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Moto2: Essential stats to know before Silverstone kicks off
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Prior to last year, Johann Zarco’s (Ajo Motorsport) only podium finish at Silverstone was second in the 125cc race in 2011, which was his best grand prix result at that time. Last year the Frenchman won the Moto2 race at Silverstone from third place on the grid. He also qualified on pole two years ago…
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MotoGP Preview: The statistics going into Silverstone this weekend
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Cal Crutchlow’s maiden MotoGP win at Brno just over a week ago was the first in the premier-class by a British rider for 35 years, and is certainly one for the record books! So let’s take a look through both his victory and a little more from Team GB as the paddock heads for the…
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MotoGP: Bradley Smith – the bike’s fork leg went through the BACK of my knee!
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Yamaha Tech 3 rider Bradley Smith is out of this weekend’s Silverstone MotoGP round, and the following race in Misano, after last week’s crash in a practice session for the Oschersleben 8 Hour endurance. Smith suffered serious ligament damage to his left knee and was airlifted to hospital and operated on. The Beckley-based rider collided with…
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Signed Akrapovič exhausts up for auction at the British MotoGP round – Chance for fans to get limited edition exhausts in ‘Day of Champions’ auction
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You can bid to buy some very special Akrapovič exhausts made to celebrate the firm’s 25th anniversary, which have been donated to various charities and partners to raise much-needed funds. The first six exhausts of this limited run of 25 will be auctioned off at the Official MotoGP charity “Day of Champions” at Silverstone, during…
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Lorenzo tops the timesheets at MotoGP test
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Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo topped the timings in the one day official post-race test at the Automotodrom Brno with a 1:55.394, as the reigning champion proved the fastest man on track ahead of teammate Valentino Rossi (+0.371) and Repsol Honda Team rider Marc Marquez (+0.754). Those present at the test were Movistar…
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KTM debuts MotoGP bike in full-on race finery. Looks incredible!
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KTM debuts MotoGP bike in full-on race finery. Looks incredible! Check out the awesome-looking MotoGP motorcycle that was debuted by KTM at the Austrian GP round. The bike is a 250bhp V4 which will be raced by Bradley Smith and Pol Espagaro in the Premier League next year. As we told you earlier this year,…
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KTM Moto2 bike confirmed for 2017 – could this be the start of the KTM road 600 project?
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Brad Binder and Tom Luthi will contest the new KTM Moto2 bike in the 2017 season. The news comes from KTM boss Stefan Pierer who, speaking to Speedweek, has confirmed that the KTM bike will make its debut in the competitive class next season. Luthi is a six-times Moto2 race winner and is currently fourth…
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Spied: CFMoto 650MT
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This is what the new CFMoto 650MT will look like. Australian sources have credited the images to CFMoto itself, so this may well be bang on what the new bike will look like when it rolls off the production line in 2017. The engine is a parallel twin, very much like the Kawasaki ER6, and…
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MotoGP: Rossi steps up to take the win in Catalunya
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From fifth on the grid, Rossi was shuffled back in the opening melee and found himself down in seventh as the first lap began to play out. At the beginning of the second lap he and Maverick Viñales (Team Suzuki Ecstar) made an incredible pass on Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team), demoting the Italian to sixth.…
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Moto2: Zarco romps to Catalan GP win with late move
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All eyes were on the leading two on the Moto2 World Championship grid, pole setter Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) and Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) having set the pace on the new layout. Conditions continued to heat up, the track at 43°C just ahead of the lights going out for round seven of the…
