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TT star Bruce Anstey awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit
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Ten-time T.T. winner Bruce Anstey has been honoured in his home country of New Zealand with an award marking him as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Fan favourite Anstey, who achieved a lifetime ambition last year at the Isle of Man TT when he won the Superbike race (his first big bike…
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WSB Assen preview – all the stats you need to know to be an expert for the weekend
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WSB is getting out and about this weekend at Assen and before it does here’s a wedge of stats and information for you to take in. It’s the sort of stuff that ‘experts’ use to bluff their way through the meeting, so arm yourself with the info beforehand and get the one-up on them. After…
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VIDEO: Valentino Rossi goes all Captain America: Civil War
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It looks like The Doctor is a Marvel fan because he’s made a five-episode long series of films splitting his students into two teams, each apeing the opposing sides in the upcoming film Captain America: Civil War. The series is going to be unveiled in one episode a week for the next five weeks, you…
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VIDEO: Guy Martin vs Valentino Rossi
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OK, so this isn’t a new video (in fact, it’s a couple of years old) but we thought you might like to see it again. Dainese put this together and it’s road race personality Guy Martin riding with nine-times world champion Valentino Rossi at the Italian’s ranch near Tavullia. The pair are joined by…
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VIDEO: Dream the Impossible – four disabled riders try to race again
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Check out this superb documentary about the world’s first disabled motorcycle race team. Talan Skeels-Piggins was paralysed in 2003 when a car side-swiped him and he ploughed his motorbike head-on into oncoming traffic. He was told he had just a 30 percent chance of survival and would never walk again if he lived. Today,…
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Suzuki MotoGP completes stand-alone one day test in Texas
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Suzuki’s MotoGP pairing of Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaró stayed in Austin for one more day after the GP of The Americas to test updates for the factory GSX-RR machines and to review the data from the first three races. The first three 2016 MotoGP events provided plenty of feedback to the Suzuki factory race…
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Assen WSB – what’s happening on and off track around the races
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During the WorldSBK event this weekend at the TT Circuit Assen, the excitement extends past the on-track activities. With the Open Paddock and Paddock Show, pit walks, meet and greet sessions and a whole host of other extras to honour the 25th Anniversary of WorldSBK racing at Assen, the weekend is sure to be action…
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New Rossi and Iannone helmet replicas from AGV announced
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AGV has just released details of two new replicas to the range; one a Rossi winter testing replica featuring the snowman graphics and the other an Andrea Iannone replica – also from his pre-season testing regime – featuring the mashed-up seagull design. The Rossi Winter Test design Rossi’s design features a smiling snowman, cartoon…
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WSB Assen preview (the races are this weekend)
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WorldSBK heads to Holland on the 15th to 17th of April to the legendary track and chicane of the TT Circuit Assen, with Race 1 on Saturday at 13:00 (GMT +2). The TT Circuit Assen is a track that breathes history. Racing in the area began over 90 years ago, and the first ribbons of…
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Dorna Sports grants racing at Phillip Island for next ten years
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The Phillip Island Circuit will remain on the MotoGP World Championship calendar until 2026 and on the FIM Superbike World Championship calendar until 2027. Dorna, the Phillip Island Circuit and the local Victorian Government all came to the agreement in light of the great historic success of the event. An estimated 85,000 spectators converged…
