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450 Class podium: Roczen (left), Dungey (center), Tomac (right). (Photo: Matt Rice)

Dungey Dominates at Washougal, Tightens Championship Fight - Metcalfe top five - Musquin doubles 250 The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross ...

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MotoGP Sachsenring Image Gallery F

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July 25, 2014

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MotoGP Sachsenring Image Gallery D

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July 22, 2014

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MotoGP Sachsenring Image Gallery C

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July 18, 2014

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MotoGP Sachsenring Image Gallery B

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July 16, 2014

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Jack Miller was victorious at Sachsenring

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by Trev

July 15, 2014

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The second WSBK race at Laguna Seca was as hot on track as the air temperature as after two red flags and restarts, Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) came out victorious in the 7 lap sprint race that put an end to the ninth round of the 2014 eni FIM Superbike World Championship, which saw a total 49,408 attendants during the three days. Thanks to his 22nd career win, the reigning champion added one tiny point to his championship lead over Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team), second at the flag and now 44 points behind the reigning champion.

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Sykes tops Superbike mayhem at Laguna Seca

by Trev

July 14, 2014

Sykes tops Superbike mayhem at Laguna Seca The second WSBK race at Laguna Seca was as hot on track as ...

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Marquez does it again; Miller wins Moto3

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July 14, 2014

Magical Marquez maintains winning streak in complicated conditions The start of the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland MotoGP™ contest was ...

Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda: pole position – 1m 20.937s - “The weekend has been affected by the crash I suffered yesterday, but I kept my nerve and little by little we’ve been getting better. I felt good yesterday afternoon and I was much better this morning. In the few laps I did in FP4 I could see that we had a good pace and a chance to fight for pole position. With the first tyre I didn’t feel entirely comfortable, but with the second one I had a good feeling and could see that there was good grip, so I decided to push a little more and put in a strong lap. Starting from the front is important for the race tomorrow, because this is a circuit where it is difficult to overtake. We will try and keep up the pace from practice, which I think has been good."

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German MotoGP Race Day Guide

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July 13, 2014

German MotoGP Race Day Guide - Official statistics compiled by Dr. Martin Raines • Marc Marquez is starting from pole ...

A 1'20.937 effort from Marquez gave him pole by just under 0.3s from Repsol Honda Team colleague Pedrosa who went down at turn 1 with three minutes remaining. The rapid lap time for Marquez broke Casey Stoner’s six year old best pole lap record of 1’21.067 from 2008.

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Marquez breaks another record with Sachsenring pole

by Trev

July 13, 2014

Record breaker Marquez takes pole with fastest ever Sachsenring lap Marc Marquez notched a new best pole lap in the ...

Tom Sykes: “It was a really exciting Superpole. I knew that we would be struggling all weekend because many of our competitors are very strong here but you know, slowly but surely, we got the Ninja working much better and I’m a lot more confident for tomorrow. We put the Pirelli qualifying tyre in and I had a little stab at it, I also had a small moment down the Corkscrew but we put a great lap time together and I’m happy. The boys worked hard and it’s going be close tomorrow, I think there’s a number of people with great race pace so I look forward to it.”

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Sykes takes Superpole with record lap

by Trev

July 13, 2014

Sykes raises the bar with pole position and new best lap The Tissot-Superpole ahead of tomorrow’s two WSBK races has ...

Tom Sykes: “Yes, maybe race one was the best race of my career. Winning the world title will always be the most emotional one but in terms of performance today maybe the top of the list now. We had a problem on the first laps of race one and Loris came quite aggressively in turn one. I am not complaining but this took away my natural line and I got put onto the marbles. I lost some positions and in the first half a lap, on full lean angle the bike was cutting the power. I almost came into the pits but the Ninja cleared itself and after that the bike was working very well. I was in tenth or 11th position early on and I was very motivated to move back to the where I feel we should be at the front. It was difficult to pass because a lot of guys were using their fresh Pirelli tyres to their full advantage and after six laps I really started to make a plan of attack to win. In race two I had a good start but I knew Loris would have a good pace and Sylvain Guintoli always goes well round Donington. Sylvain led for half the race but I just kept pushing and took the lead and then the win. It is great to take another double after Aragon and also take the championship lead again. The summer weather really arrived back at Donington for my home round today.”

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Sykes leads Friday at Laguna Seca WSBK

by Trev

July 12, 2014

Sykes leads Friday at Laguna Seca WSBK As expected it was all change in the running order for FP2 as ...

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MotoGP Assen Image Gallery G

by Trev

July 12, 2014

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Aleix Espargaro - “We continue our positive momentum. With Barcelona and Assen, this is the third race that we are constantly improving and today I’m satisfied because in the FP2 we tested the Forward chassis and it worked really well. We set the third fastest time with a tyre that had 22 laps on and the feeling was very positive. Sachsenring is a very special track for its layout and we will need to test it also on other circuits, but the feeling was really good. Tomorrow we will continue to work in this direction and if everything works well I want to use it also for the qualifying. I have also enjoyed riding here at Sachsenring. I’m confident because we have a good race pace and tomorrow we can make another step forward.”

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Espargaro leads day one as Repsol men crash heavily

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July 12, 2014

Excellent Aleix Espargaro in charge as Honda pair suffer big crashes Aleix Espargaro set the best lap in the MotoGP™ ...

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team), Marco Melandri (Aprilia Racing Team), Chaz Davies (Ducati Superbike Team), Eugene Laverty (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki), Leon Haslam (Pata Honda World Superbike), Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia Superbike Team – EVO), Aaron Yates (Team Hero EBR) and Christian Iddon (Team Bimota Alstare - EVO) were joined by wildcard riders Larry Pegram (Foremost Insurance EBR) and Chris Ulrich (GEICO Motorcycle Road Racing Honda) to spend a couple of hours at the Monterey Aquarium. They were treated to a guided tour of the aquarium and one of the largest open sea exhibits in the world. The exhibit holds 1 million gallons of water and houses a variety of creatures including sharks, tuna and turtles to name but a few. On their return to the Laguna Seca circuit the riders involved in today's media event were able to join their rivals for the customary two hour track familiarisation session, which given the fact that the circuit is new for many of the entrants will prove valuable come tomorrow's three Free Practice sessions which are scheduled to commence at 10:30 am local time.

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WSBK lands in America for round nine

by Trev

July 11, 2014

The stunning Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will this weekend host the ninth round of the 2014 eni FIM Superbike World ...

Earlier in the day a group of riders visited the Textile and Racing Museum located in Hohenstein-Ernstthal close to the circuit, which reopened its exhibition about the racing history of Sachsenring on Wednesday.

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German GP Press Conference

by Trev

July 11, 2014

Premier class stars charged up for Sachsenring contest Talking to the media at the Sachsenring on this occasion were World ...

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