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MOTOGP: Rins is on fire! A day after his Suzuki burst into flames in pitlane – with fastest time at Sepang as 0.159 splits four factories on Friday
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Suzuki leads, Ducati, Honda and Yamaha on a super competitive opening day at Sepang. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) topped the timesheets on Friday at the Shell Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix after going quickest in FP2. The Spaniard heads Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) on the combined times by just 0.089 after setting a 1:59.608, with…
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TESTED: RST TracTech Evo R Jacket and Trousers
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RRP: (J) £319.99 (T) £229.99 // www.moto-direct.co.uk // Tested by: Paul Fincham RST have a racing pedigree, supplying the likes of Alex Lowes, Ian Hutchinson, Conor Cummins with kit help keep them safe out on the track and road; so they should know a thing or two about producing a set of leathers. Its TracTech Evo…
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WSB: WorldSBK race two cancelled in Qatar
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Track conditions curtail competition in final round of the season. Following a severe rain and sand storm on Saturday morning in Qatar, it has been announced that WorldSBK race two has been cancelled at Losail International Circuit. With the storm hitting the Losail track in the morning, conditions deteriorated and therefore a difficult decision was…
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MotoGP: Viñales ends Yamaha drought with spectacular Island win
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Spaniard claims his first win since Le Mans in 2017 as Iannone and Dovi make it three manufacturers in the top three Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) ends Yamaha’s 25-race victory drought after storming to a spectacular win at the Michelin® Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, the Spaniard imperious in the second half of the race…
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MotoGP: Marquez marks Island territory, Yamahas & Iannone in pursuit
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The weather played its part in a fascinating Q2 which saw the Champion take pole, Viñales and Zarco complete the front row with Iannone P4 Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) bounced back from a difficult Free Practice to mark his territory at Phillip Island once more, taking a fifth successive pole position at the venue…
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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…
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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…
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MotoGP: FP1: Viñales ahead of Alma Pramac duo as Marquez crashes
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Spaniard leads home hero Miller and Petrucci in opening session but it wasn’t the start Repsol Honda were looking for in Australia… The rain stayed away as the premier class riders headed out for their first session of the weekend at the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and it was Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales…
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VIDEO: Jonathan REA rides the NEW Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
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Following its big reveal a couple of weeks ago, Kawasaki has just released a short video showing its all-new Ninja ZX-6R for 2019 being put through its paces on track by none other than World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea. Here’s a story we ran a couple of weeks ago with the new bikes latest technical…
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NEW GEAR: Alpinestars LIMITED EDITION Casey Stoner SUPERTECH R boots.
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To celebrate this weekend’s Australian MotoGP at the iconic Phillip Island circuit, Alpinestars has released a limited edition version of its race-ready Supertech R boots inspired by two-time MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner – who took six consecutive premier class wins at his home GP during his illustrious career. Alpinestars’ most iconic road riding boot…
