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The second factory Ducati seat goes to....

The second factory Ducati seat remains hot property, with Jorge Lorenzo’s tenure looking no less shaky after the mediocre start to his second season. Lorenzo, French MotoGP 2018 Most problematic…
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81 crashes during two days of practice at Le Mans

Was this a new dry-weather record? There were an impressive 81 crashes during two days of practice at Le Mans, with the explanation difficult to find. The Bugatti circuit was…
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Early move to MotoGP for Joan Mir?

A new rumour surfaced on Friday at Le Mans, for the second factory Suzuki seat alongside Alex Rins … that the place is earmarked for his highly fancied Spanish compatriot…
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Johan Zarco first French rider to take pole at his home GP since 1988

Johan Zarco became the first French rider to take pole at his home GP since Christian Sarron in 1988, with a fully abandoned lap where the usually super-smooth Yamaha rider…
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Marquez: “We have decided to play our Joker”

The stop-and-go nature of Le Mans brought out the wings – in particular a new set from Honda, very similar to the pointed loop favoured by Yamaha, and in the…
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Aleix Espargaro signs on for another two years

“I am really pleased,” the Spaniard said. “In nine years in MotoGP I have not been with any team for more than two years. This will give me stability.” While…
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Miller a front runner for Ducati factory seat

With the possibility of a factory Ducati seat alongside Dovi next year and a handful of strong riders still without contracts, the competition is hotting up. As well as Iannone,…
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Dovi extends his time with Ducati

Dovizioso is to stay with Ducati. This unsurprising announcement started the weekend at Le Mans, bringing to an end faint rumours that last year’s title runner-up was flirting with…
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Dovizioso tops the first-day time-sheets at Le Mans on Friday

Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) topped Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) on the first-day time-sheets at Le Man on Friday, reversing the positions of the first morning session in an…
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AUSSIE RACING TALENT - THE FAST 78'ERS

A group of Australians gather around Warren Willing’s Yamaha TZ750 at the Imola 200 meeting of April 1-2, 1978. They’re full of expectation, five riders tackling Europe full-time, two…
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Win on debut for Suzuki GSX-R125

The AMCN/Pirelli/Suzuki Motorcycles Australia GSX-R125 enjoyed a win on debut in the commuterlites class of the PCRA championship at Sydney Motorsport Park. The only modifications made to the…
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Le Mans is Zarco’s territory

Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) has been incredibly close to his first premier class win a number of times, and now it’s time to return to the Frenchman’s home…