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YART Yamaha Aiming for Back-to-Back Titles at the Bol d’Or

Sep 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

YART Yamaha Aiming for Back-to-Back Titles at the Bol d’Or The Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team of Niccolò Canepa, Karel Hanika, Marvin Fritz, and Robin Mulhauser head to the season finale at the Bol […]

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Exciting day at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli as Ducati tests new aerodynamics

Sep 10, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Bagnaia Tops Misano Test. Bastianini Third After an exciting Sunday at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, where Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini secured second and third places on the podium, respectively, in front of […]

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Final one-day MotoGP test this season to evaluate parts and ideas

Sep 10, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing used every possible minute of the final one-day MotoGP test this season to evaluate parts and ideas for both the current KTM RC16 and to confirm directions for the 2025 […]

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28 top riders to battle it out at Yamaha R7 European Cup SuperFinale

Sep 10, 2024 Michael Le Pard

28 Riders Ready for the Yamaha R7 European Cup SuperFinale at the Bol d’Or The third edition of the Yamaha R7 European Cup SuperFinale will see 28 of the top riders from the national R7 […]

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Top-five NE Pro1 finish for Trevor Bollinger in Flying W National Enduro

Sep 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

A top-five result in the NE Pro1 Class was earned by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Trevor Bollinger at the Flying W National Enduro this weekend. Bollinger took time to settle into the rocky, […]

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Flawless 1-1 victory at the MXGP of Türkiye for Husqvarna’s podium dominance

Sep 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

With the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship season heading towards an exciting finale, the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Team celebrated another remarkable podium lockout at the MXGP of Türkiye. With only two rounds now remaining, Kay […]

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Nicolò Bulega takes the first Superpole Race win of his WorldSBK career

Sep 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Perfect Sunday for Bulega who takes two wins at Magny-Cours. Bautista crashes in the Superpole Race and is forced to miss Race-2. Podium (P3) for Huertas in WorldSSP. Nicolò Bulega takes the first Superpole Race […]

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4th overall in MX2 for Everts at MXGP Turkish Grand Prix

Sep 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The final month of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship began with the trip to Afyon and the Grand Prix of Turkey, round 18 of 20 in the series and before rushes to China and […]

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WorldSBK Magny-Cours: First a major setback, then victory and podium celebrations

Sep 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Magny-Cours. The eighth round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Magny-Cours (FRA) started with a shock for BMW Motorrad Motorsport. World championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR), who had recently set a new […]

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Andrea Dosoli Appointed Division Manager of Yamaha Motor Europe Motorsport Division

Sep 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Schiphol-Rijk (The Netherlands), Monday 9th September 2024: Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. (YME) is pleased to announce that Andrea Dosoli will assume the role of Division Manager, Motorsport Division, Yamaha Motor Europe from 1st November 2024. […]

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The Ducati Lenovo Team riders on the podium in Misano race

Sep 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team riders on the podium in Misano race: Francesco Bagnaia is second at the finish line ahead of Enea Bastianini, third • Marc Márquez is victorious with the Ducati of team Gresini […]

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Dashed Hopes for Locatelli and Pata Prometeon Yamaha at Magny Cours on Sunday

Sep 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Dashed Hopes for Locatelli and Pata Prometeon Yamaha at Magny Cours on Sunday Hopes for a strong Sunday comeback for Andrea Locatelli and Pata Prometeon Yamaha were not realised on the final day of competition […]

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Maxime Renaux Fights to Fifth at MXGP of Turkey

Sep 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Maxime Renaux has placed a hard-fought fifth overall at the 18th round of the MXGP World Championship in Turkey. A fantastic second in Race One marked his best result of […]

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Impressive top four for Binder as San Marino MotoGP goes into the books

Sep 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The first of two consecutive MotoGP dates at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli took place in changeable conditions for the San Marino Grand Prix and Red Bull KTM Racing captured three positions inside the […]

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Bulega does the double with standard Pirelli tyres in Magny-Cours

Sep 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati rider wins both the Superpole Race and Race 2 using Pirelli standard SC1 front in combination with standard SCQ and SCX rear. One win each for Tuuli and Montella in WorldSSP It was […]

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