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BSB: Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne celebrated his first pole position of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season at Oulton Park
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Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne celebrated his first pole position of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season at Oulton Park this afternoon, setting a blistering pace to set the fastest lap of the weekend to hold off Jake Dixon and Glenn Irwin. Byrne topped an incredibly close Datatag Qualifying session; in Q2 the top 14 riders…
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MotoGP: High drama in Jerez: Marquez wins as contenders collide
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High drama in Jerez: Marquez wins as contenders collide It could prove a pivotal race in Spain, with Marquez taking the win as Lorenzo, Dovi and Pedrosa all collide Reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) took a stunning second win of the season – and his second win at Jerez – in the Gran…
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BSB: Irwin tops times in final Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session at Oulton Park
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Glenn Irwin topped the times in the final Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session at Oulton Park, stealing the top position from his Be Wiser Ducati team-mate Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne by 0.272s Jason O’Halloran had been setting the pace in the final ten minutes but in the closing moments the Be Wiser Ducati pair…
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MOTOGP: FP3 shocker: Marquez top, Dovi AND Viñales heading for Q1
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An incredibly tight flurry of time attacks on Saturday morning sees Dovi and Viñales get pushed out Tags MotoGP, 2018, GRAN PREMIO RED BULL DE ESPAÑA, FP3, #SpanishGP Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) leads the way to Q2 on the combined timesheets at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España, followed by Cal Crutchlow (LCR…
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BSB: Jason O’Halloran topped the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session at Oulton Park
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Jason O’Halloran topped the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session at Oulton Park this morning, setting the pace by just 0.008s ahead of Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne to put Honda Racing at the top of the timesheets in the final minutes. The session got underway in perfect conditions in Cheshire and following last week’s…
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BSB: Haslam holds off Irwin and Laverty to emerge as third different race winner
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Leon Haslam mastered the damp conditions to become the third different race winner in the 2018 British Superbike Championship, holding off the attack from Glenn Irwin and Michael Laverty to have the edge by just 0.367s at the chequered flag. Bradley Ray had taken the advantage at the start of the race, leading the field…
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WSB: Lucky number seven for Davies at MotorLand Aragon
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Strong day for Ducati with three bikes in Parc Ferme Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) took a stunning victory in the second race of the weekend at the Pirelli Aragon Round, making it his seventh win around MotorLand Aragon circuit. Joined in Parc Ferme by team-mates Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in third…
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BSB: Shakey versus Ray in race one battle of Brands Hatch
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Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne celebrated his first win of the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in the opening race at Brands Hatch as the Be Wiser Ducati rider was able to capitalise on a mistake for Bradley Ray on the penultimate lap of the Indy circuit opener. Ray produced a lightning start off the line to…
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WSB: Rea scores massive win at restarted Aragon Race 1
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KRT rider increases lead at top of championship after crash forces early red flag Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) had mixed feelings about his bike throughout Friday and the Saturday Superpole, but in Race 1 of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship Round Three he put to bed any worries he or his team…
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WSB: Melandri maintains lead on Day 1 at Aragon
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Rain returned at the start of FP3, with only one change in the top ten from FP2 Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) kept his Friday lead ahead of Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK), as the Free Practice Three at MotorLand Aragon proved to be short-lived. The black clouds that crept over the five-kilometre…
