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First Official MotoGP Test of 2010 Starts in Sepang This Wednesday

The first official MotoGP Test of the year starts in Malaysia on Wednesday, with the riders who will contest the 2010 World Championship taking to the track on Thursday. The eagerly awaited first on-track action of 2010 takes place this week, as the MotoGP riders arrive at the Sepang International Circuit. The Test, scheduled to …

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Rossi’s Championship Battle Goes All The Way to the Malaysian Round of MotoGP

Defending champion Valentino Rossi was hugely disappointed with his race in Portugal citing rear grip problems for his lack of competitiveness at round 14 finishing in fourth place. His team-mate and championship rival Jorge Lorenzo on the other hand managed to finish at the top of the podium closing the gap between him and Rossi …

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Malaysia Confirms Formula One Participation via Our Very Own F1 Team Called 1Malaysia F1 Team

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has officially announced that Malaysia will actively participate in the FIA Formula One World Championship through its own racing team called 1Malaysia F1 Team starting from 2010 onwards. The entire venture will apparently be a government and private initiative involving the collaborative experience of Proton and Lotus. The cars will …

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2009 Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix – “Get Ready For The Bike Race of The Year”

Come October, motorsports fans will be treated to the world’s biggest motorcycle race, and perhaps, the most exciting motor racing event worldwide right here at the Sepang International Circuit – the 2009 Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix. What started out in 1949, MotoGP has grown to be the world’s premier motorcycle race which brings …

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2009 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race: Official Results and Time Sheets

The 2009 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race lived up to its thrilling expectation of being the first MME with a smaller field of cars – 43 to be exact compared to the 70 over cars that previous editions of the MME used to feature. The introduction of the Sepang 1000KM race successfully increased the standards of …

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Live Coverage: 2009 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race – It’s Over And Here Are The Final Results!!

A dramatic end to a dramatic race. One of the Petronas Z4’s suffered a puncture and had to limp all the way back to the pits. The Radical SR8 suffered a mechanical failure and had to spend some time in the pits. The Civic Type-R of the Honda Malaysia Racing Team suffered a braking problem …

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Live Coverage: Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race – Both The Petronas Syntium Z4’s Lead The Way

Our live coverage of the 2009 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race continues into its second hour. Currently in the lead in Class O are both the Petronas Syntium Team Z4’s. In the lead is the Petronas Syntium BMW #28 with a time of 2.13:560 and the second is Petronas Syntium BMW #15 with a time of …

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Live Coverage: 2009 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race – 1st Hour

I’m here at the Sepang International Circuit where the annual 12-hour Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race just flagged off. Plenty of drama already with at least five cars slapped with a drive through penalty for rule infrigements and other problems. We already have one retired Aston Martin and Honda Integra DC5 and the Mosler of Thunder …

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2009 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race – Qualifying Results and Pictures

Defending champion team Porsche Club Singapore is set to start the tenth edition of the Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race (MMER) tomorrow 8 August, on pole position, ahead of 43 cars. “Good effort by the team, the car is fantastic,” said Darryl O’Young. “I can see the Mosler is going to be the biggest trouble for …

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2009 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race – Pictures From The Official Practise Session

The 2009 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race is set to take place this weekend at the Sepang International Circuit and yesterday was the official practise session. We were there to catch all the thrills and spills as teams rushed to fine tune their vehicles and get everything up to standard in anticipation for one of the …

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