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WorldSBK: Gutting it out – How a rider gets through the pain barrier
In motorcycle racing crashes will happen. These might be the best riders in the world but sometimes they'll step off the tightrope of the limit and suffer the consequences. Injuries are a fact of life in racing and every rider is always carrying a knock. They suffer...
MotoGP: David Emmett – What’s changed for Jerez Part 2?
Throughout the 2020 season David Emmett, editor of Motomatters.com, will be providing Racing Lowdown with some exclusive analysis of what he sees in MotoGP. This will take the form of the topics that David is most interested in before and after every Grand Prix. Four...
MotoGP: Polarity Photo shoots the Spanish Grand Prix
The return of MotoGP has been long awaited and our man on the ground, Polarity Photo's Rob Gray, was busy at work at Jerez. As usual his stunning artwork has been worth the weight! Here's some of Rob's best work from Jerez and if you like what you see be sure to...
Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 161: Steve & Neil Talk Teruel WorldSBK
In the latest episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast, Steve English and Neil Morrison get together to take a long look back at the second WorldSBK at Aragon last weekend, and a short look ahead to MotoGP at Misano. They start off with a discussion of what happened at the...
WorldSBK: Rea came out swinging in Race 2
Jonathan Rea just keeps ticking boxes in his title defence. Another weekend and another victory but crucially also another three podium finishes. Consistency wins championships and in the history of the Superbike World Championship he has no equal in this regard....
WorldSBK: Unlocking your full potential
In racing no stone is left unturned. The bikes are tuned to perfection. Development takes place for months behind closed doors. Wind tunnels, fluid dynamic testing, analysis of data and tyre modelling are all key components in getting the most out of the motorcycle....
WorldSBK: Joining the dots at Aragon
Chaz Davies is the most successful rider at Motorland Aragon. The Welshman has dominated at the Spanish circuit in the past and claimed seven wins. He sat down to talk about the naunces of this 5.1 km circuit. At one point the Kingdom of Aragon was one of the Europe's...
WorldSBK: Ducati Dominance to continue at Aragon?
Over the last five years, Motorland Aragon has firmly been Ducati territory and with a double bill upcoming at the Spanish circuit, there’s little reason to expect that to change. The Panigale V4 R has had a clear advantage at the 5km venue and they will expect to...
MotoGP: David Emmett – Post Styria hysteria
Throughout the 2020 season David Emmett, editor of Motomatters.com, will be providing Racing Lowdown with some exclusive analysis of what he sees in MotoGP. This will take the form of the topics that David is most interested in before and after every Grand Prix. It's...
Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 158: Dodging A Bullet
The first round of MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring, the Austrian Grand Prix, was so wild from start to finish that we had to get a show out early. On Monday, Steve English, Neil Morrison and David Emmett got together virtually to discuss the events of the Austrian weekend...
WorldSBK: Gordon Ritchie – Racing In The Time Of Covid
Sometimes your luck is in - and out - at the same time. I greeted the news that I really could go to the restart of the Covid-interrupted 2020 season to ply my normal freelance journalist trade by snatcing the chance with both my QWERTY deprived hands. Then the...
MotoGP: Neil Morrison – What can we expect from the Styrian Grand Prix?
Throughout the 2020 season Neil Morrison will be providing Racing Lowdown with exclusive analysis of what he sees in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes. This will take the form of the topics that Neil is most interested in before and after Grand Prix throughout the 2020...
Tech Corner: Finding the right balance
WorldSBK is all about variety. With a production based series the compromises of the road are felt on the track. The balance of power can shift quickly with a “game changing” bike. Last year this happened with the Ducati V4R, which was a radical departure from what...
