The International Road Racing Championship has published its schedule for 2027 and is placing a new focus on the Czech Republic. Hořice features twice, Chimay only once, and the season finale takes place as usual in September at the Frohburger Dreieck.
CFMoto plans to enter the World Superbike Championship towards the end of the 2027 season, at the earliest at the Magny-Cours round in September. By then, the Chinese manufacturer has around ten months to put together a competitive race bike and a complete team.
With the NXR 3, Shoei is launching the third generation of its sporty full-face helmet and showing it at EICMA in Milan. In the USA, the brand has presented the RF-1500, a helmet with the same technical key data, and first tests show how the new ventilation performs on the road.
Pecco Bagnaia broke two metatarsals in the crash in the MotoGP sprint in Qatar and cannot race on Sunday. Fermin Aldeguer apologizes for the hit, while Marc Marquez and Marco Bezzecchi assess their collision in Turn 1 completely differently.
Marc Marquez won the red-flagged and restarted MotoGP sprint in Qatar and can become premier-class world champion for the eighth time in Lusail on Sunday. He owes the match point to Fabio Di Giannantonio, who took second place from Jorge Martin on the final lap.
Decisions on new closures and restrictions for motorcycles are usually made once the season is over. On the B500, near Oberhof and at the Sudelfeld, such decisions are due in the coming weeks.
In the Außerfern region, further roads could soon be closed to motorcycles with a stationary noise level above 95 decibels, as the Tyrolean state parliament reviews an extension of the ban. Ironically, the justification is motorcycles that are avoiding the existing closures.
Italy has issued new rules for underride protection on crash barriers, which is meant to protect fallen motorcyclists from posts and edges. A single serious accident can trigger an obligation, but designers and road operators may opt out with a justification.
