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Ducati Team scores a fantastic 1-2 victory at Brno

Andrea Dovizioso wins the Czech Grand Prix ahead of Jorge Lorenzo, second at the flag Both Ducati Team riders put in great performances today at the Automotodrom circuit near Brno, with Andrea Dovizioso celebrating his 100th GP for Ducati by winning the Czech Grand Prix ahead of his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo, who finished a close runner-up. The Italian rider, who started from pole position, led for 18 of the scheduled 21 laps, battling first with Rossi, then in the final stages holding off the attacks from his team-mate and Marquez and he crossed the finish-line in first place with an…
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DOUBLE PODIUM FOR THE SKY RACING TEAM VR46 AT BRNO_MOTO2

After yesterday's pole position and an incredible fight for the victory until the last corner, Luca Marini celebrates the second place. Third Pecco Bagnaia after a more complicated weekend than we expected.   BRNO (CZECH REP.), August 5, 2018 - At the GP of the Czech Republic, the Sky Racing Team VR46 hits the first double podium in its Moto2 history with Luca Marini second and Pecco Bagnaia third. Thanks to the excellent Teamwork in the initial stages of the race, the young riders of Sky VR46 are protagonists in the fight for the victory till the checkered flag. Marini,…
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TWELFTH PLACE FOR DENNIS FOGGIA AT BRNO_MOTO3

The young rookie of the Sky Racing Team VR46 impresses in the leading group, 19th Nicolò Bulega. Brno (Czech Republic), August 5, 2018 - Dennis Foggia closes the GP of the Czech Republic, on the historic Brno track, as a protagonist. Started from the 13th box of the grid, the rider of the Sky Racing Team VR46 immediately was into the group of the strongest guys and, overtaking after overtaking, reaches the head of the race. In first position for several laps, he is forced to give up some places in the final lap and crosses the finishing line in…
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Tune-In Alert! 2018 Buffalo Chip TT presented by Indian Motorcycle on FansChoice.tv

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 3, 2018) - Attention American Flat Track fans: The Buffalo Chip TT presented by Indian Motorcycle happens in two days, Sunday, August 5, with live stream practice-to-Main Event coverage beginning at 2:00 pm MT (4:00 pm ET) on FansChoice.tv.   Don't miss the action from the most unique motorcycle racing venue on earth - the Buffalo Chip Amphitheater. AFT National Championship racing action runs from early afternoon until approximately 9:00 pm MT, when the racetrack morphs back into a concert venue for a rock show featuring Theory of a Deadman, who take the stage at approximately 10:30…
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Race of Champions Auction

All Thirteen Panigale V4 S Bikes from the “Race of Champions” have been Auctioned on eBay • “Race of Champions” Panigale V4 S auction week marked by a crescendo of bids • Record-breaking bid of $139,000 USD for Troy Bayliss' bike • eBay auction followed by hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), August 2, 2018 – The “Race of Champions”, which saw Ducati riders fight for victory on the Panigale V4 S, was one of the most thrilling moments of WDW2018. Immediately after the race, the thirteen specially-built bikes were auctioned on eBay, with ever-higher bids capturing…
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American Flat Track Joins Rock Stars Theory of a Deadman for the 2018 Buffalo Chip TT presented by Indian Motorcycle

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 2, 2018) – In 2017, the inaugural Buffalo Chip TT blew fans’ minds – more than 10,000 of them. You had an honest-to-goodness American Flat Track national held on a built-overnight TT track snaking around the legendary Buffalo Chip amphitheater – which became the opening act for a packed-house rock concert in that same venue later that night.   It was a fusion of motorsports and music on one of the most legendary of all stages…and it became an instant classic.   This year, the Buffalo Chip TT presented by Indian Motorcycle promises all that and…
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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2018

Fans, family, industry will celebrate inductees on Dec. 7 in Columbus PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame will welcome six new inductees in the Class of 2018 on Dec. 7 at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris in Columbus, Ohio. The 2018 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will officially induct four-time AMA National Enduro Champion Terry Cunningham, stunt rider Gary Davis, flat track and road racing tuner Skip Eaken, MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden, flat track racer Clifford "Corky" Keener, and pioneering motorcyclist Mary McGee. "The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 2018 recognizes greatness in racing…
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A Lady and a Moose on a Harley

Diana Smith of Lexington, Virginia is a rural mail carrier. When not driving her Jeep on the mail route she rides her pearl white Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster with her 3lb 4oz Blue Chihuahua, Moose on the tank. Diana grew up in Daytona, Florida riding dirt bikes. She had brothers and her dad was a mechanic so being around cars and bikes was just a part of life. As a teen, she had a serious accident while riding on the back of a friend’s Yamaha 750 and spent a week in the hospital recovering from multiple injuries and broken bones. She…
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Class of ’79 Establishes Medical Fund for Brad Baker

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 25, 2018) – The Class of ’79 and Friends, American Flat Track’s Official Charity Partner, has established a medical fund for Indian Motorcycle factory rider Brad Baker, who was injured during practice for the X Games flat track competition on July 22. Donations for Baker’s hospitalization and care can be made electronically on the Class of ‘79’s website (http://www.amaft79.com/brad-the-bullet-baker-fund.html). Fans can donate via check, too; make checks payable to Class of ’79, indicate that your donation is for Brad Baker, and mail to 3989 Springer Lane, Springfield, IL 62711. Please note that every dollar that’s donated…
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AMA Hillclimb Grand Championship gets Underway July 28

Riders to battle for AMA No. 1 plates at Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club in Monson, Mass. PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The nation's best amateur motorcycle and ATV hillclimb competitors are set to converge on the Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club in Monson, Mass., for the 2018 AMA Hillclimb Grand Championship, July 28-29. "We are looking forward to a weekend of intense competition and fun at this event," said AMA Track Racing Manager Ken Saillant. "The Quaboag Riders Motorcycle Club is an excellent venue, and I am sure the riders are going to put on a great show." In addition to competing for…
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Copperhead Lodge and the Great American Biker Bash

GREAT AMERICAN BIKER BASH AT COPPERHEAD LODGE by Paul Murray I have been through Blairsville many times, having ridden the roads in the North Georgia mountains, but I have never had the pleasure of staying at the Copperhead Lodge, eight miles west of Blairsville. It is a biker-oriented lodging that offers cabin-style homes that you can purchase or rent, complete with bike garages. It also provides accommodations at the beautifully designed lodge itself that has a full restaurant and bar. It was specifically designed as a bike-friendly place to stay while you enjoy your ride through the mountains. The second week…
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MotoAmerica Heats Up Utah

MotoAmerica road racing resumed at Utah Motorsports Park this past weekend after a brief summer break. The temps were hot, and so was the racing.   In the Superbike 1000 class, 2017 defending champion Toni Elias took race one after crashing and burning his bike in qualifying, in what he termed "a little Japanese-American barbecue." After a rebuild, Elias stalked then pounced on two-time champ Cameron Beaubier in the closing laps of race one, breaking Beaubier's four-race win streak and claiming a historic 200th victory for Suzuki in AMA/MotoAmerica road racing. 2013 AMA Superbike champion Josh Herrin rounded out the…
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Take a minute and picture a motorcyclist.

Riding History: 3 Women Who Changed the Face of Motorcycling Jim Trumm Jun 26, 2018   Maybe you conjured a long-haired outlaw like Jax Teller from Sons of Anarchy. Perhaps you visualized Ewan McGregor and his motorcycle adventures abroad. Or possibly you thought of the last motorcyclist who shot past you on the Interstate. But chances are that you thought of a man—not a woman. Continue reading
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HOOLIGAN DANNY MISCHLER IS 2018 X GAMES MINNEAPOLIS CHAMPION

Jake Johnson Takes Bronze in Harley-Davidson Flat Track Race   MINNEAPOLIS (July 22, 2018) – Danny Mischler topped an all-Harley-Davidson podium in the Harley Hooligans final at X Games Minneapolis. Mischler, riding a modified Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle backed by Mischler Harley-Davidson of Beaver Dam, Wis., passed for the lead in a tough battle on a tight-and-rough 1/8-mile dirt track laid out on the floor of US Bank Stadium.   “Flat track racing is the original American action sport, and Hooligan racing gets down to the sport’s grassroots,” said Harley-Davidson Marketing Lead Eric Jensen. “The Hooligans put on a great show…
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Jared Mees Just Keeps on Winning at X Games Minneapolis

   MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (July 22, 2018) – When it rains it pours, they say, and for Jared Mees the wins just keep pouring in. The latest in a now-formidable collection of victories this season – nine of eleven so far in 2018 American Flat Track competition – came today in Harley-Davidson Flat Track Racing at X Games Minneapolis.   Mees (No. 9 Indian Motorcycle Rogers Racing SDI Scout FTR750) was nearly perfect on the short track built inside US Bank Stadium, winning his Heat, Semi and Main in dominating fashion. He got good starts, grabbed his leads early and rode…
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August 6 Black Hills Harley-Davidson Kick-Off Party Highlights Black Hills Half-Mile

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 19, 2018) – There’s nothing like the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, and there’s nothing quite like the Harley-Davidson Black Hills Half-Mile presented by Law Tigers Motorcycle Lawyers at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, SD on Tuesday, August 7.   Especially when you throw in a Monday night Kick-Off Party and Bike Night at Black Hills Harley-Davidson on the evening of August 6.   Known as the ‘fastest half-mile’ on the circuit, Black Hills Speedway – in action since the 1950s – always provides plenty of intense, ‘bar-bangin’ racing. Tickets, including general admission and two special packages (Turn-4 VIP and a Party Bus from the…
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