Australian MotoGP
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Six-time World Champion joins World GP Bike Legends
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1960s superstar Jim Redman to ride his final races with other ex-World Champions and their formidable 500cc GP machines in Germany on 10-12 June Having won the 250cc and 350cc World Championships in 1962 and 1963, and the 350cc title again in 1964 and 1965, London born Rhodesian ace Jim Redman MBE is a true…
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Monday night practice at the TT: Hutchy fastest, Anstey clocks 127mph lap on the RCV!
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Monday night’s evening session at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy got underway promptly at 6.20pm with dry, sunny conditions all round the Mountain Course and the Bingley Bullet Ian Hutchinson continued his excellent form by setting the fastest time of the night with a speed of 129.964mph on…
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MotoGP morning gossip: Vinales signed the Yamaha contract last Friday, Ducati decides on Dovi, Iannone and Rins scrapping it out for Suzuki seat
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More information has come through this morning about the merry-go-round in MotoGP and it makes for interesting reading. As Morebikes told you yesterday, the deal for Maverick Vinales (above) to become Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha team-mate for 2017 and 2018 has been done. It’s signed away and will be announced officially on Thursday this week ahead…
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Dorna Sports grants racing at Phillip Island for next ten years
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The Phillip Island Circuit will remain on the MotoGP World Championship calendar until 2026 and on the FIM Superbike World Championship calendar until 2027. Dorna, the Phillip Island Circuit and the local Victorian Government all came to the agreement in light of the great historic success of the event. An estimated 85,000 spectators converged…
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TT hero Cam Donald pens punchy column on why he left Norton
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Aussie road-racer Cam Donald has penned a pretty ruthless column about his time riding for Norton at the past couple of Isle of Man TT events and it makes for some pretty interesting reading. Donald has written this for the Aussie outlet, trademotorcycles.com.au – an Australian bikers website that he’s a regular columnist for and…
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Marquez clinches victory and championship lead in Argentina
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A faultless flag-to-flag race by Marc Marquez saw him dominate the Argentina GP, running away with victory from Rossi and Pedrosa. The Spaniard now leads the championship by 41 points. Issues with the rear tyre of Scott Redding’s (Octo Pramac Yakhnich) Ducati during Free Practice 4 on Saturday saw a raft of changes brought in.…
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Agostini: ‘Audi has made Jorge a super offer to ride Ducati in MotoGP’
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Well, well, well. If anyone out there thinks that Yamaha is the only option for Jorge Lorenzo for next year (or the year after… or the year after that, apparently) then check out what Giacomo Agostini (pictured above) has just said. Ago, the living legend and 15-times world champion, has been talking to Italian…
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Casey Stoner: ‘I haven’t been asked to race in MotoGP’
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Awww… that’s real shame if it turns out to remain as the racing status quo, but it looks like former World Champion Casey Stoner is definitely NOT going to racing in the next round of the MotoGP championship. There seemed to be a chance that the Aussie, who is currently on test-riding duties with the…
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WSB Preview: Thai Round at Chang International Circuit – follow the action for FREE without the need for a TV subcription
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A few hours north-east of the capital city of Bangkok, Chang International Circuit in Buriram is the most recently constructed venue on the World Superbike calendar. Last year, the inaugural WorldSBK meeting at the circuit saw eventual champion Jonathan Rea claim the first double win of his title winning campaign. The season opener saw the reigning number 1 come out on top…
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Marquez: “Things are a bit tough!”
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Marquez: “Things are a bit tough!” Marc Marquez admits he is struggling on corner exit as he ended the first day of the Qatar Test in tenth, over a second off the pace. Marquez headed out at half past five, and ended his work with one hour to go in the session, when temperatures began…
