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Yamaha is sending a motocross racing team into battle this year equipped with prototype power steering systems that also act as steering dampers. It might look crazy at first glance, but there’s fascinating implications for future motorcycle design.Con… Continue reading Yamaha debuts power steering … on motorcycles?
We first got wind of Ducati’s ebike aspirations in 2018 with the EICMA debut of an electric pedal-assist mountain bike developed in collaboration with Thok Ebikes. More ebikes have followed since, including a trekking road bike and a bunch of folding m… Continue reading Ducati adds power to the pedal with first racing ebike
When the American Motorcycling Association put on the first “Super Bowl of Motocross,” at the LA Coliseum stadium in 1972, two disciplines of dirt bike racing began to diverge. Traditional motocross remains outdoors; it’s long, tough, grueling, often r… Continue reading Huge cash injection kickstarts international supercross championship
Formula E’s dirty little brother, Extreme E, only had its first race in 2021, but it’s already attracted drivers of the caliber of Jensen Button, Sebastian Loeb, Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah. It’s a single-make off-road race series, pitting all-e… Continue reading Extreme E race series makes a surprise tilt towards hydrogen
JetPack Aviation CEO David Mayman says the company is in discussions with the Air Race World Championship team on starting a world-first race series in September that would see jetpack pilots competing on parallel aerial obstacle courses.Continue Readi… Continue reading Jetpack racing could join this year’s Air Race World Championship
When you hear raytracing, you might think of complex dark algorithms that to stare too long at their source code invites the beginning of madness. And you’re technically not far …read more Continue reading Whipping Together A Little Ray Tracer Racer
Ducati is set to replace Energica as the sole bike supplier for the FIM MotoE series, starting in 2023, and the Italian company’s new electric race bike prototype has now made its track debut with a test session at Misano.Continue ReadingCategory: Moto… Continue reading Ducati’s electric MotoE racer makes its track debut at Misano
As the world grapples with the issue of climate change, there’s a huge pressure to move transport away from carbon-based fuels across the board. Whether it’s turning to electric cars …read more Continue reading Motorsports Are Turning To Alternative Fuels
We’ve spoken a lot about building race cars here at Hackaday, but what does it actually look like to go out and do it? The boys from [Bad Obsession Motorsport] …read more Continue reading What It Takes: Turning A Hatchback Into A Race Car
Motorcycle rally racing is a high-speed, exciting, off-road motorsport that involves zipping across all types of terrain on two wheels. While riding, it’s extremely important for riders to know what’s …read more Continue reading Motorcycle Rally Computer Goes Open Source