Moto2
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MotoGP: Sam lowes ‘We’ll make big step in Argentina’
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Aprilia Racing Team Gresini rider Sam Lowes has been talking about his plans for how to get his MotoGP bike further up the field following his race debut on the Italian machine last weekend which saw the Lincolnshire lad finish in 18th place. Speaking to MotoGP.com, Lowes said: “The weekend was a bit different, with…
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MotoGP boss shock reveal: We’re going to run electric bikes in 2019 and it will be MotoGP teams vs Moto2!
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MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta has made a huge announcement that the MotoGP championship is getting its own electric bike race series that will see MotoGP teams and Moto2 teams line up against each other. And it’ll happen in just two year’s time! Ezpeleta said: “We are going to do some electric races soon. It will…
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KTM boss launches scathing attack on ‘most hated rival’ Honda
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Following the MotoGP and supporting championship teams launch by KTM, boss Stefan Pierer launched into a harsh vocal volley against Honda. Speaking to Italian journalists, the man at the top of the KTM tree is reported to have broadsided his Japanese rival by saying the following about his discomfort at having to run a Honda…
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Tito Rabat out of hospital and now at home after fast crash in Sepang
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Tito Rabat out of hospital and now at home after fast crash in Sepang. Tito Rabat has been released from hospital following his massive crash at Sepang last week. The 2014 Moto2 champion has been operated on at the Hospital Universitari Dexeus in Barcelona after falling at Turn 11 in Malaysia and suffering five fractures…
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SHARK launches new Zarco world champion helmet design
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SHARK launches new Zarco world champion helmet design. SHARK Helmets has released a limited-edition Zarco replica design on its flagship model, the Race-R PRO. The helmet is available in the UK now. In 2016, Johann Zarco became the first two-time Moto2 World Champion and the first French rider ever to take two World Championships.…
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Stoner fastest as MotoGP Sepang test finishes early
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Stoner fastest as MotoGP Sepang test finishes early. Ducati Team test rider and double MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner led the way at the top of the timesheets on the first day of the first Official Test of 2017 – ahead of Ducati race rider and 2016 Malaysian GP winner Andrea Dovizioso as the Italian…
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Paton announces plans for Moto2 assault
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Paton announces plans for Moto2 assault. Italian motorcycle builder Paton is going to return to motorcycle grand prix racing with a new Moto2 bike wrapped around a Honda CBR 600 engine in 2018 and then a 765cc Triumph triple engine for the following season. Paton is pretty well known in GP racing circles, largely for…
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CONFIRMED: Triumph supplying Moto2 engines from 2019
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CONFIRMED: Triumph supplying Moto2 engines from 2019. We told you about this first on Monday and now it’s confirmed that Triumph has done a deal to supply the Moto2 class with engines – three cylinder engines. The British company will supply its new 765cc triple motor which was officially revealed last night during the launch of…
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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…
