MotoGP cancels inaugural Kazakhstan race
MotoGP has cancelled its first race in Kazakhstan due to the circuit not being ready and will not replace it on what is now a 20-round calendar, the sport said on Wednesday.
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EWC teams get final track time ahead of 24 Heures Motos
The stage is set for the FIM Endurance World Championship season-opening 24 Heures Motos after teams completed final testing at Circuit Bugatti today (Tuesday) in readiness for track activity beginning in earnest on Thursday. After Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team completed the morning session with a 1m35.833s best, BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team was fastest during the afternoon running on a 1m36.166s.
Maco tipped for more EWC success by new recruit Stepien
Adam Stępień is hoping for a good cooperation with Maco Racing Team in this season’s FIM Endurance World Championship and believes the Slovakian squad is “looking strong”. Stępień has joined Maco Racing Team as Assistant Manager after he left his Team Manager role with Wójcik Racing Team last November.
EWC 24 Heures Motos timetable refresher
It’s 24 Heures Motos week in the FIM Endurance World Championship. Here’s a timetable refresher.
Tessels in it for the long term in EWC
Wayne Tessels can look forward to not one but two more seasons with ChromeBurner RAC41 Honda in the FIM Endurance World Championship. Part of the team that won the Dunlop-equipped Superstock category in the Bol d’Or last September, Dutchman Tessels will ride for the French team in 2023 and 2024 after securing a contract extension.
Event preview: EWC 2023 all set for lift-off at Le Mans
The waiting is over in the all-action FIM Endurance World Championship. From 13-16 April, the Circuit Bugatti at Le Mans in France will host the 46th 24 Heures Motos as the latest chapter in the ultimate test of rider and machine begins. A sky-high 38 permanent EWC teams have registered for the 2023 season, which marks a 22 per cent increase compared to 2022.
Big trophy the focus not the pressure as Guintoli prepares for an EWC triple
EWC ace Sylvain Guintoli insists he’s not feeling any pressure as he goes for a 24 Heures Motos treble victory for Yoshimura SERT Motul this weekend. Guintoli, has been part of the winning team in the opening round of the FIM Endurance World Championship for the past two seasons. Ad Along with Gregg Black and team returnee Étienne Masson, Guintoli can claim a hat-trick of victories in the 24 Heures Motos for the Le Mans-based Franco-Japanese squad.
Night of celebration helps Honda Viltaïs Racing get set for new EWC season
Honda Viltaïs Racing continued its build-up to the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship with a special evening of celebration earlier this week. Yannick Lucot’s team, which won last September’s Bol d’Or, a result that secured third place in the final 2022 EWC standings as well as the Independent Trophy, was joined by more than 300 guests at the CGR cinema in Moulins “for an evening of meetings and exchanges under the banner of conviviality” according to the French squad.