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BMW / Racing / Video — No Comments
10
Jun 13

2013 BMW R1200GS and HP4 duel at Circuito de Almeria

The 2013 BMW HP4 is the track-ready version of the manufacturer’s already impressive S1000RR, which puts the bike at the very top of BMW’s two-wheeler mountain, while the R1200GS is intended to be a somewhat more utilitarian machine. Capable of conveying both rider and gear over great distances and uncertain terrain, the GS is the Swiss army knife to the HP4′s rapier. Or at least that’s what we thought. BMW’s recent footage during some press launch show us that the R1200GS is actually no slouch when it comes to having fun around a road course.

The company threw both bikes on Spain’s Circuito de Almeria for a little sparring match, and wonder of wonders, the HP4 didn’t just get up and walk away from the R1200GS. Instead, the two stay tightly matched through most of the course before something surprising happens. Watch it now!

Aprilia / Racing / WSBK — No Comments
09
Jun 13

Laverty on the top step in Race 2 / Portimao

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Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) was the winner of Race 2 at Portimao. The Irishman, back on the podium after one round of absence, managed to score his 4th victory of the season. Of the seven wins achieved so far in his WSBK career, six of them came in the second race.

The only rider able to keep up with the winner, at least in the first half of the race, was Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike). The Ulsterman was edged out of 2nd place in the closing stages by Sylvain Guintoli, who completed the third one-two for the works Aprilia team in 2013 after the total domination of the Season Opener in Phillip Island. Thanks to his podium finish number 9 in the season, the Frenchman is still the Championship leader with 209 points ahead of Tom Sykes. Continue reading →

Ducati / MotoGP / News / Racing / Testing — No Comments
07
Jun 13

Ducati Team completes Mugello test

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Although afternoon rain showers ended each day prematurely, conditions were perfect in the mornings, enabling the team to complete much of the scheduled work program. Dovizioso and Hayden continued their tests with the ‘laboratory’ version of the Desmosedici GP13, increasing their familiarity with the bike and gathering data. Meanwhile, Pirro carried out work on the same bike, which he will ride in the Catalan Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya next week. Continue reading →

Honda / IOMTT / Legends / News / Racing / TT Racing — No Comments
03
Jun 13

Dunlop takes first Honda TT win as McGuinness sets new lap record

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Honda TT Legends’ Michael Dunlop stormed to victory in yesterday’s Isle of Man TT Superbike race to bring home his first TT win for Honda, 30 years after his uncle Joey Dunlop achieved the same feat. Team-mate John McGuinness – who ran a tribute Joey livery in the race to celebrate the anniversary – took third place and in doing so set a new outright lap record of 131.67mph. Third Honda TT Legends rider Michael Rutter placed sixth. Continue reading →

IOMTT / Legends / Racing / TT Racing / Video — No Comments
30
May 13

New DVD / TT Legends: The Inside Track

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TT Legends, the exciting eight-part documentary series originally broadcast on the telly, is now available to buy on DVD. Produced by Gaucho Productions, TT Legends: The Inside Track, follows the Honda TT Legends team as they take on the 2012 season and some of the world’s toughest bike races. From Japan to Germany and from Le Mans to the Isle of Man, the documentary follows these ordinary men doing extraordinary things.

John McGuinness, nicknamed the ‘The Morecambe Missile’, is an ex-bricklayer and mussel picker from the north of England who has won the legendary Isle of Man TT nineteen times. He is joined in the TT Legends team by Cameron Donald and Simon Andrews. Donald is Australia’s fastest plumber and a two-time winner of the Isle of man TT. Andrews is a fearless young gun who was the fastest newcomer at the TT in 2011. Together they are the TT Legends. Continue reading →

Jorge Lorenzo / MotoGP / People / Racing / Skill — No Comments
27
May 13

Mugello / What a difference a year makes

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Things never stay the same for long in motor racing. It is true that the first four races may not have been the same as those in 2012 (with Portugal’s Estoril track having been replaced by the United States’ Circuit of the Americas), although it is without a doubt that Repsol Honda Team has started off on a stronger footing.

In 2012, Lorenzo won two of the first quartet of Grands Prix by triumphing in Rounds 1 and 4. This sandwiched a pair of victories for outgoing champion Casey Stoner, whereas the best Pedrosa had to offer was a single second place, a pair of thirds and one fourth. This time, the Sabadell man had his fourth position in the opening round before going on to finish second in Texas before taking back-to-back wins. Continue reading →

France / MotoGP / News / Racing — No Comments
19
May 13

Marquez storms back to podium in France

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On Saturday, the 20-year-old Repsol Honda Team rookie achieved a second pole position. At the start on Sunday, he was caught out by wheelspin on a damp track and dropped to ninth position, but went on to take advantage of incidents in front of him and passed numerous rivals including Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso.

“It was so difficult, especially in the beginning with that water on the track,” Marquez recalled. “I had only ridden a few laps in the wet, at Jerez. First I made a big mistake with wheelspin at the start, so I’ll take a lot of experience from that! In the beginning I maybe tried to push too much and made many, many mistakes and lost lots of time. Continue reading →

BMW / Italian / Racing / Skill / WSBK — No Comments
15
May 13

WSBK / Monza post-race stastistics

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WorldSBK takes a quick look at the facts & figures that emerged from Round 4 of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship at Monza.

Maiden win on home soil for Marco Melandri: up to now the BMW rider had run eleven races on Italian tracks (including also Misano and Imola) but hadn’t been able to climb on the highest step of the podium in his home country. This was also the first BMW win in Monza, at their eighth race here. Continue reading →

Aprilia / Racing / WSBK — No Comments
13
May 13

Laverty takes Race 2 win to close on Championship lead

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Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) has taken revenge over Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet) after first race defeat for the win to achieve a crucial victory in Eni FIM Superbike World Championship Race 2 at Monza. The Irishman grabbed the lead on the penultimate lap and defended the position from a competitive Melandri, who set the fastest lap of the race right before the chequered flag in 1’42.379.

With his 3rd race win of 2013, Laverty equals the same number of victories achieved in the past two seasons to close the gap on the Championship leader Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) to 13 points, with Tom Sykes 3rd at 18 points from the top.

The Kawasaki Racing Team rider completed the podium ahead of Guintoli, as both riders were part of the 4-way battle that characterised most of the 18-lap race. Continue reading →

Books / Legends / Racing / Skill — No Comments
12
May 13

Jim Redman / The Autobiography

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The incredible rags-to-riches story of one of the world’s greatest motorcycle racers. From humble beginnings in 1930s London, to winning six world titles, Jim Redman MBE is one of GPs most extraordinary characters, and a true legend of motorcycle racing. After migrating to South Africa, he started his racing career in the mid-fifties, and was awarded an MBE in 1964 – a year that also saw him win three World Championships in a single day, a feat, to this day, matched only by Mike Hailwood. Continue reading →

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