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WSB in Asia – the facts ahead of this weekend’s round in Thailand
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WorldSBK has a long history of racing in Asia, with more than a tenth of the races in the history of the Championship having taken place in the continent: 70 out of the 696 run to date. Asia also hosted a WorldSBK race weekend in the first season of the Championship in 1988, that beginning…
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WSS Preview: Krummenacher looking to boss it in Thailand
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World Supersport rookie Randy Krummenacher rode his new Kawasaki brilliantly in difficult conditions at Phillip Island, with the Swiss rider inheriting a well-deserved lead to cross the line more than two and a half seconds clear of the pack and taking his first win in WorldSSP on the first attempt. The Swiss rider and Championship leader has never ridden at…
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WSB Preview: Thai Round at Chang International Circuit – follow the action for FREE without the need for a TV subcription
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A few hours north-east of the capital city of Bangkok, Chang International Circuit in Buriram is the most recently constructed venue on the World Superbike calendar. Last year, the inaugural WorldSBK meeting at the circuit saw eventual champion Jonathan Rea claim the first double win of his title winning campaign. The season opener saw the reigning number 1 come out on top…
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World Supersport Phillip Island: The Rookie wins as the Champion falls
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World Supersport Phillip Island: The Rookie wins as the Champion falls. Randy Krummenacher takes top honours first time out as teammate Sofuoglu crashes. Swiss rookie Randy Krummenacher has taken victory in the WorldSSP race at Phillip Island, beating STK600 graduate Federico Caricasulo and wildcard Anthony West to the top step of the podium. Honda’s…
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WSB Phillip Island: Rea’s race two win is flawless
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WSB Phillip Island: Rea’s race two win is flawless. Reigning Champion Jonathan Rea took the first double win at Phillip Island since Carlos Checa in 2011 today as key title rival and last year’s runner up Chaz Davies fought hard on the final lap, in the end losing the front into Turn 4. It was…
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Video: Panigale motor in Honda Grom mini-bike… and it works…
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So what do you do if life is a bit on the dull side? How about whacking a 200bhp Ducati 1199 Panigale R motor into a Honda Grom mini-monkey bike? Yep, that’s what we thought too.. but it’s happened and here’s the result. Built by an engineer called Mario Kleff, an engineer living in Thailand,…
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Marquez pulls his fan kit and merchandise from Rossi’s Apparel company
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Reports have surfaced this morning that Marc Marquez has properly split all professional associations with Valentino Rossi’s companies (or is in the process of doing so). The news comes weeks after the Marc Marquez official fan club said that it was not going to the 2016 Mugello MotoGP because of fear of attack by other…
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John Bloor awarded RAC’s Diamond Jubilee Trophy
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Owner of Triumph Motorcycles, John Bloor (pictured, right), has today been awarded the Royal Automobile Club’s Diamond Jubilee Trophy for Triumph’s outstanding contribution to the motorcycle industry. Only the fifth recipient of the award in its prestigious, 58-year history, Bloor accepted the honour on behalf of all the staff at Triumph Motorcycles. The significance of…
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VIDEO: Awesome compilation of 2015 MXGP big offs
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Our friends at MXGPtv have put together this brilliant compilation of crashes from this year’s motocross GP series. It’s terrific action from the qualifying and races and shows just how quickly things can, and do, go wrong on the dirt. With snippets of commentary from the brilliant Paul Malin, himself one of the best ever…
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World launch review: Triumph’s 2016 Street Twin Bonneville
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WORDS: John Milbank, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine PHOTOGRAPHY: Alessio Barbanti & Matteo Cavadini How did we get to the stage where a 900cc engine is considered ideal for a fun, accessible bike? It’d be too easy to label this, currently the smallest of the new Bonneville family, an entry-level machine, or a way into…
