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World Superbike Review : Round 5 Monza
3 Days ago
Round five of the World Superbike Championship took the teams to Monza, a high speed challenging circuit which is set in one of the most beautiful settings on the World Superbike calendar. The circuit is steeped in history and will always hold a special place for the passionate fans of all forms of motorsport. However none of the riders this weekend were interested in the circuits existing history. The weekend started how the last meeting in Assen finished with Troy Bayliss stamping his authority over the field with a blisteringly quick superpole lap to please the passionate Italian fans that had turned out to cheer on their heroes. Troy would have been delighted to see that his only main championship rival lining up along side him for the two superbike races was Carlos Checa in forth.
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Michelin Launch the Anakee 2
4 Days ago
Nick Sanders, Ewan McGregor, Charlie Boorman, its all their fault. Showing the world that you can travel around with nothing more than a rucksack and a motorbike has led a new generation into the unknown. Making us think it would be easy to stack up the miles and travel across entire continents, encountering a barrage of changing and challenging terrains without so much as a compass and a water bottle for company.
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Book Review – Into Africa
6 Days ago
Have you ever had the urge to give up your job and go traveling for a year on a motorbike which you have only just learnt to ride? Sam Manicom did, he had invested heavily into his career, the eternal rat race to get to the top of the pile. When it was evident that the top job was not going to be he decided to do a trip down Africa instead.
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BSB: Round 3 - Oulton Park Event Roundup
6 Days ago
British Superbikes Round 3 was held at the scenic 2.7 mile Cheshire circuit of Oulton Park last week, under yet another grey, leaden sky. This was despite the rest of the country appearing to be in store for a fine Bank Holiday weekend, which didn’t do much for our spirits as we climbed into our sleeping bags, locked the car doors and hoped for sunshine when we woke on Saturday morning.
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British MX: Summer Weather Spells Midway Point For The Maxxis
09 May 2008
It's barely into May and the Maxxis British Motocross Championship has reached its midway point already. Round four of the championship, held at the Cadders Hill sand track just outside the village of Lyng in Norfolk over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend, was a relief to all riders as it heralded the beginning of summer with temperatures in the twenties and sunshine. Considering that Lyng usually gets the cold and dreary round in early March, the date was well-chosen this year, and to good effect too. The spectator turnout was satisfactory, definitely better than other rounds have experienced so far.
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World MX: Blazing Action Ignites Championship In Portugal
02 May 2008
What a difference a week makes. Last week it was rain and mud, this week it is literally summer weather that belongs in July. But – who are we to complain? Better this than pouring rain, miserable riders and miserable spectators. Águeda, a sleepy market town in the north-west of Portugal and a scant hour from the hustle and bustle of Porto, hosts the third round of the World Motocross Championship, and the complete turnabout of the weather pleasantly surprises everyone. Hot and dry from mid-week onwards, the temperatures peak on Saturday where the mercury hits 32 degrees centigrade and prompts the use of anything that can keep the temperatures down.
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Simply Baylisstic
30 April 2008
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Mean 'N’ Moody Rocketship Cruiser
30 April 2008
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World Supersport : Can it get any better than this?
29 April 2008
World Supersport has on numerous occasions provided the world with jaw dropping, edge of the seat racing and Sunday proved to be no exception. For the fans that travelled to the cathedral of speed at Assen in Holland they witnessed one of the truly great World Supersport races. Johnny Rea managed to grab the whole shot from his grid slot of second place leading the field into Assen’s tight first corner, which becomes even tighter when you’re trying to fit thirty six supersport machines through it. The Supersport class has affectionately been named the class of the axe murderers. This name has mainly come about because the class is made up of a mixture of up and coming stars and veterans who are trying to make a comeback, because of this no quarter is given between anyone, not even team mates, it’s quite normal to see team mates clashing fairings and elbows in an attempt to battle their way through to the front of this highly competitive field.
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World MX: Mud Mayhem In Spain
25 April 2008
Spain is the proverbial country of sun. The running joke around the world motocross paddock though is that when it comes to Bellpuig in the heart of Catalunya, you pack wellies, raincoat, and extra clothes, not t-shirts, shorts and flip-flops. This year the weather again held true to that. Friday evening was a glimpse of what was to come on Sunday – rain. Saturday dawned to sunny conditions, but the locals, knowing the fickleness of the weather, forecast yet another rainy Grand Prix.
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BSB: Thruxton, Round 2 - Fast As You Like!
23 April 2008
Round two of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship took place at Thruxton in Hampshire last weekend with more than the usual sense of excitement and urgency than normal because it would be the first meeting of the season to see genuine racing due to the snowed off Brands Hatch round a fortnight ago.
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A Star is Born : Jorge Lorenzo
21 April 2008
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British MX : More Mud For The Maxxis Championship At Torrington
17 April 2008
Mud, mud, mud and more mud. That's exactly what awaited all at Waggadon Farm just outside Great Torrington in Devon this past weekend when the Maxxis British Motocross Championship made its third stop of the season. Rains earlier in the week prompted persons close to ACU Events to request teams to delay their arrival until late Saturday afternoon to allow the field used as a paddock to dry out.
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The REV'IT! Typhoon Summer Textile Jacket
17 April 2008
We take a look at the light REV'IT! Typhoon summer textile jacket... Spring’s here and on and off for a while now, we’ve seen glimpses of what summer is like again. It seems that every winter I lose touch with just how good riding a bike in London during the summer is. That feeling you get that draws you outside, puts a smile on your face and encourages you to go for a ride, enjoying flying around town, meeting friends and slipping through traffic.
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Tyre Wars - Michelin vs Bridgestone
16 April 2008
Michelin has been resurgent over the first three races of the 2008 season. It’s hard to believe that this is the company that had many of the top riders and teams scrambling around for an alternate solution at the end of 2007.
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World MX: Wet Weather Starts The Championship Off With A Cracker
16 April 2008
"Welkom bij Eurocircuit" - That's what the sign says at the gate. Valkenswaard, a vibrant town twenty odd miles from Ground Zero of motocross, the Kempen in Belgium, and 80 miles from Germany, Brussels and Amsterdam, is the traditional season opener for the World Motocross Grand Prix, and this year again it hosts the world's most prestigious motocross championship opener. The weather is as could be expected considering the wave of low pressure systems that have chased across much of the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe – cold, wet, and nasty.
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WSB Round 3 @ Valencia : Review
14 April 2008
Round three of the World Superbike series has recently passed at the Southern Spain circuit of Valencia. Our racing reporter, Neil Everett gives us a report on the nail-biting moments that race-day held!
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MotoGP Round 3 Estoril : Preview
08 April 2008
This weekend sees the third round of the MotoGP championship with many of the teams battling to catch up to the two teams who have dominated the season so far Yamaha and Honda.
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Kawasaki : Something to Scream About
03 April 2008
MotoGP is the pinnacle of motorcycle racing, it is the Premier league or Formula one if you will, with all the manufacturers looking to achieve the ultimate prize of being number one and having the opportunity to make the claim that they are the best of the best. It’s an increasingly difficult and expensive sport to take part in which can be best illustrated by the fact that in only two races Ilmor were forced to pack up their project in back in 2007. I suppose this begs the question why are so many bike manufacturers prepared to pay so much and input so much effort into MotoGP? Well the answer to that is actually rather easy. MotoGP is the shopping window for motorbike manufacturers to display their brand. It’s like seeing the latest designs on the cat walk. MotoGP is the biggest shop window there is and without it, some of the manufacturers certainly wouldn’t sell as many units.
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MotoGP's Latest Rivalry
31 March 2008
Over the last few seasons the premier class of Motorbike racing has all been a bit too nice. What it has been missing is a thrilling and gripping rivalry, something that can add that special ingredient that adds a little extra spice to the event. It happens in football when Arsenal play Manchester United, or in Rugby when London Wasp’s play Bath. A good rivalry is something that has really been missing from MotoGP for a while now. A good rivalry can turn a good race into a great race.
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