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Sykes takes over 2nd in BSB series

Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes took two well-earned second places in today’s ninth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire to move up to second overall in the title chase while his team mate Atsushi Watanabe took a ninth and followed it with a season-best seventh.
Sykes led for two-thirds of the [...]

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Laverty consolidates BSB place at Cadwell

Relentless Suzuki’s Michael Laverty consolidated his BSB Superbike Championship position at Cadwell Park yesterday with a brace of top-10 results. The Toomebridge rider maintains ninth place in the series following eighth and ninth places, only two points behind Simon Andrew with six races remaining.
Ian Lowry showed true grit and determination at Cadwell Park, coming from [...]

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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Brno Race 2 - August 17th

Win to Fagerhaug, Cup to Beach
Sturla Fagerhaug won a superb, race long, battle with Matthew Hoyle to win the last race of the 2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and by pushing Luis Salom back to third gave JD Beach the Cup even though the 16 year old American failed to finish due to a [...]

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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Brno Race 1 - August 16th

Scholtz wins, Beach extends advantage
Mathew Scholtz won his first Rookies race with a superb win over Sturla Fagerhaug and Matthew Hoyle in desperately slippery conditions that saw both JD Beach and Luis Salom crash as they chase overall victory in the 2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
The 15 year old South African started from Pole [...]

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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Brno Practice - August 15th

Scholtz dominates in the rain
Mathew Scholtz set a stunning pole time in two soaking wet sessions on Friday afternoon to qualify ahead of lap record holder Matthew Hoyle, Sturla Fagerhaug and Cup leader JD Beach. The 15 year old South African was less than a second faster than his rivals but what makes his success [...]

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Suzuki Racing - Double win for Sykes at Oulton Park

Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes won his debut and second British Superbike races in quick succession to claim an emotional double win at the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park in Cheshire today.
Starting from third on the grid in the opening race, Yorkshire ace Sykes led from lap seven and never [...]

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The Red Bull Riders Cup

The top 10 Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies against the top 10 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies
Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix - Sunday September 14th
Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valencia - Saturday October 25th
Many major sports have their iconic trophies that have a special place set aside from their World Championships. Sailing has the [...]

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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Sachsenring Race - July 12th

Tide turns on Beach
JD Beach seized the Cup lead with a great win at the German round of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup while arch rival Luis Salom fell twice and scored no points at the Sachsenring. The 16 year old American victor now has a 7 point advantage over the 16 year old [...]

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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup - Sachsenring Practice - July 11th

Salom pressured by Hoyle
Just 3 races to go in the 10 race season and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup round at the Sachsenring could be anyone’s race as a brief rain shower in the second qualifying session left the grid line up with more questions than answers. All the times coming from the first [...]

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