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Double podium for Ducati at Superpole Race at Imola for the Aruba.it Racing

May 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The fifth round of the Superbike World Championship, held at the Imola circuit this weekend, was hit by bad weather this afternoon, which led to the cancellation of all track activities. After the rain began […]

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SUZUKI ENDURANCE GSX-R1000 LEADS 2019 EWC – UPDATED

May 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 12. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team jumped into the lead of the Endurance World Championship following a brilliant performance to finish second in the third round of five at the […]

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MAIDEN MXGP CLASS PODIUM FOR PAULS JONASS AT MXGP OF LOMBARDIA

May 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING’S MXGP ROOKIE SECURES HARD-FOUGHT RUNNER-UP RESULT AT RAIN SOAKED MANTOVA Battling against challenging, muddy and changeable track conditions in both motos at the fifth stop of the FIM Motocross World […]

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Solid Sprint Race for Van Der Mark and Lowes as Rain Stops Play in Imola

May 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Pata Yamaha WorldSBK riders, Michael van der Mark and Alex Lowes, both showed improved pace in today’s Superpole Sprint Race in Imola, which they finished in fourth and fifth places respectively. It proved a more […]

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Krummenacher Takes Victory in Incident Packed Imola WorldSSP Encounter

May 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The battle for supremacy that has raged between the Bardahl Evan Bros. Yamaha Supported WorldSSP teammates, Randy Krummenacher and Federico Caricasulo, continued today in Imola, with the Swiss rider getting the better of a last […]

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Shortened Sunday race day for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team at Imola

May 13, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Imola. Sunday’s race day at Imola (ITA) was much shorter than planned for the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) and the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. Tom Sykes (GBR) and Markus Reiterberger (GER) claimed eighth and […]

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Álvaro Bautista 2nd in Race 1 at Imola, Chaz Davies Retires

May 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

After eleven successive wins since the start of the season, the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team rider Álvaro Bautista was unable to extend his unbeaten record at the Autodromo di Imola, where this weekend the […]

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Robinson Scores Second Win of 2019 in So-Cal Half-Mile

May 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

PERRIS, Calif. (May 11, 2019) – American Flat Track ace Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Kennedy Racing/Armbruster Racing Indian FTR750) registered a flawless performance to reign supreme in Saturday night’s Vance & Hines So-Cal Half-Mile presented […]

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SUZUKI LEADS 2019 ENDURANCE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

May 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 12. SERT – EWC – GSX-R1000 – 2nd Junior Team LMS – SST – GSX-R1000 – 1st Suzuki Endurance Racing Team jumped into the lead of the Endurance World […]

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Honda Endurance Racing overcomes tricky Slovakia Ring conditions to come home eighth

May 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Randy de Puniet, Sébastien Gimbert and Yonny Hernandez brought home their Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 in eighth position at the 8 Hours of Slovakia Ring. The third round of the 2018/2019 FIM Endurance World Championship […]

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Sensational Second Consecutive 8 Hours of Slovakia Ring Victory for YART Yamaha

May 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The YART Yamaha Official EWC Team put the disappointment of Le Mans far behind them today with a masterful victory in a challenging 8 Hours of Slovakia Ring. The team performed to perfection, securing a […]

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Van Der Mark Battles for the Podium in Imola Thriller

May 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Michael van der Mark scythed his way through the pack to finish fourth in a thrilling WorldSBK Race 1 in Imola today, with only a spirited ride by Toprak Razgatlioglu in the closing stages denying […]

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Top 10 finish for Markus Reiterberger and BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team at Imola

May 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Imola. Saturday’s race in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Imola (ITA) ended with a top ten finish for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. Markus Reiterberger (GER) crossed the line in tenth place on […]

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SUZUKI ENDURANCE 3RD ON SLOVAKIA RING GRID

May 11, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 11. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team will start the 8 Hours of Slovakia Ring third round of the 2019 EWC from third position of the grid aboard their #2 GSX-R1000 […]

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SHINICHI SAHARA TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR BLOG

May 11, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – May 10. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Project Leader Shinichi Sahara talks about the team performances so far this year in MotoGP™, that sees Alex Rins just one point off the series […]

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