Lives in a van and chases motorbikes around the world for fun and beer money. Freelance MotoGP journalist. Opinionated.
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Literally the second thing I’m going to do after the MotoGP calendar comes out (after booking some hotels) is looking at which NASCAR races don’t clash
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#MotoGP has finally revealed its 22-race calendar for the first year of its 850cc era.
Here's what you need to know about the 2027 schedule, including where the new Buenos Aires and Adelaide circuits fit in ➡️ the-race.com/motogp/motogp-2…
the-race.com/motogp/motogp-2…
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For those in the comments who struggled to read: endometriosis affects women, and like many conditions that mainly affect women, it's been historically underfunded. If it affected men, it would've had the research funding decades ago. That's not an opinion, it's a fact.
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Toprak said this specifically about his race in Austria, where all the Yamahas were struggling, and has been completely taken out of context by the worst social media team in racing without them speaking to him 🤦♂️
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Unsurprisingly, an urgent interim injunction has been filed in Australian Federal Court to halt the development of the Adelaide circuit. A previous similar case argued that referral to the national Environmental Minister is needed to make sure conservation issues are addressed.
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I really don’t see why people think the appointment of people from other sports is going to doom MotoGP, given the job that’s been done by the current people in charge…
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Literally the second thing I’m going to do after the MotoGP calendar comes out (after booking some hotels) is looking at which NASCAR races don’t clash
Every single American man should experience a NASCAR race, in person, at least one time in their life. It’s impossible to impart the raw energy and power. F1 races are not fun to attend. Feeling, literally feeling, 35 cars go by at 750hp is pure joy
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For the longest time, we’ve concentrated on selling motorbike racing to people who already ride bikes. No other sport really does that, and it limits our growth.
Hopefully these new people fall in love with MotoGP, then help others to do the same
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Somkiat Chantra will replace Joan Mir in Motegi, because Taka Nakagami is already doing a wildcard
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I’m a freelancer who pays their own travel, and who right now doesn’t even know how many races there are going to be this season. I spend twice as much time away from home as I do there, and my expenses this year are through the roof. But tell me again how privileged I am
It is earlier than F1, by way of comparison. Considering the privileged position you are in, it is a hard line to swallow...
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From what I’ve seen, some people have very radically different bikes (Honda), and others don’t (Aprilia and Ducati). Which suggests to me that they’re saving stuff until it’s harder to copy! So, not fully indicative
How realistic are these times and Honda prospects? Is MotoGP like F1 where testing times means little or should it be taken a bit more seriously?
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