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Josh Waters Secures 2017 Phillip Island Superbike Championship

Josh Waters (Team Suzuki ECSTAR, GSX-R1000R) did all he needed to secure the Phillip Island Superbike Championship in front of thousands of spectators at the 2017 Australian Motorcycle…
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12 Fast MotoGP facts

Marc Marquez Marc Marquez starts from pole for the fourth successive year in Australia. From his previous three MotoGP poles at Phillip Island he has had one win in 2015…
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Moto2 rider Marcel Schrotter broken scaphoid bone

Moto2 rider Marcel Schrotter credited a new Suter chassis for his career-best second-place qualification, because of better stability in corner entry. But the German was battling another problem – persistent…
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Michelin confirmed as MotoGP tyre supplier until 2023

Michelin, title sponsors of the Australian GP, will be the MotoGP class’s control tyres until 2023, extending their current three-year contract by a further five years. The agreement was announced…
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Main race time changes

The race now starts at 4pm, in order to make it at least slightly more friendly to European TV schedules. The drawback is that soon after that there is frequently…
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MotoGP Saturday wrap up

His title rival Andrea Dovizioso was left lurking in the shadows. The only Ducati rider to make it into the top qualifying session after his factory team-mate Jorge Lorenzo hurt…
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JACK MILLER MOST POPULAR WITH AMCN READERS

In the days leading up to this year’s Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, we asked our online AMCN reader to tell us…
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Ducati’s Aussie Woes

Despite having six bikes in the MotoGP class, including the two highly fancied Ducati Factory bikes in the hands of championship contender Andrea Dovizioso and multiple world champion…
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Marquez on pole, Miller fifth fastest

Defending MotoGP champion Marc Marques (Repsol Honda) will start tomorrow’s Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Phillip Island circuit from pole position following a fierce battle for the…
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Aero body work at MotoGP

Jorge Lorenzo flew his usual big box kites on the flanks of his Ducati, and Aleix Espargaro and Andrea Iannone used their latest loop-scoop fairings on their Aprilia and Suzuki…
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New MotoGP rules for next season

Further restrictions in MotoGP testing – aimed at cutting the advantage of big-budget factory teams – were announced on the eve of the Australian GP, with the number of tests…
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Jonas Folger out for the season

German Jonas Folger is expected to be out for the rest of the season, after succumbing to a suspected virus that left him progressively weakened until he was forced to…