        Gino Rea continues to make staggeringly good progress following his terrible accident during practice at the Suzuka 8 Hours in early August. The British rider, who is still in Japan where he has been undergoing treatment for almost a month now, is finally up on his feet, as reported by his family on social media. Rea is smiling and standing  &ldquo;Gino greets us with a smile every day at the hospital&rdquo;, write the family members and girlfriend of the FCC TSR Honda France rider. &ldquo;He has continued to surprise everyone again and again, always keeping on track to achieving his short-term goals. He's now up on his feet taking strides in confidence and engages well with everyone. Thanks for the support.&rdquo; In the meantime, riders in the EWC championship, including Gino&rsquo;s team-mates Josh Hook and Mike Di Meglio, are preparing for the final round of the season, the Bol d'Or, which will take place at the Le Castellet track over the weekend of 17-18 September. Translated by Heather Watson Red Bull Rookies Cup: Amaury Mizera has left hospital       

Almost a month after his accident at Suzuka, the British rider is up on his feet. Here, the latest update from his family

EWC, Gino Rea continues to surprise: an update on his condition

        We can finally breathe a sigh of relief, as we continue to think about Gino Rea. The team FCC TSR Honda France rider was unfortunately involved in a bad accident during final practice at the Suzuka 8 Hours and was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition. Thankfully, after showing some initial signs of recovery, it appears that the British rider&rsquo;s condition continues to improve, according to the latest update provided by Gino&rsquo;s family. Stable condition  &ldquo;The results of the CT-Scan showed signs of recovery with reduce swelling&rdquo; the brief note on Rea&rsquo;s social media pages reads. &ldquo;He is in a stable condition and recovering from the usual side effects from such a trauma. We are looking forward to a Speedy G recovery from him as we all know he is capable of it. Thanks for the support.&rdquo; Translated by Heather Watson New challenge for Danilo Petrucci: he&rsquo;ll race in the Endurance Series with Ducati       

Almost a week after his crash during practice at the 8 Hours, the British rider&rsquo;s family offers some comforting news

EWC: Gino Rea’s condition improves following his accident at Suzuka

After several fretful days, Gino Rea&rsquo;s family has finally issued a statement as to the British rider&rsquo;s condition following a serious accident at the Suzuka 8 Hours.  The statement from Rea&rsquo;s family   The update was published on Rea&rsquo;s own social media channels: &ldquo;We couldn&rsquo;t make a post earlier this is due to the Japanese culture as they do not release any news to media without the direct contact with the family first&quot;, the post reads. &quot;We arrived in Japan on 8th August at 8 pm with many thanks to the EWC, FIM, Suzuka Circuit, British Consulate and TSR racing team for all the help in arranging emergency visas for us&rdquo;.  &ldquo;At 2.30pm we had the opportunity to see Gino so we now have confirmation from the doctor about his condition&rdquo;, continues Gino&rsquo;s family. &ldquo;Gino was admitted to the intensive care unit on Saturday 6th August following an accident in Free Practice 2. He was concussed and sustained serious head injuries, he also has injuries to his left clavicle. He is still under sedation to reduce swelling on his brain and to control his temperature, he is due for another CT scan on Wednesday for a re-evaluation of his condition&rdquo;.  Message of thanks   The family thanks all those involved in helping Gino: &quot;Thank you for the excellent work from the Suzuka medics, helicopter crew and the hospital staff. Gino is very strong minded, lives life to the full and gives 100% to any situation. With him being so fit and healthy it will help him to a Speedy-G recovery. Thanks for all the support and messages. We will keep you updated as soon as we have any new information&rdquo;.  Don&rsquo;t give up, Gino.  Translated by Heather Watson  EWC, Aoki retires at 51: &ldquo;I felt like a rider until the very end&rdquo; 

An update as to the condition of the rider who was involved in an accident during the Suzuka 8 Hours

EWC, Rea&rsquo;s family: &ldquo;Gino has serious head injuries, but he&rsquo;s a fighter&rdquo;

As the 2022 Suzuka 8 Hours drew to an end, won by a dominant factory HRC team, so too did the career of international rider Nobuatsu Aoki. The 51-year old former world championship rider competed in one last edition of the famous Japanese marathon, aboard the team Teramoto Suzuki GSX-R1000, before hanging up his helmet at the end of what was a very special weekend for him and his family.  &ldquo;Nobu&rdquo; was joined by brothers Takuma and Haruchika, who took part in the ceremony, carrying out interviews and parade laps in front of fans at the iconic Japanese circuit. The race concludely positively for Aoki who, together with team-mates Koji Teramoto and Kazma Tsuda, finished fourth among the stock entries, and eighteenth overall.  The difficulty in saying &lsquo;enough is enough&rsquo;   One of the most emotional and unforgettable moments of the 8 Hours was when Nobuatsu returned to the pits. Having just passed the six-hour mark, the Japanese rider completed his final stint, handing the Suzuki over to his team-mate and, once back in the garage, he was unable to hold back the tears.  A scene that confirms just how hard it is for a rider to conclude a long, high-level career in which the bikes and circuits have been an integral part of their life. An emotional Aoki commented: &ldquo;All I can do is thank all the fans and enthusiasts, Japanese and otherwise, who have always supported me around the world. I enjoyed this final race and felt like a rider right to the end, pushing hard even on my final stint, but now it&rsquo;s all over.&rdquo;  Translated by Heather Watson  MotoGP, 2023 pre-season test schedule: the dates 

It was an emotional Sunday for Nobuatsu, who hung up his helmet after the Suzuka 8 Hours, in front of brothers Takuma and Haruchika

EWC, Aoki retires at 51: &ldquo;I felt like a rider until the very end&rdquo;

        Confirmation finally arrived on the morning of Wednesday 13 July &ndash; Suzuki will leave MotoGP at the end of 2022 but will also withdraw from the EWC, the Endurance World Championship, at the same time. Confirmation  "Suzuki Motor Corporation and Dorna have come to an agreement to terminate Suzuki&rsquo;s participation in MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season. Suzuki will also terminate its factory participation in the World Endurance Championship (EWC) at the end of the 2022 season. We will continue to race in the 2022 MotoGP and EWC championships, maintaining our maximum efforts to win the remaining races. We aim to continue our support for our customers&rsquo; racing activities through our global distributor network. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all Suzuki fans who have given us their enthusiastic support and to all those who have supported Suzuki's motorcycle racing activities for many years&rdquo;.&nbsp; The words of President Suzuki  Toshihiro Suzuki, President of the historic Japanese brand, provided more details. &ldquo;Suzuki has decided to end the participation of MotoGP and EWC in the face of the need to re-allocate resources on other initiatives for sustainability. Motorcycle racing has always been a challenging place for technological innovation, including sustainability, and human resource development&rdquo;, explains Suzuki. "This decision means that we will take on the challenge to build the new motorcycle business operation by redirecting the technological capabilities and human resources we have cultivated through the motorcycle racing activities to investigate other routes for a sustainable society&rdquo;. He is also keen to thank the fans: &ldquo;I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all our fans, riders and all stakeholders who joined us and enthusiastically supported us from the development stage since we returned to MotoGP racing. &ldquo;I will continue to do my best to support Alex Rins, Joan Mir, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR and YOSHIMURA SERT MOTUL to compete competitively until the end of the season. Thank you for your kind support&rdquo;, concludes the president. Traslated by Heather Watson DOVIZIOSO CONFIRMS: "I WON&rsquo;T RACE IN MOTOGP IN 2023&rdquo;       

The Japanese manufacturer&rsquo;s decision comes down to "the need to reallocate resources onto other sustainability initiatives"

End of an era for Suzuki: farewell to both MotoGP and EWC

        Last week&rsquo;s Le Mans 24 Hours, which finished with a win for the factory Yoshimura SERT team, will long remain in the memory of Bradley Smith. The English rider was taking part aboard the Yamaha R1 of team MotoAin, alongside Corentin Perolari, Claudio Corti and Louis Rossi, but his race lasted just a few metres due to a spectacular but equally scary accident. After a few problems reaching the start line, the former MotoGP rider was hit by the BMW of Christophe Seigneur and found himself on the ground, at the edge of the track, leaving the entire Le Mans paddock worried for a good few minutes. Fortunately, the scary situation was resolved with a brief hospital stay but the consequences could have been much more serious. Smith: &ldquo;One hell of an impact, I was lucky&rdquo;  &ldquo;Just like to say a big thanks to everyone that helped, looked after and supported me during the last 36 hours,&rdquo; Smith said, as he prepared to return home. &ldquo;It was one hell of a impact, and I'm lucky to be in one piece. Now I'm heading back home to begin my rehab." &ldquo;Although I didn't get very far into the race, the Endurance World Championship was an amazing event. So good to see so many familiar faces and feel the team spirit of the whole paddock. Couldn't of asked for better team mates, mechanics and staff as well&rdquo;, concludes the Oxford native. &ldquo;What a wild weekend, one for my old man story book.&rdquo; Translated by Heather Watson WorldSBK, Cresson attacks Pedercini: &ldquo;Unjustified contract violation&rdquo;       

The Brit suffered a terrible accident at the start of the Le Mans 24 Hours, but he&rsquo;s already ready to start rehab: &ldquo;One for my old man story book&rdquo;

EWC, Bradley Smith talks about the accident: “Lucky to be in one piece”

        &ldquo;Behind every good man is a good woman&rdquo;. And Niccol&ograve; Canepa confirms this when talking about his girlfriend, Anet Mlcakova, immediately after the challenging Le Mans 24 Hours. The Italian, who set pole position with Yamaha Yart on Saturday, brought home another strong result by finishing the race second, his girlfriend there throughout to help and support him. The inseparable Anet Mlcakova and her precious support  On social media, Capena wrote: &ldquo;For 24 hours, after every stint, she cleaned my helmet, dried my leather suit, she prepared my drink and she did all I needed so I could just focus on riding! And all the time with a big smile and with all her kindness! Thank you baby (and she looks amazing also after 32 hours without sleeping).&rdquo; The couple seems ever closer and the rider couldn&rsquo;t ask for more, considering the help and support the model offers him. Something special.             Visualizza questo post su Instagram  Un post condiviso da Niccolo? Canepa (@niccolocanepa)      Translated by Heather Watson The Ducati MotoE on track with De Angelis: here it is in action at Vallelunga       

The Italian was a frontrunner in the Le Mans 24 Hours, finishing second, and he was keen to show off his precious talisman at the end of the race

EWC: Anet Mlcakova, the ace up Niccolò Canepa’s sleeve

With David Checa already on board, the ERC Ducati team will have a new rider for the Le Mans 24 Hours next week, a replacement for injured Lorenzo Zanetti. We&rsquo;re talking about Chaz Davies, the former Ducati rider who retired from racing at the end of 2021 and who currently serves as coach to the Aruba.it team in Superbike. Davies will compete as part of the team in the opening round of the Endurance World Championship.  A dream come true for Chaz Davies   &ldquo;Lorenzo is still in hospital&quot;, explains Uwe Reinhardt, CEO of ERC Endurance Ducati, &quot;He has several broken bones and we don&rsquo;t know if he&rsquo;ll be able to race at Spa, but we have Chaz Davies stepping in for him at Le Mans. Davies is a former Ducati factory rider with a lot of experience and I hope he can reach the podium, it&rsquo;s important.&rdquo;  &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a real blow for Lorenzo - continues Reinhardt &ndash; because the pre-season tests went really well. It&rsquo;s a pity for him to miss this race, but he&rsquo;s a real team player and it&rsquo;s good that all the riders were fast. I spoke with Chaz for an hour and he said &lsquo;OK, I want to race&rsquo;. This is a dream for him.&rdquo;  Davies&rsquo; entry in the EWC follows on from that of another former world championship star, namely Bradley Smith, who has signed for MotoAin Yamaha.  Translated by Heather Watson  SBK, Dall&rsquo;Igna: &ldquo;The title? We rely on Alvaro Bautista&rsquo;s return&rdquo; 

The Welshman, now coach to the Aruba.it team in Superbike, will stand in for injured Lorenzo during the opening 2022 Endurance round &nbsp;

EWC, ERC without Zanetti: Chaz Davies on the Ducati at Le Mans

The podium at Most, just 0.070 of a second from BMW, was little consolation for a team that had set out to battle for the title with Yoshimura SERT, BMW, FCC TSR Honda and Webike SRC Kawasaki, but that eventually finished sixth with just 88 points, compared to a tally of 175.5 for the champions.  The difference in points came down to the technical problems that plagued the Austrian team in the previous three races. Forced to retire in some cases, YART nevertheless scored points, considering the percentage of recent races they were able to complete.  But what&rsquo;s really made the Austrian team&rsquo;s season tough has been the starts. In all four races, the team&rsquo;s first rider has consistently messed up the start and had to get back on. Something that continued at Most with local hero Karel Hanika left at a standstill and forced to restart his R1. It was less of a challenge to climb back up from last place at Most considering the limited number of bikes on track, but in the other races this proved tougher with 40 or more bikes entered. This of course led to a different race strategy and greater stress for the components of the #7 R1.     &nbsp;   &nbsp;  &nbsp;    &nbsp;     View this post on Instagram   Un post condiviso da Endurance World Championship (@fim_ewc_official)      Qualifying, a strong point for YART   But one area in which YART has proved almost unbeatable is qualifying, with three pole positions in four races. So the speed is clearly there, but technical problems have then impacted on performance across all races, with the exception of Most.  At the end of the Czech race, Niccolo Canepa commented: &ldquo;We are happy with the performance here in Most. Normally when you miss out on the victory as we did it&rsquo;s not a nice feeling, but today it is the opposite. All three of us were the fastest riders and the bike was perfect. I was incredibly happy with my stint because this week I haven&rsquo;t done more than five laps in a row due to my illness. We managed 33 laps in a row and was fast up until the last lap so for this, I&rsquo;m happy! Marvin at the end did an awesome job to recover from the struggles we faced at the start of the race. We also lost a bit of time with the extra fuel stop and for this reason we were unable to recover the gap to the leaders. But we leave here with no regrets because we were really strong and we can go into winter mentally strong and ready to fight again in 2022. Now, we, as a team, have to prepare and come back stronger next season because the issues we faced this year is what cost us the title this year. I want to say thank you to the YART team because everybody has done an incredible job, the pit stops have been amazing all year so I&rsquo;m happy that we can end this season with a podium to repay their hard work.&rdquo;  As a hopeful Canepa points out, the Most podium needs to serve as a starting point ahead of next year, in the hope that the technical problems and difficulties off the line can be worked out, so that the Austrian team can fight for the title once again in 2022.  Translated by Heather Watson  BSB: next season&#39;s provisional calendar is published 

A season of two parts for the Austrian team, plagued with technical problems and issues on the start line that put paid to their hard work in qualifying

EWC, YART fast but inconclusive: what didn&rsquo;t work?

        Following recent confirmation that the Le Mans 24 Hours would no longer take place on 17-18 April as originally scheduled, a new date has now been fixed for the famous French race, which will open the 2021 world endurance season on 12-13 June, taking place behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Oschersleben 8 Hours in Germany however, originally set to take place on 23 May, has been postponed to a time still to be confirmed. It looks as if the event might be moved to the summer, so that all five events planned for the year can in fact run, with the Suzuka 8 Hours serving as the grand finale in November. The new provisional calendar  12-13 June: Le Mans 24 Hours 17 July: Estoril 12 Hours 18-19 September: Bol d'Or 7 November: Suzuka 8 Hours TBA: Oschersleben 8 Hours       

The French marathon will open the season despite the event being postponed by a month. A new date for the Oschersleben race is still to be confirmed

EWC, new calendar: the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours moves to June

        Kevin Calia - pictured in action with the Suzuki GSX-R 1000 at Mugello - is only 26, but already has significant experience across several motorsport categories. From the Red Bull Rookies Cup to the Italian CIV championship, the Italian has always known how to stand out and is a regular frontrunner in races. A new phase  From wins in the Red Bull class, to success in the Italian Moto3 series and strong results in the European Stock 1000. The Italian now embarks on a new adventure, he himself outlining his motivation: "Knowing I&rsquo;m joining the No Limits team is really exciting &ndash; he tells us, after returning from a training ride &ndash; because we&rsquo;re talking about one of the Endurance teams of reference. It will be a new phase in my racing story, and my goal is to write many more pages. I want to go on as long as possible, enjoying myself". The Endurance is right for you, as it&rsquo;s great fun. "Exactly, that&rsquo;s one of the things that convinced me to choose the EWC. Another reason is the No Limits team. Moreno Codeluppi is a great person, and is also very competent and passionate about real motorcycling. His yellow and black team is a sure thing in the field and, when I spoke to him, I realised that my decision was the right one". You&rsquo;ll have Luca Scassa as a team-mate. "A very strong rider and a great guy too. It will be important for us to get on and I&rsquo;m sure we will. The Endurance is different to speed racing, usually your team-mate is your main rival, but in endurance racing, that person and those who share the same technicians, bike and work are your friends on the adventure". You already know the Suzuki GSX-R 1000. "Yes, that might be a small advantage. Having already raced with the Hamamatsu four-cylinder, I&rsquo;ll make use of those sensations and memories I have. Although in Endurance the settings and seat positions aren&rsquo;t dedicated to each rider. Luca, me and our third team-mate need to find a reasonable compromise and I know we won&rsquo;t have any problems. I know how to adapt and am sure they do too, our aim is to stand out in the Stock EWC class". Training tomorrow&rsquo;s talent Kevin will also collaborate with another illustrious colleague as part of another very interesting project. Calia and Gianluca Nannelli will help train tomorrow&rsquo;s riders, or rather kids who Nanna has been training for a while, as a Federal Technician: "I am involved in this work too - comments KC -&nbsp; I love it and like to be able to share my experience as a rider with the kids. There is a lot to explain and, together with Gianluca, we can teach, by learning. I don&rsquo;t know if that makes sense..." Sure it does. "You ride with a smile, expressing passion. Nannelli did, and still does, that and I really admire him. I&rsquo;m 26 and want to remain in this world for as long as possible, keeping my contacts and selecting the best opportunities for me. I smile when I ride, and even more so when I see the kids smiling too&rdquo;. Translated by Heather Watson EWC, Luca Scassa renews with No Limits: &ldquo;I want to win the Stock world championship&rdquo;       

After an excellent first chapter in both national and international series, the Italian rider now relaunches his career in Endurance Superstock, aboard the yellow and black Suzuki with Luca Scassa

11 risultati per 'en ewc'

EWC, Gino Rea continues to surprise: an update on his condition

EWC: Gino Rea’s condition improves following his accident at Suzuka

EWC, Rea’s family: “Gino has serious head injuries, but he’s a fighter”

EWC, Aoki retires at 51: “I felt like a rider until the very end”

End of an era for Suzuki: farewell to both MotoGP and EWC

EWC, Bradley Smith talks about the accident: “Lucky to be in one piece”

EWC: Anet Mlcakova, the ace up Niccolò Canepa’s sleeve

EWC, ERC without Zanetti: Chaz Davies on the Ducati at Le Mans

EWC, YART fast but inconclusive: what didn’t work?

EWC, new calendar: the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours moves to June

Kevin Calia with team No Limits: "To... continue on"