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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Noriyuki Haga drew first blood in the battle for the World Superbike championship at Portimao, finishing ahead of title rival Ben Spies. Spies and Haga had swapped the lead through much of the session, with the Texan looking like getting the upper hand, but a great wave of competitors washed over Spies in the final minutes, demoting the American down to 7th. Jakub Smrz led the charge, setting the...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
British racing site Bike Sport News is reporting that soon-to-be ex-Yamaha rider Tom Sykes will partner with Chris Vermeulen at Paul Bird Kawasaki in 2010. Sykes, who currently lies 8th in the point standings, has had a creditable year but has had the misfortune of being paired with the best pure rookie in recent times, Ben Spies, and has perhaps unfairly suffered in comparison. Paul Bird, interviewed...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Makoto Tamada has had a miserable season with the Kawasaki World Superbike squad this year. Dogged by crashes and injury, Tamada has already missed nearly half the season with one injury or another, and his crash in race one at Imola saw the Japanese veteran concussed and suffering amnesia. As a result, the Japanese rider looks set to miss yet another round of racing, with the next round of World...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Ben Spies came to his home race - or the nearest thing he has to a home race - at Miller Motorsports in Utah looking to get a double and a bundle of points to get himself back into the World Superbike championship race. So when the lights went out at the start of race 1, the Texan set about the task with a gusto bordering on the insatiable. First off the line and first into Turn 1, Spies had gap by...
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