Laguna Seca
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WSB: Sykes storms to victory in Race Two at Assen
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Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) put in the most dominant performance in the 2018 season of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship so far, recording fastest lap after fastest lap to score his first win of the campaign, ending Jonathan Rea’s (Kawasaki Racing Team) Assen winning streak in the process. Behind them, Michael van der…
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Alpinestars 55th Anniversary custom Ducati 750 Sport
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Alpinestars has teamed up with Woolies Workshop to create a one-off custom Ducati 750 Sport – to celebrate its 55 years of innovation, focus, commitment, design and winning tradition. As a tribute to the Alpinestars’ passion for motorcycling and to celebrate 55 years of innovation, manufacturing and product design, Alpinestars has been working with Michael…
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WSB Laguna: By the numbers
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It’s the Laguna round of the diesels this weekend and here’s the rundown of the facts and figures that matter going in. Turn yourself into an expert in no time at all with these pub-ammo stats: 30 – Laguna Seca is set to become the 9th track in history with at least 30 races run. The…
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Spy shots: Ducati V4 Superbike caught in action (worth showing you again after we posted this LAST WEEK)
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We’ve been sent the first photos of Ducati’s V4 Superbike project – and it looks awesome. Admittedly, we’ve just found it the story made it onto Asphalt and Rubber and MaxxMoto first, so credit where credit’s due – but it’s a fantastic story, and we just couldn’t ignore it. Sources reckon that the V4 engine will borrow…
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Video: Ducati teases final Panigale with pre-release video
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Ok, so maybe we’re jumping the gun a bit here with the ‘final Panigale’ bit – but it’s either that or a special edition Laguna special 1299 on the way. Whatever it is, above these words is the video sent out from the factory last night. The bike in the footage is slated for…
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MotoGP: All the stats ahead of this weekend’s Austin round in Texas
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– This is the fifth successive year that a MotoGP event has been held at the Austin circuit and below are a selection of facts and stats related to this event: – In total, there have been 29 previous Grand Prix events hosted in the USA: Daytona – 2, Laguna Seca – 15, Indianapolis –…
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Keanu Reeves sponsors 13 year old American kid’s road racing dream
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Keanu Reeves sponsors 13 year old American kid’s road racing dream. Let’s face it, Keanu Reeves is a genuine modern mega star. He’s also a life long biker and seems to be pretty much an all-round good egg. We like him for all these things. And now we like him for something else, too. The…
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WSB – Sykes takes dramatic win in the USA
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Tom Sykes has taken victory in Race 2 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, heading the Ducati duo of Davide Giugliano and Chaz Davies over the line. With a slight wheelie off the line from Jonathan Rea alongside, KRT rider Tom Sykes kept the lead from pole as Davide Giugliano benefitted from P3 and slotted in…
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Lowes crashes out of WSB again
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After a top 5 result in Race 1 for Alex Lowes, the Brit once again showed some great pace at Laguna Seca in Race 2, before attempting a move down the inside at the final corner that resulted in a lowside that affected teammate Niccolo Canepa. Canepa subsenquently crossed the line in P8, as Lowes…
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WSB preview: Round 9, Laguna Seca – the stats that matter
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Ahead of this weekend’s WSB round at Laguna Seca, California here’s a vast stack of excellent stats to get your bike racing brain firing on all cylinders. Check out the amount of time that Tom Sykes appears in the important-stats list! 17 – A European rider won here for the first time after 16 races:…
