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The wheel with a mind of its own

Goateed half of Brangelina reveals hero worship of MotoGP star

Take a guess… who does Brad Pitt idolise above any other? His wife… his kids, perhaps… best mate George Clooney… President-in-waiting Barack Obama, even? No, you’re not even close, which is a little worrying given that we told you in the headline. Oh, the photo above gives you a fairly decent clue, too.

Yes, Brad worships at the altar of MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi. In a recent interview with Riders Italian magazine, the actor said:

… and this time he didn’t crash!

Serial motorbike crasher Michael Schumacher was inexplicably entrusted with a Honda Fireblade and an empty Magny-Cours track yesterday. The Hannspree Ten Kate team let Schumi loose for a day of testing on Carlos Checa’s World Superbike Championship bike.

“Riding the world superbike has been a step up for me and it’s a lot more difficult,” said Schumacher. “My target for the test was to enjoy it, but at the same time to learn. I think with more time things could have been even better because the team have a lot of possibilities, and there are a wide range of changes to make. Perhaps may be in the future we can do something together and I can increase my experience.”

Italian is champion once again

MotoGP living legend Velentino Rossi secured his sixth world title with a dominant performance at the Japanese Grand Prix yesterday. The title is the Fiat Yamaha rider’s first since 2005. The 29-year-old’s victory gave him an unbeatable 92-point lead with three races still remaining.

“It’s a great victory and a great achievement,” he said. “It’s at the same level as the first title with Yamaha in 2004, maybe even better.” Rossi had to pass title rival Casey Stoner during the race to claim his victory. And the Italian showed no sign of being content with his six championship victories.

These guys must have expensive insurance

If you thought the roads were bad in India, you should see the walls! This Indian carnival features a Well of Death, where they somehow manage to work up enough speed to drive two battered old five door hatchbacks up a wall. Mental stuff.

We think the cars are Talbots, but if you care to correct or confirm our suspicions, please do so below.

Ever dream of riding a motorised big cat? Dream no more

Some petrolhead with too much time on his hands has created this amazing motorbike, the body of which is designed in the shape of Jaguar’s big-cat logo. He’s done a damn fine job too - it actually looks like you could ride it for real, which is more than we said of Batman’s uber-gay Bat Pod.

Auto logos we wouldn’t advise riding on: VW (ouch)

See another pic of the Jag bike below:

Schumi continues to snack on tarmac

Michael Schumacher has crashed out again as he pursues his two-wheeled hobby. As these photos show, the 39-year-old F1 legend bit the dust during a practice lap at Germany’s Sachsenring circuit. At least he wasn’t injured (pride excepted).

More photos of his demise this way…

Motorbike legend takes TV hottie for a spin

This is Sonia Ferrer. She’s a big celeb in her native Spain, where she’s made a name for herself as an actress/model/TV presenter. Of course, that’s no reason to publish her picture on a motorsport website. This is a good reason…