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Cancelled Bol d’Or 24 Hour race replacement track found

Aug 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 17. Following a resurgence and increase of the crisis in France, the final round of the 2019-2020 Endurance World Championship – the Bol d’Or 24 Hour race – has […]

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Podium and Strong Finishes sees bLU cRU Riders Strengthen Title Challenge at Portimão

Aug 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Portimão provided two gripping FIM Supersport 300 World Championship races, and bLU cRU duo Unai Orradre and Bahattin Sofuoglu put in stellar performances to ensure they remain well in title contention. After an impressive […]

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AFT Returns to the Legendary Indy Mile for First-Ever Doubleheader Event

Aug 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 17, 2020) – The 2020 American Flat Track season resumes this weekend with the return of Indy Mile as the series descends on the fabled Indiana State Fairgrounds & Events Center […]

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MotoGP Austria Brings Horrifying crashes and High Intensity Action

Aug 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 16. myWorld MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH RACE RESULTS: Joan Mir: 2nd (+ 1.377) Alex Rins: DNF (Lap 12) The Austrian Grand Prix was arguably the most dramatic of […]

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Spectacular crash of Zarco and Morbidelli at MotoGP Austria Gives Ducati Extraordinary Victory

Aug 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Andrea Dovizioso signs Ducati’s 50th MotoGP success as he takes a spectacular victory at the Austrian GP. Seventh position for his teammate Danilo Petrucci. Third place for Jack Miller, rider of the Pramac Racing team […]

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CAREER-BEST RESULT FOR ARMINAS JASIKONIS AT MXGP OF KEGUMS

Aug 17, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Arminas Jasikonis has continued his impressive run of form by claiming second overall at the MXGP of Kegums, a career-best result for the Lithuanian. A pair of strong starts and […]

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Moto3 becomes busy race rubbing elbows at Red Bull Ring Circuit Austria

Aug 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Fortunately, the 23-lap race on Sunday morning took place in sunshine. Romano Fenati and Alonso Lopez pushed into the Moto3 pack from their positions near the rear of the grid and were soon eyeing the […]

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Yamaha Gets MX Season Off to a Solid Start at Loretta Lynn’s National

Aug 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Barcia Gets Season Off to a Solid Start at Loretta Lynn’s National Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia charged his way back in both 450MX motos to finish third and seventh, respectively, and end […]

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MXGP Latvia finish an intense bar-banging action-packed race

Aug 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Riders Determined to Bounce Back after Difficult Kegums Grand Prix A stifling hot and challenging day at the fifth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Kegums, Latvia, sees the […]

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Rocketing Finish to FIM MX2 World Championship in Latvia

Aug 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s Jago Geerts toasted a second consecutive Grand Prix victory at round five of the FIM MX2 World Championship in Kegums, Latvia. Teammate Ben Watson finished fourth overall after a season-best […]

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250SX West Champion Dylan Ferrandis wins with 20 second gap for Yamaha

Aug 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Ferrandis Fires the First Shot with Dominant 1-1 Finish at 250MX Season Opener Back-to-back 250SX West Champion Dylan Ferrandis launched his campaign for the 250MX crown with a dominant win in both motos at the […]

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FIRST-CAREER 450MX WIN FOR ZACH OSBORNE AT LORETTA LYNN’S PRO MOTOCROSS OPENER

Aug 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Coming off a 450-class podium sweep at the AMA Supercross World Championship finale in June, the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team kept their momentum rolling into the 2020 AMA Pro Motocross Championship opener as […]

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MotoGP Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci to start 4th and 13th at Austrian GP

Aug 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Second-row start for Andrea Dovizioso, fourth in qualifying at the Red Bull Ring. Danilo Petrucci barely missed out to access in Q2 and will start the Austrian GP from thirteenth position Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo […]

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MotoGP Joan Mir and Alex Rins were able to confirm their positive feelings

Aug 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 15. Grid positions for Austrian GP: Joan Mir: 6th – 1’23.673 (+ 0.223) Alex Rins: 8th – 1’23.731 (+ 0.281) Despite a wet start to Saturday in Spielberg, Joan […]

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WorldSBK Yamaha Completes 254 test laps on Yamaha R1 Superbikes

Aug 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Pata Yamaha Make Valuable Progress at WorldSBK Aragón Test The Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team with Rizla made specific performance improvements and collected important data during a private test at Aragón, ahead of the FIM […]

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