This Week in Motorcycling History - Road Racer X Speed Dating

Yep, another week another look back. This week has some interesting names associated with it. These include Martin Heath, Arnaud Vincent, Evel Knievel, Bruce Brown, Gavin Trippe & Superbikers, Steve Martin, Fonsi Nieto, Shuhei Aoyama and Cameron Beaubier. It's mostly birthdays, but there is one new race and one death on the list - covering parts of life we all experience.

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Yamaha Austria Racing Team Wins 8 Hours of Doha and Championship

Finally, there are some results from Qatar! The last we heard, the Yamaha Austria Racing Team (YART) was in the lead, and they managed to carry on in the lead until the last lap. So, Igor Jerman, Steve Martin and Gwen Giabbani took the victory at the track. In second place is - well, we expected this - Phase One Yamaha, consisting of James Ellison, Pedro Vallcaneras and Glen Richards. Third place was taken by the Kawasaki team of Horst Saiger, Eric Mizera and Patric Muff. Looks like YART has yet another championship season - by a wide margin of points!

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Yamaha Austria Racing Team Leads 8 Hours of Doha

Yamaha Austria Racing Team riders Igor Jerman, Steve Martin and Gwen Giabbani are holding the lead at the endurance event in Qatar. Phase One - including BSB ace James Ellison - is back in second place now. And, BK Maco Moto rider Jason Pridmore had a nasty crash which broke his collarbone. In the Superstock class, the Suzuki Qatar Endurance Racing Team is in the lead, but fifth place overall. Almost over...

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Yamaha Austria Racing Team Takes World Endurance Title

In the FIM World Endurance Championships, Yamaha Austria Racing Team (YART) took the championship at the Bol d’Or track. They did not finish on the podium, but finished high enough in the race to gain the necessary points to take the overall championship for 2009.

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