Peter Cunningham's first run to the clouds at Pikes Peak delivered three amazing results. The winningest driver in World Challenge history and owner of RealTime Racing won on his debut at the mountain – a major accomplishment, but his class victory actually pales in comparison to what he achieved in...

Acura Entries Secure Top Qualifying Positions for 2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Acura TLX...The post “Rookie” Cunningham Clinches Top Qualifying Spot in Pikes Peak Open Class, Records 2nd Overall Fastest Qual Time appeared first on Pirelli World Challenge. Read full article on Press Room Pirelli World Challenge

ABOVE: Cunningham raced a RealTime Acura TLX in PWC for years. Now he'll take one up Pikes Peak. (LAT photo) Peter Cunningham and his RealTime Racing team announced today they are taking on a new challenge – the 95th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 25,...

Loris Baz will switch from Forward Racing to the Avintia Ducati team for the 2016 MotoGP season.World Superbike convert Baz is currently the leading Open class rider in the MotoGP standings, despite missing a race during Forward's troubled period that followed the arrest of team owner Giovanni Cuzari earlier in...

Ducati MotoGP project boss Gigi Dall'Igna insists he is not concerned about the team's 2015 bike hitting the track much later than those of its rivals.While Honda and Yamaha have already begun on-track testing with their 2015 machines, the new Ducati will not make its debut until next February's Sepang...

Alvaro Bautista admits he had expected to be fighting for the second row of the Qatar Grand Prix grid given the pace of the Open bikes during MotoGP practice.The Spaniard will start Sunday's season opener from second, having held top spot until the final seconds, when Marc Marquez edged ahead...

Andrea Dovizioso is confident he can get Ducati near the front of the grid for MotoGP's 2014 season-opening Qatar Grand Prix this weekend.After a poor start to pre-season testing, the now Audi-owned squad made encouraging progress through the build-up, controversially switching to Open class status along the way.Although Dovizioso suspects...

Andrea Dovizioso tried an Open class specification Ducati at Sepang on Thursday, with just one day to go before the deadline to choose the category for the 2014 MotoGP season.Ducati is pondering swapping from the Factory class to the new Open category, which has replaced CRT this year.The Open division...

MotoGP chief Carmelo Ezpeleta has played down the chances of Honda quitting the series, insisting common ground can yet be found.HRC team principal Shuhei Nakamoto warned at the end of last season that Honda will almost certainly quit the sport if control ECUs are made mandatory, a move series promoter...

Ducati officials refused to be comment speculation that it could radically change its strategy and run in MotoGP's new Open class from 2014.New general manager Luigi Dall'Igna indicated last month that the team's future could lie in the Open regulations, saying that Ducati needed to start work "immediately."Open class entries...