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Suzuki Wins World Endurance Championship!
15 September 2008
Suzuki has clinched the 2008 World Endurance Championship at the penultimate round, the Bol d'Or in France this afternoon. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (SERT) riders Vincent Philippe, Mathieu Lagrive and Julien Da Costa raced their GSX-R1000 to their fourth consecutive title by leading from start to finish in the fifth-round 24-hour event to beat SERT's second team by six laps.
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Pirelli Brands Hatch Race Review
04 August 2008
After two days of practice in an uncertain atmosphere, due to changing weather conditions, Troy Bayliss took the Superpole prize with a 1'25.656 lap, ahead of Haga, Kiyonari and Smrz, who were also on the first row. Just a few raindrops came along at the start of the Superpole laps, but that was enough for it to be declared ‘wet’; and then the sun came back… Wet Superpole is run in a different format compared to the solo lap of the ‘dry’ version: it’s a 50 minute session with a maximum of 12 pit lane exits for the riders. Bayliss only realized the fastest lap in the last moments, when the racetrack was completely dry and riders were finally running with Pirelli qualifiers. A great performance came from the English rider Tom Sykes, on the Rizla Suzuki which he races with in the BSB (British National championship) - which is also a single make Pirelli Championship. Sykes took a great 6th grid spot, behind Corser but ahead of Biaggi and the three Suzuki Alstare riders.
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Classic Motor Show 2008
02 July 2008
This year’s Classic Motor Show, held from the 14th to 16th November at Birmingham’s NEC, is expanding its interest in classic motorcycles with a brand new area dedicated to bike and scooters dating from pre-war to 80s modern classics. The Pavilion, situated next to the Classic Motor Show halls, will feature classic motorcycle clubs, displays of rare and unusual bikes, a seminar area, motorcycle traders and a ‘Bikejumble’ for people looking for that elusive part. Show Manager Andy Rouse explains: “For the past few years we have encouraged more classic motorcycle clubs to apply for the free space that we allocate at each show. As the interest in classic bikes has grown, so has the space allocated so it’s a natural progression that we dedicate an entire hall so that enthusiasts can see even more rare and amazing motorcycles along with the exquisite cars that we always feature.
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SERT Extends Endurance Lead
12 May 2008
Defending World Endurance Champions Suzuki Endurance Racing Team have extended their lead in the 2008 championship by taking victory at the 6 Horas Nocturnas de Albacete in Spain. Vincent Philippe, Julien Da Costa and Guillaume Dietrich race their GSX-R1000 to a two-lap victory ahead of Spanish privateers Josep Sarda, Kenny Noyes and Bernat Martinez of the Suzuki Catala team and Bolliger Switzerland's David Morillon, Patric Muff and Horst Saiger.
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Double Dutch Delight for Bayliss at Assen
28 April 2008
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) powered to his second double of the year with two convincing wins at the Assen TT Circuit in the Netherlands in the fourth round of the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship front of 75,000 spectators. Bayliss powered to his fifth win at Assen in the opening race after a mistake by early leader Kagayama (Alstare Suzuki) on lap 12 left him with a gap at the chicane. The Australian then increased his lead over the following riders in the final laps to win by a margin of 2 seconds. Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) took the runner-up slot, in a sprint to the finish with Max Neukirchner (Suzuki Alstare). Kagayama took fourth from Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia WSB), both riders holding off a late charge by Jakub Smrz (Ducati Guandalini).
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Suzuki 1-2 At Le Mans World Endurance
21 April 2008
Suzuki Endurance Racing Team's number two squad led a SERT GSX-R1000 one-two at the opening round of the World Endurance Championship at Le Mans in France yesterday.
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Vincents Call The Tune At H&H’s Inaugural Duxford
17 October 2007
People like ‘barn finds’. They stir the imagination and, more importantly, frequently present collectors with a prime restoration project – a machine that has stood untouched for years, stands a good chance of being especially original. Such was the 1954 Vincent Series C V-twin Rapide in H&H’s inaugural Duxford Imperial War Museum motorcycle and bicycle sale of October 10. Though apparently only lacking the dynamo drive cover, it nevertheless was in need of a total restoration, yet was so stunningly original and unmolested that it made £18,700!
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Doha 8 Hours – Qatar Awaits The Final Race Of The 2007 Season
14 October 2007
The Doha 8 Hours, the final leg of the 2007 QMMF Endurance FIM World Championship, will roar into action on Saturday 10th November at the Losail circuit in Qatar. This final race of the year also marks an important precedent, as it will be the first ever Endurance World Championship race staged at Losail. The international circuit is 5.4km in length and was built in 2004 in the desert close to Doha, the capital of Qatar.
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Suzuki Clinches Endurance Title
17 September 2007
Suzuki has won the 2007 World Endurance Championship after finishing second at the Bol d'Or 24 Hour race at Magny Cours in France. Defending Champions Suzuki Endurance Racing Team - Vincent Philippe, Matthieu Lagrive and Julien da Costa - recovered from a crash five hours into the penultimate and fifth round, which put them down in 40th position, to fight back into second place behind race winners Yamaha GMT 94 as the GSX-R1000 riders' closest championship rivals Kawasaki France retired during the night.
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Yoshimura Suzuki Wins At Suzuka
30 July 2007
Team Yoshimura Suzuki's Yukio Kagayama and Kousuke Akiyoshi raced their GSX-R1000 to victory in the Suzuka 8 Hour World Endurance third round in Japan - the team's first Suzuka endurance win for almost 30 years. It was back in 1978 at the inaugural Suzuka 8 Hour race that the team tasted victory aboard their GS1000R. Kagayama led from the start from Honda's Ryuichi Kiyonari, Norick Abe (Yamaha) and Tady Okada (Honda), opening up a 15-second advantage by the one hour mark when Akiyoshi took over.
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Suzuki Set For Albacete 6 Hours
03 May 2007
Defending World Endurance Champions SERT are looking to take control of this year's series at this weekend's second round in Spain following their second place at the opening round at Le Mans in France. GSX-R1000-mounted Vincent Philippe, Matthieu Lagrive and Julien Da Costa head a field of 42 teams - 20 permanent series competitors and 22 others - for the Albacete 6 Hours which starts at 18.00hrs on Saturday.
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Chaz Davies Will Ride Arnaud Vincent’s Honda At Donington
24 June 2006
Chaz Davies, thanks to ADV Agency of Montecarlo and to the friend Lucio Cecchinello, will take Arnaud Vincent’s place in the Great Britain GP. The English rider will thus have the opportunity to take part at his home GP in Donington park, with the Honda kit of the Team Molenarr. The Frenchman Arnaud Vincent has broken 4 ribs during the Mugello Italian GP. He has run the Barcellona race despite the pain, but he has now to jump 2 races, Assen and Donington, in order to feel fine for the following races. We will surely see him again at Sachsenring GP after one more medical check.
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Humangest Racing Honda'S Andrea Dovizioso Won A Nail-biting 250cc Race
19 June 2006
Andrea Dovizioso (Humangest Racing Honda RS250RW) won a nail-biting 250cc race from Jorge Lorenzo in second and Alex de Angelis third (both Aprilia) to record his first win in the class since moving up as World 125cc Champion in 2004. The Italian qualified on pole and was always convinced he had the speed to shine here. But it was a tough race. Roberto Locatelli (Aprilia) led into turn one and Dovi, who did not get the best of starts, made a masterful manoeuvre up the inside of the pack at turn five to take second.
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Suzuki Castrol Extend Lead
18 June 2006
World Endurance Champions Suzuki Castrol won the Zolder 6 Hour fourth round of the FIM World Endurance Championship in Belgium this afternoon and extended its lead in the series to 44 points. GSX-R1000-mounted Vincent Philippe, Keiichi Kitagawa – who crashed heavily in qualifying - and Matthieu Lagrive took their third win of the seven-round series, completing 223 laps, three more than Yamaha Austria who currently hold second place in the Championship.
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Third for Honda's Andrea Dovizioso
05 June 2006
Jorge Lorenzo won a tight 250cc race from Alex de Angelis (both Aprilia) with series points leader Andrea Dovizioso (Humangest Racing Honda RS250RW) a fighting third. Dovi’s team-mate Yuki Takahashi (Humangest Racing Honda RS250RW) was fourth. Takahashi got the holeshot into turn one and led through the first few turns before Lorenzo took the lead closely followed by Dovi. Within four laps a seven-rider lead group had established itself at the front.
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Honda Riders Dominated The French GP
22 May 2006
Honda riders dominated the 250cc race as rookie Yuki Takahashi (Humangest Racing Honda RS250RW) won a tight tussle from his team-mate and series points leader Andrea Dovizioso (Humangest Racing Honda RS250RW) with another Honda rookie, Shuhei Aoyama (Repsol Honda RS250RW), completing the rostrum in third.
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Suzuki Wins Albacete World Endurance
21 May 2006
Suzuki Castrol has won the Albacete 8 Horas Nocturnas round of the FIM World Endurance Championship and increased its series lead to 39 points after three rounds. GSX-R1000-mounted Keiichi Kitagawa, Matthieu Lagrive and Vincent Philippe ran a consistent race which was incident packed from the start.
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Suzuki On Provisional Albacete Pole
19 May 2006
Reigning World Champions Suzuki Castrol is on provisional pole for tomorrow’s Albacete 8 Horas Nocturnas World Endurance Championship third round at Albacete in Spain.
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2nd For Andrea Dovizioso, Humangest Honda
16 May 2006
Hector Barbera (Aprilia) won a thrilling 250cc race by a mere quarter of a second from Andrea Dovizioso (Humangest Racing Honda RS250RW) as both riders fought tooth and nail for their first wins in this class after graduating from 125cc racing. Hiroshi Aoyama (KTM) was third.
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Suzuki Race To 2nd From 49th
24 April 2006
Reigning World Endurance Champions Suzuki Castrol clawed back from a heavy crash in the first hour to finish runners-up at the Le Mans 24-hour second round in France that finished this afternoon. The Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (SERT) of Keiichi Kitagawa, Mathieu Lagrive and Vincent Philippe were only two laps behind winners, National Motors Honda, after 817 laps of racing.
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