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Perfect weekend for Ducati at Barcelona WorldSSP with hat-trick of wins

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Perfect weekend for Bautista at Barcelona with hat-trick of wins. Rinaldi fights back to take a podium. Bulega sidelined with tecnical issue in WorldSSP Another sensational hat-trick, the third of the season so far, for […]

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Best Tissot Superpole Race result for Yamaha at WorldSBK

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Another Top Independent Finish for Aegerter in Barcelona Race 2 Dominique Aegerter finished 8th in the final feature race in Barcelona, once again earning the status of ‘Top Independent Rider’. For Remy Gardner the Sunday […]

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Double Enduro class victory at home event for KTM

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia has earned a double Enduro1 class victory at his home event – the EnduroGP of Spain. The KTM 250 EXC-F racer dominated the E1 class, topping the standings on both […]

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Solid WorldSBK debut from BMW Ivo Lopes in Barcelona

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Barcelona. Garrett Gerloff (USA) and the Bonovo action BMW Racing Team certainly achieved the goals they had set themselves for the fourth race weekend of the 2023 FIM Superbike World Championship in Barcelona (ESP). The […]

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Terrific Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK two-three podium finish

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Sensational Silver and Bronze Sunday for Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and Andrea Locatelli took the fight together to their competition, and came away with three podium finishes in two more spectacular races at […]

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New all-time MXGP Grand Prix win record Set

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey Herlings has set a new all-time Grand Prix win record with a comprehensive 1-1 moto haul in Madrid, Spain and the sixth round of the 2023 FIM World Championship. […]

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Phenomenal speed & Solid Points in Spain MXGP for Yamaha

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Coldenhoff & Seewer Score Solid Points in Spain Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Glenn Coldenhoff and Jeremy Seewer showed phenomenal speed at the sixth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Madrid, Spain, although […]

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Bautista-Ducati hat trick with Pirelli SC1 front and SCX B0800 rear

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Bautista is once again uncatchable in Spain, winning all the races; first win for Sofuoglu and historic one-two for MV Agusta in WorldSSP with Gennai winning in WorldSSP300 After dominating in Phillip Island […]

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48-point lead for Spaniard at FIM Motocross World Championship in Madrid

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Geerts Secures Second Overall at Spanish Grand Prix & Extends MX2 Championship Lead Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s Jago Geerts powered his YZ250FM to second overall at the sixth round of the FIM Motocross World […]

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Brothers win 2023 AMA 250SX West & 250SX East Championships in a week

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

NEWS FLASH: 2023 AMA 250SX West Region Championship to Jett Lawrence May 7, 2023 — DENVER, Colorado Title comes one week after brother Hunter Lawrence won 250SX East crown Fourth AMA 250 title for Jett […]

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WorldSBK & WorldSSP emotions dominate Ducati racers in Barcelona

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Bautista triumphs at Barcelona. A contact with Bassani ruins Rinaldi’s race while fighting for second place. Bulega takes fantastic P1 in WorldSSP On one hand, the dominant race of Alvaro Bautista, who took his ninth […]

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Emphatic race win in fine form at MXGP of Spain

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Bonacorsi Continues Podium Streak & Extends EMX250 Championship Lead in Spain Hutten Metaal Yamaha Official EMX250’s Andrea Bonacorsi continued his fine form at the MXGP of Spain, claiming an emphatic race win and a sixth-place […]

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NEVER GIVE UP ATTITUDE RESULTS IN WIN AT DENVER SUPERCROSS

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

The last time we saw RJ Hampshire in action, he was coated in mud from head to toe after a last-ditch effort to make a final corner pass in New Jersey. Heading into the penultimate […]

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MXGP’s Maxime Renaux has withdrawn from MXGP of Spain

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Renaux Withdraws from Spanish Grand Prix Currently fourth in the MXGP Championship Standings, Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Maxime Renaux has withdrawn from the MXGP of Spain, round six of the FIM Motocross World Championship […]

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Round 16 Denver – AMA Supercross Championship Results

May 7, 2023 Michael Le Pard

DENVER, Colo. – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing was solely represented by Maximus Vohland in round 16 of the 2023 AMA Supercross Championship, where the 250SX West contender rode to sixth position at the conclusion of […]

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