Alex Whitworth

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Alex Whitworth

Junior Content Writer

Alex has been working in the motorcycle industry for as long as he has been at Visordown, which has been since March 2022 so we'll let you work it out from there. He's the new guy. He'd be fetching us all coffee 'round the clock if he wasn't based in the arse end of nowhere. We joke - he has (some) other uses, like tapping out numerous stories on various subjects somewhat frequently. 

Before Visordown, Alex wrote about motorcycle racing in other places and worked on racing broadcasts at national championships (thankfully not in front of the camera) while completing a journalism degree at university into which he shoehorned motorcycles at every possible opportunity: MXGP, BSB, WorldSBK, Motorcycle Live - they all appeared in his academic work somewhere.

Frustratingly, Alex's love for racing originated in - brace for it - cars. A trip to Donington for the BSB race in 2011 saw him realise that there was a far more interesting, exciting, and substantial world of racing outside of F1, and he became a fan of motorcycles. But that was 11 years ago, and he still doesn't ride! What's wrong with him? This is a serious question. Will he ever ride? Could Marc Marquez win outside of HRC? What would Jonathan Rea do on a MotoGP bike? All great questions, and we might never know the answers to any of them. But we think that, with sufficient peer pressure, we can get him on two wheels in a safe enough manner. If it happens, you'll find out about it here on Visordown.

Articles by Alex Whitworth
The Pramac Racing MotoGP team will switch from Ducati to Yamaha for the 2025 MotoGP season on a multi-year agreement
The MotoGP Dutch TT is the eighth round of 2024, with Jorge Martin holding a 17-point lead. But reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia was fastest on day one
The motorcycle helmet manufacturer, Nexx, has introduced a new model to its range, the Y.100, as an affordable full-face option
If riding motorcycles is your thing but wearing a wetsuit isn’t, this roof attachment for a Yamaha R1 might be all you’ve ever wanted
BMW has said that it does not expect to make an electric motorcycle due to current market conditions and lack of demand for electric sports bikes
The Suzuki V-Strom 800DE Rally Edition takes an already excellent adventure bike and adds a number of off-road oriented components
MotoGP visits Assen this weekend for the Dutch TT, but it won’t sound at any point as good as this 50cc ripper at 16,000rpm
British motorcycle manufacturer Norton has established a new sales partnership with Teasdale Motorcycles for North Yorkshire and the North East
London has been named the most congested European city for the third year in a row, but the solution is painfully clear
When a motorcycle parked up on a paddock stand rolled into the road, one man was able to save it from harm
The KTM 390 Adventure is due an update in 2025, and the Austrians don’t appear to be messing about judging by its new, more focused aesthetic
Putting motorcycle engines in cars is hardly revolutionary by this point, but what if you barely bolted a Fireblade motor to a Toyota’s passenger seat?
Honda is developing a new foot-operated throttle for its scooter models which is intended to improve comfort for the rider
The LS2 Pioneer motorcycle helmet is updated for 2024 with a new shell to meet the latest safety standards
Aprilia has announced the Italian rider that will partner Jorge Martin in the 2025 MotoGP World Championship
Ducati made more history for itself over the weekend, taking its first overall victory in the Italian Prestige MX1 Championship
A new WorldSBK support class is set to be introduced in 2026 and will replace World Supersport 300 as the series’ entry-level class
Motocross race starts are always risky, and the second moto start from last weekend’s MXGP of Italy showed how wrong it can go
Toprak Razgatlioglu is achieving greater results than anyone previously on a BMW in WorldSBK, and it might be killing WorldSBK
A nine-times World Champion motorcycle racer is set to come out of retirement to race for Ducati later this month. But not that one
BMW has confirmed Michael van der Mark will remain in its factory WorldSBK team next year alongside Toprak Razgatlioglu
BSB Knockhill marks the fourth stop on the 2024 British Superbike calendar. The races were split between Tommy Bridewell, Rory Skinner, and Christian Iddon
WorldSBK Misano marked round four of the 2024 WorldSBK series. Toprak Razgatlioglu took pole, and won all three races to take the championship lead
Axel Bassani has followed Alex Lowes in confirming his WorldSBK future by signing to continue with the Kawasaki team that will run Bimota machinery in 2025
The Isle of Man TT has confirmed its dates and a provisional schedule for its 2025 edition, with little change from 2024