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Stoner to Retire while Rossi Rides On

In the lead up to the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France in Le Mans, Repsol Honda Team’s Casey Stoner surprised the racing world by announcing his retirement at the end of the 2012 MotoGP season. At the same time Valentino Rossi confirmed he will be continuing in the sport for at least another two [...]

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Stoner Takes Championship Lead with Win

Repsol Honda Team’s Casey Stoner made it two wins in a row to take the lead in the MotoGP championship with victory at the Grande Prémio de Portugal Circuito Estoril. Having led from the start, the reigning World Champion never gave up the lead, as he put in another dominant performance at the Portuguese circuit, [...]

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Stoner Throws Down Gauntlet

After early damp conditions threatened to throw the day´s practice sessions into disarray, the weather steadied and the track dried out to play host to some fantastic free practice action. In the afternoon, across all three MotoGP classes riders were pushing hard to be at the top of the time sheets at the Grande Prémio [...]

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Safety Car Fleet Unveiled

BMW has been the Official Safety Car of MotoGP since 1999 and in 2006 the powerful BMW M brand, that celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, took over the partnership. The subsidiary with the distinction “M”, described as “The most powerful letter in the world” which stands for Dynamic, Innovation and Aesthetic in their purest [...]

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Epic Victory for Stoner

On a day when MotoGP fans around the globe were treated to three absolutely thrilling races, reigning World Champion Casey Stoner took his first premier-class victory at the Jerez track at the Gran Premio bwin de España, as he fought an epic battle with championship rival Jorge Lorenzo. With rain throughout much of the practice [...]

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Wet and Dry for MotoGP Qualifying

What had been anticipated as a wet qualifying session after the rainy conditions so far, turned out to be a psychological battle with the elements, as a drying track and hovering dark clouds made conditions far from easy in MotoGP qualifying at the Gran Premio bwin de España. It was an absolutely thrilling affair as [...]

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Superbike Boss Hails Top End Support

Excitement and anticipation is building in the Northern Territory ahead of this weekend’s second round of the QBE Australian Superbike Championship at Hidden Valley Raceway. Now celebrating its third year running in the Top End, Chief Minster Paul Henderson wanted to ensure that there was something for all ages so this weekend will mark the [...]

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Lorenzo Opens 2012 with Victory

It was a superb start to the new 1000cc era in MotoGP at the Losail International Circuit, as three of the best riders in the World batteled it out for the number one spot. Starting from pole for the first time since the US Grand Prix last July, Lorenzo held the lead until the third [...]

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Stoner Sets Eyes on Qatar

The MotoGP class was blessed with close to ideal conditions at Jerez on Sunday, where the third and final day of the Official Test took place. With the first practice session of the season’s opening race – the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar – less than two weeks away, all 21 riders who will make [...]

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Honda’s CBR125R to Come in Three

Proving that good things come in small packages, Honda Australia is excited to announce the release of its smallest sportsbike, the CBR125R in three brand new colours. Champion inspired Repsol colour, traditional Tri colour and menacing Black colour schemes will flank the LAMS approved sportsbike for 2012. With reigning World MotoGP Champion Casey Stoner riding [...]

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