Making full use of the two days of testing at the Sepang International Circuit on Thursday and Friday, Repsol Honda riders Andrea Dovizioso and Dani Pedrosa gained more of an idea of where their RC212V machines are ahead of the final pre-season test in Qatar. Dovizioso was happy with his day’s work on Friday as he brought his time down by a further two-tenths of a second from the previous day... more.

The MotoGP team riders Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli both displayed the new livery for the 2010 season at the Sepang test on Thursday. Two more days of testing for the San Carlo Honda Gresini team began on Thursday with Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli picking up where they had left off in the last session at Sepang three weeks ago. Intense heat put the riders through a gruelling wo... more.

Swan Honda has confirmed their completed line-up for the 2010 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship with James Ellison joining Stuart Easton to form one of the strongest teams on the grid in a bid to secure a maiden BSB title. The completed line-up was unveiled in front of thousands of fans at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show this past weekend. Former Tech 3 MotoGP and 2007 AMA... more.

The first day of first test of 2010 for factory riders Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso is completed in Malaysia. The Repsol Honda Team began the first official test of 2010 today as the MotoGP winter break came to an end at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. With an unchanged rider line-up of Spaniard Dani Pedrosa and Italian Andrea Dovizioso, the factory Honda squad once again rol... more.

The San Carlo Honda Gresini team pairing of Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli had their first contact with the 2010 RC212V at Sepang on Thursday. After a difficult start to their first day aboard the 2010 version of the RC212V, San Carlo Honda Gresini’s all-Italian line-up of Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli were pleased to have completed their first laps on the new prototype. The pai... more.

The Repsol Honda rider has told motogp.com his plan for the MotoGP test at Sepang, and has also discussed his thoughts ahead of the 2010 season. Dani Pedrosa begins his preparations for his fifth season in MotoGP on Thursday with the first of two days of testing at the Sepang International Circuit. In December he underwent surgery to remove a screw in his left wrist to improve mobility and redu... more.

After having five strong years, Stiggy Honda has announced that it will be withdrawing from the 2010 World Superbike and World Supersport Championships. Despite the team’s successes, their financial situation is the cause of their undoing, with Stiggy squarely pointing the finger at partner S2 Racing. In their statement to the press, Siggy rested their blame on S2’s financial mismanagement ... more.

Honda boss Shuhei Nakamoto has called for Andrea Dovizioso to improve his performances during the course of the 2010 FIM MotoGP World Championship. Dovizioso was outclassed by team-mate Dani Pedrosa in his maiden season with the Repsol Honda team this year, finishing 74 points behind the Spaniard. The Italian silenced his critics with a superb ride to victory in the rain at Donington Park, b... more.

Honda Europe has announced the launch of the Honda Racing Xtreme Academy – a
series of new 150cc big-wheel off-road racing championships being held across
several European countries in 2010. Young riders can register their details now at Honda Europeʼs racing website and
the programme is being seen as a potential first step on the ladder to becoming part
of Honda Racing’s World Cha... more.

Riders taking part in the final round of the NSF100 HRC Trophy mini-bike series were joined on track by HRC Vice President Shuhei Nakamoto, with ex-World Championship riders Tady Okada and Shinichi Ito also participating on Monday. The trio joined HRC Directors Seiki Ishii and Tomoaki Nagayama to make up a HRC team which competed in a special four-hour endurance race at the track, which hosts t... more.