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Tuesday Reader: 14 March 2018
The MotherShip
BMW Motorsport News
Strong top 5 result for BMW S 1000 RR racer Jordi Torres at the Thai WorldSBK round.https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/cana...torres-at-the-thai-worldsbk-round?language=en
BMW Group PressClub Canada / 8h
For the second round of the 2017 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldBSK), the Althea BMW Racing Team and the BMW Motorrad Motorsport specialists headed to Thailand. The race weekend at the Chang International
BMW Motorsport News – Issue 10/17.https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/glob...bmw-motorsport-news-–-issue-10/17?language=en
1BMW Group PressClub Global / 1d
BMW M4 GT4 completes extensive programme of testing in Miramas – BMW Motorsport joins Drivetribe.
2017 Dubai International Baja – MINI celebrates third place result.https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/cana...ini-celebrates-third-place-result?language=en
BMW Group PressClub Canada / 8h
• MINI secures podium finish at Dubai International Baja. • Mohamed Abu Issa and Xavier Panseri crew MINI ALL4 Racing to third.
Rolls Royce Motorcar
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Welcomes Minister Of State To Its Technology And Logistics Centrehttps://www.press.bmwgroup.com/cana...s-technology-and-logistics-centre?language=en
BMW Group PressClub Canada / 8h
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars welcomed The Rt Hon Nick Gibb, Minister for School Standards and MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, to the company’s Technology and Logistics Centre, located in Mr Gibb’s constituency.
Recalls
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On the BMW MOA Forum > The Garage > Links and References > Listing of Recall Notices
Motorrad- On the Street and Track
BMW MOTORRAD IN THE NEWS
Can We Please Get a New F 800 GT?http://www.bmwblog.com/2017/03/12/can-please-get-new-f-800-gt/
3Bmw Blog / by Mike DeAmicis / 18h
The BMW F 800 GT was just updated last year and only began its lifecycle in 2013. However, it was very similar to the motorcycle which preceded it, the F 800 ST, which had itself been in production since 2006. More than ten years
MC NEWS
12 Motorcycle Statistics That'll Floor You\
Motley Fool
The industry has grown over the past 132 years serving a much more diverse crowd of riding enthusiasts. Although bike makers have struggled to recover from the financial-market meltdown a decade ago, here are 13 additional facts from the Motorcycle ...
FWIW: Eight manufacturers represented 81% of all U.S sales in 2015. The MC Gang of Eight - H-D, Honda, Yamaha, Polaris, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki and with 13730 sold BMW comes in eighth.
Motorcycle sales heat up with early spring weatherhttp://www.usatoday.com/story/money...ers-hope-early-spring-brings-buyers/98850854/
USA Today
The mild weather has been well-timed for the motorcycle industry that was stuck in low gear much of 2016. U.S. sales have been slow, partly from weakness in the economies of oil- and gas-producing states
RIDING
Sidetracked: My Brother’s Keeper, A “Lost” Arthttp://www.roadrunner.travel/2017/03/11/sidetracked-my-brothers-keeper-a-lost-art/
RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel Magazine / by RoadRUNNER / 19min
Getting lost in the backcountry is no joke. Whose job is it to keep the group together when the ride leaves the pavement? What responsibility does the individual have? “Where’s Rick?” asks Ken, our ride leader. Our group of 11 men
Here’s Yamaha’s production plans for its mass-production TWO WHEEL drive bike. Conventional motor at the back, electric motor at the front.https://www.morebikes.co.uk/36329/h...conventional-motor-back-electric-motor-front/
1MoreBikes / 11h
The patents on the designs have just been granted and by registering them Yamaha has given away one of the bikes that is likely to make up part of a future range. There’s no indication of when this motorcycle will see the light of day
Single-Sided vs. Double-Sided Swingarm - What's The Difference? | MC GARAGE
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The Racing Sheet
World Superbike: Jonathan Rea Under Lap Record In FP3 In Thailandhttp://www.roadracingworld.com/news/?id=7a086414-a991-4cb6-b114-6b1d4ddda717
2Roadracingworld.com / 8h
Motul FIM Superbike World Championship Chang International Circuit Buriram, Thailand March 11, 2017
2017 Chang Thailand World Superbike Superpole Results: No Qualifying Tyreshttps://motomatters.com/results/2017/03/11/2017_chang_thailand_world_superbike.html
2MotoMatters.com / by Jared Earle / 5h
In the opening session, ten riders competed for two places, with Lorenzo Savadori and Stefan Bradl the two quickest Superpole one qualifiers in yesterday’s timed sessions. No Superpole tyres would be available in either
Record pole lap for Rea in Thailandhttp://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2017/Record+pole+lap+for+Rea+in+Thailand
SBK / 5h
Kawasaki Racing Team rider tops Superpole 2 timesheet in style at Motul Thai Round
Runaway Race 1 victory for Reahttp://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2017/Runaway+Race+1+victory+for+Rea
SBK / 3h
World Champion dominates first race of Motul Thai Round from pole, with Davies and Sykes also on podium
The Aruba.it Racing - Ducati on the podium at Buriram with Chaz Davies (2nd), Marco Melandri is 4thhttp://www.ducati.com/racing/superb...arco_melandri_is_4th/2017/03/11/2611/index.do
Ducati RSS Feed /
Bigger Challenge Awaits Rea in Race 2http://www.beinsports.com/us/worldsbk/video/bigger-challenge-awaits-rea-in-race-2/478498
beIN SPORTS News / 2h
Jonathan Rea won't be able to rely on his victorious Race 1 strategy on Sunday as he'll be forced to start from Row 3.
Four Score: Rea Extends Perfect Season Starthttp://www.beinsports.com/us/worldsbk/video/four-score-rea-extends-perfect-season-start/479554
beIN SPORTS News / 2h
Kawasaki's Jonathan Rea has opened his 2017 WorldSBK title defense in perfect fashion with two poles and four race victories.
Fourth successive win for dominant Reahttp://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2017/Fourth+successive+win+for+dominant+Rea
SBK / 2h
Motul Thai Round concludes with another win for Rea in a restarted race, with Sykes and Melandri also on rostrum
Third place for the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team in Race 2 at Buriram with Marco Melandri, Chaz Davies is 6thhttp://www.ducati.com/racing/superb...__chaz_davies_is_6th/2017/03/12/2615/index.do
Ducati RSS Feed / 14min
Hayden and Bradl Make Top-10 at Buriramhttp://world.honda.com/SBK/2017/02thailand/?from=r
Honda World News / 19h
Buriram, Thailand - Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team's Nicky Hayden and Stefan Bradl have scored their first top-10 results of the season by finishing ninth and tenth, respectively, in the opening race at Chang International Circuit.
2017 World Superbike Championship Standings After Race 4, Chang, Thailandhttps://motomatters.com/standings/2017/03/12/2017_world_superbike_championship.html
2MotoMatters.com / by David Emmett / 1h
WorldSBK standings after the Thailand round: Round Number: 2 Year: 2016
2017 Superbike World Championship - THAILAND, Chang (Race 1)
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2017 Superbike World Championship - THAILAND, Chang (Race 2)
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PJ Jacobsen Leads World Supersport FP3, Alex Baldolini Ruled Unfit To Race In Thailandhttp://www.roadracingworld.com/news/?id=77a5ae53-1324-4c35-bf1f-e1e688ca2832
3Roadracingworld.com / 7h
FIM Supersport World Championship Chang International Circuit Buriram, Thailand March 11, 2017 Free Practice Three Results (All on Pirelli tires):
2017 Chang Thailand World Supersport Superpole Results: Return Of The Wildcardshttps://motomatters.com/results/2017/03/11/2017_chang_thailand_world_supersport.html
3MotoMatters.com / by Jared Earle / 4h
Superpole one had thirteen riders competing for two places. Federico Caricasulo and Michael Canducci were eleventh and twelfth fastest, making them favourites to qualify for Superpole two.
Rea: "my best ever championship start"https://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/12/sbk/rea-my-best-ever-championship-start.html
GPone RSS Feed / 1d
Four wins for Johnny who promises: "I know we can improve further". Sykes aware: "unable to win, I did the smart thing"
Melandri: "I suffered with the brakes, the last corner the most critical"https://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/12...brakes-the-last-corner-the-most-critical.html
1GPone RSS Feed / 1d
The Italian: "On the last lap, Sykes had it easy, I couldn't be aggressive. At Aragon we'll be more competitive"
Fantastic performance by Torres and Althea BMW at Buriramhttp://www.althearacing.com/2017/03...-by-torres-and-althea-bmw-at-buriram/?lang=en
1Althea Racing / by admin_althea / 1d
Fantastic performance by Torres and Althea BMW at Buriram Buriram (Thailand), Sunday 12 March 2017 The second round of the 2017 Superbike World Championship concluded today at the Chang International Circuit in
2017 SuperSport World Championship - THAILAND, Chang
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2017 World Supersport Championship Standings After Race 2, Chang, Thailandhttps://motomatters.com/standings/2017/03/12/2017_world_supersport_championship.html
2MotoMatters.com / by David Emmett / 1h
World Supersport standings after the second race of the season: Round Number: 2 Year: 2017
Crutchlow top three – and top Hondahttp://www.motogp.com/en/news/2017/03/10/crutchlow-top-three-and-top-honda/220630
4Knews RSS on motogp.com / 13h
First action in Qatar sees the Brit P3 by the end of the day
Rossi: I can't enter the turns as I want tohttps://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/11/motogp/rossi-i-cant-enter-the-turns-as-i-want-to.html
GPone RSS Feed / 8h
"It's better than at Phillip Island but we have work to do". On Surtees' passing: "we've lost one of the legends of motorsport"
Vinales: I improve with every exit on the Yamahahttps://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/11/motogp/vinales-i-improve-with-every-exit-on-the-yamaha.html
GPone RSS Feed / 5h
Maverick confirms his performance in Qatar: "I'm quite surprised, but I still want to work more on race pace"
Lorenzo: I've started to understand how to ride the Ducatihttps://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/11...ted-to-understand-how-to-ride-the-ducati.html
GPone RSS Feed / 8h
"The road is still long, Dovizioso brakes hard and I need to get used to this style, but in Qatar I've immediately been competitive"
Ducati undecided about continuing with new-look fairinghttps://www.motorsport.com/motogp/n...bout-continuing-with-new-look-fairing-882025/
1Motorsport.com / 33min
The Borgo Panigale marque finally revealed its solution to tackling the winglet ban introduced at the end of last year, with Dovizioso’s bike sporting a radical new look when it took to the track on Saturday. Having topped the opening day
Dovizioso: surprised to be so fasthttps://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/11/motogp/dovizioso-surprised-to-be-so-fast.html
GPone RSS Feed / 5h
"It's all coming more easily, but we'll only for sure in the race. Removing the winglets is proving to be an advantage, I can play with the Ducati"
Repsol Honda MOTOGP Team Qatar
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Marquez: the new fairing? I have to ride differentlyhttps://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/11/motogp/marquez-the-new-fairing-i-have-to-ride-differently.html
GPone RSS Feed / 5h
Two crashes for Marc. Dani: "the first test in Qatar is difficult: the dark, the dirty track, the humidity"
2017 Qatar MotoGP Test Saturday Press Releaseshttps://motomatters.com/press_release/2017/03/12/2017_qatar_motogp_test_saturday_press.html
2MotoMatters.com / by Press Release / 1h
Press releases from the MotoGP teams after the second day of the Qatar Test: Movistar Yamaha Tops Second Qatar Test Day The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team was back on track today for the second day of the MotoGP Official Test
Vettel: We are in better shape than last yearhttp://www.pitpass.com/58515/Vettel-We-are-in-better-shape-than-last-year
Pitpass - the latest hottest F1 news / by editor@pitpass.com / 2h
Insisting 2016 was not bad as it looked, Sebastian Vettel insists Ferrari has learned from its mistakes of last year.
Alonso: F1 drivers no longer have to drive like "small children"https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/...ger-have-to-drive-like-small-children-882119/
Motorsport.com / 3h
Although the McLaren driver has had a deeply disappointing two weeks of testing thanks to Honda engine frustrations, he insists that his initial experience of the new rules this year is hugely positive. And Alonso says he is embracing
Concerns about the fuel consumptionhttp://www.f1technical.net/news/21196
21F1Technical.net . Motorsport news / by Balazs Szabo / 5h
The maximum allowed fuel quantity was increased from 100 kg to 105 kg for the 2017 season. However, early analysis carried out by the teams after the winter testing indicates that some tracks could explode in a desperate fuel-
Ferrari first to take Liberty's share offerhttp://www.pitpass.com/58518/Ferrari-first-to-take-Libertys-share-offer
8Pitpass - the latest hottest F1 news / by editor@pitpass.com / 1d
Ferrari has become the first team to take Liberty Media up on its offer of shares.
F1 test analysis: Is Ferrari really ahead of Mercedes? Here’s what to look out forhttps://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2017...ahead-of-mercedes-heres-what-to-look-out-for/
300+James Allen on F1 – The official James Allen websi... / by James Allen / 1d
Today is the 70th anniversary of the first Ferrari car being driven out of the workshop by Enzo Ferrari. And the signs from the winter testing are that the newest Ferrari F1 car, the SF70H, is set to race at the front in 2017
Analysis: How F1's new wet standing starts will workhttps://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/analysis-how-f1-s-new-wet-standing-starts-will-work-882493/
5Motorsport.com / 3h
It sounds pretty straightforward, but it's taken a lot of thought by the FIA and the teams to finalise the procedure. Indeed, the last details were only agreed in a meeting at the Barcelona test, and then approved in last week's World Motor
The $1 Billion Cost Of Hosting An F1 Racehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2017/03/13/the-1-billion-cost-of-hosting-an-f1-race/
Christian Sylt / by Christian Sylt, Contributor / 1h
It may seem like an F1 Grand Prix should be cheap to get off the ground as a race track is little more than a stretch of asphalt with seats around it. However in fact the total cost comes to a cool $1 billion.
Formula One's $5.7 Billion Ticket Bonanzahttp://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2017/03/13/formula-ones-5-7-billion-ticket-bonanza/
Christian Sylt / by Christian Sylt, Contributor / 1h
F1's popularity is said to be reversing but actually the annual amount spent by fans on tickets accelerated by an average of 3.5% every year over the decade to 2015 giving total receipts of $5.7 billion.
Documentary: Tribute to Fangiohttp://silodrome.com/documentary-juan-manuel-fangio/
Silodrome / by James McBride / 6h
Documentary: Tribute to Fangio Tribute to Fangio is a 20 minute film about racing legend Juan Manuel Fangio, nicknamed El Chueco “bowlegged one”, who’s still the only driver in history to win the World Drivers’ Championship 5
Other Racing News
Dorna Starting An Electric Motorcycle Race Serieshttp://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/dorna-electric-motorcycle-racing-series-2019/
100+Asphalt & Rubber » Asphalt & Rubber / by Jensen Beeler / 2h
Dorna Sports, the media rights holder to the MotoGP and World Superbike Championships, wants to start its own race series for electric motorcycles, so said Carmelo Ezpeleta while talking to Spain’s respected AS publication.
Isle of Mann
Joe and Alma – The First American Couple To Race The Isle Of Man TThttp://silodrome.com/joe-alma-first-american-couple-race-isle-man-tt/
5Silodrome / by James McBride / 5h
Joe and Alma – The First American Couple To Race The Isle Of Man TT Meet Joe and Alma Rocheleau In the early 1960’s the Sidecar Racers’ Association was formed in Toronto which expanded to include competitors from all over Canada
SUPERCROSS
Daytona Supercross Highlightshttp://racerxonline.com/2017/03/12/daytona-supercross-highlights
Racer X Online / 13min
Recap of round 10.
Cages- On the Street and Track
BMW IN THE NEWS
[url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-09/bmw-profit-fell-2-2-as-technology-spending-squeezes-auto-margin]BMW's Profitability Hits Lowest Since 2010 Amid Tech RivalryBMW Reportedly Bringing Back the M8...se three models that will take the place [b
Bloomberg
BMW AG reported its weakest profitability since 2010, capping a negative year for Chief Executive Officer Harald Krueger after the luxury-car marque lost its crown to arch-rival Mercedes-Benz
BMW Blogs :
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OTHER CAGE NEWS
The Most Lust-Worthy Cars Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Showhttps://www.wired.com/2017/03/lust-worthy-cars-unveiled-geneva-motor-show/
32WIRED / by Jack Stewart / 1h
The Swiss show is known for supercars, but there were a few affordable automobiles on display too. The post The Most Lust-Worthy Cars Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show appeared first on WIRED .
Trump Expected to Announce Fuel Economy Standards Review on Wednesdayhttp://www.thedrive.com/news/8293/d...conomy-standards-review-in-michigan-wednesday
8The Drive / by Will Sabel Courtney / 2h
It wasnt hard to see this coming. President Donald Trump is expected to announce his administrations decision to repeal and review existing plans to raise fuel economy standards in the U.S. at a Detroit-area event on Wednesday,
FWIW
Let’s Calculate Pi on a Raspberry Pi to Celebrate Pi Dayhttps://www.wired.com/2017/03/lets-calculate-pi-raspberry-pi-celebrate-pi-day/
67WIRED / by Rhett Allain / 3h
Looking for something fun to do on Pi Day? Here. Try an interactive pi calculation using the Raspberry Pi. The post Let's Calculate Pi on a Raspberry Pi to Celebrate Pi Day appeared first on WIRED .
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Automobile Magazine / by esegura / 2h
The Shimmering Sage of the Showroom, this magazine’s old friend, Sheldon Sandler — a former Wall Street CPA turned broker of huge car dealership sales — recently invited us to a fancy golf club in affluent Princeton, New Jersey, where
BIKE CANDY
Some say the Boxer is dead!
Jonas Sjöström
Uploaded to YouTube on Jan 19, 2009
Video of the BMW HP2 Sport. The Boxer twin isn't dead! Music by Lisa Miskovsky - Still Alive (Mirrors Edge soundtrack)
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The MotherShip
BMW Motorsport News
Strong top 5 result for BMW S 1000 RR racer Jordi Torres at the Thai WorldSBK round.https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/cana...torres-at-the-thai-worldsbk-round?language=en
BMW Group PressClub Canada / 8h
For the second round of the 2017 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldBSK), the Althea BMW Racing Team and the BMW Motorrad Motorsport specialists headed to Thailand. The race weekend at the Chang International
BMW Motorsport News – Issue 10/17.https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/glob...bmw-motorsport-news-–-issue-10/17?language=en
1BMW Group PressClub Global / 1d
BMW M4 GT4 completes extensive programme of testing in Miramas – BMW Motorsport joins Drivetribe.
2017 Dubai International Baja – MINI celebrates third place result.https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/cana...ini-celebrates-third-place-result?language=en
BMW Group PressClub Canada / 8h
• MINI secures podium finish at Dubai International Baja. • Mohamed Abu Issa and Xavier Panseri crew MINI ALL4 Racing to third.
Rolls Royce Motorcar
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Welcomes Minister Of State To Its Technology And Logistics Centrehttps://www.press.bmwgroup.com/cana...s-technology-and-logistics-centre?language=en
BMW Group PressClub Canada / 8h
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars welcomed The Rt Hon Nick Gibb, Minister for School Standards and MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, to the company’s Technology and Logistics Centre, located in Mr Gibb’s constituency.
Search for Recalls Here
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UK - http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recalls/default.asp
EU - http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/safety...nt=main.search
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New Zealand - https://www.vehiclerecallsafety.nzta.govt.nz/
On the BMW MOA Forum > The Garage > Links and References > Listing of Recall Notices
Motorrad- On the Street and Track
BMW MOTORRAD IN THE NEWS
Can We Please Get a New F 800 GT?http://www.bmwblog.com/2017/03/12/can-please-get-new-f-800-gt/
3Bmw Blog / by Mike DeAmicis / 18h
The BMW F 800 GT was just updated last year and only began its lifecycle in 2013. However, it was very similar to the motorcycle which preceded it, the F 800 ST, which had itself been in production since 2006. More than ten years
MC NEWS
12 Motorcycle Statistics That'll Floor You\
Motley Fool
The industry has grown over the past 132 years serving a much more diverse crowd of riding enthusiasts. Although bike makers have struggled to recover from the financial-market meltdown a decade ago, here are 13 additional facts from the Motorcycle ...
FWIW: Eight manufacturers represented 81% of all U.S sales in 2015. The MC Gang of Eight - H-D, Honda, Yamaha, Polaris, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki and with 13730 sold BMW comes in eighth.
Motorcycle sales heat up with early spring weatherhttp://www.usatoday.com/story/money...ers-hope-early-spring-brings-buyers/98850854/
USA Today
The mild weather has been well-timed for the motorcycle industry that was stuck in low gear much of 2016. U.S. sales have been slow, partly from weakness in the economies of oil- and gas-producing states
RIDING
Sidetracked: My Brother’s Keeper, A “Lost” Arthttp://www.roadrunner.travel/2017/03/11/sidetracked-my-brothers-keeper-a-lost-art/
RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel Magazine / by RoadRUNNER / 19min
Getting lost in the backcountry is no joke. Whose job is it to keep the group together when the ride leaves the pavement? What responsibility does the individual have? “Where’s Rick?” asks Ken, our ride leader. Our group of 11 men
Here’s Yamaha’s production plans for its mass-production TWO WHEEL drive bike. Conventional motor at the back, electric motor at the front.https://www.morebikes.co.uk/36329/h...conventional-motor-back-electric-motor-front/
1MoreBikes / 11h
The patents on the designs have just been granted and by registering them Yamaha has given away one of the bikes that is likely to make up part of a future range. There’s no indication of when this motorcycle will see the light of day
Single-Sided vs. Double-Sided Swingarm - What's The Difference? | MC GARAGE
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The Racing Sheet
World Superbike: Jonathan Rea Under Lap Record In FP3 In Thailandhttp://www.roadracingworld.com/news/?id=7a086414-a991-4cb6-b114-6b1d4ddda717
2Roadracingworld.com / 8h
Motul FIM Superbike World Championship Chang International Circuit Buriram, Thailand March 11, 2017
2017 Chang Thailand World Superbike Superpole Results: No Qualifying Tyreshttps://motomatters.com/results/2017/03/11/2017_chang_thailand_world_superbike.html
2MotoMatters.com / by Jared Earle / 5h
In the opening session, ten riders competed for two places, with Lorenzo Savadori and Stefan Bradl the two quickest Superpole one qualifiers in yesterday’s timed sessions. No Superpole tyres would be available in either
Record pole lap for Rea in Thailandhttp://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2017/Record+pole+lap+for+Rea+in+Thailand
SBK / 5h
Kawasaki Racing Team rider tops Superpole 2 timesheet in style at Motul Thai Round
Runaway Race 1 victory for Reahttp://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2017/Runaway+Race+1+victory+for+Rea
SBK / 3h
World Champion dominates first race of Motul Thai Round from pole, with Davies and Sykes also on podium
The Aruba.it Racing - Ducati on the podium at Buriram with Chaz Davies (2nd), Marco Melandri is 4thhttp://www.ducati.com/racing/superb...arco_melandri_is_4th/2017/03/11/2611/index.do
Ducati RSS Feed /
Bigger Challenge Awaits Rea in Race 2http://www.beinsports.com/us/worldsbk/video/bigger-challenge-awaits-rea-in-race-2/478498
beIN SPORTS News / 2h
Jonathan Rea won't be able to rely on his victorious Race 1 strategy on Sunday as he'll be forced to start from Row 3.
Four Score: Rea Extends Perfect Season Starthttp://www.beinsports.com/us/worldsbk/video/four-score-rea-extends-perfect-season-start/479554
beIN SPORTS News / 2h
Kawasaki's Jonathan Rea has opened his 2017 WorldSBK title defense in perfect fashion with two poles and four race victories.
Fourth successive win for dominant Reahttp://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2017/Fourth+successive+win+for+dominant+Rea
SBK / 2h
Motul Thai Round concludes with another win for Rea in a restarted race, with Sykes and Melandri also on rostrum
Third place for the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team in Race 2 at Buriram with Marco Melandri, Chaz Davies is 6thhttp://www.ducati.com/racing/superb...__chaz_davies_is_6th/2017/03/12/2615/index.do
Ducati RSS Feed / 14min
Hayden and Bradl Make Top-10 at Buriramhttp://world.honda.com/SBK/2017/02thailand/?from=r
Honda World News / 19h
Buriram, Thailand - Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team's Nicky Hayden and Stefan Bradl have scored their first top-10 results of the season by finishing ninth and tenth, respectively, in the opening race at Chang International Circuit.
2017 World Superbike Championship Standings After Race 4, Chang, Thailandhttps://motomatters.com/standings/2017/03/12/2017_world_superbike_championship.html
2MotoMatters.com / by David Emmett / 1h
WorldSBK standings after the Thailand round: Round Number: 2 Year: 2016
2017 Superbike World Championship - THAILAND, Chang (Race 1)
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2017 Superbike World Championship - THAILAND, Chang (Race 2)
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PJ Jacobsen Leads World Supersport FP3, Alex Baldolini Ruled Unfit To Race In Thailandhttp://www.roadracingworld.com/news/?id=77a5ae53-1324-4c35-bf1f-e1e688ca2832
3Roadracingworld.com / 7h
FIM Supersport World Championship Chang International Circuit Buriram, Thailand March 11, 2017 Free Practice Three Results (All on Pirelli tires):
2017 Chang Thailand World Supersport Superpole Results: Return Of The Wildcardshttps://motomatters.com/results/2017/03/11/2017_chang_thailand_world_supersport.html
3MotoMatters.com / by Jared Earle / 4h
Superpole one had thirteen riders competing for two places. Federico Caricasulo and Michael Canducci were eleventh and twelfth fastest, making them favourites to qualify for Superpole two.
Rea: "my best ever championship start"https://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/12/sbk/rea-my-best-ever-championship-start.html
GPone RSS Feed / 1d
Four wins for Johnny who promises: "I know we can improve further". Sykes aware: "unable to win, I did the smart thing"
Melandri: "I suffered with the brakes, the last corner the most critical"https://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/12...brakes-the-last-corner-the-most-critical.html
1GPone RSS Feed / 1d
The Italian: "On the last lap, Sykes had it easy, I couldn't be aggressive. At Aragon we'll be more competitive"
Fantastic performance by Torres and Althea BMW at Buriramhttp://www.althearacing.com/2017/03...-by-torres-and-althea-bmw-at-buriram/?lang=en
1Althea Racing / by admin_althea / 1d
Fantastic performance by Torres and Althea BMW at Buriram Buriram (Thailand), Sunday 12 March 2017 The second round of the 2017 Superbike World Championship concluded today at the Chang International Circuit in
2017 SuperSport World Championship - THAILAND, Chang
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2017 World Supersport Championship Standings After Race 2, Chang, Thailandhttps://motomatters.com/standings/2017/03/12/2017_world_supersport_championship.html
2MotoMatters.com / by David Emmett / 1h
World Supersport standings after the second race of the season: Round Number: 2 Year: 2017
Crutchlow top three – and top Hondahttp://www.motogp.com/en/news/2017/03/10/crutchlow-top-three-and-top-honda/220630
4Knews RSS on motogp.com / 13h
First action in Qatar sees the Brit P3 by the end of the day
Rossi: I can't enter the turns as I want tohttps://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/11/motogp/rossi-i-cant-enter-the-turns-as-i-want-to.html
GPone RSS Feed / 8h
"It's better than at Phillip Island but we have work to do". On Surtees' passing: "we've lost one of the legends of motorsport"
Vinales: I improve with every exit on the Yamahahttps://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/11/motogp/vinales-i-improve-with-every-exit-on-the-yamaha.html
GPone RSS Feed / 5h
Maverick confirms his performance in Qatar: "I'm quite surprised, but I still want to work more on race pace"
Lorenzo: I've started to understand how to ride the Ducatihttps://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/11...ted-to-understand-how-to-ride-the-ducati.html
GPone RSS Feed / 8h
"The road is still long, Dovizioso brakes hard and I need to get used to this style, but in Qatar I've immediately been competitive"
Ducati undecided about continuing with new-look fairinghttps://www.motorsport.com/motogp/n...bout-continuing-with-new-look-fairing-882025/
1Motorsport.com / 33min
The Borgo Panigale marque finally revealed its solution to tackling the winglet ban introduced at the end of last year, with Dovizioso’s bike sporting a radical new look when it took to the track on Saturday. Having topped the opening day
Dovizioso: surprised to be so fasthttps://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/11/motogp/dovizioso-surprised-to-be-so-fast.html
GPone RSS Feed / 5h
"It's all coming more easily, but we'll only for sure in the race. Removing the winglets is proving to be an advantage, I can play with the Ducati"
Repsol Honda MOTOGP Team Qatar
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Marquez: the new fairing? I have to ride differentlyhttps://www.gpone.com/en/2017/03/11/motogp/marquez-the-new-fairing-i-have-to-ride-differently.html
GPone RSS Feed / 5h
Two crashes for Marc. Dani: "the first test in Qatar is difficult: the dark, the dirty track, the humidity"
2017 Qatar MotoGP Test Saturday Press Releaseshttps://motomatters.com/press_release/2017/03/12/2017_qatar_motogp_test_saturday_press.html
2MotoMatters.com / by Press Release / 1h
Press releases from the MotoGP teams after the second day of the Qatar Test: Movistar Yamaha Tops Second Qatar Test Day The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team was back on track today for the second day of the MotoGP Official Test
Vettel: We are in better shape than last yearhttp://www.pitpass.com/58515/Vettel-We-are-in-better-shape-than-last-year
Pitpass - the latest hottest F1 news / by editor@pitpass.com / 2h
Insisting 2016 was not bad as it looked, Sebastian Vettel insists Ferrari has learned from its mistakes of last year.
Alonso: F1 drivers no longer have to drive like "small children"https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/...ger-have-to-drive-like-small-children-882119/
Motorsport.com / 3h
Although the McLaren driver has had a deeply disappointing two weeks of testing thanks to Honda engine frustrations, he insists that his initial experience of the new rules this year is hugely positive. And Alonso says he is embracing
Concerns about the fuel consumptionhttp://www.f1technical.net/news/21196
21F1Technical.net . Motorsport news / by Balazs Szabo / 5h
The maximum allowed fuel quantity was increased from 100 kg to 105 kg for the 2017 season. However, early analysis carried out by the teams after the winter testing indicates that some tracks could explode in a desperate fuel-
Ferrari first to take Liberty's share offerhttp://www.pitpass.com/58518/Ferrari-first-to-take-Libertys-share-offer
8Pitpass - the latest hottest F1 news / by editor@pitpass.com / 1d
Ferrari has become the first team to take Liberty Media up on its offer of shares.
F1 test analysis: Is Ferrari really ahead of Mercedes? Here’s what to look out forhttps://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2017...ahead-of-mercedes-heres-what-to-look-out-for/
300+James Allen on F1 – The official James Allen websi... / by James Allen / 1d
Today is the 70th anniversary of the first Ferrari car being driven out of the workshop by Enzo Ferrari. And the signs from the winter testing are that the newest Ferrari F1 car, the SF70H, is set to race at the front in 2017
Analysis: How F1's new wet standing starts will workhttps://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/analysis-how-f1-s-new-wet-standing-starts-will-work-882493/
5Motorsport.com / 3h
It sounds pretty straightforward, but it's taken a lot of thought by the FIA and the teams to finalise the procedure. Indeed, the last details were only agreed in a meeting at the Barcelona test, and then approved in last week's World Motor
The $1 Billion Cost Of Hosting An F1 Racehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2017/03/13/the-1-billion-cost-of-hosting-an-f1-race/
Christian Sylt / by Christian Sylt, Contributor / 1h
It may seem like an F1 Grand Prix should be cheap to get off the ground as a race track is little more than a stretch of asphalt with seats around it. However in fact the total cost comes to a cool $1 billion.
Formula One's $5.7 Billion Ticket Bonanzahttp://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2017/03/13/formula-ones-5-7-billion-ticket-bonanza/
Christian Sylt / by Christian Sylt, Contributor / 1h
F1's popularity is said to be reversing but actually the annual amount spent by fans on tickets accelerated by an average of 3.5% every year over the decade to 2015 giving total receipts of $5.7 billion.
Documentary: Tribute to Fangiohttp://silodrome.com/documentary-juan-manuel-fangio/
Silodrome / by James McBride / 6h
Documentary: Tribute to Fangio Tribute to Fangio is a 20 minute film about racing legend Juan Manuel Fangio, nicknamed El Chueco “bowlegged one”, who’s still the only driver in history to win the World Drivers’ Championship 5
Other Racing News
Dorna Starting An Electric Motorcycle Race Serieshttp://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/dorna-electric-motorcycle-racing-series-2019/
100+Asphalt & Rubber » Asphalt & Rubber / by Jensen Beeler / 2h
Dorna Sports, the media rights holder to the MotoGP and World Superbike Championships, wants to start its own race series for electric motorcycles, so said Carmelo Ezpeleta while talking to Spain’s respected AS publication.
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Joe and Alma – The First American Couple To Race The Isle Of Man TThttp://silodrome.com/joe-alma-first-american-couple-race-isle-man-tt/
5Silodrome / by James McBride / 5h
Joe and Alma – The First American Couple To Race The Isle Of Man TT Meet Joe and Alma Rocheleau In the early 1960’s the Sidecar Racers’ Association was formed in Toronto which expanded to include competitors from all over Canada
SUPERCROSS
Daytona Supercross Highlightshttp://racerxonline.com/2017/03/12/daytona-supercross-highlights
Racer X Online / 13min
Recap of round 10.
Cages- On the Street and Track
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BMW AG reported its weakest profitability since 2010, capping a negative year for Chief Executive Officer Harald Krueger after the luxury-car marque lost its crown to arch-rival Mercedes-Benz
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The Most Lust-Worthy Cars Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Showhttps://www.wired.com/2017/03/lust-worthy-cars-unveiled-geneva-motor-show/
32WIRED / by Jack Stewart / 1h
The Swiss show is known for supercars, but there were a few affordable automobiles on display too. The post The Most Lust-Worthy Cars Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show appeared first on WIRED .
Trump Expected to Announce Fuel Economy Standards Review on Wednesdayhttp://www.thedrive.com/news/8293/d...conomy-standards-review-in-michigan-wednesday
8The Drive / by Will Sabel Courtney / 2h
It wasnt hard to see this coming. President Donald Trump is expected to announce his administrations decision to repeal and review existing plans to raise fuel economy standards in the U.S. at a Detroit-area event on Wednesday,
Let’s Calculate Pi on a Raspberry Pi to Celebrate Pi Dayhttps://www.wired.com/2017/03/lets-calculate-pi-raspberry-pi-celebrate-pi-day/
67WIRED / by Rhett Allain / 3h
Looking for something fun to do on Pi Day? Here. Try an interactive pi calculation using the Raspberry Pi. The post Let's Calculate Pi on a Raspberry Pi to Celebrate Pi Day appeared first on WIRED .
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The Shimmering Sage of the Showroom, this magazine’s old friend, Sheldon Sandler — a former Wall Street CPA turned broker of huge car dealership sales — recently invited us to a fancy golf club in affluent Princeton, New Jersey, where
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Some say the Boxer is dead!
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Video of the BMW HP2 Sport. The Boxer twin isn't dead! Music by Lisa Miskovsky - Still Alive (Mirrors Edge soundtrack)
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