Following ‘Faster’ and ‘The Doctor, the Tornado and the Kentucky Kid’, director Mark Neale is now preparing to release ‘Fastest,’ another hard hitting MotoGP documentary, which is currently being premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

The documentary which is expected to be released this summer, is narrated by Ewan McGregor, and centers around the 2010 championship season that saw the crowning of the new King of MotoGP, Jorge Lorenzo.

This is Neale’s second motorcycle racing documentary to be released this year, after Charge on the IOM TTXGP.

Source | fastestthemovie.com

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Check out Mark Neale’s new movie documentary Charge, chronicling the world’s first ever electric motorcycle race, the TTXGP, that took place at the 2009 Isle of Man’s Tourist Trophy. Neale is the director behind Faster which traces the story of the move from two-stroke 500cc GP racing to four-stroke bikes and the MotoGP.

Ewan McGregor gets to narrate, and the above trailer promises a fabulous movie. We get some high speed, on-board racing (Oh my God!!), the story of MotoCzysz and a great quote from Valentino Rossi: “There’s just one gear?” Check it out in the video trailer.

Source | Asphalt and Rubber

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Actor Ewan McGregor is putting his personalised Moto Guzzi California up for auction from the 27th of November in aid of Unicef and his role as a Unicef ambassador. The bike was purchased directly from the Moto Guzzi factory at Mandello del Lario in Lombardy, Italy, and will be up for auction on eBay.

All proceeds from the auction will go to Unicef and its work in helping children around the world. McGregor’s statement on the eBay site for the auction reads:

“Hello, I’m Ewan McGregor, a UNICEF Ambassador, and I’m donating my Moto Guzzi motorcycle to UNICEF for auction on eBay. It’s the first of its kind in this colour and one of my favourite bikes. I collected this bike from the Moto Guzzi factory in Italy and rode it back to London. I’ve loved riding it ever since and I know that you will too.

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To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Triumph has created two limited edition Bonnevilles designed by Belstaff and Ewan McGregor.

The Bonneville Belstaff is black with a double gold profile and will be on sale throughout the year. The one autographed by Ewan McGregor will be put on auction with proceeds going to Unicef.

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Troy Bayliss, throughout his great career, made many fans fall in love with the world of SBK. In fact, the two-time world champion has a reputation that goes beyond his many victories on the track.

The documentary “Troy’s Story”, narrated by Ewan McGregor, retells the story of the Australian rider with rare images, interviews and retakes of the most important and spectacular races.

Candidate for best documentary at the New York Film Festival, Troy’s Story recounts the tale of one of the greatest riders of our time, a man who played everything he could and succeeded in this great sport.

via | Docurama

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