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Fifth Race Win For Championship Leader Sofuoglu

FIM Supersport World Championship points leader Kenan Sofuoglu moved even further ahead in the standings with his fifth race win of the 2016 season, and the 37th of his long WorldSSP career. Kenan’s Kawasaki Puccetti Racing team-mate Randy Krummenacher was sixth today, pushing for all 19-laps but unable to challenge for a final podium position […]

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Another double victory for Eli Tomac

Eli Tomac of the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team raced to his second devastating double victory in eight days when he dominated the final round of the FIM World MXGP Motocross Championship. The US wild card entry and his team built their weekend gradually as they sought the perfect settings for the rugged Glen Helen […]

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Eli Tomac wins in Charlotte

Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team’s Eli Tomac dominated the penultimate round of the FIM World MXGP Motocross Championship at Charlotte in Northern Carolina to take a clearcut victory in both motos. The 23 years old from Colorado had already stamped his authority on the Grand Prix as he set fastest time by nearly one second […]

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Rider with MS embarks on long voyage to support others

On Friday 26 August, Johann Nothnagel (61) leaves Cape Town in an attempt to ride over 4 000 km in support of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The illness makes riding a motorcycle over such a great distance extremely hard, but biking is something Johann, a software developer, has always enjoyed. “I was diagnosed with […]

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Livia Lancelot 2016 WMX World Champion

Livia Lancelot clinched the FIM WMX World Motocross Championship for Kawasaki today at Assen in northern Netherlands; after 2008 it is the second world title in green for the Team 114 girl. The 28 year old from France started the weekend quietly to earn fifth choice of gate at the start, but her immaculately prepared […]

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Sykes Wins As Rea Retires From Second Laguna Race

A battling and front-running win from Kawasaki Racing Team rider Tom Sykes gave him his fifth race victory of the season on the latest model Ninja ZX-10R, in what was a shortened 21-lap Sunday Superbike World Championship race. Championship leader Jonathan Rea (KRT) retired from the race on lap six after experiencing a technical issue, […]

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Rea And Sykes Secure First And Second Places After Saturday Race

The first 25-lap FIM Superbike World Championship race of the Laguna Seca weekend was finally contested between eventual winner Jonathan Rea and his KRT team-mate Tom Sykes. Each had led the race on two occasions, with Rea upping his pace enough at the end to finish 0.819 seconds ahead Sykes. This was Rea’s first race […]

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