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  • [ May 18, 2026 ] BAUMAN AND HARLEY-DAVIDSON XG750R TAKE THIRD CONSECUTIVE AFT SUPERTWINS VICTORY AT BUDDS CREEK HALF MILE News
  • [ May 18, 2026 ] P1 for Acosta as Red Bull KTM get back to the grind at Barcelona MotoGP™ test News
  • [ May 18, 2026 ] Craig DeLong and Korie Steede race to Powerline Park GNCC podium results News
  • [ May 18, 2026 ] Simone Mancini on the box at the Italian Prestige MX2 Championship in Fermo News
  • [ May 18, 2026 ] Yamaha EmPowers Luna Rossa chase fleet for 38th America’s Cup News
  • [ May 18, 2026 ] Bou and Abellan extend title leads on day two of TrialGP of Japan News
  • [ May 18, 2026 ] Stunner 6-cylinder 2027 BMW Vision K18: We Are Ready For Blastoff! 2027 Motorcycle Models
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Petrucci injured: String of bad luck continues at Most News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Top seven for Brad Binder after chaotic Catalan MotoGP News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Ducati Lenovo Team take third place in the Monster Energy Grand Prix of Catalunya News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Aruba.it Racing – Ducati: Bulega takes his nineteenth successive win in WorldSBK News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Fourth place for Aprilia Racing in a chaotic race in Montmeló News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] 15 out of 15: wins and records in Most News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Gonzalez takes home the Moto2™ race and Vietti sets a new lap record News
  • [ May 17, 2026 ] Demanding Sunday at Most for the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team News
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BAUMAN AND HARLEY-DAVIDSON XG750R TAKE THIRD CONSECUTIVE AFT SUPERTWINS VICTORY AT BUDDS CREEK HALF MILE

May 18, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  MILWAUKEE (May 17, 2026) – Super.com/Rick Ware Racing/Jacob Construction/Parts Plus rider Briar Bauman ran his Mission AFT SuperTwins winning streak to three races with a dominating performance aboard a Harley-Davidson XG750R motorcycle at the […]
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P1 for Acosta as Red Bull KTM get back to the grind at Barcelona MotoGP™ test

May 18, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The final test for current MotoGP machinery took place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya; the day after round six of the championship at the same venue. Pedro Acosta ended a weather disputed session with the […]
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Craig DeLong and Korie Steede race to Powerline Park GNCC podium results

May 18, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider Craig DeLong earned an impressive runner-up finish at Round 7 of the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series, on a weekend where teammate Korie Steede claimed her seventh WXC […]
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Simone Mancini on the box at the Italian Prestige MX2 Championship in Fermo

May 18, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  • Alessandro Lupino grits his teeth and narrowly misses the podium in MX1 • MX2 – Second place in race two for Ferruccio Zanchi in MX2 The third round of the Italian Pro Prestige Motocross […]
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Yamaha EmPowers Luna Rossa chase fleet for 38th America’s Cup

May 18, 2026 Michael Le Pard
We’re pleased to share news of a major new partnership for Yamaha Motor Europe.   Yamaha has been appointed Official Supplier to Luna Rossa for the 38th America’s Cup campaign (2026–2027), supporting the team’s chase […]
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Bou and Abellan extend title leads on day two of TrialGP of Japan

May 18, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Defending champion Toni Bou (Montesa) tightened his grip on the 2026 Hertz FIM Trial World Championship when he continued his domination of the premier TrialGP class with another pair of victories on day two of […]
Stunner 6-cylinder 2027 BMW Vision K18: We Are Ready For Blastoff!
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Stunner 6-cylinder 2027 BMW Vision K18: We Are Ready For Blastoff!

May 18, 2026 Michael Le Pard
“For us, the inline six-cylinder is far more than an engine; it is a statement.” The BMW engineers must have woke up on the RIGHT side of the bed and released that the gas engine […]
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Petrucci injured: String of bad luck continues at Most

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Most. BMW Motorrad Motorsport and the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team endured their second difficult weekend in a row in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). During the fifth round of the season at Most […]
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Top seven for Brad Binder after chaotic Catalan MotoGP

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The second of back-to-back MotoGP Grands Prix circulated the low-grip asphalt of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and after two red flags and a half distance affair, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder was the […]
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Ducati Lenovo Team take third place in the Monster Energy Grand Prix of Catalunya

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Fabio Di Giannantonio is victorious with the Ducati of the VR46 Racing Team. The all-Ducati podium is completed by Fermín Aldeguer (Gresini Racing Team), second, and by Bagnaia in third  The Ducati Lenovo Team has […]
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Aruba.it Racing – Ducati: Bulega takes his nineteenth successive win in WorldSBK

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The fifth round of the 2026 WorldSBK season concludes with another triumph for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team. At the Most circuit (Czech Republic), Nicolò Bulega and Iker Lecuona were once again the standout […]
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Fourth place for Aprilia Racing in a chaotic race in Montmeló

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
MARCO BEZZECCHI FOURTH, JORGE MARTÍN DNF The weekend on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya ended with a particularly tumultuous Sunday, marked by two red flags following several serious incidents. At the restart, over a distance shortened […]
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15 out of 15: wins and records in Most

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Bulega wins the Superpole Race with Pirelli standard soft SC0 and the two long races with the medium D0922 development, setting new all-time lap and race lap records. Debise scores a double in WorldSSP. · Bulega […]
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Gonzalez takes home the Moto2™ race and Vietti sets a new lap record

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The Spanish rider won the Catalan GP 15 seconds faster than last year’s race, using the SC1-SC0 soft combination. And Quiles takes his 3rd win in a row in Moto3™ · Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex) won the Catalan GP, […]
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Demanding Sunday at Most for the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team

May 17, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team endured a challenging final day at Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic, with both riders fighting hard to secure valuable results in Round 5 of the FIM Superbike World […]

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