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Toseland signs for privateer BMW team
By Visordown News on 04/10/2010 09:32:25
Former two-time World Superbike champion Toseland to front a factory-backed privateer squad for 2011
FOLLOWING a lacklustre season James Toseland has signed for a privateer BMW team for next years World Superbike championship.There have been no offical reports stating whether the BMW outfit will be a new entry in to the series or the return
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Checa ends private WSB test on top
By Visordown News on 15/02/2012 11:15:13
Overall times from the three day test at Phillip Island
THE three day private World Superbike test has ended with Carlos Checa leading the timesheets.Unfazed by an extra 6kg to his Ducati 1198, Checa ended the final day with a 1:31.8 and was closely followed by Kawasaki's Tom Sykes who was tenth behind
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MotoGP: Suzuki's private Phillip Island test sessi
By Visordown News on 28/11/2007 13:07:43
Capirossi and Vermuelen notch up 200 laps each
able to get on with our job and not worry about other riders or lap-times. I know my pace on the new bike was better than the race here in October, but that was not what this test was all about. We were here to find out what would make the bike work
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Privateer BMW squad joins 2010 WSB line-up
By Visordown News on 10/12/2009 12:20:36
Roland Resch to race S1000RR for Reitwagen Motorsport
A NEW privateer BMW team is to compete in the 2010 World Superbike Championship.Reitwagen Motorsport will enter the WSB series with Austrian racer Roland Resch riding the squad's S100RR suoerbike.Team spokesman Andreas Werth said: “Roland will race
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Checa leads at the end of day two
By Visordown News on 14/02/2012 11:29:30
2011 Champion tops the timesheets on the second day of the private WSB test at Phillip Island
CARLOS CHECA upped the pace on the second day of the private WSB test at Phillip Island.Yesterday's quickest rider, Tom Sykes was second by only a tenth. Aprilia Racing team-mates Max Biaggi and Eugene Laverty followed in third and fourth
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Schumacher spied bike testing again
By Visordown News on 17/09/2009 10:25:15
German ace makes return to motorcycle racing at private test session
DESPITE seriously injuring his neck earlier this year after crashing his bike during testing in Spain and a raft of soft F1 people and medics crying that he shouldn't ride motorcycles, Michael Schumacher has got out for a secret ride on his German
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Knight blasts rivals in GNCC comeback
By Visordown News on 01/07/2009 08:47:07
David Knight trounces the US opposition aboard his new privateer Kawasaki
privately entered Kawasaki, leading the event from the start until the finish.After the race Knight said: "It's great to have enjoyed myself like I did, and to have returned to the top of a podium. I always said I needed to start enjoying myself with my
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New MotoGP team to use former BMW 3-cyl engine
By Visordown News on 09/09/2009 08:11:52
Italian privateer GP squad plan for full 2010 season
A NEW PRIVATEER team is to enter the MotoGP World Championship at the end of the season - FB Racing Team will make its debut in the last race of 2009 at Valencia on 8 November.The team have developed a new machine designed by Oral Engineering Group
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Major manufacturers linked to engine supply deal
By Visordown News on 08/09/2009 17:53:55
Privateer MotoGP teams to wait almost a year for new motors
LATEST MOTOGP NEWS: At least two manufacturers are prepared to supply 800cc prototype engines to privateer MotoGP teams for future championships.MSMA spokesman Takenao Tsubouchi made the claim at Misano but was not able to name the potential sources
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Aprilia shelves its Moto2 project
By Ben Cope on 25/11/2009 16:04:37
Aprilia pull out of Moto2 class and won't be supplying any bikes to privateer teams
shock as its Moto2 chassis is said to be 'almost finished'.In a statement Aprilia said: "It would be useless and harmful to the image of a large Italian and European motorcycle manufacturer, which has won 43 world titles in road racing and off road
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