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Race motorcycle fairing and winglet detail
Racing8 min

MotoGP Tech That Reached Your Driveway

The electronics and aerodynamics that once separated factory prototypes from the rest of us now sit on showroom superbikes — here is how the paddock quietly rewired the bike in your garage.

Sam Whitlock · Aug 7, 2025

Superbike racing on a circuit
Racing8 min

WorldSBK vs MotoGP: What's the Difference, Really?

One championship races unobtainable prototypes, the other races bikes you can almost buy — but the real gulf between MotoGP and WorldSBK is deeper, stranger and far more interesting than that.

Sam Whitlock · Jul 29, 2025

Winglet and carbon fairing close up
Racing8 min

How MotoGP Winglets Actually Work

Those ungainly carbon fins bolted to the front of a MotoGP bike look like an afterthought, but they are precision aerodynamic tools reshaping how the fastest motorcycles on earth accelerate, brake and turn.

Sam Whitlock · Jul 20, 2025

Vintage and modern race bikes
Racing9 min

A Short History of Superbike Racing

Born in 1988 as a home for the road bikes fans could actually buy, the Superbike World Championship grew into a golden theatre of twin-versus-four warfare and record-shattering champions.

Sam Whitlock · Jul 11, 2025