Freddie Spencer
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From NS to NSR
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How Honda’s V four powered NSR500 rewrote the GP bike blueprint… 1983 saw the Honda triple benefitting from both a new, all-alloy, chassis and the introduction of reed valves – the latter update allowing smoother fuel/airflow with no opportunity of the engine to blow the vital mixture back through the carburettors. This pair of revisions…
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Moto2: Sam Lowes punished by Stewards Panel for collision in FP2 – will start from the back of the grid on Sunday!
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Oh no! The Brit has been found guilt of causing contact with another rider during today’s Moto2 Free Practice 2 session at Phillip Island. Here’s what the Stewards Panel, which includes GP legend Freddie Spencer, said:
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VIDEO: Behind the scenes of TOP flight RACING. Speed Is My Need is in cinemas NOW. Watch the trailer HERE.
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Get down to the cinema. There’s a new film out, and it’s all about bike racing. It follows Leon Haslam as he attempts to banish previous season’s heartache and make a dramatic comeback to try and win the British Superbike Championship. There are also interviews with Colin Edwards and Freddie Spencer – plus some awesome…
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MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow SLAMS jump start penalty. “I’m balancing. And they’re saying it’s a jump start. It’s just ridiculous.”
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Cal Crutchlow’s hopes of a podium finish in Sunday’s Argentina MotoGP were scattered after he was penalised by a ‘ridiculous’ jump start penalty. Speaking about the incident, Crutchlow said “If you look at the side camera, which is what they showed me, I moved. But not even a centimetre. I’m balancing on my toes. It’s…
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VIDEO: Freddie Spencer FIGHTS BACK at the 1985 Daytona 200. FULL RACE.
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Freddie Spencer cemented his status as a racing legend at the 1985 Daytona 200 – carving his way through the field to the front of the pack, after an engine problem forced him into the pits early on. It’s a truly remarkable piece of racing footage, which shows just how good the world champion was at his…
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EVENTS: There’s LESS than THREE WEEKS to go until the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic kicks off.
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Banish your post-Christmas blues at the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic, on January 5-6 at Newark Showground. World Championship-winning American racing legend Freddie Spencer will be making his first appearance at the show, sharing stories from his hugely successful race career. Interviewed on stage by local TT hero Steve Plater, there’s sure to…
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Fenati’s not the first. Or the last. Dangerous MotoGP moves through history.
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Romano Fenati isn’t the first rider to lose his cool while racing. That’s no excuse – but throughout the history of MotoGP, some of the greatest names in motorcycling have made some irresponsible and erratic decisions that have put other riders at risk. Here are some of the most famous incidents… Freddie Spencer vs…
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MotoGP: Freddie Spencer appointed Chairman of the FIM MotoGP Stewards Panel
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American Champion and MotoGP Legend set to take on a new role for 2019 MotoGP Legend Freddie Spencer will be taking on a new role in 2019, with the American set to assume part of the role of Mike Webb and become Chairman of the FIM MotoGP Stewards Panel. Webb is currently both Race Director…
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NEW GEAR: Arai’s NEW RX-7X SP Freddie Spencer Replicas.
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Arai has just launched a couple of special versions of its RX-7X SP sports helmet. And they are dedicated to three-time world champion Freddie Spencer. Way back in 1983, Freddie Spencer became the youngest 500 World Champion in history, beating Kenny Roberts (and his Yamaha V4) on his three-cylinder Honda. Admittedly, Marc Márquez broke that…
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VIDEO: Kenny Roberts and Randy Mamola showboating at Laguna Seca in ‘85
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We’ve been sent this fantastic footage which shows Kenny Roberts and Randy Mamola tearing round Laguna Seca on 500cc two-strokers, with plenty of back wheel action, during the 1985 Champion Spark Plug 200 GP round. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIOvB-pb2L0 The action mainly features triple 500cc World Champion Kenny Roberts, taking on racer-turned-TV commentator Randy Mamola – with some…
