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Canadian rider Brett McCormick has suffered serious injuries to his face and spine in a crash during the second World Superbike race at Assen on Sunday. After examination at the medical center, McCormick was removed to the nearby hospital in the city of Assen, before being moved to a larger hospital in Groningen to stabilize his injuries. The Canadian appears to have escaped damage to his spinal cord in the crash, according to his team.

Below is the press release from the team, courtesy of TwoWheelsBlog.com:

The Effenbert Liberty Racing Team announces that Brett McCormick, following the disastrous crash in race two this afternoon in Assen, after the control in the circuit medical center, has suffered the trauma of the cervical spine, facial trauma with a hematoma to the eye sockets as well as a fracture of the fifth finger of his right hand, and he was sent to Assen hospital for further evaluation.

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Gert Bender Ingemar Bengtsson Johnny Bengtsson Angelo Bergamonti

Williams’ reserve driver Valtteri Bottas will test for the British team on the opening day of next week’s Mugello session. Bottas will take to the…

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Gastone Biscia Norman Black Kenny Blake John Blanchard

Championship leader Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) is all set to return to the historic TT circuit of Assen, where round 3 of the World Superbike Championship is taking place this coming weekend.

Ducati’s home track of Imola was the setting for Round 2 of the championship, which took place just over a fortnight ago. Carlos could not have done better in front of what he considers to be his adoptive home crowd, beating off competition, in the form of Sykes on the Kawasaki, to power his Ducati 1198 to a double win, and 50 precious championship points.

Last year at Assen, Carlos celebrated success with a race win and a third place finish so both the rider and team will be hoping for similar results at this particular circuit, well aware that other, trickier tracks for the Ducati are looming.

Carlos Checa: “Imola was a really fantastic event that couldn’t have gone better for me! I’m really happy with how it went, also because those points gained are vital for the championship. Now we must turn our attentions to Assen, where I hope to make two strong races before we head to Monza – that will undoubtedly be more difficult for the Ducati. Last year we did well at the TT circuit, a win and a third place – we’ll be aiming for similar results again this time around.”

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Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/VWD0s6x9Bd6/Points+leader+Checa+prepares+Dutch+action

Franco Bertoni Juan Bertran Willi Bertsch Paul Berwick

Story from www.wrc.com

Novikov made his debut on the Villa Carlos Paz-based round in 2008 but was in trouble from the start when a mechanical…

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Raffaele Alberti Josef Albisser Pierluigi Aldrovanti Alejandro Aleman

Injury-wise, it has been a treacherous season in the World Superbike paddock so far this year. While everyone patiently waits for good news about Joan Lascorz, this weekend another ride has suffered a neck injury: Canada’s Brett McCormick. Crashing in Race 2 at Assen, the Effenbert Liberty Racing rider was immediately attended to by the circuit’s medical center, where it was deemed he had suffered trauma to his cervical spine (the same area Lascorz injured), …

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Pierre Bolle Maurice Bolwerk Gianfranco Bonera Bruno Bonhuil

Source: http://sportbikeblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/wsbk-monza-and-kyalami-2009-highlights.html

Albert Beirle Artie Bell Carlos Bellon Carlo Bellotti

Beritai.com – the latest news from the 2012 MotoGP race which we summarized from the site and we present motosports beritai, Alex de Angelis returned menggeber a MotoGP bike for the first time since 2010 in a closed trial in the Circuit Vairano in Vidigulfo, Italy.

But the Republic of San Marino rider is not riding a motorcycle manufacturer Honda Gresini team as he got in the 2008-2009 season, but the motor CRT’s Colin Edwards, Forward Racing Team MotoGP rider.

De Angelis was given the opportunity to try the latest electronic devices for motor-BMW Suter, despite bad weather makes it unable to test with the maximum.

“I am delighted to be given this opportunity, namely to make the motor development of CRT’s Suter and BMW,” said De Angelis. “Our trial was shortened due to bad weather, but very fun to ride a 1000cc bike.”

“We are working on the development of electronic devices in the motor. Things like this are not met in Moto2. I hope I have given the correct data to the Suter and BMW,” he concluded.

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/0oDDYj6cwZf/Alex+de+Angelis+returned+play+MotoGP+bike

Karel Bojer Juan Bolart Gerhard Boll Jacques Bolle

Source: http://sportbikeblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/s1000rr-how-it-should-have-looked.html

Sandro Artusi Javier Arumi Sadao Asami Giuseppe Ascareggi

After some careful assessment, HRT have announced they will not be attending next week’s Formula One test in Mugello, Italy. With planned upgrades to…

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Leandro Beccheroni Hans Becker Alex Bedford Günter Beer

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Alan Barnett Lorenzo Baroni Jose Barresi Manliff Barrington

Riders who were able to bank a fast lap yesterday will head off to Superpole and those who missed out will be regretting the fact they didn't get off the mark quickly enough. Yesterday's rains were no surprise as the radar system warned of rain at 15:30 local time, which is why everybody was out immediately trying to put in a 'banker' before conditions got too dangerous for slicks. Today's session was all about finding wet settings.

The big names missing out on Superpole are Max Biaggi and Hiroshi Aoyama who will start from the fifth and sixth rows respectively. It remains to see if Zanetti will be allowed to race as he was outside the 107% required, but Race Direction may allow him to continue at their discretion.

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Harald Bartol Darren Barton František Bartoš Günter Bartusch

The New Caledonian round of the 2012 APRC is on this weekend.

New Caledonia Rally Championship (http://www.rallye-nc.net/v4/index.php/fr/)

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Gino Borsoi Luca Boscoscuro Gimmi Bosio Juup Bosman

I live in South Ayrshire right out in the sticks. A guy in a purple Fiesta with a smashed in front end came flying up my drive this morning, skidded…

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Harald Bartol Darren Barton František Bartoš Günter Bartusch

MotoGP has lost a star: Marco Simoncelli

Friends all over the world are morning the death of Italian Superbike racer Marco Simoncelli, who died in a crash Sunday in the first lap of the MotoGP race in Sepang, Malaysian.

The 24-year-old Honda rider, affectionately known as “Sic” lost control and veered across the track into the path of riders Colin Edwards and Simoncelli’s compatriot Valentino Rossi. His helmet was knocked off in the collision that left him face-down and motionless on the asphalt track.

The race at Sepang International Circuit was immediately red-flagged and later cancelled.

Marco died of head, neck and chest injuries, and cardiac arrest at 4:56pm, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. With only one remaining race in Spain left in the MotoGP Championship, he was in fierce competition for the top position with Casey Stoner, who is now the undisputed 2011 world champion.

Ironically, his career ended at the same track that was the scene of his 250cc world championship victory in 2008.

American Honda team racer, Colin Edwards reportedly suffered a separated shoulder as a result of the crash, when he fell on the track Sunday. Rossi, who rides for Ducati, made only brief contact with the bikes on the track. He was uninjured but emotionally devastated by the loss. 

“Sic for me was like a youngest brother. So strong on track and so sweet in the normal life. I will miss him a lot,” – Valentino Rossi said in the early hours of Monday morning, Malaysian time via his official Twitter account @ValeYellow46.

The last fatal crash in the world motorcycling championship was last year when Japan’s Shoya Tomizawa was killed. MotoGP is the world´s premier motorcycling championship, with a season of 18 Grands Prix in 13 countries bringing together the world´s top motorcycle manufacturers.

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/g1lrfQ7OO1i/Marco+Sic+Simoncelli+Killed+MotoGP+Crash

Fergus Anderson Hugh Anderson John Anderson Kent Andersson

Changeable weather conditions played a major part in proceedings during raceday at Assen, with the f…

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Jack Ahearn Mitsuo Akamatsu Takashi Akita Kousuke Akiyoshi

Williams take a step forward with improved compact gearbox is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

John Beamer explains how Williams have refined the radical gearbox they developed last year – and produced a more competitive car.

Williams take a step forward with improved compact gearbox is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

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Manfred Baumann Alvaro Bautista Lenfranco Baviera Richard Bay

The Isle of Man TT sent out an interesting press release yesterday, where it cited the largest competitor entry list in the TT Zero’s race history (lawyer’s crafty word choice note: this does not include when in 2009 the race was run under the TTXGP banner and 23 competitors allegedly entered). With 18 competitors signed up for the single-lap electric motorcycle race around the Mountain Course, we can surely expect the field to dwindle, as …

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Manfred Baumann Alvaro Bautista Lenfranco Baviera Richard Bay

Not technically F1, but certainly of interest to F1 followers I think.

A good story, with one happy ending already, and hopefully more to come if…

Source: http://www.motorsportforums.com/f1/152453-dean-stoneman.html

Sergio Boroncini Gino Borsoi Luca Boscoscuro Gimmi Bosio

Source: http://sportbikeblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/kawasakis-still-suck.html

Eric Bataille Franco Battaini Gerhard Bauer Manfred Baumann

Source: http://sportbikeblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/philip-island-world-superbike-results.html

Hartmut Bischoff Gastone Biscia Norman Black Kenny Blake

I’ve got a few parts and old gear laying around taking up space listed below:

**WILL UPDATE LISTING ACCORDINGLY**

**PARTS FOR 2004-2007 CBR…

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Ray Amm Luigi Ancona Bob Anderson Chris Anderson

A great ride from Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) saw him overcome the pain of a hand injury suffered earlier in the day to win his first race of the year, at his team’s home track. He also scored the first win for Honda in 2012.

Race one winner Sylvain Guintoli (Team Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati) was second after his team-mate Jakub Smrz dropped back from his long time race two lead after choosing a wet front tyre. Smrz eventually crashed while trying to pass a lapped rider.

The battle for third went to Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing) his first podium of 2012.

His team-mate Max Biaggi is now leading the championship after finishing eighth in race two, one point ahead of Carlos Checa (Althea Racing). Checa gambled on rain tyres but as the track dried and the rain stayed away, he had to come into change his tyres and he ended up 17th – out of the points. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) dropped back from a potential podium finish to go sixth, and stay third in the overall championship fight, 13 points from Biaggi.

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Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/w1QvAFG3Id3/Rea+overcomes+hand+injury+score+popular+Assen

Carlos Bellon Carlo Bellotti Jean Pierre Beltoise Felice Benasedo

One of our favorite bikes to debut last year, the Vyrus 986 M2 continues to be developed by the small Italian firm, and pictures of the 600cc, omega-framed, hub-center steered motorcycle have been uploaded to the Vyrus Facebook profile page, and show the Moto2 hopeful in its street-legal form. Breaking cover back in January 2011, Vyrus had hopes of racing the 986 M2 in the Moto2 Championship, as well as selling a street and kit version …

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Jacques Bernard Adrian Bernetic Manfred Bernsee Bruno Bertacchini

Beritai.com – the latest news from MotoGP race of the site which we summarized the ball and we present beritai, On Wednesday and Thursday this week, MotoGP rider, Nicky Hayden will join Ducati test team to try various new components of the motor Desmosedici GP12 .

The trial is also meant to give additional time for the riders from the United States is to change the days of pre-season trial that he had missed because of injury.

Hayden hopes he can use trials as well as possible by finding a suitable setup for the bike.

In 2006 world champion will work closely with Ducati test rider Franco Battaini who have tested it first on Tuesday (17/4) at the Mugello Circuit, Italy.

Developments that may occur in this time trial is rumored to be followed by Valentino Rossi and Hayden on the next trial.

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/-8f-78CJihY/Nicky+Hayden+will+soon+Earn+Extra+Trials

Pierluigi Aldrovanti Alejandro Aleman Eduardo Aleman Jaime Alguesuari

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Nobuatsu Aoki Takuma Aoki Hiroshi Aoyama Shuhei Aoyama

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

All the pit strategy data, including how new tyres helped Kimi Raikkonen catch Sebastian Vettel, and how much time Lewis Hamilton lost in the pits.

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

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Alessanro Brannetti Reiner Bratenstein Hans Braumandl Dieter Braun

Caught testing in the wild by the folks at Infomotori, these “spy photos” of the KTM Adventure 1290 are the first good glimpse we have gotten of the Austrian brand’s upcoming revamped adventure bike. Expected to hit the North American market in the 2014 model year, the 2014 KTM Adventure 1290 features a water-cooled v-twin motor, which will likely be shared with the 2013 KTM Super Duke R 1290. Seen here with matte black fairings, …

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Georg Braun Walter Brehme Jack Brett Norick Abe

World Supersport at Assen provides a tense race in the wet.

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Johnny Bengtsson Angelo Bergamonti Werner Bergold Jacques Bernard

I’ve got a few parts and old gear laying around taking up space listed below:

**WILL UPDATE LISTING ACCORDINGLY**

**PARTS FOR 2004-2007 CBR…

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Hartmut Bischoff Gastone Biscia Norman Black Kenny Blake

Jason Pridmore went straight from testing the Spirit of Daytona Racing Porsche Coyote Daytona Prototype during the Rolex 24 Hour testing at Daytona to the last round of the FIM World Endurance Champsionship at the Losail International racetrack in Qatar. Jason’s Maco Moto teammate Warwick Nowland was injured while training for Qatar – his stand

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Fabio Barchitta Alan Barnett Lorenzo Baroni Jose Barresi

World motorcycling champion Casey Stoner is determined to show he is still the man to beat in 2012, having set the early pace ahead of the MotoGP season’s opening race in Qatar on Sunday.

Source: http://www.zimbio.com/MotoGP/articles/V6YMIIvuJIb/Champion+Stoner+sets+early+pace+Qatar

Günter Bartusch Eric Bataille Franco Battaini Gerhard Bauer

In a role-reversal, Race 2 at Assen for World Superbike got underway with clear skies, and a Dutch track with only a few wet spots left to dry. With tire choice proving to be a critical component in the second race, the WSBK field ran the gamut with slicks, intermediates, and even full-wets making it onto the grid for the start. Lining up another exciting race, the fans in attendance were well-rewarded for enduring the …

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Jean Paul Boinet Karel Bojer Juan Bolart Gerhard Boll

Rosberg, Hamilton and Alonso cleared over incidents is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

The stewards of the Bahrain Grand Prix have taken no action against Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso for incidents involving the drivers during the race.

Rosberg, Hamilton and Alonso cleared over incidents is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

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Len Bayliss Troy Bayliss Bruce Beale Douglas Beasley

Yamaha Factory Racing rider Jorge Lorenzo claimed a sensational victory this evening under the dramatic floodlights of the Losail …

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Fergus Anderson Hugh Anderson John Anderson Kent Andersson

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Philippe Bouzanne Ellis Boyce Helmut Bradl Stefan Bradl

Eighteen months ago, Chip Yates filed for a patent on his front-end KERS design for motorcycles, which means that today the United States Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) can disclose Yates’s patent application to the public. Detailing the only front-wheel regenerative-braking system for motorcycles that we know to exist, the design built by Yates allows a motorcycle to scavenge power from the braking force applied to the front wheel of a motorcycle, and store it …

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Luigi Anelli Marcel Ankone Hans Georg Anscheidt Alessandro Antonello

R I C H M O N D – April 28th
CUP SCRAMBLE – Green Flag Deadline
See if you can sort these drivers out. Put these drivers in the…

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Fernando Aranda Takeishi Araoka Adrian Araujo Gilbert Argo

World Supersport at Assen provides a tense race in the wet.

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Bob Anderson Chris Anderson Fergus Anderson Hugh Anderson

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix grid is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

Sebastian Vettel took pole pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix grid is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

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Bruno Bonhuil Ismael Bonilla Steve Bonsey Paul Bordes

Live: 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix third practice is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

Follow the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix third practice session on F1 Fanatic Live.

Live: 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix third practice is an original article from F1 Fanatic. If this article has been published anywhere other than F1 Fanatic it is an infringement of copyright.

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Pierluigi Aldrovanti Alejandro Aleman Eduardo Aleman Jaime Alguesuari

Source: http://sportbikeblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/ama-results-from-2009-laguna-seca-round.html

Takashi Akita Kousuke Akiyoshi Raffaele Alberti Josef Albisser

I saw this article from the Baltimore Sun. It’s from 4/16/12. It looks like the GP there is still very much up in the air.

Baltimore Grand Prix…

Source: http://www.motorsportforums.com/indycar/152397-baltimore-race-still-shaky-ground.html

Albert Bertholet Guy Bertin Franco Bertoni Juan Bertran

Story from www.wrc.com

The 26-year-old was a virtual rookie when he took part on the event in 2009 in a Baratec-run Subaru Impreza.
He arrived in…

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Hans Baltisberger Carlo Bandirola Alain Barbaroux Hector Barberá

Right on schedule, Brammo has released the technical specifications of the Brammo Empulse & Brammo Empulse R electric street bikes. Featuring a 54hp water-cooled Permanent Magnet AC (PMAC) motor, the Empulse will come with a 10 kWh (9.3 kWh nominal) battery pack, and of course the Oregonian company’s six-speed gearbox. With fully-adjustable Marzoochi front forks, a fully-adjustable Sachs rear shock, Brembo brakes, & Marchesini wheels, Brammo has included some nice kit on the Empulse, though …

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