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Entries from August 2009

Michel Fabrizio To Ride For Ducati Pramac Racing In Brno

Joy Ryder - Tuesday 11.08.09, 12:18pm

As Mika Kallio take over the reins for the Marlboro Ducati MotoGP rider Casey Stoner, Michel Fabrizio has been drafted in to ride for the Pramac Racing team.
Fabrizio, who is currently riding for the World Superbike Xerox Ducati team said;
“I want to thank Ducati and Pramac for this gift. Brno is my favorite track and [...]

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Tags: Brno Race · Ducati · Michel Fabrizio · news

WSB Champion Fred Merkel – What’s He Doing Now?

Joy Ryder - Friday 07.08.09, 21:17pm

Fred Merkel was the World Superbike Champion in 1988 and 1989 and now, at the age of 46, is living with his family on a ranch in New Zealand.
Merkel started his career as a young boy, taught by his father, and by the age of 19, was racing a 250cc Grand Prix bike.  After going [...]

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Tags: Former Riders · Fred Merkel · Honda · Kawasaki · Kevin Schwantz · Legends · Suzuki

World Superbike Rider Anthony Gobart – What’s He Doing Now?

Joy Ryder - Wednesday 05.08.09, 19:53pm

Anthony Gobart, one of Australia’s most talented motorcycle road racers, with a promising career ahead of him in the World Superbike Championship, is now in a personal struggle with drug abuse.
Gobart began his career on motorcycles as a teenager starting with Motor-cross before progressing onto road racing, winning his first World Superbike race as a [...]

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Tags: Anthony Gobart · Ducati · Former Riders · Kawasaki · Suzuki · Yamaha WSB · news

Troy Bayliss To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award At Imola

Joy Ryder - Monday 03.08.09, 20:46pm

Three-time World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss, is to receive a lifetime achievement award from the city of Imola at the Italian round of the World superbike Championship at the end of September.
An event is taking place especially for the great rider, arranged by Imola circuit organisers, the city authorities and Ducati, in Imola’s main square [...]

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Tags: Ducati · Imola · Troy Bayliss · news

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