMA!!!!!     It was another great weekend in the 250 class, with the Japanese rider Honda Hiroshi Aoyama having a bit of drama early then pressing on for a top ten finish which secured his first (and the last) FIM 250cc World Road [...]

  News Iwata, Japan 09/11/2009    Yamaha Factory Racing Team Press Release   On Winning the 2009 MotoGP Triple Crown Message from Tsunji Togami, President and CEO, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. “It gives me the greatest pleasure to announce that, for the second consecutive year, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has achieved its ultimate goal in MotoGP [...]

    2010 AMA Pro Superbike Championship Schedule Showcases Top North American Road Courses SPEED to Return as Broadcast Partner   DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 5, 2009) – AMA Pro Racing officials announced today the 2010 race schedule for the AMA Pro Superbike Championship that will see the series visit the foremost road courses in [...]