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WSB round 8: Misano this weekend and here’s the stats that matter
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Fancy being better in the know than the weekend’s professional ‘experts’? Then here’s the stats that you need ahead of this weekend’s WSB round at Misano. The Riviera di Rimini round is the eighth outing for the WSB boys this year and sees our own Tom Sykes making his 200th start in the class. It’ll…
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400cc Kawasaki powered AJS Cadwell on the way, according to factory sources
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According to factory sources, AJS and Kawasaki will be joining forces to build a 400cc big brother for the current 125cc AJS Cadwell. We don’t have more details yet, but considering that Kawasaki recently announced the discontinuation of its retro bike, the W800, this could be a way for the Japanese manufacturer to bring back the…
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WSB Misano: Preview – Past the Halfway Marker, All Bets Are Off
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Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli lies on the Riviera di Rimini in Italy, surrounded by the beaches of the glittering blue Adriatic coast. Now renamed in honour of fallen local hero and former 250 World Champion Marco Simoncelli, the circuit was remodeled in 2006 and the layout now winds clockwise around its 4km length, through…
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School of speed: California Superbike School, Level 1
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The California Superbike School runs rider training in all corners of the world, but in the UK, they use iconic circuits such as Silverstone, Cadwell Park and Brands Hatch. I had booked myself on a course at the Silverstone Stowe circuit. It’s a perfect environment for rider training, offering a selection of different bends 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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Pol Espargaro to join KTM in MotoGP alongside Bradley Smith
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Austrian manufacturer KTM has been busy testing with a variety of former World Championship riders in order to prepare the KTM RC16 for its World Championship debut in 2017 but has also remained focus on signing an all-star line up for 2017. At the start of the 2016 season, they announced Bradley Smith as their…
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Movie motorcycle chase scenes: What the IAM says…
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The Institute of Advanced Motorists takes a tongue-in-cheek look at how advanced riding skills might have changed the outcome of some of the greatest movie motorcycle chase scenes… The cinema loves a chase scene – if it’s on two wheels, even better. But quite often these high-octane stunt sequences don’t end too well for our hero, who barely…
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Stoner speak out about MotoGP: If Marquez criticizes the Honda, the other riders have their excuses ready
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Casey Stoner has been speaking about the current performance and state of some of the big names currently in MotoGP – and Valentino Rossi doesn’t get off lightly. Talking to journalist Paolo Ianieri from Italian sports paper ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’, Stoner was open about how he views Rossi’s performance at the moment saying: “Valentino is used…
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WSB Preview: Donington Stats and Facts
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Fancy being one of the WSB ‘experts’ this weekend? Then here’s all you need to know. Some fascinating numbers from the world of top-flight production-based racing going on here: 1988 – Donington was the stage of the birth of the Championship, back in 1988: Davide Tardozzi (Bimota) and Marco Lucchinelli (Ducati) split wins on…
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