WTF?!

I wonder if she knows how big 125cc's is.

Reminds me of Atomic Kitten's BTCC team back in 2002.

I agree lets wait and see. Im not sold that Cal should have skipped over Moto2 and strait in to MotoGP. I also dont see any Simoncelli, Barbera. Bautista, and Aoyama. We will see. I like Cal though. I wouldnt blame Colin though for saying that. What Ben did in 2009 was impressive in SBK. For all I know he would have done the same thing in Supersport.

This is going to last shorter than Antonio Banderas' team. At least he turned up for the races.

Let's hope there is not a Paris Hilton, Bradley Smith sex tape in the next 12 months.


Andy

That's hot.

Guys that article is sensationalist, what they truly mean is that Hilton will be present at the launch function (as a media attraction). She is a function whore, she gets paid to attend functions all the time like that Kurdishanian girl (the one with dat ass, you know whom I mean).

I seriously doubt she put up her own money for the team.


Isn't this what you really mean, Andy?

I would like to see that...I mean the team..

AFAIK, she is actually involved with the funding as well. At what level, I'm not sure, but her name is on the branding, so it must be fairly substantial.

Im gonna theorise that it's the other way. She's probably been paid a fee to license her name/image to the team and gets a % of revenue that comes from it. Her current boy thing, whoever the hell he is, is friendly with Marco Andretti but I doubt even that is enough to turn someone into a junior team owner.

Some celebs have their own brand of cosmetics, clothes and what not. Do you think any of them invest their own money? Of course not, they get paid up front for their name and a percetage from profits (if any) for whoring 'their' product line at every opportunity.



C'mon! How much can you earn from a 125cc team anyway!? Someone like Paris can earn all she wants by making a few (paid) club appearance in Vegas or Miami.

She must be getting a fees upfront to rent her name. Likely she will make appearances at some of the races. Quite why a 125cc team feels the need for Parish Hilton as their racing mascot is beyond me, perhaps they are trying to attract sponsors usually linked with 'party' lifestyle. It's something different, I'll give them that.

Parrish-Hilton? It'll never last.

Cocky little bastard, aint he?

I'd like to see him do well next year, but he seems to already believe he's proven himself good enough for MotoGP. Could be in for a bit of an awakening as the competition gets tougher and tougher.

Maybe Hilton will do it on a 125cc bike ( behind-the-scenes footage of Paris Hilton's team.......... new flash: Paris Hilton caught with her mechanic.... dating him..... dumps him....... dumps the team).

And she's getting paid for this too. It's really no difference, and any % she'd get off money coming in means no work for her. In that sense it's not really different from licensing her name to a perfume or other product.

Linky.

Tell me this is a joke! Shirley this cannot be their real livery!?!!1

Well from what i can get from a translate machine that will be the livery but i sure hope it's just for the occasion tomorrow....

Yes, that is indeed going to be the livery.

http://www.twowheelsblog.com/post/5717/cri...livery-revealed

You can just picture the meeting went thusly: "I want like an Evel Knievel style, but I want lots of pink too".

Superb. That'll turn heads.

So Maverick will ride Paris Hilton.

He's a bit young for her I think.

Man that livery, pretty special.

And a splash of Barbie



In this case i guess it really is a case of any publicity is good.Paris Hilton gets published for doing next to nothing so actually doing something in this instance may get the team photo in a few newspapers or news bulletins.

Very funny



Andy

First traction control now stabilisers

At least Casey won't lose the front end with that baby though

Andy

From the World Superbike championship's rules for 2011:



That sounds like the end of aggregate races, then. Which, given the propensity of non-GP bikes to leak oil and/or crash, is of practical importance. Shame, I thought Race 2 at Valencia, with Haga behind on the road but absolutely at the limit to win by .025s, was the most exciting race of the year. And there were many to choose from.

Still, it'll end those times when a slow-starting rider with a good bike underneath him not only has to lead the second race, but additionally pull a huge gap on the trailing/drafting pack.

Anyone else planning on going to Donington Park's WSBK round to welcome them back into international racing?

For those in the UK, British Eurosport are replaying some classic 500 and Road racing GPs.

http://twitpic.com/3hpnw4 - Courtesy of Mr T Moody

It is. And don't call me Shirley.

Superb. I mean, I think I have all these in my 'archive' already, but superb anyway. Seems to be a real interest for old racing broadcasts these days.

Oh! This is Crissmuss

Nice livery:)

http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news...011_design.html

Where?
you must've copied the wrong link

Has AMG sponsored Ducati before this?

http://www.mercedes-amg.com/webspecial/amg...-ducati-en.html

I wonder if there's any technical tie-up. Are Ducati still working with Ferrari on engine development at all?

Merry Christmas

The 1988 French GP, shown last night was Fabulous ! I'd not seen it before, cracking race.

And 35 odd bike in the top class, monsterous

But one has to say, I can see why Toby and Julian don't get seen on camera much

With the greatest of respect and gratefulness; Toby and Jules remind me of a couple of gnomes who are only allowed out of their motorcycle cave at Christmastime.

Paul Ricard made some good races, didn't it? Must be all the long, sweepy corners after the ridiculous first complex. Wish it were still available for MotoGP; Le Mans has a good look to it, but I can't think of a single good race there (Guintoli and De Puniet's ill-advised heroics in 2007 notwithstanding ).

I ignore your posts.

Just spent xmas at my uncles who I haven't seen in a few years, but every time I used to visit he would have a new bike to show me (usually had some classic nortons that would win bike shows). Saw something under wraps in the garage on my way in but when I asked him about it I think he thought I was being patronising as I was never really that into it as a kid, so he didn't take me down and show me before I left. Just found out it was a black shadow insured for almost 100k