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The Quartararo Rule – Moto3 Minimum Age Limit Changed
The minimum age limit for the Moto3 class is to be dropped for the winner of the Spanish CEV Moto3 championship. In a meeting at Brno, the Grand Prix Commission approved a proposal for the winner of...
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Yet Another MotoGP/Moto2/Moto3 Silly Season Round Up
The period since the MotoGP circus rolled up at Silverstone has been pretty frantic. Almost as soon as the teams and riders arrived in the UK, the negotiations over 2015 and beyond started.The...
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MotoGP Notes from the Superprestigio Event
With so many MotoGP regulars either racing in or attending the Superprestigio in Barcelona, it was inevitable that a fair amount of gossip and rumor would end up circulating.It was the first chance for...
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Weekly Racing News Digest #5
It has been a relatively quiet week in the world of motorcycle racing, with much of the focus on preparations for 2015 rather than actual on-track action. The past week has seen riders spending more...
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Preview of the Argentinian GP: Of Price Gouging, Ducati’s Tire Disadvantage,...
From Austin, MotoGP heads south, to the most expensive GP of the season. The Termas de Rio Hondo circuit lies in one of the poorest regions of Argentina, but the economic reality is not reflected in...
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Saturday Summary at Jerez: The Terminator Returns
Qualifying confirmed what we had already seen on Friday: the old Jorge Lorenzo is back. The Movistar Yamaha rider was fastest in FP1 and FP2 yesterday. He was fastest in FP3 in the cool of Saturday...
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Sunday Summary at Jerez: Lorenzo’s Unappreciated Excellence & Pushing...
One of the greatest privileges of my job is to stand at trackside and watch the riders up close. It is the ideal antidote to the malaise that can affect journalists like myself, who tend to spend too...
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Preview of the French GP: A Schizophrenic Track in France
The Le Mans round of MotoGP is a truly schizophrenic event. The track sits just south of the charming old city of Le Mans, a combination of medieval center and 19th Century industrial outskirts. The...
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Friday Summary at Le Mans: Surprising Smith, Smooth Lorenzo, And Has Marquez...
If you had put money on Bradley Smith being the fastest man at the end of the first day of practice at Le Mans, you would probably be a very happy camper this evening.The Monster Tech 3 Yamaha rider...
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Saturday Summary at Le Mans: How the Weather Shakes Up Racing & Matching...
Motorcycle racing would be a good deal less complicated if it was an indoor sport. Leaving the complications of housing an area covering several square kilometers to one side for a moment, having a...
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Saturday Summary at Assen: Titles, Maturity, & Madness
You would think with the deluge of words that has washed over the incident between Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi in the last corner (and to which I contributed more than my fair share, I must...
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Friday Summary at Indy: Marquez vs. Lorenzo, The Mystery of Tires, & Weird...
Every race track has something special, but each is special in a different way. There are the tracks which are notable for the speed, such as Mugello, Termas de Rio Hondo, or Phillip Island. There are...
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MotoGP, Moto2, & Moto3 Silly Season Loose Ends
Aragon was a busy time for the riders and managers in all three Grand Prix classes. Wrapping up contract negotiations before the circus heads east for the Pacific Ocean flyaways was high on the list of...
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Thursday Summary at Phillip Island: On the Yamaha Rivalry, Bridgestone’s...
Is the strain of the championship starting to take its toll on the relationship between the two Movistar Yamaha riders? It was all Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo could do to roll their eyes when...
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Sunday MotoGP Summary at Qatar: Moto2 Madness, And The Dawning of a New Era
May you live in interesting times, runs an apocryphal Chinese curse. The first Grand Prix of 2016 certainly provided us with plenty of events which might be termed interesting, in both the common sense...
View ArticleExtra Notes from the Qatar GP: Zarco’s Exceptionalism, Morbidelli’s Maturity,...
We need to talk about Johann Zarco. For a rookie to lead his very first race on a MotoGP bike is not just unusual, it has never been done before. To do so for six laps is beyond remarkable, and a sign...
View ArticleMid-Season MotoGP Silly Season Update
The summer break – if an extra weekend off can be counted as an actual break – marks the end of the first half of the 2018 MotoGP season, but it also marks a significant point in the MotoGP Silly...
View ArticlePetronas SIC Yamaha MotoGP Team Set to Debut
It is hard to keep secrets in the MotoGP paddock (though not impossible, as Jorge Lorenzo’s move to Repsol Honda conclusively proves). One of the worst kept secrets has been the news that the Sepang...
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Mega Gallery: The New Riders & Machines of the Valencia Test
The post-season test at Valencia is underway for the MotoGP Championship right now, giving us a hint at what to expect for the 2019 season. The post Mega Gallery: The New Riders & Machines of the...
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Saturday MotoGP Summary at the Qatar GP: Freezing Desert Nights, & Red Hot...
Saturday at the Qatar GP is done, and here is how a day of qualifying at Losail shaped up for MotoGP. The post Saturday MotoGP Summary at the Qatar GP: Freezing Desert Nights, & Red Hot Track...
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