Motorcycle racers interested in emulating John Surtees, the legend who won grands prix on both two and four wheels, can show off their karting talents in front of top motor racing performers at the Henry Surtees Trophy event at Buckmore Park, Kent, on October 20. The plucky racers will face around 140 drivers from single-seater, touring-car and sportscar classes in ...
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- 13 September 2011
Rossi’s Crash Opens So Many Questions For several seasons those in MotoGP have been asking: what will the sport do without Valentino? From today, we’ll all find out – if only for the duration of a few races.Valentino Rossi’s crash today could affect ticket sales for the Italian grand prix here at Mugello tomorrow. And the organisers at succeeding rounds ...
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- 05 June 2010
Harris Seek Speed in Moto2 British chassis builders Harris are testing three different fairings, among other items here at Mugello, in an attempt to reduce a maximum speed deficit of 7-8mph over the quickest bikes in the exciting new Moto2 category. American Kenny Noyes captured pole position at Le Mans for the Jack and Jones team on his PromoHarris, but ...
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- 04 June 2010
Jorge Lorenzo: My Story so FarBy Ernest Riveras TobiaHaynes £18.99 I recommend every rider, every parent of a rider, and every team manager to read Jorge Lorenzo’s new book, whose English-language edition is published this week. It’s the story of how he became 250cc world champion at the age of 19, followed this with a second 250cc title in 2007, ...
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- 26 May 2009
Five litres of Relentless energy drink got South African Hudson Kennaugh to pole position on his Linxcel-Seton Tuning Yamaha in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport race at Donington. The drink was consumed by team owner Phil Seton and mechanic Dale Bingle in a classic racing all-night engine rebuild session after Kennaugh reported a power loss during practice on Sunday. Seton and ...
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- 25 May 2009
Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli, who is only 11 points behind series leader Leon Camier in the British Superbike championship, must win at Donington Park this weekend because it is the only one of the 11 circuits in the 12-round championship that he has previously raced on. That’s the opinion of Jack Valentine, Guintoli’s team manager in the Worx Crescent Suzuki team, ...
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- 24 May 2009
Airwaves Yamaha riders Leon Camier and James Ellison are enjoying an extra 1,000rpm on the top end of their Yamaha YZF-R1s at Donington Park this weekend. The bikes’ performance has been boosted with conrods, pistons, camshafts and valves taken from Ben Spies’ World Superbike programme with the Yamaha Italia factory bikes. “Now we can rev the engines to 14,500rpm,” team ...
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- 24 May 2009
Aspar Aprilia rider Bradley Smith scored a slot on the front of the 125cc Spanish GP in qualifying today, and led a trio of Brits into the top eight positions for tomorrow’s 23-lap race. Smith punted round the 2.75-mile Jerez track in 1m 48.434s, to finish just 0.197s slower than his team-mate, the 22-year-old Spaniard Julian Simon. Championship leader Andrea ...
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- 02 May 2009
The 23-year-old Spaniard Dani Pedrosa continued his remarkable comeback to form by leading the second practice for the Spanish MotoGP on the sun-blessed Jerez circuit. Pedrosa speared his Repsol Honda around the 2.75-mile track in 1m 39.422s, to lead Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo by just 0.54s. Marlboro Ducati’s Casey Stoner was third fastest. And Valentino Rossi? Yesterday’s leader of the ...
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- 02 May 2009
Oxfordshire rider Bradley Smith continued his weekend-long duel with Aspar Aprilia team-mate Julian Simon in the second practice session for the 125cc Spanish GP, finishing just 0.321s slower than his Spanish team-mate. Smith headed yesterday’s opening practice session, but this time he had to accept runner-up spot to Simon’s 1m 47.203s best. Championship leader Andrea Iannone (Aprilia) finished third fastest, ...
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- 02 May 2009
