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The slide that cost Byrne a BSB win
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This is the moment when Shane Byrne’s Ducati had a massive slide – and let Peter Hickman dive past to bag the race two win in BSB at Silverstone. Byrne had been involved in a brilliant scrap up until this last dash to the line, the Be Wiser Ducati broke traction and stepped out of…
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BSB Round One: Silverstone kicks things off and ends up with a Hicky
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By Philip Wain Well, the long wait is over. After the long winter months, the British Superbike Championship got underway at Silverstone at the weekend and its fair to say it didn’t disappoint. There’s always talk about it being ‘the closest ever year’ or the ‘strength in depth has never been greater’ but if the…
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Holy moly! How to cook a slider in MotoGP!
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So what exactly does a knee-slider and knee cup look like after holding up the front end of a MotoGP for a punishing race in Texas? It looks exactly like this. This is the picture Scott Redding posted of his melted slider and body armour along with this words: “Lost the front a few times…
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Rossi crashes out for first time in 25 races
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A slipping clutch forced Valentino Rossi issues in the race in Texas at the weekend which ended prematurely as he fell at Turn 2. The Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas got off to a less than ideal start for the nine-time world champion as the Italian burnt his clutch at the start. He…
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Lowes leads Moto2 World Championship! Rins takes Texan win
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Alex Rins and Sam Lowes were in a league of their own in America, the Spaniard taking his first win of 2016 from Lowes as Zarco ends third. Starting in pole position for the first time in 2016, Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) looked to be back to his best as the Moto2 World…
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Marquez romps to another win in MotoGP – loads of others crash out though
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A fourth victory in Austin and an extended championship lead for Marc Marquez after a perfect race in Texas. For the fourth time in as many races, Marc Marquez started from pole position at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas and everyone expected him to go on and take victory once again. And…
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Rossi CONFIRMS Lorenzo Ducati deal is DONE: ‘He had the balls… he will do well…’
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Rossi CONFIRMS Lorenzo Ducati deal is DONE: ‘He had the balls… he will do well…’ Valentino Rossi has CONFIRMED that Jorge Lorenzo had done the deal with Ducati to ride in MotoGP – even though there’s been no statement yet from either Lorenzo or Ducati itself. That’s the dynamite claim that’s appeared this morning. A…
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MotoGP Wings – to be knifed in the back this weekend in Texas?
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MotoGP Wings – to be knifed in the back this weekend in Texas? Marc Marquez has said that he and other riders are going to talk to the MotoGP Safety Commission this weekend over whether or not the ‘Wings’ on current machines are to continue – after Marquez was hit in the back with one…
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Lewis Hamilton given permission to test a MotoGP bike
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Lewis Hamilton has been given permission to test a MotoGP bike – and Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has said that he finds the idea ‘interesting’. The news of the tie-up has appeared in the Italian paper, Gazzetta dello Sport. It looks as though energy drink firm Monster, who sponsors both Hamilton and the Yamaha MotoGP…
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Welsh GP plans for British MotoGP round look to be dealt a fatal blow, finally.
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Ok so it looks like the stop/start Welsh GP circuit plans have been dealt a fatal blow with the news that the Welsh government has pulled out of funding the project – so where does that leave things now with regards to the MotoGP round in the UK? And where has the so-far-spent £9…
