Following his spectacular second place finish at World Superbikes at Donington Park, Rizla Suzuki’s Tom Sykes is now looking to the 10th round of the British Superbike Championship at Croft in North Yorkshire this weekend.
The 2.125-mile circuit saw Sykes storm to his debut British Superbike podium last year and this time round he will be [...]
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Posted on on September 11th, 2008 in
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Written by Gary Miller. An update on young Rowan Miller’s racing including a report on his trip to Adria for the Red Bull Rookie selection process.
So with the bike running right, its was away from Rockingham and over to Mallory park for a round of the EMRA 80cc championship. Row was expected to ride the [...]
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Posted on on September 11th, 2008 in
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The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Team arrived in Indianapolis on Tuesday evening ready to do battle with the Red Bull AMA U.S. Team for the Riders Cup on Sunday. With 10 riders in each team the two squads represent the best of the World’s teenage racers and will be out to show which of [...]
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Posted on on September 11th, 2008 in
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After Brands we had confirmation from FAB Racing that we could test the 2008 Metrakit GP80xl with a view to using it for the remaining North Gloucester race meetings.
We duly received the new bike after it had been used for the MRO meeting at Cadwell park, leaving me two evenings to prepare it for the [...]
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Posted on on September 10th, 2008 in
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Poor and varying weather conditions made the 10th round of the World Supersport Championship very difficult at the Donington Park circuit for all the riders including Graeme Gowland who was returning to the British circuit where his love of road racing began, at a Ron Haslam Race School just three years ago.
The first two [...]
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Posted on on September 9th, 2008 in
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Ryuichi Kiyonari won today’s second World Superbike race at Donington Park, making amends for crashing out of the lead in race one, in which series leader Troy Corser was victorious.
The Japanese Ten Kate Honda rider had been near the top of the timing sheets in all practice and qualifying and started both races from second [...]
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Posted on on September 9th, 2008 in
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Andrew Pitt took a superb second place at Donington Park today in round ten of this year’s World Supersport championship. His HANNspree Ten Kate Honda team-mate, Jonathan Rea, joined him on the podium in third place with fellow Honda rider, Josh Brookes, taking the victory.
In the changing weather conditions that have dogged the weekend, the [...]
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Posted on on September 9th, 2008 in
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Teenage stars in the sun
Four days of glorious Italian sunshine allowed one hundred of the World’s best teenage motorcyclists to show off their abilities at the two Initial Selection Events, looking for those who will join the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2009. A pair of two day tests run back to back at [...]
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Posted on on September 9th, 2008 in
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Suzuki Motor Corporation is pleased to announce that Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen have both agreed terms to continue riding for the Japanese company’s MotoGP squad for a further season.
Capirossi joined Suzuki at the end of 2007 and has shown throughout the 2008 season that his energy and enthusiasm for racing are still as high [...]
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Posted on on September 9th, 2008 in
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