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1997 German 250GP battle between Biaggi, Jacque, Harada and Waldmann
After the thrilling racing from the World Superbikes at Donington Park, a certain Mr Rossi tweeted his approval of the action that had just appeared on his TV screen. However, Valentino expressed that MotoGP racing has become much more boring - a ... Continue reading
All the stats ahead of the French Grand Prix at Le Mans
800 - The French Grand Prix will be the 800th Grand Prix event counting towards the world championship classification.
100 - Dani Pedrosa’s third place finish at Estoril was the 100th time he has stood on a Grand Prix podium. He is the seventh rider to reach the milestone of 100 Grand ... Continue reading
A save to make Mamola proud
Back in 1985 Randy Mamola was captured on film performing the most miraculous save of all time, hanging on for dear life as his Honda NSR500 tried to fling him from his seat. Recently, we've seen some impromptu homages to the original with Jonathan Rea at Assen and the ... Continue reading
...and the other ups and downs from a full weekend of racing action
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Stalker back on the top step: It has been 12 years in the making but Chris Walker finally scored his first British Superbike race win since the ill-fated 2000 season, and at the same location of his infamous and court-ending collision at Oulton Park with Neil Hodgson.
Haga shows some ... Continue reading
Learn about what the Pirelli rubber is subjected to in a high speed lap of Monza
Considering it's simple nature, Monza is one of the most demanding and exciting circuits on the World Superbike calendar. Here Pirelli Racing Director, Giorgio Barbier, explains the challenge the historic Italian circuit poses to the tyre manufacturer:
"For Pirelli this is our home race, since our headquarters are just a few kilometres ... Continue reading
Dr. Martin Raines' regular dose of MotoGP stats ahead of Estoril
44 – On the first day of practice at Estoril it will be exactly 44 years ago to the day that Salvador Canellas won the 125cc race at the Spanish GP in 1968 at Montjuich Park in Barcelona – this was the first GP win by a Spanish rider and the ... Continue reading
Classic scrap involving the usual suspects; some all-time greats
There are countless magic moments from Kevin Schwantz's career, not least his '93 championship but is this scrap with Doohan (not to mention Rainey and Kocinski) one of his best last laps? Continue reading
The Schuberth prototype that became the SR1 race helmet
Michael Schumacher has played an important role in the development of Schuberth’s motorcycle helmets. When the Formula 1 legend retired from the sport in 2006 he started to become more actively involved in his second passion: motorcycle racing.
Through his close relationship with Schuberth, Schumacher approached the German helmet manufacturer with the ... Continue reading
Jerez MotoGP in numbers
150 - Alvaro Bautista will be making his 150th Grand Prix start at Jerez. Following the opening race of the year in Qatar, Bautista has made 33 starts in MotoGP, 49 in the 250cc class and 67 in the 125cc class.
150 – At the Spanish GP, Thomas Luthi is scheduled to ... Continue reading
Give that man a round of applause
If you missed the World Superbikes at Assen over the weekend, then kick yourself now. Or go and find it on Eurosport, quick!
One of the highlights of race one - and let's be honest there were so many to choose from - was this amazing save from Jonathan Rea.
The only rider ... Continue reading
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