The highlight of BMW’s Sauber F1 Team event at the ‘Ring was definitely the vehicle swap between F1 driver Nick Heidfeld and BMW Motorrad Superbike rider Troy Corser.
Heidfeld gave up his 700 hp four-wheel F1 racer for the 200 hp BMW S1000RR Superbike, while Corser took the reins of the F1 vehicle. Although it wasn’t a heated, full-throttle battle like the picture suggests, what do you think the outcome would have been?
My money is on the F1 car.
Make the jump for each driver’s impression of the test ride.
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Valentino Rossi has held off Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo in a wheel-to-wheel last lap to win the German Grand Prix for his 101st MotoGP victory.
Rossi crossed the line 0.099 seconds ahead of Lorenzo on Sunday, after passing the Spaniard with less than two laps remaining…Â Details
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It is not such a wonder why electric motorcycles should not be the first introduction for consumers to the electric vehicle, EV. It actually makes sense.
The gist is that there is no denying the electric motorcycle world is taking over the fair share of news media. In fact, it is jumping forward in leaps and bounds, going well ahead of its four wheel cousin… Details
TTXGP, the force behind the inaugural zero emission motorcycle race at this year’s Isle of Man TT races, has joined forces with Auto Cycle Union Events (ACUE), the commercial arm of the Auto-Cycle Union, to run the world’s first national zero emission road race championship.
The new four-round UK Series, The TTXGP UK Championship 2010, will showcase cutting edge zero carbon technology in racing motorcycles, harnessing many of the innovations that were first shown to the world during this year’s Isle of Man TTXGP race.
Regulations and management of the Series will be handled by the newly formed Zero Carbon Racing Commission, comprising representatives from both TTXGP and ACUE… Details