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Where Are They Now? Kevin Magee
By Gordon Ritchie on 05/01/2011 17:07:03
The brightest young Aussie prospect ever survived hideous injury to nurture the careers of others
Rainey in a factory Yamaha 500 team operated by Kenny Roberts.Nowadays 'Magoo', as he is affectionately known down under, is the expert TV commentator on Australian TV, a part-time magazine road tester, an instructor for an Aussie race school and trains
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VIDEO: Rossi races Lawson in Superkarts
By Visordown News on 03/07/2009 09:52:51
MotoGP World Champ takes on the old boys in a karting spectacular at Laguna Seca
Rossi karting ahead of Lawson, Rainey and RobertsOnboard Superkart lap at Laguna SecaAMERICAN NEWS channel KSBW has covered the build-up to this year's USGP at Laguna Seca, including a star-studded kart race featuring GP riders past and present
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Schwantz at his best?
By Ben Cope on 27/04/2012 12:52:55
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?
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Lorenzo close to topping Rossi's podium rate
By Visordown News on 27/06/2012 09:00:38
Lorenzo could overtake Rossi in the record books at Assen on Saturday
percentage of 68.5. Whereas Rossi stands at 68.6% with 140 podium appearances in 204 races. If he passes the Italian it will place him in third in the table behind GP greats Wayne Rainey and Mick Doohan.Lorenzo is currently on a hat-trick of victories after
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When Mackenzie met Schwantz
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/08/2010 17:12:38
Niall Mackenzie interviews former team-mate and 1993 500 Grand Prix Champion Kevin Schwantz
, Doohan and Rainey before, will there always be one dominant rider in GP racing?Yes, I think so, but guys like Rossi, Doohan and Rainey just found a higher level of confidence.Why do people remember the late '80s and early '90s as the glory years of GP
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USA bans sale of motorcycles for under 12s
By Visordown News on 12/02/2009 11:19:35
Yes folks, the health and safety Nazis are at it again
for breaking the law could face a fine of up to $15 million. The new ruling is set to have a devastating effect on US motorcycle dealers nationwide. So how exactly are the future Roberts, Raineys and Lawsons supposed to cut their teeth? On a Playstation perhaps
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Visordown reader wins Lorenzo lid auction
By Visordown News on 03/02/2010 12:15:46
MotoGP star's Halo helmet sells at auction to help children in Nepal
on eBay for just under £1350, with proceeds of the sale going to help deprived children in Nepal. Steve is already an avid racing memorabilia collector. His treasure trove consists of helmets worn by: Casey Stoner, Wayne Rainey, Marco Melandri, Norick
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Five minutes with Neil Hodgson
By Niall Mackenzie on 14/12/2011 20:36:36
Burnley's world champ has a new hobby - working.
Factor?N.H. X Factor. I don’t understand dancing, I can’t dance and I don’t want to dance.N.M. Rhianna or Lady Gaga?N.H. Rhianna. I don’t know what Lady Gaga is and I don’t like looking at it.N.M. Rainey or Schwantz?N.H. Schwantz but I have the utmost
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3-11-90 - The first Day of Champions
By Visordown on 01/12/2010 14:09:04
When GP racing found its conscience and the Day of Champions was born
World Champ Wayne Rainey, riding his Team Roberts YZR-500, had an on-track shoot-out with the JPS Nortons; there were autograph signings and an all-star kart race.In the era before satellite TV and Eurosport, mass-market consumption and multi
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Schwantz and Mackenzie on the Nurburgring box
By Niall Mackenzie on 10/12/2012 13:32:24
refreshments.While I hoped Crusty was the new mystic meg, the truth was I would have been more than happy to buy the beers if I made it to the flag inside the top five. I had an outside chance of catching one major scalp as Wayne Rainey was riding with a nasty
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