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Retirement is rife but thankfully not for Vale
By Niall Mackenzie on 15/11/2012 14:50:39
Lots of great riders are calling it a day, but not Rossi
potential has been so immense. Since he announced his retirement I’ve savoured every moment of his unique kerb clipping sideways action. When the likes of Lorenzo, Spies and Crutchlow say his riding is on another planet you know he is pretty special. Some
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Cal looking good
By Niall Mackenzie on 20/03/2011 09:17:00
New dog, new tricks
exit and beyond. Everything appears to be happening in fast forward. This is a tricky process as Lorenzo proved in his first year by demonstrating some major corner entry highsides.You also need a switched on crew back in the pits fine tuning all
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Buying countless tatty bikes. And that Marquez fella
By Niall Mackenzie on 10/05/2013 11:20:08
Mackenzie's got a terrible disease
these symptoms and is actively seeking therapy. I’ll be monitoring the situation from now on but in the meantime if anyone hears of a reasonably priced Raleigh Wisp for sale please let me know.It was interesting standing in the crowd last weekend as the Lorenzo
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Pre season testing, bring it on!
By Niall Mackenzie on 21/01/2011 10:07:34
Rossi/Moto GP 2011/testing
team mate,the diminutive Dani Pedrosa. Jorge Lorenzo was certainly unbeatable in the latter half of 2010 but the nature of racing is that the opposition normally comes back stronger so he’ll need to dig deep especially with the very special Ben Spies
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Behind the scenes in Qatar
By Niall Mackenzie on 19/03/2011 14:16:09
Snippets from the Moto GP season opener
Just because you have the name Jorge Lorenzo on your screen and you've won a world championship doesn't mean you'll get an easy time at scrutineering. In Qatar the technical inspection staff made the factory Yamaha mechanics remove bodywork
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Jan 09
By Niall Mackenzie on 15/01/2009 16:52:20
Ex-Grand Prix legend turned super-fast roadtester Niall Mackenzie is back on the top step of the podium at the tender age of 47
won the ‘Niall Mackenzie’ trophy, which I happily passed on to second placed man and worthy front-runner Lewis Farrow.Many thanks to everyone who helped me that weekend, get well soon Kenny Edwards and don’t worry Andrew Pitt, I think your job is still
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Niall Mackenzie Column - July 10
By Niall Mackenzie on 15/07/2010 12:29:18
Many kind words of comfort for those involved in all walks of the throbbing motorsports industry. Thank the lord for the unbridled generosity of spirit of this prince among men
and Valencia), he has been unable to slog it out race after race with the other three more muscular members of the so called ‘fantastic four’ (Rossi, Lorenzo, Stoner). Being the number one rider at HRC he has obviously driven the development towards making
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