Hickman ‘mega excited’ for Donington WorldSBK wildcard
Peter Hickman will be back in the WorldSBK mix at Donington Park next week as FHO Racing makes its FIM Superbike World Championship debut.
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Team HRC shows its colours for EWC Suzuka 8 Hours
Honda Racing Global has released images of its #33 bike for round three of the FIM Endurance World Championship. Tetsuta Nagashimia, Takumi Takahashi and Iker Lecuona will ride the CBR 1000RR-RSP in the 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours from 5-7 August.
SERT’s Saulnier underlines importance of EWC-counting Suzuka 8 Hours
The upcoming 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours is “something very special”, according to Damien Saulnier, Team Manager of FIM Endurance World Championship-winning Yoshimura SERT Motul. Back on the FIM EWC calendar for the first time since 2019, the Japanese round of the series is hugely popular and significant in equal measure and the Suzuki-powered team is expected to be among the main contenders for overall victory. “I am delighted that the Suzuka 8H is back on the EWC calendar, and the whole team is very excited to be racing in Japan once again,” said Saulnier.
Sport-Restrictions on transgender athletes violate Olympic Charter - FIMS chief
Restrictions on athletes who are transgender or with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) do not respect the principles of the Olympic Charter, International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) president Fabio Pigozzi said on Friday.
Mikhalchik gains in Spain ahead of next EWC counter
Ilya Mikhalchik is keeping himself on top form ahead of the resumption of the FIM Endurance World Championship in Japan in August. Riding a BMW M 1000 RR for the BMW easyRace Team, Ukrainian Mikhalchik finished second in the two races that made up the Barcelona rounds of the Spanish Superbike Championship last weekend.
Wraps come off YART’s entry for EWC-counting Suzuka 8 Hours
This is how the YART – Yamaha Official Team EWC’s #7 entry will look when the FIM Endurance World Championship heads to Japan for the upcoming 43rd Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours. Niccolò Canepa, Marvin Fritz and Karel Hanika will continue their rapid partnership for round three of the EWC season from 5-7 August.
Hook switches focus to Suzuka after Spa EWC “miracle”
Josh Hook wasted no time celebrating what his F.C.C. TSR Honda France team described as a “miracle” third-place finish in the 24H SPA EWC Motos.
National Motos Honda “to come back stronger” in EWC
Hopes of another FIM Endurance World Cup podium for National Motos Honda were lost when the #55 bike was forced out of the 24H SPA EWC Motos. The stalwart French team, which placed third in class in the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans, was in the fight for first in the Superstock category when it retired after a stone damaged the Honda’s radiator and caused the engine to overheat.