endurance Articles
Design
Valentino Rossi’s Ferrari 458 Italia
When former Champ Valentino Rossi isn’t losing races on a Ducati, he’s losing them in this Ferrari 458 Italia. Racing this weekend in the Blancpain Endurance GT3 class at Monza, Rossi and hetero life partner Uccio finished 18 in a field of 55 drivers, completing the two hour race a little over two minutes behind the winning BMW Z4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWUbqh8U4v4 Rossi and Uccio
Apr 16, 2012
CBR1000RR x RC30 = Hondagasm
Just when we’d forgotten how much we like the current Honda CBR1000RR, along comes this new World Endurance racer in RC30 colors. Beautiful. If it had the old yellow Honda wings on the tank I’d be unconscious on the floor right now. This bike will be raced by Honda’s new TT Legends team, which includes Isle of Man, well, legends like Steve Plater, John McGuinness, Keith Amor and Cameron ...
Apr 07, 2011
Dailies
Zero Motorcycles Electricross: 24 hours off-road on batteries
One of the most frequent objections to electric motorcycles is their range. Grant ran out of juice when he tested the 2009 Zero X electric dirt bike and had to push. Now, Zero Motorcycles plans to run the first ever all-electric off-road 24-hour endurance race and it's open to all electric dirt bikes, ATVs and quads. That should put an end to range anxiety. >The 24 Hours of Electricross will run f...
Feb 27, 2009
Dailies
Honda quits Suzuka 8 Hours
Perhaps even more shocking than the unsuccessful Kawasaki quitting MotoGP is Honda -- which has won 11 out of the last 12 and 21 out of 31 total races -- giving up on the Suzuki 8 Hours. Honda has also recently withdrawn from both AMA Superbike racing and Formula One all in an effort to save money as the market for cars and motorcycles collapses. >The Suzuka 8 Hours is a championship race in the o...
Jan 26, 2009