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MotoGP: Ducati confirms interest in Moto3 championship! The big boss says he’s considering it!
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MotoGP: Ducati confirms interest in Moto3 championship! The big boss says he’s considering it! Ducati is looking at entering the Moto3 championship in the (pretty near) future. Reports have surfaced in both Indonesia and on www.crash.net this morning that have direct quotes from Ducati Corse boss Paolo Ciabatti. If the Italian outfit does indeed put…
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MotoGP: Intermediate tyres now ruled out of bounds by Grand Prix Commission
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MotoGP: Intermediate tyres now ruled out of bounds by Grand Prix Commission. There will be no more intermediate tyres in MotoGP after a decision by the Grand Prix Commission. According to an announcement from series owners Dorna the decision to drop the half-way wet tyres was made after a consultation with both the Safety Commission…
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Fernando Alonso tries out a proper MotoGP factory bike at ‘works’ Christmas do
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Best. Works. Christmas. Do. Ever. This happened over the weekend. It’s the Honda Racing ‘Thanks Day’ which was held at the Motegi circuit in Japan. The great and good of racing across two and four wheels got together in front of a big crowd of Honda employees to try out each others vehicles, have a…
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MotoGP: Next generation arcade machine announced
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MotoGP: Next generation arcade machine announced. Do you remember the old arcade game Super Hang On? It was released by computer games giant Sega in the 1980s as a full-on successor to the globally popular Hang On, arguably the first motorcycle computer game that mattered and was something you wanted to play. Super Hang…
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MotoGP: Valencia test day two – Maverick stays at the top of the timesheet
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MotoGP: Valencia test day two – Maverick stays at the top of the timesheet. Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP – above) is settling into his new home well – fastest on day one at the Valencia test and then repeating the feat on day two for an amazing debut. A 1:29.975 in the afternoon saw…
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MotoGP: UPDATE – Alex Rins diagnosed with damage to vertebrae after crash, will miss a month
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MotoGP: UPDATE – Alex Rins diagnosed with damage to vertebrae after crash, will miss a month Earlier today we brought you news that Suzuki MotoGP rider has crashed out on his fifth lap of the second day of testing in Valenica. The Spaniard was taken to hospital after being assessed in the circuit’s medical centre…
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MotoGP: Andrea Iannone crashes out of the session, destroys factory Suzuki which then hits barrier so hard that the barrier needed rebuilding
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MotoGP: Andrea Iannone crashes out of the session, destroys factory Suzuki which then hits barrier so hard that the barrier needed rebuilding. The bad news for Suzuki MotoGP continues with a second crash today at the second day of testing in Valencia. The squad’s Alex Rins has already fallen and had to be taken to…
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MotoGP: Alex Rins taken to hospital for back scans after ‘heavy fall’ from factory Suzuki MotoGP bike at Valencia test
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MotoGP: Alex Rins taken to hospital for back scans after ‘heavy fall’ from factory Suzuki MotoGP bike at Valencia test MotoGP new boy Alex Rins has been taken to hospital after a big fall during day two of the MotoGP test in Valencia. The Suzuki rider is reported to have suffered a ‘heavy fall’ and…
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MotoGP Valencia test: Maverick Vinales proves Yamaha credentials by going fastest
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MotoGP Valencia test: Maverick Vinales proves Yamaha credentials by going fastest. Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP – above) topped the first test day for the 2017 MotoGP season, up to speed quickly before then stealing the top spot from new teammate Valentino Rossi as the day wore on. With a 1:30.930, Viñales beat his 9-time…
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MotoGP: 2017 testing starts this Tuesday from Valencia!
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MotoGP: 2017 testing starts this Tuesday from Valencia! The future is coming and it looks like this: a major reshuffle across the premier class, banned winglets, and a new manufacturer – as well as the usual, never-ending push for progress in the world’s fastest motorcycle racing Championship. From 10am to 5pm local time (GMT +1),…
