Motorcycle Racing
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Roads: North West 200 and other Northern Irish motorcycle racing events saved following lower insurance deal
Published: 15 March 2023 Updated: 15 March 2023 Previous Slide◀ Next Slide▶ Glenn Irwin leads on the opening lap of the Anchor Bar Superbike race at the NW200 1 of 1 Motorcycling events in Northern Ireland, including the North West 200, will go ahead as planned this year after the Motor Cycle Union of Ireland Ulster Centre (MCUI UC) agreed a new insurance deal. The future of motorcycle racing in the country was in serious doubt last month when it was announced that all events would be cancelled due to soaring public liability insurance costs. Since then, the MCUI UC launched a GoFundMe page which has raised over £90,000, and…
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MotoAmerica: Race Results From The Restarted 81st Daytona 200 – Roadracing World Magazine
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events. At our online motorcycle parts store, you’ll find a specialized selection of quarter turn “Dzus” fasteners, titanium hardware, premium tire valve stems, Vesrah racing brake pads, Brembo parts and accessories, and other unique hardware specifically designed for race and trackday motorcycles. Editorial Note: The Daytona 200 was red flagged on lap 53 of 57 scheduled laps. MotoAmerica officials decided to run a 10-lap restart, resulting in a race distance of 62 laps, or 217.52 miles. 23_1_DAY_SSP_R1_res More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica: Herrin Wins 81st Running Of The Daytona 200 Thirteen Years Later, Josh Herrin Wins…
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Indian Selling Limited-Edition Challenger RR Track Bikes For $92,229 – Roadracing World Magazine
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE CELEBRATES 2022 KING OF THE BAGGERS CHAMPIONSHIP WITH ULTRA-LIMITED INDIAN CHALLENGER RR An Homage to Tyler O’Hara’s #29, Only 29 Indian Challenger Race Bikes Offer Rare Opportunity for Riders & Collectors to Own the Undisputed King of the Baggers MINNEAPOLIS, MN – March 9, 2023 – In celebration of Indian Motorcycle Racing and S&S® Cycle’s 2022 King of the Baggers championship season, America’s First Motorcycle Company today announced the retail availability of 29 highly exclusive Indian Challenger RR motorcycles. Built to 2022 race spec by the same S&S® hands that wrenched Tyler O’Hara’s #29 championship-winning bike, each purpose-built Indian Challenger RR is available for die-hard track riders and collectors for a premium price of $92,229.…
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The MotoGP master who made Stroll’s heroics possible
“The light at the end of the tunnel was very hard to see but I had an incredible medical team that helped me along the way.” An accident in Spain two weeks ago had left Lance Stroll with a double wrist injury as well as a broken toe – but he recovered in time to race through pain in Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand prix season-opener and went on to finish sixth, matching his best result of 2022 right away in the much-improved Aston Martin AMR23. Stroll was keen to credit several people – among them osteopath Henry Howe and physio Rob Madden – for helping him get fit against all…
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Luck of the Irish: Insurance Costs Cause Country-Wide Racing Closures
As of this quarter, motorcycle racing in Ireland has become, in the words of the locals, “as rare as rocking horse crap;” the country’s insurance premiums have taken such a spike that nearly all motorcycle racing efforts have been canceled – and, in a bitter move for the people, The Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) has started a funding platform to get motorcycle racing up and going again. How high are the figures, you ask? Coverage from BBC states that public liability insurance is now upwards of £400,000, with the motorcycle union being asked “to pay an excess of £300,000 in the result of any claim – this includes…
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WorldSBK

 The talking has stopped, it’s time to bring the motion the 2023 MOTUL FIM Superbike Planet Championship is completely ready to ignite a brand name-new title fight as the Grand Ridge Brewery Australian Spherical kicks off the hottest instalment of the golden period. The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit: steeped in record, with WorldSBK’s closest end taking place there in 2010, while across four many years, we have seen limitless battles until finally the chequered flag. This year’s line-up is a person of the strongest ever witnessed and the checklist of possible winners and podium contenders surely stretches into double figures. But just after all the tests in the…
