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BSB: Cadwell Park review
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By Philip Wain The three class acts of the 2016 MCE British Superbike Championship – Shane Byrne, Leon Haslam and Jason O’Halloran – all excelled at the recent round eight at Cadwell Park and it’s hard to look past one of these three to be the eventual champion. Byrne and Haslam have now secured their…
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Alex Lowes takes over Bradley Smith’s Tech 3 ride for British AND San Marino MotoGP rounds
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A week after guest-riding the Tech 3 Yamaha in a private MotoGP test, Alex Lowes has been drafted into the squad for the next two rounds of the championship as a temporary replacement for the injured Bradley Smith. Smith has been confirmed as having to miss his home race at Silverstone this weekend coming and…
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Video: Roundabout speedway in Poland
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Here’s something awesome to watch before the weekend: roundabout speedway! Yep, these guys are having a proper speedway race around a roundabout in Lublin, Poland. The stunt was organised by Red Bull and involved three riders, Maciek Janowski, Piotr Pawlicki and Przemyslaw Pawlicki battling for roundabout glory. You might think that the Tarmac surface would pose some problems for…
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Sam Lowes completes Aprilia MotoGP test at Misano
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Aprilia has completed two days of testing at Misano World Circuit with a line up of current Aprilia Racing Team Gresini riders Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl as well as the two development team RS-GP machines, which will be contested next year by our own Sam Lowes, currently contesting Moto2 and former 125 world champion…
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Moto2: Alex Rins’ surgery a success
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Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) suffered a break to his left collarbone during an accident whilst riding a 100cc slide bike yesterday (Wednesday) with surgery happening this morning (Thursday) to fix the injury ahead of the British GP. Rins’ surgery was carried out by Doctor Xavier Mir at the Hospital Universitario Quirón Dexeus in…
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Bradley Smith crash: UPDATE – NO broken bones CONFIRMED
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PHEW! it looks as though reports of a broken femur for Bradley Smith during a crash in Free Practice for the Oscherlseben 8 Hour race were premature and the rider has just confirmed that he has NOT broken a bone – it’s a cut leg and then injuries will be further assessed. This tweet update…
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BSB: Cadwell Park this Bank Holiday Weekend – going to be a MEGA-event so get yourself along to it
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This weekend has been tagged ‘Festival Weekend’ across the country and in British motorcycling there’s nothing bigger than the British Superbike round at Cadwell Park. So if you’re not sure what you’re up to over the Bank Holiday then get alone and let’s see if we can all jam up Lincolnshire with the biggest bike…
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Ducati boss speaks out about Marco Melandri’s latest WSB test
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We told you first that Marco Melandri was being considered for an Aprilia ride in WSB, then we told you first that he was signed to the team alongside Chaz Davies, we then got you the first image of Marco on the bike during at the start of the three day-long test at the Misano…
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Signed Akrapovič exhausts up for auction at the British MotoGP round – Chance for fans to get limited edition exhausts in ‘Day of Champions’ auction
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You can bid to buy some very special Akrapovič exhausts made to celebrate the firm’s 25th anniversary, which have been donated to various charities and partners to raise much-needed funds. The first six exhausts of this limited run of 25 will be auctioned off at the Official MotoGP charity “Day of Champions” at Silverstone, during…
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Moto2 man Alex Rins has broken his collarbone
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Moto2 title contender Alex Rins has broken his collarbone. The Spaniard Apginas Amarillas HP 40 rider snapped his left collarbone reportedly during a normal training session yesterday. He fell off a small dirtbike whilst slide-training off-road. Surgery for the break is due to happen today. Dr Xavier Mir will carry out the operation at the…
