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Moto Racing Motorcycle racing (also known as moto racing (short term) and bike racing (common term) is a motorcycle sport involving racing motorcycles. Road racing is the racing of motorcycles on tarmac. Races can take place either on purpose-built racing circuits or on closed public roads. Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier category of motorcycle road racing. It is divided into three distinct classes: 125 cc, 250 cc and 800 cc MotoGP. Grand prix motorcycles are prototype machines not based on any production motorcycle. Dorna Sports, MotoGP's parent company, has announced that the 250 cc class will be replaced with a 600 cc class in 2010. Superbike racing is a category of motorcycle road racing that employs modified production motorcycles. Superbike racing motorcycles must have four stroke engines of between 800 cc and 1200 cc for twins, and between 750 cc and 1000 cc for four cylinder machines. The motorcycles must maintain the same profile as their roadgoing counterparts. The overall appearance, seen from the front, rear and sides, must correspond to that of the bike homologated for use on public roads. Supersport racing is another category of motorcycle road racing that employs modified production motorcycles. To be eligible for Supersport racing, a motorcycle must have a four-stroke engine of between 400 and 600 cc for four-cylinder machines, and between 600 and 750 cc for twins, and must satisfy the FIM homologation requirements. Supersport regulations are much tighter than Superbikes. Supersport machines must remain largely as standard, while engine tuning is possible but tightly regulated Endurance racing is a category of motorcycle road racing which is meant to test the durability of equipment and endurance of the riders. Teams of multiple riders attempt to cover a large distance in a single event. Riders are given the ability to change during the race. Endurance races can be run either to cover a set distance in laps as quickly as possible, or to cover as much distance as possible over a preset amount of time. . |
History Of MotoRacing
In vintage racing riders race classic motorcycles that are no longer competitive with the latest production motorcycles. Classes are organized by production period and engine displacement. There are vintage events for almost every type of racing listed above, vintage motocross and road racing are especially popular. Equipment is limited to that available for the production period, although modern safety equipment and tires are permitted. Most vintage production periods are from the 1970s and before, but now 1980s motorcycles are being allowed into some events. Generally a motorcycle must be at least 25 years old to be considered vintage. The sanctioning body for most US vintage racing is the American Motorcyclist Association. The main organizations that sponsor vintage racing are the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA), and WERA Motorcycle Roadracing, which has several vintage classes along with modern racers. Of historical importance is the United States Classic Racing Association (USCRA) one of the oldest vintage racing clubs in the US. Top
International Calendar of 2012
2012 MotoGP Calendar / Schedule
2012 Date, Grand Prix - Circuit
• 15 April, 2012 Qatar
• 29 April, 2012 Spain (STC) - Jerez de la Frontera - Jerez
• 6 May, 2012 Portugal (STC) - Estoril - Estoril
• 20 May, 2012 France
• 3 June, 2012 Catalunya
• 17 June, 2012 Great Britain
• 30 June, 2012 Netherlands
• 29 July, 2012 United States
• 19 August, 2012 Indianapolis
• 26 August, 2012 Czech Rep
• 16 September, 2012 San Marino & Riviera di Rimini -
• 14 October, 2012 Japan
• 21 October, 2012 Malaysia
• 28 October, 2012 Australia
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Rules and Regulations
The Tourist Trophy race near Douglas on Britain’s Isle of Man, first staged in 1907, became legendary. Continental racers tried in vain to conquer the contest, succeeding only in 1935. The Tourist Trophy set the standard for other races and fixed the power categories—250 cc, 350 cc, and 500 cc. In 1914 the wearing of helmets in the race became mandatory. In 1977 FIM removed the event from the World Championship program after 129 deaths from 1907 to 1976. After upgrading from the 50 cc to the 80 cc power category in 1982, the FIM in 1989 eliminated contests for the 80 cc and 350 cc categories and inaugurated superbike competitions for 750 cc to reduce the organization’s costs and better manage the grand prix circuit. The racer who achieves the best overall time during the grand prix gets 1 extra point.Until 1988 the winner got 15 points, the runner-up 12, and other competitors 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1; in 1989 the winner earned 20 points, the runner-up 17, and the others 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, and 1. The 125 cc is strictly reserved for monocyclindrical machines, 250 cc for bicylindrical units, and the 500 cc for four-cylinder bikes. In the United States motorcycle racing was governed from 1903 by the Federation of American Motorcyclists and later by the Amateur Motorcycle Association (AMA). Top
World Champions in all classes from all countries in 2011 & 2010 .
| Season | Category | Rider | Country |
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| 2011 | 125CC | Terol,Nicholas | Spain |
| 2011 | Moto GP | Stoner,Casey | Australia |
| 2011 | Moto 2 | Bradl,Stefan | Germany |
| 2010 | 125CC | Marquez, Marc | Spain |
| 2010 | MotoGP | Lorenzo, Jorge | Spain |
| 2010 | Moto2 | Elias, Toni | Spain |
Legendary MotoRacers
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