Superbike
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MOTOGP: Crutchlow “My plan was always to race AMA Superbike – and it still is!”
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In an interview with Cycle World at the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) spoke about his desire to race in the MotoAmerica series, once his MotoGP career comes to an end. MotoAmerica is now the Superbike Championship that’s continuing to grow across America, and with Wayne Rainey leading the series, it…
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TT 2018: Dunlop tests tyres ahead of the road race season kicking off
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Dunlop has been hard at work testing its tyres with Honda Racing and Padgett’s Racing at Castle Combe circuit – ahead of the roads season kicking off in earnest. The testing gave Dunlop the chance to dial in the tyre options it’ll have available, allowing the most successful tyre manufacturer in the history of the…
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VIDEO: Horsepower Showdown – Marc Marquez barrel racing
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In the land of the cowboys, Marc Márquez takes to the saddle to race against Jackie Ganter, a professional barrel racer. https://www.facebook.com/MotoGP/videos/10156778140105769/ MotoGP rider Marc Marquez is no stranger to racing in Texas – the Spaniard has won the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin for five years straight. But this year…
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MORE PHOTOS: Allen Millyard’s Honda Six tribute
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Check out Allen Millyard’s RC374 – a real life tribute to the barking six-cylinder work of art that defined a motorcycle racing generation. Allen built the bike from measurements he took off a photograph and scaled up to full-sized bike model. He managed to craft this incredible motorcycle in just ten months and fired it…
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VIDEO: Behind the scenes of the new MotoGP 18 videogame
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The latest incarnation of the MotoGP video game is set to be released on June 7 – and to build excitement the game’s developers, Milestone, has released a short video detailing how the renderings of the tracks and other in-game footage was made. Cool right? https://www.facebook.com/MotoGP/videos/10156783580870769/?hc_ref=ARSF8BcGAq_9AH_w0C5Cxp3MnnCDkim8HCqGZtcyYLNwWlF7BHnEuCApPvax2V7KX3I A spokesperson from MotoGP said: “In this Making Of…
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Alpinestars Limited Edition Schwantz Supertech R Boots
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In 1993 Kevin Schwantz became World Champion wearing a pair of Alpinestars GP PRO boots – and to mark the 25th anniversary since the Texan’s historic title, Alpinestars has unveiled a new pair of Limited Edition Kevin Schwantz Supertech R’s. No one typifies the all-or-nothing, knife-edge, racing of the 90s like Kevin Schwantz. Hailing from…
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MotoGP: Marquez takes Texas – and Dovizioso takes the Championship lead
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It’s closer than ever as the flag falls at the end of the Americas GP, with Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) taking the win and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) taking the Championship lead as Texas shook up the standings. There are now five riders within eight points at the top of the title fight –…
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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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WSB: Rea roars to eighth consecutive TT Assen win
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The KRT rider fends off attacks from Van der Mark and Davies to increase championship lead. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) stormed to his third win of the season with a quintessential Assen performance, nailing his eighth consecutive Dutch win and twelfth in total, equalling Carl Fogarty’s historic dozen Assen triumphs along the way. It…
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MotoGP: Viñales to start from pole after Marquez penalty
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After a close call between the riders, Marquez will start from the second row, whilst Viñales, Iannone and Zarco will start at the front of the grid. Things got pretty hot in Texas in qualifying for the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, with drama first striking as reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda…