PR: Sunday Night Moto News Extra - Tai Woffinden & Thunderbolt™

Thunderbolt™ is now sponsoring Tai Woffinden, English Speedway ace and rider in his very first year of participation in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Championship in 2010. He is an incredible talent and he certainly deserves to get some support in his ventures. So, great news from a great company - Thunderbolt™ - and a future champion in Tai Woffinden. That's good news to end an evening with...

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New Year's Eve Moto Racing News from Around the World

We have some rather interesting race news coming to us here, so let's start.

First, over in Australia, we hear that FIM Speedway GP Champion Jason Crump and well-known homeboy Tai Woffinden will be participating in the Ben Fund Bonanza at the Rye House track. The event will take place on 14 March 2010 and should not be missed.

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Troy Corser - currently riding the BMW S1000RR in the World Superbike Championship - wants one more crown before he retires from the series. It's not as if this is impossible for the former champion; he has the speed and he may just have the bike for 2010. Stay tuned and pay attention...

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And, finally, we have a nice video and some photos of the Mavizen TTX02 electric motorcycle ahead of the new TTXGP race series for 2010. The team has been testing the new machine and has made some changes to make it run better in the new multi-lap format. Take a look at the machine before you see it on your TV next year.

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FIM Speedway GP to Use Noise-Reducing Silencers in Birmingham Round

In order to save the series' round at Birmingham, U.K., the organizers have decided to ask the teams to place silencers on their machines to keep the noise level down a bit. That will allow them to continue to run the Speedway GP event at the location for the foreseeable future. Of course, new British wildcard riders Freddie Lindgren, Chris Harris, and Tai Woffinden are very happy to hear that they will still have an event close to home...

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Tai Woffinden to Race in Speedway GP as Wildcard

They get to choose a certain number of (usually 4) wildcard riders who will run the entire season along with the series regulars. FIM Speedway Grand Prix is a very fast sport, so whomever you pick had better be good enough to challenge the other racers. Well, apparently, the officials are quite pleased with Tai Woffinden; he will be riding in a wildcard spot throughout the series in 2010. Woffinden is only 19, and he has some good company in Chris Harris - the second wildcard from the U.K.

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Tai Woffinden May Get Wildcard Ride in Next Year's Speedway GP Round

Woffinden has not been confirmed yet, but he has heard from everyone - except the person who could verify it - that he is a definite ticket to ride. Now, whether anything will be confirmed during the off-season is open to speculation. Still, it is always nice to watch these wildcard entries in the Speedway GP series because they often come out strong during the event...it makes it even more enjoyable.

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