The Motorcyclists Confederation of Canada (MCC) has made the first step toward a national takeover of motorcycle racing.
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Age rule lifted for women
Written by Larry Tate on Thu, Mar 27th, 2008
The Honda CBR125R Challenge, a spec road racing class with limited allowable modifications that'll be running with the Parts Canada Superbike/PMP series through 2008, has changed its rider mandate.
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Thunder getting hot
Written by Larry Tate on Wed, Mar 26th, 2008
The Canadian Thunder bit of the 2008 Parts Canada Superbike series is certainly hotting up.
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Schumacher proves he's fast
Written by Larry Tate on Tue, Mar 25th, 2008
Michael Schumacher, seven-time world Formula One driving champion, has been dabbling with bikes since his retirement last year.
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WEC first round
Written by CMG Staff on Tue, Mar 18th, 2008
The first round of the World Enduro series went off last weekend in Sweden ... and the weather was about what you’d expect, more suited to snowmobile Snow-Cross than off-road motorcycles.
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Canuck to run AMA Superbike
Written by Larry Tate on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008
The sale of AMA pro racing to the Daytona Motorsports Group hasn’t taken long to affect things ... a press release dated March 16 states that “Moto-ST series director Colin Fraser will become the race director for the AMA Superbike Championship ..."
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Turn 2 expand
Written by Larry Tate on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008
The popular track day rental and riding instructional group Turn 2
Sportbike rentals has announced its 2008 plans, including dates at
Calabogie, Mosport, and Shannonville.
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Chris Peris to ride Suzuki
Written by Larry Tate on Fri, Mar 14th, 2008
Chris Peris, the 21-year-old racer from Calgary who’s had more
international than Canadian racing experience, has landed a plum ride
for the 2008 season.
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Qatar Moto GP a thrill
Written by Larry Tate on Mon, Mar 10th, 2008
The Moto GP season is off to a terrific start, with rookies up front, new bike and tire combinations coming good (or not), and good close racing down the field in spite of the oddness of racing under the lights at 11 p.m. local time in Qatar.
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AMA tosses pro racing
Written by Larry Tate on Mon, Mar 10th, 2008
During Daytona Bike Week, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle to sell the sanctioning, promotional and management rights for its AMA Pro Racing properties to the Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG), based in Daytona Beach, Florida.