Motorsport

Every motorsports enthusiast would agree that the Coronavirus outbreak has robbed us of many things. It has resulted in many motorsports events getting cancelled including Moto GP, F1 Races, Le Mans and Isle of Man TT. While we are all in our homes amidst the lockdown, we are reminiscing of the good times that we had, watching the best racers set the track on fire. But Moto GP recently came to our rescue and announced that they will be organizing Read More...

The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of the inaugural round of MotoGP as Qatar has brought into force restrictions on people travelling into the country. The premier class will not race in the inaugural round, however, the Moto3 and Moto2 class will go racing as teams are already present in the country, having completed winter testing just yesterday. Scheduled between March 20th - 22nd, the threat also looms over the Thai GP as it is being said that Read More...

The Sherco TVS Rally Factory Team performed really well at the recently concluded 2020 Dakar Rally. Held amidst the dunes of Saudi Arabia, this year's rally witnessed the tragic loss of Team Hero Motosports' Paulo Goncalves after the rider crashed during Stage 7. For the Sherco TVS Rally Factory team, French rider, Adrien Metge reached a noteworthy ranking by finishing the final stage of the Rally at position 7, owning to his consistent performance throughout Dakar. This is Adrien’s 5th Read More...

The Dakar Rally was organised in Saudi Arabia for 2020, a first-time host for the event. Since most competitors weren't able to anticipate the conditions and were completely unknown to the terrain, this edition was called as one of the most challenging by many. Marred by the tragic incident involving Hero Motosports' Paulo Goncalves, the Dakar 2020 rally came to end amidst the Saudi Arabian dunes, with Honda's Ricky Brabec taking top honours in the two-wheeler category. Brabec's win marked Read More...

The motorsport world lost one of its stars after Paulo Goncalves' tragic crash resulted in the rider losing his life during stage 7 of the 2020 Dakar Rally. One of the riskiest and challenging motorsport events in the World, this year's Dakar Rally is being held in Saudi Arabia. In an official statement, the racing outfit declared, “The entire Hero MotoSports Team is in deep mourning after the tragic demise of our rider Paulo Goncalves on Sunday. With immense respect Read More...

The Sherco TVS Rally Factory team successfully completed stage one of the 2020 Dakar Rally, riding from Jeddah to Al Wajh on Sunday. This stage included 433 km of racing and 319 km of special. Although the special stage was quite challenging, all the team's riders rode incident-free and brought the bikes home across the finish line. Sherco TVS' Adrien Metge managed a good finish at P15 at the end of the first stage while Johnny, Lorenzo, and Harith finished Read More...

The Dakar Rally for this year is being held amidst the dunes of Saudi Arabia for the first time. The opening stage of the rally brought mixed results for Hero MotoSports Team Rally as its riders rode with caution to avoid errors in the very first stage of what is going to be a long rally. Paulo Goncalves finished the stage in 12th place, Sebastian Buhler in 31st and CS Santosh in 39th place. However, not all went as per the Read More...

For its 42nd Edition, the Dakar Rally will start in Jeddah on the 5th of January 2020 and conclude 12 stages later, near the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. The World's toughest race will cover an overall distance of close to 7,900 kilometres, among which, competitors will slug it out in the sand for over 5,000 kilometres of special stages. The first half of the rally will leave tyre tracks on surfaces where navigation skills will come to the fore, Read More...

Entering the 7th and final round of the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) 2019 at Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Idemitsu Honda Racing India team’s rider-duo of Rajiv Sethu and Senthil Kumar finished 3 practice sessions on a strong note. Rajiv was his fastest ever in free practice sessions at Chang circuit. With a gap of 2:045 seconds from Indonesian lead rider Rafid Topan, who clocked fastest at 1:53:039, Rajiv clocked his best practice lap time of 1:55:084. 19-year-old Read More...