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Suggested Mapping: F*** Off

Team orders are controversial enough anyway. Perhaps it was in the interests of decency, sportsmanship, truth and beauty that Jorge held himself aloof. But more likely because his…
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Aussie Scott Britnell at Dakar Rally

I have been fortunate enough to endure the event as a mechanic five times. I attended the last African Dakar in 2007 and four events in South America. I have…
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ISDE 2017 Wrap

A steady start had the Men’s team (Josh Green, Matthew Philips, Daniel Milner, Daniel Sanders) third overall at the end of the opening day, and the Women’s team…
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MX Nats 2017 Wrap

Second and third places were fought over until the end, KTM’s Kirk Gibbs eventually hanging on to second overall ahead of Yamaha’s Kade Mosig. Egan…
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JOSH WATERS INTERVIEW

At the start of the 2017 Australian Superbike season, pundits predicted a championship for the ages. Herfoss, Maxwell, Allerton, Staring, Bugden, Falzon… more than half a dozen…
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Cross Country 2017 Wrap

Just 30 seconds separated the final podium placegetters, South Australian Ivan Long (Husqvarna) narrowly beating NT’s Luke Hayes (KTM). The 2017 Sunraysia Rally was this…
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Supercross 2017 wrap

In a close battle for second overall for the year, Daniel Reardon (Kawasaki) and Dean Ferris (Yamaha) were separated by just five points after the sixth and final…
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AORC 2017 Wrap

Milner tasted the winner’s champagne at all 12 rounds and was crowned both the overall 2017 champion and the E2 section winner, while his teammate Lyndon Snodgrass claimed E3…
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Three hours of power - Adelaide 3-Hour

For the second year running Daniel Falzon and Liam Wilkinson have claimed the Auldana Foundations Adelaide 3-Hour completing 154 laps of the Mallala circuit to break their record of…
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RIDE FOREVER MOTORCYCLE SHOW - The greatest show on (middle) earth

In the global motorcycle market, we often say that Australia is a drop in the ocean. Spare a thought then for New Zealand, where yearly sales numbers…
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Moto3 2017 season wrap

KTM impressed in MotoGP and contended strongly in Moto2, but they took their eye off the ball in the small-capacity class after winning three of the first five four-stroke…
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Moto2 2017 season wrap

Well, not so in 2017. For some reason – not least the departure of double-champ Zarco, plus the arrival of a handful of fast rookies and the new…