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Custom show American cars and rock 2026

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
From the spectacular U.S. Car On The Beach parade to the Custom Bike Show awards ceremony, IBW Sunday brought four days of motorcycles, engines, music and entertainment to a close, with the Main Stage remaining […]
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Guevara and Quiles’ victories with unconventional tyre choices

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
In Moto2™, Guevara was one of the two riders to use the soft development front, while in Moto3™ Quiles was the only rider to opt for the medium SC2 on both axles · Guevara wins with […]
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MXGP of Australia: Everts closes 2026 with a win and podium

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
Liam Everts ended the 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship with victory in the final MX2 moto at the MXGP of Australia, taking second overall and securing fourth in the championship standings for Nestaan Husqvarna Factory […]
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Grand Prix of Australia MXGP R19 2026 Race Day

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
   Calvin Vlaanderen bids farewell to Ducati with a 6th-place finish at the Australian Grand Prix • Two Top-10 finishes for Ferruccio Zanchi in the MX2 class in Darwin Overlooking the Timor Sea in Australia’s […]
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Sacha Coenen wraps 3rd place in 2026 MX2 after season-closing Australian GP

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The 2026 FIM Motocross World Championship closed with top five results for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing at Hidden Valley in Australia for the nineteenth and final round of the series. Andrea Adamo rode to […]
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Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Ryder DiFrancesco continues SMX podium form

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Ryder DiFrancesco secured second overall at SMX Playoff 2 in Los Angeles tonight, closing to within three points of the 250SMX points-lead with one round remaining in the 2026 […]
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DOUBLE VICTORY FOR RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING AT LOS ANGELES SMX PLAYOFF 2

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  LOS ANGELES, Calif. – SMX World Championship Playoff 2, staged at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles, saw Red Bull KTM Factory Racing claim an emphatic double victory, with Jorge Prado and Julien Beaumer […]
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Victory and a podium for Aprilia Racing in Austrian GP sprint

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  POLE POSITION AND A COMEBACK VICTORY FOR JORGE MARTÍN, MARCO BEZZECCHI THIRD Saturday in Austria ended with both Aprilia Racing factory riders on the podium. Jorge Martín began the day by taking pole position […]
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Binder rescues Austria MotoGP™ Sprint points as Red Bull KTM show winning edge

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  Red Bull KTM struck hard at a sunny Red Bull Ring today as Pedro Acosta fought for Pole Position and led the fourteenth Sprint of the MotoGP season before a late error put the […]
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Marc Márquez and the Ducati Lenovo Team take second place in the Austrian Sprint

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  The Ducati Lenovo Team completed the fifteenth Sprint of the season at the Austrian Ring. Marc Márquez took second place at the end of the 14-lap encounter, whilst Francesco Bagnaia was sixth at the […]
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Saturday at Italian Bike Week heats up Lignano and puts off-road riding centre stage

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
The main stage will also host initiatives and talks dedicated to the psychological well-being of motorcyclists and recovery from “road trauma” following accidents While motorcycles roar away from the entrance to the Luna Park for […]
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Second career pole positions for Salač in Moto2™ and Uriarte in Moto3

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  Both pole-sitters also set new all-time lap records in their respective classes, with the help of Pirelli versatile standard tyres · Salač regains a pole and rewrites the Red Bull Ring record. After the pole […]
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Three Aprilias straight through to Q2 on Friday in Austria

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  JORGE MARTÍN FIFTH, MARCO BEZZECCHI NINTH. SUPERFILE TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM’S OGURA THIRD First day of practice over with a positive result for Aprilia Racing in Austria. Jorge Martín had a consistent day, finishing FP1 […]
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Marc Márquez and the Ducati Lenovo Team fourth in Spielberg

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
  Fermín Aldeguer is second with the Ducati of Gresini Racing MotoGP The Ducati Lenovo Team wrapped up the opening day of the Grand Prix of Austria, which is the fifteenth event of the season. […]
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ROYAL ENFIELD OPEN 2027 BUILD.TRAIN.RACE. RIDER APPLICATIONS

Sep 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard
MILWAUKEE, WI,  Applications for the 2027 Build.Train.Race. Flat Track and Road Racing seasons are now live, as Royal Enfield considers applications for the next cohort of BTR racers. The all-woman initiative, teaching women to build […]

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