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Silverstone’s layout causes confusion

Silverstone’s layout – especially the trade-mark to-and-fro swerves early in the lap between Maggots and Chapel – combined with hard-paved run-off areas there tempted many riders to take short-cuts through…
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Aleix Espargaro struggling with injuries

Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro was battling serious pain and “rationing my strength” after suffering rib injuries in a go-kart crash after the Austrian GP. The all-internal damage to ligaments and…
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Bike-change procedure update

“It has,” as Rossi said, “something good and something bad compared to the old system.: But, he added, if it was intended to prevent collisions like that between Espargaro and…
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Record breaking pole for Marquez

The Repsol Honda rider became the first rider to lap 5.9-km Silverstone, longest track of the year, inside two minutes. And he did it two laps in a row, rebounding…
Racing

Van Eerde takes Hi-Tec Batteries Australian Supersport 300 Race One of ASBK Round 5

Race One got off to a clean start on favourable track conditions with the exception of Warrick Nowland (WNR, Kawasaki EX 300) who incurred a ten second penalty…
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Chiodo Holds Off Collins For Motul Supersport Pole

Mark Chiodo has been a dominant force so far, topping session after session. The situation got interesting in the final Qualiying session as Ted Collins (NextGen Motorsports, Suzuki…
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Cru Halliday Reigns Supreme for YMI Superbike Round 5 Qualifying

The pole win sets up a brilliant battle tomorrow for Round 5 Morgan Park Raceway (QLD) of the Yamaha Motor Finance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul Pirelli…
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Proposed MotoGP bike swap procedure

In that race, not only did Loris Baz knock one of his mechanics over, but Iannone coming in collided with the exiting Aleix Espargaro. Iannone fall off, and his sliding…
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Will the British GP return to Donington Park?

The GP is already on borrowed time at the Northamptonshire circuit, owned by the F1-oriented British Racing Drivers Club. Silverstone took over the race from Donington in 2010, but then…
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Thomas Luthi to fill Miller's vacant seat

The more surprising was the rider filling the vacant seat at the EG VDS team: long-serving Moto2 rider Thomas Luthi, at 30 years old. The Swiss former 125 champion (2005)…
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Cal Crutchlow fastest on home turf

The rider from Coventry, some 40 miles away, lapped the Northamptonshire circuit – at 5.9 km longest of the year – in 2m 00.897 seconds (175.6 km/h), inside the race…
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“Faster than last year”: riders ready to take on Silverstone

Ahead of track action on Friday for the Octo British Grand Prix, the Pre-Event Press Conference got the ball rolling at Silverstone, with Championship leader Marc Marquez (Repsol…