Linear Edge’s track maps could be an interesting idea the family house or office or simply a gift idea for the racing enthusiast.

Linear Edge produces track maps from all the current MotoGP, Formula 1, SBK and NASCAR road tracks and are fabbricated in laminated birch plywood and formica and they can custom make any track of your choosing.

The tracks are priced at $199, about € 137, but if you want something a little cheaper to remind you of your favorite track, why not check out Circuiti Gioielli’s track map thongs?

They don’t have all the tracks that Linear Edge does, but they do have Misano, Mugello and Valencia and one of these could become your favorite if worn by the right lady.

Source | hellforleather

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Take a look at Scott Nicholls and Russian teenager Emil Sayfutdinov brawling at the British Speedway Grand Prix at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.

Sayfutdinov was not happy when Nicholls ran him wide for third place in heat five and began pushing at each other as they returned to the pits, where they got off their bikes and started to go at it each other like Ali and Frazier.

Sayfutdinov was fined £375 and Nicholls £312 for this brawl.

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In the video above, Valentino Rossi tests the Dainese D-Air racing suit, with seriously high-tech features. The video is in Italian, but is of Rossi asking questions about how the inflation mechanism works on the D-Air Racing suit.

The suit’s protection includes padding around the shoulders and collarbone, with inflation feature that can be activated in a crash. The air-bag style inflation reduces the movement of the neck during a crash, and can then be deflated when re-entering the race.

For more information, see the Dainese site.

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Take a look what havoc can happen when a throttle gets jammed.

Source: oliepeil

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Take a look at our pics from the presentation of the Bimota 2009 Oronero (Black Gold in Italian) that was presented at the 2008 Eicma Milan show. It’s a limited edition and will go on sale in February 2009. If you fancy it and would like to buy it, you can do so immediately, but expect to pull out a hefty amount of cash, because this gorgeous bike goes for about € 39,960 and that excludes registration fees.

So what do you get for € 40,000? A 1099cc v-twin sourced from Ducati’s 1098, the central section of the swingarm and all the bodywork is in carbon fibre, the rear tire suspension springs are in titanium and the front brake mounts a double 320mm WAVE floating disc. You also get GET (Global Engineering Technologies) digital instrumentation and GPS integrated system that allows you to download on your personal computer racing lines and track speed, all this and much, much more.

Continue reading: Eicma 2008: Bimota DB7 Oronero pics

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Aérosphalte from Eric on Vimeo.

Aérosphalte is the name of a brand new racetrack. This new racetrack in France is close to “Disneyland” and about a one-hour drive from Paris. It’s not yet finished but we will receive more news about it soon. It will be 3.5 km long and built for motorbikes, cars, quads, karts and more. In the video you can see a nice presentation of how it’s going to be soon.

I hope we can visit this place soon for trackdays and some championships, Superbike, stunts and, of course, some French paddock girls!

Source | aérosphalte

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Here’s the second half of the gallery from the MotoGP weekend in Spain.

Continue reading: MotoGP Catalunya: Gallery Part 2

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Here’s the first part of our gallery from the MotoGP weekend in Barcellona (both qualifying rounds and race).

Continue reading: MotoGP Catalunya: Gallery Part 1

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After the gallery of the first shots of the races, here are the paddock girls (especially Rizla Suzuki) from the official images of the teams. And the video of the girls from motogp.com.

Continue reading: MotoGP Mugello: Paddock Girls

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Well done powerslide during a Scooter Race in Jesolo, not far from Venice.

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