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VIDEO: Watch a lap of Qatar on the 2020 Honda Fireblade with Leon Haslam
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It takes the Honda rider just under 2m 30s to get a road-going Blade around Qatar and in this video Leon explains all the nooks and various crannies that go into getting around the desert circuit quickly. Whilst we’re all waiting for something to happen in the racing world (other than more cancellations/postponements/wringing of hands…
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Le Mans 24-hour race postponed to September because of Coronavirus
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Here’s another victim to the nearly global lockdown on sporting events as part of a containment phase of Coronavirus treatment. Planned to take place on April 18 and 19, the 43rd edition of the 24-hour endurance race has now been moved to September 5 and 6. Planned pre-event tests set-up for the teams taking part…
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WSB: Now the Spanish and French rounds rescheduled because of Coronavirus
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We’ve just been sent this from Dorna about changes to the WSB calendar because of the Coronavirus outbreak: With ongoing external factors of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the following changes have been made to the 2020 Motul FIM Superbike World Championship calendar. The FIM, Circuit Officials & Dorna WSBK Organization informs that, due to unforeseen…
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MotoGP: Now Argentina rescheduled for November. November’s going to be busy, innit?
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The Argentina round of the MotoGP calendar was due to happen from the 17th to the 19th of April, but is now going to happen on November 20th to the 22nd. All down to the Coronavirus outbreak. It all means more shifting around of dates, here’s the actual release and new calendar from Dorna that’s…
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MotoGP: CONFIRMED USA round now rescheduled for November
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Due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, the Americas GP has been postponed. We told you that the USA round of the MotoGP championship was looking iffy after the Mayor of the state that it was being held in – Austin, Texas – declared a State of Emergency in light of the Coronavirus outbreak. Well, now…
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MotoGP: Now the FIM President has waded in about Coronovirus fall out – double-header weekends, Portimão and racing in January is on the table!
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To understand why the MotoGP year is being pushed as far as – potentially – January 2021, it’s important to understand that the minimum amount of racing rounds needed for a series to be a World Championshiop is 13. 12 is a World Series. Bearing that in mind then, you can appreciate the somewhat desperate…
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MotoGP: The USA round falls under Austin, Texas’ new ‘State of Emergency’ ruling. Prospects look iffy for April.
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After the cancellation of the 2020 opening round of the MotoGP championship and the postponement of the second round in Thailand (move to October in the calendar, to replace the Aragon round) there now seems to be early indications that another round of race action is falling foul of Coronavirus. The, what-would-have-been third round of…
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MotoGP: Dorna boss Ezpeleta talks about the Coronavirus plans: 'We will race at Christmas if we have to and GPs run behind closed doors might happen!'
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So here’s quite the set of quotes from Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna boss (basically the head honcho of MotoGP) about the impacts of the Coronavirus and how it will/could/might continue to disrupt the MotoGP calendar this year. There’s already been some upheaval in MotoGP plans with this weekend’s opening round of the MotoGP championship being cancelled…
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MotoGP: Updated 2020 race calendar released. New dates for Thailand and Aragon.
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An updated race schedule has been released for the 2020 MotoGP season – following the start of the championship being postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The big news is that there’s a new date for the Thailand Grand Prix, after it was postponed earlier this week. Racing will now head to the Chang International…
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MotoGP: Lorenzo confirms the wild card ride at Catalunya, as expected
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So who said that this was going to happen and that Jorge was itching to get back to a MotoGP race then? Oh yeah… that’s right. And it’s happened. Speaking on his social media channel, the former World Champ clearly can’t resist any more and after a couple of very positive, and quick, tests on…
