Thursday Morning Moto Race News - MotoGP, CRP and BSB

It seems that Dorna and Carmelo Ezpeleta has said that he is open to moving up the date of the 1000c.c. engine change for MotoGP by a year. He has stated that he would not fight against such a move, but he believes that all interested parties would probably want to stick with the 2012 date. It does show some flexibility in a place where there is usually little...

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Italian firm CRP has finally released their eCRP 1.0 electric race motorcycle to the public. As you would imagine, coming from an Italian company, it is rather strikingly beautiful. The machine will run with two Agni motors which link to a single shaft, and, like the Mavizen TTX02, it has a touch-panel control system in place with wireless built in. It was designed specifically for racing in the 2010 TTXGP series. The units should start shipping around late March or early April.

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Michael Laverty is looking for a championship in the 2010 British Superbike Championship. He will continue to ride for the Relentless Suzuki squad with teammate Alastair Seeley. If he can get it done this year, it will be Suzuki's first title in the BSB series since 2004. Expect Laverty to put on a real show.

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Don't leave out Seeley! He is also a very good racer and will be with an incredible team - Relentless Suzuki - on a great bike - Suzuki GSX-R1000 - in 2010.

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Relentless Suzuki Dominated Northern Ireland's Sunflower Event

Relentless Suzuki's Ian Lowry was the most prominent in the 5 race win weekend. He won the Sunflower Trophy as he won the the Sunflower Trophy race - and he won the first superbike race of the weekend as well. His teammates Alastair Seeley, Michael Laverty, Lee Johnston, John Holden and Andy Winkle also had a great weekend by either winning their class race or placing high on the podium. Well, I guess my post about the GSX-R1000-K9 gets some more support...

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Even more (though late) on the Sunflower: http://tinyurl.com/ylds4mb

2009 Kings of Wanneroo in Perth - Irish and U.K. Contingent

Several top racers from all over the U.K. and Ireland will be attending the Kings of Wanneroo in Australia. The event will take place just outside of Perth at Barbagallo Raceway during 6 - 8 November 2009 and will feature 12 solo racers and a sidecar outfit from the two islands up north. Expect some great action as racers such as Guy Martin, Ryan Farquhar, Ian Lougher, and more, will be representing their home countries...

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