LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow produced the goods at HRC’s home race on Sunday as he claimed second place at the Twin Ring Motegi. Having been consistently fast throughout the weekend, the Briton got the result his efforts deserved as he followed home HRC colleague Marc Marquez who secured a fifth MotoGP World Championship …
POINTS FINISH FOR NAKAGAMI AT MOTEGI
LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaaki Nakagami endured a challenging day at his home Grand Prix at the Twin Ring Motegi. Having progressed to Q2 and secured 12th place on the grid for Sunday’s race, the Japanese talent had set his sights on a first top-10 finish of his rookie season, but saw those hopes disappear after …
Moto 2 – TEAM SPEED UP – GP OF JAPAN
QUARTARARO IMPRESSES WITH THE SECOND VICTORY, BUT THE RACE DIRECTION DISQUALIFY HIM The superb victory at Twin Ring Motegi by the MB Conveyors-Speed Up number twenty, Fabio Quartararo, was cancelled one hour from the victory celebration. The cause that forced the race direction to disqualify is the rear tyre pressure, lower than the minimum. As …
TAKA AIMING TO CELEBRATE NEW CONTRACT AT MOTEGI
Takaaki Nakagami heads to Motegi for his home Grand Prix having agreed an extension to his contract with the Honda HRC. It was confirmed this week that the Japanese talent had signed a new one-year deal with the Japanese Manufacturer riding with Lucio Cecchinello’s outfit in the 2019 MotoGP World Championship, having made his debut in …
Eleventh for Baz in race 2 at El Villicum
San Juan (Argentina), Sunday 14 October 2018 The penultimate round of the 2018 Superbike World Championship has just concluded at the brand-new San Juan El Villicum circuit; for the Gulf Althea BMW Racing Team and rider Loris Baz the second race proved a tough one, the Frenchman passing beneath the chequered flag in eleventh place today. …
Baz and Gulf Althea BMW ninth in race 1 at El Villicum
San Juan (Argentina), Saturday 13 October 2018 The brand-new Autodromo San Juan El Villicum is hosting the Superbikes for what is the penultimate round of the 2018 Superbike World Championship this weekend. The Gulf Althea BMW Racing team and rider Loris Baz crossed the line ninth in the first of the weekend’s two races. Superpole1: …
15th MOTO GP RACE – CRUTCHLOW SETTLES FOR 7th IN THAILAND
LCR Honda CASTROL rider Cal Crutchlow claimed seventh place in the first-ever Thailand Grand Prix at the Buriram International Circuit. The Briton looked well placed to challenge for the podium in the first half of the race, but the drop of the tyre grip undermined his push in the latter stages and he settled for …
DEMANDING DAY FOR NAKAGAMI IN THAILAND
It proved a forgettable first-ever Thailand Grand Prix for LCR Honda IDEMITSU rider Takaaki Nakagami as he finished 22nd at the Buriram International Circuit on Sunday. Having qualified on the fifth row, the Japanese rookie saw his hopes of a good result disappear after an early fall and, despite rejoining, could do little more than …
Moto 2 – TEAM SPEED UP – GP OF THAILAND
A FANTASTIC QUARTARARO FINISHES FIFTH THE PTT THAILAND GRAND PRIX The new Chang International Circuit does not frighten the MB Conveyors-Speed Up Racing team’s rider Fabio Quartararo who finished fifth in the first Grand Prix of Thailand. From the beginning of the race the young French fought not to miss the leading group. He lost …