The Gresini Racing MotoGP social media campaign, which featured Alex and Marc Marquez throughout the 2024 season, was awarded "Best Social Media Activation" last Thursday in London at The Race Media Awards.

Gresini Racing made history as the first two-wheeled racing team to win an international award of this caliber. The other nominees in this category included Ford – Daniel Ricciardo, BWT Alpine F1 & Deadpool, and Team Owner Race – Will Smith vs. Rafa Nadal.

CRISTIAN MASSA – GRESINI RACING COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
"2024 was an incredible year, and the #FacciamoUnCinema campaign had the clear goal of fully seizing a unique opportunity: a team that has always been like a family, with two brothers racing under the same colours. A huge thank you goes to them, who were always incredibly supportive, to Nadia, who has always backed the project, and of course to our collaborators (photographers, videographers, and graphic designers), who brought our ideas to life. Last but not least, a big thank you goes to The Race Awards for organizing a truly spectacular event! Now, all that’s left is to work even harder to be there again next year!"

The British Motor Museum has announced two more evening Museum Late events. From Sketch to Street takes place on 11 February and Backstage Tours takes place on 11 March.

On 11 February visitors will have the chance to see the Collections Team showcase the fascinating work they do to keep the Museum running. This exciting opportunity will enable visitors to immerse themselves in the world of car design, based around the Museum’s ground-breaking exhibition ‘From Sketch to Street’. This insightful event will include exclusive after-hours access to the Museum and 'From Sketch to Street' exhibition as well as a brand new talk: Ciao Inghilterra! How British cars got Italian style. Visitors will be able to unpick the processes and people behind the cars and see how their own ideas meet those of other enthusiasts. 

On 11 March visitors will have the rare opportunity to access behind-the-scenes collections areas through guided tours and supported experiences. The Archive team will be on hand to take visitors on a specialist tour of the extensive collection of historical documents, images and films, and enable visitors to learn about how Heritage Certificates are made. Visitors will also be able to explore the Museum and chat to the Curatorial team in their extensive artefact stores.

Stephen Laing, Head of Collections & Engagement at the British Motor Museum, said: “We’re delighted to be hosting these two events. On 11 February, visitors will have the chance to gain a unique insight into the process of car design, and listen to a fascinating talk on the evolution of British automotive style and on 11 March visitors will have the rare and exclusive opportunity to explore the host of treasures within the Archive and artefact stores, from historical documents to toys of the past. Both Late events are not to be missed!”

Tickets for ‘From Sketch to Street’ cost £20 per person and tickets for ‘Backstage Tours’ cost £25 per person. Both ticket prices include drinks and a two course meal. Discounted tickets are available for Members. As this event is outside regular Museum opening hours, Annual Passes are not valid. Limited places are available, so early booking is advised.

For more information, please visit the website 

and https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/whats-on/museum-late-backstage-tours 

or call 01926 895300.

Hand built by genius engineer Fred Marsh in the 1960s, the mythical Marsh V8 500cc motorcycle has been acquired by the National Motorcycle Museum.

The V8 joins its sister bike, the Marsh 4 Cylinder 500cc race machine, which was purchased nearly 20 years ago by the museum.  

Thought to be lost, the V8 has been in secret storage since 1979, in the safe hands of previous owner Don Lowman.

Don worked under Fred Marsh as an apprentice in the late 1950s, when they became lifelong friends. When Fred passed away, Don was given the machine by Fred’s widow, with the bike last being used on the road over 45 years ago!

Probably THE classic motorcycle discovery of the decade, more details on the machine’s restoration will follow in the coming weeks.

Indian Motorcycle, America’s First Motorcycle Company, celebrated performance, style, and customisation at the Moto Bike Expo in Verona, Italy, by showcasing the ‘First 6’ customs based on the newly announced 2025 Indian Sport Chief RT. With a public vote to choose the best, the ‘First 6’ collection of Club Style customs has been crafted by select Indian Motorcycle dealers from around Europe, highlighting the artistry and ingenuity of the brand’s dealer network.

Building on the new Sport Chief RT’s aggressive style, attitude, and dynamic riding character, the six dealer builds bring unique designs, custom finishes, and creative interpretations to the RT’s performance cruiser roots.

For Ola Stenegärd, a renowned customiser and Director of Design for Indian Motorcycle, the ‘First 6’ is a passion project that links directly to a key principle of the factory design team – customising is key.

“When we’re designing, we’re always keeping customisers in our minds to ensure that the bikes we produce are as easy to work on as we can make them. The ‘First 6’ really is the fruit of that process and, as ever, I’m totally blown away by the results, especially with the really short time our dealers had to create these bikes from the sketches they presented during the selection process,” said Stenegärd. “The level of paintwork is next-level and the close-up details are off the wall. With every viewing you find something new on each build.”

Each dealer had just six weeks from the delivery of the base Indian Sport Chief RT to delivering a completed Club Style build to the Verona Show, proving they all have what it takes to impress under pressure.

With the high standard of the ‘First 6’ Sport Chief RT customs, the public vote to select a winner is set to be close. Voting is open until <DATE> with the winning bike will be announced during the Salon Du 2 Roues show in Lyon, France, February 13-16.

Voting Link https://bit.ly/indianmotorcyclertcontest

The world-famous motorbike adventurer Charley Boorman and Touratech, the No. 1 adventure company, are the perfect match. This is precisely why the British traveller is once again Brand Ambassador for the company from the Black Forest in 2025. And a number of joint projects are already planned.

Charley Boorman achieved worldwide fame in 2004 with his motorbike series ‘Long Way Round’. And together with his friend and travelling companion Ewan McGregor, he deserves credit for taking the subject of motorbike travel out of its niche and making it accessible to a broad TV audience for the first time.

Touratech clearly recognised the potential of the project, which was unusual for the time, and provided Charley and Ewan with extensive support in the form of equipment. ‘When we started the preparations for Long Way Round, we contacted Touratech and explained what we had in mind. To our surprise, Touratech was immediately on board. I‘ll never forget when this box with all the Touratech material arrived at our office where we were setting up the bikes. It was like Christmas!’, Charley recalls in the big interview in the Touratech customer magazine ‘Travel Time’.

Close cooperation for more than two decades

This cooperation was followed by numerous other joint projects such as the unforgettable ‘Race to Dakar’, when Charley took part in the mother of all rallies on a Touratech F 650 GS. The adventurer has also always been able to rely on Touratech‘s support in other endeavours.
Over more than two decades, a close collaboration has become something of a friendship. Charley is involved in the film and photo productions on the Adventure Country Tracks (ACT), shot the spectacular adventure movie ‘Thailand Unleashed’ together with a Touratech team, is a regular guest at the annual Travel Event.

Charley Boorman remains Touratech brand ambassador in 2025

‘We are already looking forward to many more adventures with Charley,’ says Touratech CMO Martin Wickert. ‘I can’t reveal any details at this point, but the adventure community can look forward to some spectacular riding,’ says Wickert.
Anyone who wants to meet Charley Boorman in person will have the opportunity to do so at the 20th Touratech Travel Event from 30 May to 1 June 2025 in Niedereschach.

Further information at www.touratech.de