The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a big place. It’s large enough to accommodate a 9-hole golf course, the world’s most famous oval race track and, on a good day for the Indy 500, more than 400,000 spectators. There will be nowhere near that many in attendance for the 2020 event, but there likely will be […]
NASCAR Truck Series driver Ray Ciccarelli sparked a lot of attention online with comments he made on a personal Facebook page about his driving career. Ciccarelli announced he would quit racing after the 2020 season following NASCAR’s ban of Confederate flags from all events. “Well its been a fun ride and dream come true but if this […]
The 2020 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, scheduled for October 25 at Phillip Island, has been cancelled because of coronavirus restrictions. The four-day MotoGP weekend at the island is regional Victoria’s biggest sporting event, attracting more than 85,000 spectators and generating about $50 million for the state economy. The Australian Grand Prix Corporation and the sport’s […]
The coronavirus pandemic cares not for the Month of May in auto racing. The same public health issues that shut down live sports globally in March have caused a massive shake-up in IndyCar’s plans for 2020, including the 104th annual Indy 500’s place on the schedule. The Indianapolis 500 is one of the few races […]
There was supposed to be a big race this month at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a tradition that dates back more than 100 years. There also was scheduled to be a graduation for the senior class at nearby Speedway Senior High School, with students in the school’s auditorium called one-by-one from the audience to receive their […]
Coronavirus has shut down nearly all sporting events, but IndyCar fans can still get their racing fix — sort of. Welcome to iRacing, an online motorsports simulation platform founded in 2004. With all IndyCar races canceled through the month of August, the league has partnered with iRacing and NBC to provide fans with entertainment in the meantime. […]
Valentino Rossi has questioned Marc Marquez’s decision to commit his future to Honda. The Catalan superstar is a dominant force in MotoGP and cruised to title glory last season. And, following the retirement of Jorge Lorenzo as a premier class rider, he is now sharing a garage with his brother Alex. Marquez penned fresh term […]
Marc Marquez ’s younger brother Alex has crashed in testing for the start of the 2020 MotoGP season. The Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia was host to the testing after the nineteenth and final round of the 2019 season concluded there on Sunday. World champion Marquez won the race, earning his team Repsol Honda another […]
MotoGP fans were reduced to tears after racing legend Jorge Lorenzo celebrated the end of sensational career with a massive rear wheel burnout after his final race in Valencia today. Lorenzo, who had another year left on his contract with Honda, has suffered with injuries and poor form this season and could only manage to […]
Lewis Hamilton made the switch to two wheels, as he swapped his Mercedes F1 car for Valentino Rossi ’s Yamaha MotoGP bike. The two motorsport legends made the job switch in Valencia, with the pair comparing their lap times at the end. Hamilton has some experience on a motorcycle but had never ridden a MotoGP […]