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MotoGP: Mick Doohan says Oz GP could be prime for Miller
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Marc VDS Honda rider Jack Miller (above left), broke through for a memorable maiden MotoGP win in dreadful conditions at the Dutch TT at Assen in June, and five times world champion Mick Doohan (above right – that’s Casey Stoner standing between them) says the Honda rider is capable of adding to that success at…
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MotoGP: 2017 pre-season test dates and venues announced
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The 2017 pre-season is set to begin in traditional style with the Valencian post-GP test, which will take place on the 15th and 16th November and see riders debut their colours for the season ahead – including Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) getting his first taste of his new Ducati. After December and January see…
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MotoGP: Lorenzo to test Hamilton’s F1 title winning Mercedes car
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Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) is set to swap two wheels for four in an exploratory test of a pukka F1 car. The 3-time MotoGP World Champion is going to test drive Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes W05 Formula 1 car, with which Hamilton took his second Formula 1 crown in 2014. According to motorsport.com, mutual sponsor…
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WSB: Davies on Fire in WSB at Magny-Cours as Friday’s Fastest Overall
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Chaz Davies was the man to beat on Friday at Magny-Cours, after finishing at the top of the time sheets in both practice sessions. The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati rider consistently put in faster and faster lap times that saw him break into the 1’37 bracket to earn the first seeding to Tissot-Superpole 2 qualifying on Saturday.…
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BSB: It’s Assen time again – Dutch for the lads this weekend
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By Philip Wain This weekend sees the MCE British Superbike Championship make its annual visit overseas with the penultimate round of the series taking place at Assen in Holland. The Circuit van Drenthe, or ‘Cathedral of motorcycling’, as it is also known, has hosted a BSB round since 2012 and this year will again see…
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WSB: French round’s stats and facts that matter
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Here’s the stats that matter most ahead of this weekend’s French round of the World Superbike championship at Magny Cours. For six years it’s been the Brits who have ruled qualifying – so finger’s crossed the lads can keep up the charge. Here you go then, here’s the stats so that you can know more…
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AGV reveals next-generation top lid, the Pista GP is all-new and has a ‘hydration channel’ like the MotoGP rider’s lids
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Helmet maker AGV has shown its next generation helmet – the Pista GP. The helmet is the first to feature a hydration channel, basically a route for a tube to be run from the specially-made Dainese leather suit with a camel pack mounted into the back hump. From there the drink tube travels through the…
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WSB: It’s the Magny Cours-this-weekend ‘everything’ guide – on and off track
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WSB: It’s the Magny Cours-this-weekend ‘everything’ guide – on and off track. Are you heading to the WSB penultimate round this weekend? If you are popping across the channel and taking in the proddie-based championship then here’s a handy run-down of what’s happening. The information comes courtesy of the WSB organisers, so everything that’s happening…
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World Supersport 300 championship announced – and it’s not limited to 300cc machines. So that’s clear, then…
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In a bid to attract the lost fans of WSB, organisers of the dwindling championship have announced that a Supersport 300 World Championship is being added to the series for next year. It’s going to be a proddie-based class that will allow riders to compete on Honda CBR500R (so, not a 300), a Kawasaki Ninja…
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2017 Yamaha YZF-R1M revealed – check out this GORGEOUS new black paint job!
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The bike’s just been announced and here’s what Yamaha is saying about it – this is a bit ‘promo’ waffley but it’s got all the details in here you need to know if you’re up for getting a new R1M for next year. Check out that new colour scheme! 2016 saw the introduction of…
