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Today! Official Test Next For KRT
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Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes are taking part in a two-day DWO official test session at Phillip Island in Australia to make final preparations for the opening round of the 2023 FIM Superbike World Championship. The on-track testing action is scheduled for today (Monday 20) and Tuesday 21 February, with race weekend taking place between…
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A big ‘off’, but Razgatlıoğlu still Dominates Proceedings in Jerez
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The Yamaha WorldSBK teams depart the first two-day test of 2023 at Jerez in confident mood, after strong performances from both seasoned WorldSBK campaigners Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and Andrea Locatelli and class rookies Dominique Aegerter, Remy Gardner and Lorenzo Baldassarri. Pata Yamaha WorldSBK’s Razgatlıoğlu once again led the way, stamping his authority on proceedings by topping…
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Specialist Spotlight: Derby Kawasaki!
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Starting out as Moby Dicks Scooters, in 1999 Richard Hulland and family became owners and were awarded a Kawasaki franchise, becoming Derby Kawasaki in 2017. Along the way they have picked up a number of awards, moving in 2013 to their current location, between Nottingham and Derby, just off the A52, Junction 25 of the…
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Bradley Ray to get a chance at World Superbikes
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Yamaha Motor Europe has announced that British Superbike Champion Bradley Ray will join the Superbike World Championship grid in 2023, racing a Yamaha R1 during the European rounds for the Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team. After a stellar title-winning BSB season that included nine wins and 23 podiums, Ray will now have the opportunity to show…
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Latest tech. for the 2023 Bavarian Bullet
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BMW’s flagship sportbike get the latest technology ready for the 2023 race season It might not look like a whole lot has been changed for the latest generation M1000RR – but actually, BMW’s made a load of small but significant adjustments to both chassis and the engine, with the primary aim of reducing weight and…
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KRT riders aiming for big finish as WSBK curtain comes down
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The final round of the 2022 FIM Superbike World Championship will take place at the Phillip Island circuit in Australia between 18-20 November, with Kawasaki riders Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes looking to end the season on a high. At the previous round in Indonesia the world championship was decided in favour of Alvaro Bautista…
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Gardner to Join Yamaha in WorldSBK from 2023
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Yamaha has announced that 2021 Moto2 World Champion Remy Gardner will contest the FIM Superbike World Championship with Yamaha from 2023, after an agreement was reached this week with the 24-year-old Australian. This comes in the same month as Gardner was axed by KTM who told the rider he ‘wasn’t professional enough’. Gardner has previously…
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Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Completes Summer Test in Barcelona
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Defending FIM Superbike World Champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and teammate Andrea Locatelli completed 1.5 days with the Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK squad for a mid-season summer test at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya at the weekend. The main objective for both riders was to work on the set-ups of their Yamaha R1 WorldSBKs in the hot conditions…
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Rea signs new two-year extension with Kawasaki
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Kawasaki has announced that six-times WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea has signed a two-year contract extension to race inside the official Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT), continuing the successful partnership that began in 2015. After taking over 100 WorldSBK race wins on Kawasaki machinery Jonathan has shown characteristically high levels of motivation and confidence in the future…
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Razgatlıoğlu Back to Winning Ways with Dominant Superpole Race Victory
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Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK rider and defending FIM Superbike World Champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu took his first victory of the season in style in the 10-lap Superpole Race at Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” in Italy this morning. The Turkish ace followed this spectacular performance with a very strong second place in Race 2 after…
