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MotoGP: Pedrosa fractures collarbone in crash during FP2
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Dani Pedrosa looks to be out of this weekend’s Japanese MotoGP round at Motegi, Japan after suffering a fracture to his right collarbone. The Spaniard suffered an horrendous crash in Free Practice 2 at the event and the injury has now been confirmed by the Repsol team.
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MotoGP: Bradley Smith is refreshingly honest about KTM’s chances in the premier class next year
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Bradley Smith has been pretty honest about what he sees are the actual chances for front-running success on the new KTM MotoGP bike next year. The 25-year old who is back in action this weekend at Motegi after missing two rounds of the MotoGP championship following a fall during practice for an endurance race…
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Stoner offered Motegi MotoGP Ducati ride for this weekend! Yep!
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Stoner offered Motegi MotoGP Ducati ride for this weekend! Yep! Ducati says that it offered former MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner the ride on the Ducati for this weekend’s Motegi round. The factory has made the shock admission after news emerged that the injured Andrea Iannone is still not fit following a small fracture to…
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MotoGP: Motegi this weekend – here’s the 8 stats that matter
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If you fancy yourself a MotoGP ‘expert’ then here’s the stats sheet you need in order to elevate yourself above both the hoi and the polloi of the usual MotoGP watchers. Just have a read below, spout what you now know on Sunday over the action and viola! Instant stat greatness! The Motegi circuit…
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MotoGP: Mick Doohan says Oz GP could be prime for Miller
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Marc VDS Honda rider Jack Miller (above left), broke through for a memorable maiden MotoGP win in dreadful conditions at the Dutch TT at Assen in June, and five times world champion Mick Doohan (above right – that’s Casey Stoner standing between them) says the Honda rider is capable of adding to that success at…
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MotoGP: 2017 pre-season test dates and venues announced
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The 2017 pre-season is set to begin in traditional style with the Valencian post-GP test, which will take place on the 15th and 16th November and see riders debut their colours for the season ahead – including Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) getting his first taste of his new Ducati. After December and January see…
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MotoGP: Lorenzo to test Hamilton’s F1 title winning Mercedes car
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Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) is set to swap two wheels for four in an exploratory test of a pukka F1 car. The 3-time MotoGP World Champion is going to test drive Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes W05 Formula 1 car, with which Hamilton took his second Formula 1 crown in 2014. According to motorsport.com, mutual sponsor…
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AGV reveals next-generation top lid, the Pista GP is all-new and has a ‘hydration channel’ like the MotoGP rider’s lids
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Helmet maker AGV has shown its next generation helmet – the Pista GP. The helmet is the first to feature a hydration channel, basically a route for a tube to be run from the specially-made Dainese leather suit with a camel pack mounted into the back hump. From there the drink tube travels through the…
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BMW launches FIRST airbag textile jacket packed with Alpinestars MotoGP tech!
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BMW Motorrad is launching the BMW Motorrad Street Air by Alpinestars, an advanced airbag system built into a jacket similar to the tech used by MotoGP stars. Adopted from the current Alpinestars Tech-Air street airbag system – a set-up needing no motorbike-mounted sensors – the kit uses a sophisticated algorithm that detects imminent danger and…
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MotoGP: Bradley Smith CONFIRMED returning to Tech 3 for Motegi round
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Injured Brit Bradley Smith will re-join the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team at the 15th round of the MotoGP World Championship in Japan on October 16. It’ll be the first time that Smith has ridden a bike in anger after being forced to sit out three races due to injuries sustained during practice for the Oschersleben…
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