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We know how frustrating it can be trying to read a magazine on your smartphone – all that ‘pinch and zoom’ malarkey isn’t much fun – so we’ve been working with the lovely boys and girls at PocketMags to bring you something new, shiny and much easier to read. And, finally, it’s here! This month,…
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The racing weekend round-up: MotoGP
This weekend we had a very interesting MotoGP at Jerez under that Spanish sun. So what (and who) went down? Who were the winners and losers? We give you a definitive round up of it all right here… Excitement factor: 5/10 – The Spanish Grand Prix is one that has thrown us a bundle of…
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Podcast: Exclusive interview with Mason Law
In association with Kawasaki. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Mason Law is the hottest, newest property in the British Supersport Championship for 2016. We caught up with the Gearlink Kawasaki star to go through everything in his racing head at the start of the season.
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SANTA POD RACEWAY GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY IN 2016
In 2016, Santa Pod Raceway celebrates its 50th birthday. On Easter Monday 1966, Europe’s first permanent dragstrip opened its gates for business, a fact which still surprises some who imagine drag racing to be a recent fad. Drag racing arrived in Britain in the early 1960s. American all-star teams toured in 1964 and 1965, racing on airfield…
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The racing weekend round-up: World Superbikes
This weekend World Superbikes descended on Assen, for the second hit in a run of European rounds and gave everyone an excuse to love this championship again. If you have lost interest in the racing, then get that box on and enjoy the show. Okay, Rea might’ve done the double, but it really wasn’t that…
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The life of a racer… Blog 4!
WE MADE IT TO SILVERSTONE! If you read my last blog, you’d of seen I made a bit of a mess. We ended up taking the bike back in a bunch of pieces wondering if it was all just a big nightmare. Yet, somehow, after a week of hard work and doubt we made it…
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The Greatest Roads in Britain Part 1 – With Dunlop
We’ve gotten together with fine purveyors of rolling rubber, Dunlop, to showcase some of the best roads our fair isle has to offer. And we kick things off with the epic A82 in bonnie Scotland! We’re starting our round up of the greatest roads in the UK right at the top. Well, not quite the…
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The life of a racer…Blog 3!
Two days of testing before round one – What could possibly go wrong? If you read my last blog, you’d of seen that we had the two official British Superbike tests at Silverstone and Donington Park, before heading back to Silverstone for round one a week later. After some sweet track time in Spain I…
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The racing weekend round-up: British Superbikes
Although Silverstone isn’t renowned for always throwing up the best racing in the world, this weekend was an absolute corker to kick off the 2016 MCE Insurance British Superbike season. But do we expect anything less from the biggest domestic series in the World? Excitement factor: 8/10 – BSB is back with a bang… Race…
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The racing weekend round-up: MotoGP
This weekend we had MotoGP from Austin, Texas, for the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas. So what (and who) went down? Who were the winners and losers? We give you a definitive round up of it all right here… Okay, it may not have been the greatest race in the world, but it…
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Circuit of Wales future in doubt after £357M worth of cuts…
After an abundance of doubt and hearsay, it has today been announced that the Welsh Government has pulled the plug on £357M worth of funding for the GP style circuit, after concerns of its financial return. Although insurance company Aviva were expected to back the project, the prospect of an awesome looking track in Wales…
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British Superbike test round up – Advantage who?
This Winter has seem some of the most strenuous testing plans I’ve ever seen. A whole host of teams throwing copious amounts of rubber at the tarmac in return for that miniscule advantage; and it’s showing. At Donington (just testing remember) the top boys went quicker than the qualifying pace last year, which means this…
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MotoGP Preview – Who will reign supreme in Argentina?
It may be 1-0 to Jorge Lorenzo but, as we saw last year, the Termas De Rio Honda circuit can throw up some big surprises. How quickly will the factory boys be able set up the new electronics? How well will the Michelin’s hold up at a track they haven’t tested on? Will the non-aliens…
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May 2016 Issue Out Now!
Rejoice, Fast Bikes fans, because the May 2016 issue of the mag is now done and dusted, and you’ll be able to read about everything we’ve poured into the latest issue to ensure that you’ll have 132 pages of awesomeness to enjoy. So what’s in it? For a start, we’ve got the three most important…
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The Life Of A Racer… Blog 2!
Testing testing 1,2,3! Before the UK weather starts to cheer up a little, it’s always a great idea to head out somewhere sunny for a few days getting acclimatised at going round in circles at silly speeds; while making sure everything mechanically is fine and dandy. And who doesn’t love a little holiday? If you’ve…
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