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  • MotoGP announces provisional 2024 calendar

    MotoGP announces provisional 2024 calendar

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    MotoGP’s provisional calendar for 2024 reveals plans for a record-breaking 22 Grands Prix.

  • Mike Hailwood’s Grand Prix crash x-ray is up for auction

    Mike Hailwood’s Grand Prix crash x-ray is up for auction

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    The genuine x-ray from Mike Hailwood’s Grand Prix crash, alongside a copy of the new book Mike Hailwood in 100 Objects, is currently accepting bids on eBay. 

  • Phil Read MBE 1939 – 2022

    Phil Read MBE 1939 – 2022

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    Phil Read MBE, ‘The Prince of Speed’, died on Thursday morning. 

  • ROADS: Future of the Ulster GP under THREAT. ‘Major financial crisis’ could HALT racing.

    ROADS: Future of the Ulster GP under THREAT. ‘Major financial crisis’ could HALT racing.

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    The future of the Ulster Grand Prix is in doubt as a result of financial problems caused by poor attendance to this year’s event. In a statement released this morning, the Dundrod and District Motorcycle Club behind the Ulster GP explained that there is a ‘real and imminent danger’ of the event disappearing from the…

  • MotoGP: First look. Provisional calendar for 2020.

    MotoGP: First look. Provisional calendar for 2020.

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    Plans are already being put in place for next year’s MotoGP season. And the provisional calendar for all of the action has just been released. The big news is it looks like we’re going to see 20 races next season – with the addition of the Finnish GP. But it’s still waiting for its official…

  • MotoGP: Celebrate 70 YEARS of top flight racing and impress your mates with these FACTS and FIGURES.

    MotoGP: Celebrate 70 YEARS of top flight racing and impress your mates with these FACTS and FIGURES.

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    Motorcycle Grand Prix is celebrating 70 years of top flight racing at this weekend’s Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya – and here are all of the number you need to know from the past seven decades. 929 – 929 Grands Prix have been contested since 1949; the equivalent of 3114 races across all categories.…

  • MotoGP: Luca Marini (Rossi’s brother): “Valentino won’t retire soon – he’s got years left yet!”

    MotoGP: Luca Marini (Rossi’s brother): “Valentino won’t retire soon – he’s got years left yet!”

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    So this should put the cat among the ‘is-he-retiring-soon?’ pigeons – Moto 2 racer Luca Marini has said that he doesn’t see Valentino retiring soon to dedicate himself to something else, even if that’s running a team or working in the pits in another role. In fact, Marini says that Rossi is going to go…

  • TYGA’s Honda RS250R project. Grand Prix RACE bike for the ROAD.

    TYGA’s Honda RS250R project. Grand Prix RACE bike for the ROAD.

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    Thailand based Tyga Performance has made a name for itself over the last twenty years, since its inception, with its eclectic mix of race-oriented parts, accessories and full bodywork kits – and it’s just unveiled its latest project, a super trick Honda RS250R that’s been kitted out for the road. Very cool. Historically, Tyga’s projects…

  • MotoGP: Aragon dedicates Turn 10 to Marquez

    MotoGP: Aragon dedicates Turn 10 to Marquez

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    The team at the MotorLand Aragon circuit will name Turn 10 on the track to six-time World Champion Marc Marquez in recognition of the Spaniard’s MotoGP success. The renaming ceremony will take place when the paddock heads to Alcañiz for Round 14, which will be held on Thursday 20th of September, one day before track…

  • Sammy Miller Museum adds three iconic GP bikes to its collection – ridden by Spencer, Sheene and Hailwood

    Sammy Miller Museum adds three iconic GP bikes to its collection – ridden by Spencer, Sheene and Hailwood

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    The Sammy Miller Museum has just purchased three extraordinary GP bikes – ridden by Freddie Spencer, Barry Sheene and Mike Hailwood. The iconic bikes are from the 60’s and 70’s – when Honda, Suzuki and MZ ruled the world. There’s an ex-works Honda NS 500 which won numerous GPs races with Freddie Spencer at the…

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