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Superstock 1000: Cummins gets Donington wild card
By Visordown News on 26/06/2009 14:45:50
Conor Cummins to race in this weekend's WSB meet at Donington Park
TEAM BLACKHORSE Yamaha has announced their BSB Superstock 1000 rider, Conor Cummins, has a wild-card entry for the British round of the European Superstock 1000 Championship at Donington Park. Conor Cummins:"This is a wonderful opportunity
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Loris Baz joins Kawasaki WSB team
By Visordown News on 11/05/2012 10:18:36
Frenchman to take Joan Lascorz's seat for Donington Park and Miller
in a testing crash, Baz will be making his WSB debut in a promotion from the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, where he scored second place in the opening round at Imola on the MRS Racing Kawasaki.Despite his young age, the 19-year-old Frenchman joins the team
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Niall Mackenzie Column - May 2007
By niall mackenzie on 01/05/2007 19:06:53
With each new year we're greeted by ever-faster, ever-lighter and ever-cleverer sportsbikes. So what's happened to the lap times, asks a bemused Niall Mackenzie
ratio than the old V4 Honda. At Bruntingthorpe the fastest 1000cc tops out at 175mph but will only just dip into the 1m37s at Donington with pocket Leon Haslam on board. Okay, superstock riders lap two seconds quicker but their bikes are lighter, have 15
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Motorcycle Radar: 1986
By Roland Brown on 18/11/2010 15:01:39
The VFR750F. Need we say any more? This was 1986
’s legendary RD350LC stroker, complete with full fairing. Kawasaki caught a cold with the GPZ1000RX, which was uglier, heavier and more expensive than the GPZ900R Ninja it was intended to replace. At least the Big K’s 1000GTR tourer was comfy as well as fat
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BSB: Ducati weight set at 175kg
By Visordown News on 09/06/2008 11:31:07
Click here to read the full rule changes for 1200cc V-twins
10kg onto the former minimum weight limit for the V-twins from the original 165kg limit. The new weight limits are supposed to ensure closer racing and a more level playing field between the 120cc V-twins and 1000cc four-cylinder machines
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Niall Mackenzie Column - May 2006
By Niall Mackenzie on 01/05/2006 15:25:54
This month the wee Scott gets worked up about Triumph, Rossi, F1 and Learjets
. A Superstock R1 on treaded tyres will now match Noriyuki Haga's 1998 Donington WSB winning times. How good is that? Until recently I believed this was all good news. I'd have said give me MotoGP power, give me sharper handling and make it all weigh
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James Whitham Column - Jun 02
By James Whitham on 13/06/2002 11:17:06
This months Whit jets around the world for his commentary and musical gigs
, because the times were really close, once he gets to Donington and Mallory and that he'll be fine.It were a good meeting really, and I was pleased that Rob Mac got a good result first time out with the R1s. After practice all the 1,000cc lads seemed
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Interview: Jonathan Rea
By Robin Goodwin on 23/03/2011 10:27:29
Taking time out from giving guided tours around the Isle of Man Rea talks about the 130mph crash, what his Fireblade would be like from a blank sheet and the character of Biaggi
but we can certainly lose it, we came out the first round at Phillip Island with our heads above water.Recuperation for Donington ParkI was really concerned after the crash as the Clinica Mobile doctors told me that I had damaged a ligament in my good
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Simon Crafar: Let's get back to great racing
By Ben Cope on 14/02/2012 14:33:32
He fought the factory bikes on a satellite Yamaha and won. Simon Crafar on why CRTs are the future, the easy way to go faster on track and how he'd change Superbike racing for the better
problem as I see it. Why not make Superbike more like a trick Superstock 1000, with slicks and all the normal bolt on bits anyone can buy? Control ECU? The field will bigger, our National Championship wildcards will bother to enter their home WSBK races
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