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The Ducati Lenovo Team comes out victorious in Qatar MotoGP thanks to Francesco Bagnaia

Mar 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

#QatarGP: Ducati Lenovo Team triumphs with Bagnaia in the inaugural race of the MotoGP 2024 season at Lusail • Two Ducati on the podium, with Pramac Racing Team’s Jorge Martín third The Ducati Lenovo Team […]

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SOLID AND STEADY START FOR RED BULL KTM AT 2024 MXGP OPENER IN ARGENTINA

Mar 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

World Championship winners and MX2 class defending #1s, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, launched the 2024 MXGP season with Andrea Adamo scoring a top five finish in the dark sandy volcanic soil of Neuquen for […]

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Kicking off 2024 MX2 World Championship with strong start in Argentina

Mar 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Thibault Benistant Places Fourth at MX2 World Championship Season-Opener Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team’s Thibault Benistant has kicked off the 2024 MX2 World Championship with a strong fourth overall in Argentina. The Frenchman fought […]

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Timely rebound for defending champion at 2024 Grand National Cross Country GNCC

Mar 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

A fifth-place finish at The General marked a timely rebound for defending champion Craig DeLong’s 2024 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series campaign this weekend, with Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing teammate Korie Steede racing […]

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Maxime Renaux makes strong start to 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship MXGP

Mar 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

MXGP 2024 Kicks Off with a Fighting Fifth for Maxime Renaux Maxime Renaux has made a strong start to his 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship campaign with an impressive fifth overall at the MXGP of […]

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Raises the bar for 2024 MX2 Season – Taking Win and Red Plate at Season Opener

Mar 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

While it was an MX2-only affair for the Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing Team in Argentina – due to MXGP rider Mattia Guadagnini having to sit out round one due to injuries sustained during pre-season training […]

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Rode into the history books at The World Center of Racing Daytona International Speedway tonight

Mar 10, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Josh Herrin and the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Team Show Perfection For The 2024 Daytona 200 Win Daytona, Fla. March 9, 2024 — Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin rode into the history books at […]

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2024 AMA Supercross Championship gains strength as 450SX reached its halfway point

Mar 10, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Malcolm Stewart pushed on for a well-earned 10th-place finish at Birmingham’s ninth round of the 2024 AMA Supercross Championship, continuing to gain strength as 450SX reached its halfway point tonight. […]

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TOM VIALLE TAKES OVER 250SX EAST RED PLATE AFTER BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES

Mar 10, 2024 Michael Le Pard

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A second-straight 250SX East victory for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tom Vialle saw him take over the series points lead following Birmingham’s ninth round of the 2024 AMA Supercross Championship, as Chase […]

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MotoGP makes speedy return to action at 2024 Lusail International Circuit

Mar 10, 2024 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP made a speedy return to action for the first of twenty-one rounds in 2024 at the Lusail International Circuit and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing attacked the Grand Prix of Qatar with considerable relish. […]

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Unusual sprint race for Ducati at MotoGP Qatar

Mar 10, 2024 Michael Le Pard

#QatarGP: The Ducati Lenovo Team secures fourth place with Francesco Bagnaia in the first Sprint of the season at Lusail, Enea Bastianini is sixth • Jorge Martín wins the Qatari Sprint from pole, aboard the […]

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Colt Nichols to Make 2024 Supercross Debut in Alabama

Mar 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Liqui Moly Beta Racing factory rider Colt Nichols is set to return and make his 2024 AMA Supercross debut at Round Nine in Alabama this weekend. After suffering a rotator cuff injury before the season […]

2024 TRIUMPH TRIPLE TROPHY COMPETITION LAUNCHES IN MOTO2

2024 TRIUMPH TRIPLE TROPHY COMPETITION LAUNCHES IN MOTO2

Mar 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Triumph Triple Trophy launches for 2024 to run alongside the Moto2™ World Championship, powered by the fans On the eve of the opening Grand Prix of the new season, Triumph Motorcycles and MotoGP™ have […]

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Inaugural Grand Prix of 2024 MotoGP World Championship in Qatar

Mar 9, 2024 Michael Le Pard

#QatarGP: Ducati Lenovo Team finishes a weather-affected opening day of action at Lusail • Bastianini seventh in both dry and wet conditions. Bagnaia tenth in FP1 and twelfth in FP2 The Ducati Lenovo Team has […]

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Triumph racing team returns to Daytona 200 and supported by FreedomRoad Financial

Mar 8, 2024 Michael Le Pard

TOBC TRIUMPH RETURN TO DAYTONA 200 The TOBC – Triumph racing team, supported by FreedomRoad Financial, returns to the Daytona 200 this weekend with Danny Eslick back on the track for another year. […]

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