Endurance Road Racing Archives - MCNews https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/motorcycle-racing/endurance-road-racing/ Motorcycle News, Sport and Reviews Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:09:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.mcnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Icon-32x32.png Endurance Road Racing Archives - MCNews https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/motorcycle-racing/endurance-road-racing/ 32 32 Recapping the triumphs and tragedies of the Le Mans 24 Hours https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-fim-ewc-le-mans-24hours-results/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-fim-ewc-le-mans-24hours-results/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:06:50 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=472122 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship Round One – 24 Heures Motos Circuit Bugatti Le Mans (4.185km) The first of four races that make up the FIM Endurance World Championship and the FIM Endurance World Cup in 2024, 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans, attracted 47 entries covering eight different motorcycle manufacturers and 23 nationalities.  There […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-fim-ewc-le-mans-24hours-results/feed/ 0 YART set the pace with pole for 24 Heures Motos https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-fim-ewc-24-heures-motos-lemans-24hours-results-qualifying/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-fim-ewc-24-heures-motos-lemans-24hours-results-qualifying/#respond Sat, 20 Apr 2024 05:32:36 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=472121 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship Round One – 24 Heures Motos Circuit Bugatti Le Mans (4.185km) Qualifying Le Mans hosts the EWC season-opening 24 Heures Motos this weekend, the first of four races counting towards the FIM Endurance World Championship and the FIM Endurance World Cup in 2024. The event has attracted 47 entries covering […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-fim-ewc-24-heures-motos-lemans-24hours-results-qualifying/feed/ 0 Catch up with Josh Hook ahead of Le Mans FIM EWC season opener this weekend https://www.mcnews.com.au/catch-up-with-josh-hook-ahead-of-le-mans-fim-ewc-season-opener-this-weekend/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/catch-up-with-josh-hook-ahead-of-le-mans-fim-ewc-season-opener-this-weekend/#respond Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:00:49 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=473724 Josh Hook talks EWC 2024 31-yar-old F.C.C. TSR Honda France racer Josh Hook and his team-mate won the 24 Heures Motos in 2023 and are aiming for a repeat this year at Le Mans, alongside their bid to reclaim the FIM Endurance World Championship crown in 2024. Josh Hook “We’ve had a lot of success […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/catch-up-with-josh-hook-ahead-of-le-mans-fim-ewc-season-opener-this-weekend/feed/ 0 TT star Michael Dunlop to race Le Mans 24 Hours EWC https://www.mcnews.com.au/tt-star-michael-dunlop-to-race-le-mans-24-hours-ewc/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/tt-star-michael-dunlop-to-race-le-mans-24-hours-ewc/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2024 22:34:56 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=472270 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship Round One – 24 Heures Motos Circuit Bugatti Le Mans (4.185km) Road racing hero Michael Dunlop is convinced he can fight at the front when he returns to the FIM Endurance World Championship this season. Dunlop, from Northern Ireland, has 25 Isle of Man TT victories to his name – […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/tt-star-michael-dunlop-to-race-le-mans-24-hours-ewc/feed/ 1 Honda Viltais top FIM EWC testing at Le Mans ahead of YART https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-viltais-top-fim-ewc-testing-at-le-mans-ahead-of-yart/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-viltais-top-fim-ewc-testing-at-le-mans-ahead-of-yart/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2024 03:26:16 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=472119 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship Circuit Bugatti Le Mans (4.185km) Two-Day Test – April 2-3 After two days of testing with mixed conditions at Le Mans this week, Honda was on top, but it was not the F.C.C. TSR Honda that we expected to lead the charge. The #333 Honda Viltais Racing entry, winner of […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/honda-viltais-top-fim-ewc-testing-at-le-mans-ahead-of-yart/feed/ 0 Suzuki enters Suzuka ‘Experimental Class’ with a ‘green’ GSX-R1000R https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzuki-enters-suzuka-experimental-class-with-a-green-gsx-r1000r/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzuki-enters-suzuka-experimental-class-with-a-green-gsx-r1000r/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2024 23:05:06 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=471129 Team SUZUKI CN CHALLENGE goes sustainable Suzuki has announced their intention to compete at the 2024 Suzuka 8 Hours (July 19-21), but their entry is now what you call conventional. The Japanese manufacturer will enter in the ‘Experimental Class’, a category for experimental purposes. Suzuki will use the 40 per cent bio-sourced Sustainable Fuel, certified […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzuki-enters-suzuka-experimental-class-with-a-green-gsx-r1000r/feed/ 0 Josh Hook tests 2024 FIM EWC Fireblade at Okayama https://www.mcnews.com.au/josh-hook-tests-2024-fim-ewc-fireblade-at-okayama/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/josh-hook-tests-2024-fim-ewc-fireblade-at-okayama/#respond Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:52:38 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=458782 F.C.C. TSR Honda France Testing F.C.C. TSR Honda France ’s bid to reclaim the FIM Endurance World Championship crown has kicked off with their annual winter test at the Okayama International Circuit, with the main focus to conduct testing on various components to find the best direction, with the 24 HEURES MOTOS looming in the […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/josh-hook-tests-2024-fim-ewc-fireblade-at-okayama/feed/ 0 FIM EWC – Sylvain Guintoli joins Reiterberger and Mikhalchik in Team BMW https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-fim-ewc-bmw/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-fim-ewc-bmw/#respond Sun, 10 Dec 2023 02:08:47 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=457643 FIM EWC 2024 BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team For the upcoming 2024 season of the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC), the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team will continue with Markus Reiterberger (GER) and Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR), as they have since the beginning of the factory commitment in the FIM EWC. Joining them for 2024 […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-fim-ewc-bmw/feed/ 0 New EWC season to open with 24 Heures Motos in April https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-fim-endurance-world-championship-calendar/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-fim-endurance-world-championship-calendar/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:31:18 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=451596 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship calendar Legendary events at famous racetracks in Europe and Japan will provide an exciting challenge for riders and teams contesting the 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship. Kicking off with the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans in April, the EWC will visit Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium in June, Suzuka […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-fim-endurance-world-championship-calendar/feed/ 0 YART Yamaha celebrate FIM World Endurance Championship victory https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-fim-endurance-world-championship-round-four-bol-dor-results/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-fim-endurance-world-championship-round-four-bol-dor-results/#respond Tue, 19 Sep 2023 01:20:28 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=444862 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship Round Four – Bol d’Or Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team is the winner of the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship following a tense climax to the season at Circuit Paul Ricard at the 86th Bol d’Or. The Austrian based YART squad was one of six teams in EWC title […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-fim-endurance-world-championship-round-four-bol-dor-results/feed/ 0 Suzuka 8 Hour Winners List | Results | Roll of Honour https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzuka-8-hours-results-winners-history/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzuka-8-hours-results-winners-history/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2023 01:15:52 +0000 http://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=230555 The post Suzuka 8 Hour Winners List | Results | Roll of Honour appeared first on MCNews.

]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzuka-8-hours-results-winners-history/feed/ 1 Suzuka 8 Hour podium shake up after post-race disqualification https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-suzuka-8-hour-results-updated/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-suzuka-8-hour-results-updated/#respond Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:44:56 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=440040 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship Round Three – Suzuka 8 Hours The 44th running of the fabled Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance race was held over the weekend and it was a 1-2-3-4 result for Honda.  However, overnight FIM EWC organisers have confirmed that during post-race technical inspections, motorcycle no.104 (TOHO Racing), which finished in second […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-suzuka-8-hour-results-updated/feed/ 0 Blow by blow recap from Suzuka 8 Hours FIM EWC https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-suzuka-8-hours-results-fim-ewc-suzuka8h/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-suzuka-8-hours-results-fim-ewc-suzuka8h/#respond Sun, 06 Aug 2023 22:38:32 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=439458 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship Round Three – Suzuka 8 Hours The ambient temperature at Suzuka was already in to the low 30s while the brutal humidity was broaching 75 per cent and rising towards a forecast 90 per cent by the time this 44th running of the Suzuka 8 Hours would be over on […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-suzuka-8-hours-results-fim-ewc-suzuka8h/feed/ 0 Team HRC beat YART to pole for Suzuka 8 Hours https://www.mcnews.com.au/team-hrc-beat-yart-to-pole-for-suzuka-8-hours/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/team-hrc-beat-yart-to-pole-for-suzuka-8-hours/#respond Sun, 06 Aug 2023 02:05:34 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=439397 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship Round Three – Suzuka 8 Hours Qualifying – Top Ten Trial Team HRC with Japan Post has won the 44th Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race Top 10 Trial to secure pole position for Sunday’s third round of the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship. Its riders Xavi Vierge and Tetsuta […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/team-hrc-beat-yart-to-pole-for-suzuka-8-hours/feed/ 0 Team HRC confirm changed Suzuka 8 Hour line-up https://www.mcnews.com.au/team-hrc-confirm-changed-suzuka-8-hour-line-up/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/team-hrc-confirm-changed-suzuka-8-hour-line-up/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:40:37 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=438481 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship Suzuka 8 Hour – Sunday, August 6, 2023 Team HRC, Honda’s factory team, has welcomed a new partner, Japan Post Co., Ltd., to participate as “Team HRC with Japan Post” in the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race, to be held at the Suzuka […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/team-hrc-confirm-changed-suzuka-8-hour-line-up/feed/ 0 YART win Spa 24 Hours to take FIM EWC points lead https://www.mcnews.com.au/yart-win-spa-24-hours-to-take-fim-ewc-points-lead/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/yart-win-spa-24-hours-to-take-fim-ewc-points-lead/#respond Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:53:11 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=433156 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship Round Two – 24H Spa EWC Motos Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Despite a sluggish start for Marvin Fritz, YART Yamaha quickly kicked into gear and took the fight to its title rivals in an epic early showdown at the iconic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. F.C.C. TSR Honda led the Spa order after […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/yart-win-spa-24-hours-to-take-fim-ewc-points-lead/feed/ 0 YART dominate qualifying for Spa 24 Hour https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-world-endurance-spa-24-hours-qualifying/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-world-endurance-spa-24-hours-qualifying/#respond Fri, 16 Jun 2023 22:25:55 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=433333 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship Round Two – 24H Spa EWC Motos Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps International motorcycle racing’s ultimate rollercoaster contest is under way with Belgium’s legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps hosting round two of the FIM Endurance World Championship, the 24H SPA Motos. Reviving the spirit of the famous 24 Heures de Liège, which was […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-world-endurance-spa-24-hours-qualifying/feed/ 0 Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC ready for Suzuka 8 Hours https://www.mcnews.com.au/yamalube-yart-yamaha-ewc-ready-for-suzuka-8-hours/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/yamalube-yart-yamaha-ewc-ready-for-suzuka-8-hours/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2023 02:02:09 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=431823 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship Round Two – Suzuka 8 Hours The Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team is currently competing in the Endurance World Championship (EWC) and has now been confirmed for the 44th “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race in August (Friday 4th to Sunday 6th), as Yamaha’s top team for the […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/yamalube-yart-yamaha-ewc-ready-for-suzuka-8-hours/feed/ 0 Kawasaki Racing Team will not contest Suzuka 8 Hour https://www.mcnews.com.au/kawasaki-racing-team-will-not-field-an-entry-for-suzuka-8-hour/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/kawasaki-racing-team-will-not-field-an-entry-for-suzuka-8-hour/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 08:15:03 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=430387 KRT will not compete at Suzuka 8 Hour Kawasaki’s official WorldSBK team has announced that it will not apply for an entry to the 2023 Suzuka 8hr event due to be held at the iconic Japanese track in August. Having discussed all the options in terms of riders and logistics – plus considered the impact […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/kawasaki-racing-team-will-not-field-an-entry-for-suzuka-8-hour/feed/ 0 F.C.C. TSR Honda France win Le Mans 24 Hour https://www.mcnews.com.au/f-c-c-tsr-honda-france-win-le-mans-24-hour/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/f-c-c-tsr-honda-france-win-le-mans-24-hour/#respond Sun, 16 Apr 2023 23:01:00 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=424902 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship Round One – 24 heures Motos, Le Mans F.C.C. TSR Honda France has made the best possible start to its FIM Endurance World Championship title defence with victory in a dramatic 24 Heures Motos. The FIM EWC Championship opener recorded a weekend fan attendance of 77,200, the highest number since […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/f-c-c-tsr-honda-france-win-le-mans-24-hour/feed/ 0 FIM EWC season 2023 underway this weekend with Le Mans 24H https://www.mcnews.com.au/fim-ewc-season-2023-underway-this-weekend-with-le-mans-24h/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/fim-ewc-season-2023-underway-this-weekend-with-le-mans-24h/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:55:10 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=424190 FIM Endurance World Championship 2023 Round One – Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans, France From 13-16 April, the Circuit Bugatti at Le Mans in France will host the 46th 24 Heures Motos as the latest chapter in the ultimate test of rider and machine begins. A sky-high 38 permanent EWC teams have registered for the 2023 […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/fim-ewc-season-2023-underway-this-weekend-with-le-mans-24h/feed/ 0 Josh Hook readying for 2023 FIM EWC defence at Suzuka https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-fim-ewc-pre-josh-hook/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-fim-ewc-pre-josh-hook/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:53:53 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=419518 Josh Hook back on the bike at Suzuka after broken wrist at ASBK Josh Hook, who helped F.C.C. TSR Honda France win the 2022 FIM Endurance World Championship title, completed a shakedown test at Suzuka recently. Hooky was riding a 2023-specification Honda CBR1000RR-R at the Japanese track, venue of the EWC-counting Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-fim-ewc-pre-josh-hook/feed/ 0 Suzuka 8 Hours moved to August in 2023 https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzuka-8-hours-moved-to-august-in-2023/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzuka-8-hours-moved-to-august-in-2023/#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2022 01:38:38 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=410030 2023 Suzuka 8 Hours moved to August 4-6 The Suzuka 8 Hours, Round Three of the FIM Endurance World Championship, has been pushed back a week and into the August 4-6 weekend. EWC promoter Discovery Sports Events has worked with its partners at Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and event promoter Mobilityland in Japan to […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/suzuka-8-hours-moved-to-august-in-2023/feed/ 0 Jones & Huddlestone win 2022 Motorworks Michelin 2-Hour at Baskerville https://www.mcnews.com.au/2022-motorworks-michelin-2-hour-results-baskerville-raceway/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2022-motorworks-michelin-2-hour-results-baskerville-raceway/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2022 05:06:30 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=410182 2022 Motorworks Michelin 2-Hour Baskerville Raceway With Bill Burford An outstanding weekend of racing, camaraderie and sportsmanship was seen at the 2022 Motorworks Michelin 2-Hour. Before Sunday’s racing could get underway there was the small matter of sorting grid positions. This took place Saturday afternoon beneath glorious Tasmanian sunshine pushing the mercury to a high […]

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