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The Wider Cost of Birmingham’s Cancelled Supercross GP
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The British Grand Prix was intended to bring international riders, race teams and supporters back to Britain for the second round of the 2026 FIM World Supercross Championship. Instead, the stadium will remain quiet after promoter SX Global cancelled the event with less than three weeks remaining.
On This Day - Kenny Roberts Jr’s 2000 500cc World Championship
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His sixth place at the Rio Grand Prix on 7 October was enough to secure Suzuki’s first premier-class riders’ championship since Kevin Schwantz in 1993. It also made Kenny and his father, three-time champion Kenny Roberts, the only father and son to have won motorcycling’s premier-class world title.
On This Day 2002 - Alex Barros Won on His Honda RC211V Debut
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Barros won the Pacific Grand Prix at Motegi on 6 October, finishing 1.641 seconds ahead of Rossi and recording the fastest lap on the final tour. It was his first race on Honda’s V5 MotoGP machine after spending the opening 12 rounds aboard the increasingly outclassed NSR500 two-stroke.
On This Day 1948: Rollie Free's 150mph Vincent Record
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On this day, 13 September 1948, Rollie Free rode a specially prepared Vincent HRD across the Bonneville Salt Flats at 150.313mph wearing swimming trunks, a bathing cap and borrowed shoes.
Padgett’s Motorcycles: The Family Behind Racing Heroes
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Motorcycle racing naturally turns its attention towards the rider. It is the rider whose name appears beside the result, whose face fills the television screen and whose hands lift the trophy.