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WSB Laguna: By the numbers
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It’s the Laguna round of the diesels this weekend and here’s the rundown of the facts and figures that matter going in. Turn yourself into an expert in no time at all with these pub-ammo stats: 30 – Laguna Seca is set to become the 9th track in history with at least 30 races run. The…
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Guy Martin is OUT of the Southern 100
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It’s not much of a surprise, but Guy Martin is now not taking part in the Southern 100 next week – a message from the event organisers is citing the Honda Fireblade as the reason for the withdrawal saying that Martin’s bike ‘was not available with further testing to be carried out’. The news is…
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MotoGP in-race message dash given the go-ahead. Yeah, messages to the racers live, as they race
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It’s a year since the idea was first suggested, but now it’s been passed for use in the MotoGP and Moto3 classes. Race Direction bosses in the premier class can already send some notifications (like being black flagged) to the dash of MotoGP bikes but the new system expands what can be sent to a…
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Max Biaggi out of hospital and heading home
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SIX-time World Champion Max Biaggi has left hospital 20 days after a huge crash that nearly killed him. Biaggi was in intensive care for 17 days whilst undergoing an operation on a torn lung and surgery to help his 11 broken ribs heal, he also broke his collarbone in the big crash. The accident happened…
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Aaron Slight confirmed as Guest of Honour at the 24th Carole Nash October Stafford Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show
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Kiwi Aaron Slight – undoubtedly the best rider never to win the World Superbike title – will be guest of honour at the 24th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at the Staffordshire County Showground on October 14-15. As fast and smooth on the track as he was flamboyant and controversial off it, Slight will…
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Ducati boss: rear wheel cover might stay on the race bike (and he doesn’t rule out a road bike version in the future, either)
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Ducati has said that its weird-looking lenticular rear wheel MIGHT stay on the World Superbike machine if a program of upcoming testing proves there’s a benefit. As for roadbikes getting the filled-in back wheel aid to improve airflow around the right hand rear side of the machine… the door’s not shut on that, either. The…
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MotoGP: Zarco “Taking over from Valentino would be a dream”
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Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Johann Zarco has been upping his own paddock ante this year on track and reckons that if his form continues then he’d be an obvious choice to take over from fellow Yamaha man, Valentino Rossi. Yep. The Frenchman bagged his first MotoGP podium in France and was then top Yamaha…
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Max Biaggi undergoes operation on lung, condition improving slowly
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After an horrific crash 11 days ago at the Sagittarius Latina supermoto circuit, six-times World Champion Max Biaggi has undergone an operation on his lung to repair the considerable damage he suffered in the spill. Biaggi has spent the time in intensive care since the accident which saw him break 11 ribs and puncture a…
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MotoGP: Smith “should be ready to race at Assen”
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Bradley Smith (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) suffered a crash in FP4 that saw the MotoGP podium finisher forced to sit out the rest of the weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as well as missing the subsequent three days of testing for the Austrian factory from Monday to Wednesday. With infection a key…
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MotoGP: Marquez blasts to the top in testing
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Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) topped the timesheets by three tenths at the post-Catalan GP test, leaping ahead of Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales and Monster Yamaha Tech 3’s Jonas Folger at the end of action at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. 93 was faster than his fastest in Q2, and only just over a…
