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  • Wayne Rainey goes after Casey Stoner to race in the American Championship. Apparently.

    Wayne Rainey goes after Casey Stoner to race in the American Championship. Apparently.

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    Three-times 500cc GP World Champion Wayne Rainey has a big plan to inject some life back into the Moto America race series – the icon of motorcycle racing in the 1980s and 1990s is reportedly making a play to land Casey Stoner (above) as a rider in the USA for 2019. Former MotoGP World Champion…

  • Fenati’s not the first. Or the last. Dangerous MotoGP moves through history.

    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…

  • WSB:  Jonathan Rea inches closer to points record with fantastic Race 1 win

    WSB: Jonathan Rea inches closer to points record with fantastic Race 1 win

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    2018 champion triumphs over teammate Tom Sykes in penultimate race of 2018 Seventeen down, one to go. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) has won the first race of the Pirelli Qatar Round and matched Doug Polen’s record for the most race victories in a single season, with 17 additional laps still to go tomorrow…

  • WSB :Sykes claims his final Tissot Superpole with Kawasaki

    WSB :Sykes claims his final Tissot Superpole with Kawasaki

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    KRT one-two in qualifying with Lowes completing the front row for Race 1 Nine years after claiming his first pole position for Kawasaki, ‘Superpoleman’ Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) has topped qualifying one last time for the green machines, smashing the lap record of Losail International Circuit along the way. The English rider bested…

  • WSB: Rea extends his WINNING streak. Takes the DOUBLE in Argentina.

    WSB: Rea extends his WINNING streak. Takes the DOUBLE in Argentina.

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    Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) claimed his fifth consecutive double of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at the Circuito San Juan Villicum in sensational fashion. That means, he’s now won ten races in a row, more than any rider in World Superbike history The champion was forced to dig deep to take…

  • WSB: Here’s 16 cool things to know ahead of the racing this weekend in Argentina

    WSB: Here’s 16 cool things to know ahead of the racing this weekend in Argentina

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    1. Circuito San Juan Villicum is the 48th track the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship has ridden around. The last addition was Buriram which was introduced in 2015. 2. Argentina will host a World Superbike race weekend for the first time ever and this coming race marks the Argentina as the 24th country to host the championship.…

  • WSB: No easing off for the champion: Rea makes it a double in France.

    WSB: No easing off for the champion: Rea makes it a double in France.

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    Eighth consecutive win for the KRT rider who matches best WorldSBK winning streak since 2006 The champion is not taking an early vacation just yet: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) roared ahead to grab a phenomenal double at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours as the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship shut up shop for…

  • WSB: That’s a wrap! Jonathan Rea takes the win and the title in style.

    WSB: That’s a wrap! Jonathan Rea takes the win and the title in style.

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    The reigning Champion makes it four in a row as he wins Race One in France, ahead of Sykes and Fores. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) took the 2018 WorldSBK crown in style at the Acerbis French Round, slicing past teammate Tom Sykes in the early stages of Race One and imperious from there on…

  • WSB: Record-breaking Sykes pulls out all the stops in Tissot-Superpole

    WSB: Record-breaking Sykes pulls out all the stops in Tissot-Superpole

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    Some fastest ever laps in France see Sykes take pole number 47, ahead of teammate Rea “Mr Superpole” Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) is on pole for Race 1 at the Acerbis French Round, putting in a last push at the end of Tissot-Superpole 2 to take his 47th pole and beat teammate Jonathan Rea…

  • WSB: Rea extends Portimao winning streak in Race One

    WSB: Rea extends Portimao winning streak in Race One

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    Jonathan Rea has extended his incredible winning streak at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve with another victory in Race One on Saturday, his sixth consecutive win at the Portuguese circuit – and his eleventh of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship season. The Northern Irishman was dominant at Portimao, taking the lead inside the first…

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