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Mat Oxley

@matoxley.bsky.social

MotoGP journo since 1988, Isle of Man TT winner, 2nd Le Mans 24 hours, 3rd Endurance World Championship. Visit https://matoxley.bigcartel.com to pre-order my Marc Márquez biography

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · 2w ago

Note how tank wings, originally created to help the rider lock himself in place while hard on the brakes - between thighs, wrists, arse & feet - also help during cornering, when riders like Jorge Martin hang off so far they're almost sliding off the motorcycle #aprilia #MotoGP

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · 2w ago

New WSBK champ Nicolo Bulega is Ducati's leads 850 #MotoGP test rider, so will he get his revenge when the 850 era kicks off in March? And why Liberty bosses must be thinking - do we even need MotoGP AND WSBK when the machinery has never been closer? www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/mot...

Will WSBK champ Bulega have his revenge in MotoGP?

Can Nicolo Bulega do something that’s never been done before? And what exactly is the point of having both World Superbike and MotoGP when from next year the motorcycles in both series have never been...

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · 3w ago

We've discovered a few dozen copies of the very-hard-to-find Stealing Speed Graphic Novel, with stunning artwork throughout by renowned motorsport artist Christian Papazoglakis. If you want one of these cult works of art, you better get a wiggle on 😎✊ matoxley.bigcartel.com

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our superspy crawled through the Red Bull Ring undergrowth to shoot the latest Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, KTM and Yamaha 850cc #MotoGP bikes 🔥🔥 www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/mot...

Honda tops latest 850cc MotoGP tests, as prototypes lap faster than this year's bikes

Honda led MotoGP’s 850 development race at Red Bull Ring on Monday. And it looks like the 850s will be faster than the 1000s, defeating the primary reason for the rules rewrite

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · 4w ago

Achtung fahrerlager!! We've located a few boxes of the extremely awesome graphic novel of Stealing Speed, with stunning artwork by Christian Papazoglakis, hidden away in a bookshop in France. They'll be on sale next week, so watch this space. I can't tell you how cool this book is

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · 4w ago

I mean, there's no way the Qatar #MotoGP round (still slated for 7/8 November) will happen, with Iran blockading the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi's east-west pipeline shut down by drone attacks and Houthis now blockading the Red Sea's Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Going well, isn't it?

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · 4w ago

Five GP wins and four maximum scores from the last seven #MotoGP rounds and taking the championship lead for the first time this season. With one and a half arms!! Marc Márquez is doing it all over again - another astonishing, ridiculous comeback 💪💪 www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/mot...

Misano MotoGP: Márquez back in machine mode

Marc Márquez scored his fifth victory from the last seven races to take the MotoGP championship lead, almost doubling Jorge Martin’s score in the same period and tripling Marco Bezzecchi’s

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · last mo.

Want to know everything about Misano, MotoGP's wrong-way-around racetrack? The Oxley Bom Thursday Track Talk answers all those questions & more. To listen to this & our Friday & Saturday updates support us via Patreon at oxleybom.com

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · last mo.

Plenty of fans not too happy with some new things happening in #MotoGP recently, but this move to open garages for Moto2 and Moto3 teams is a small return to how the paddock used to be www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/mot...

More open garages in the MotoGP paddock, as Moto2 and Moto3 teams get new set up

Moto2 and Moto3 will remain a part of the main paddock, based in open garages, so fans with paddock access can watch teams at work

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · last mo.

So good to see the Padgett family honoured at the RAC last night, winning the Torrens trophy for all the great things they've done in motorcycle racing over past 50 years and more. The legend that is Clive Padgett received the award from the club's Duncan Wiltshire

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · last mo.

It's starting to look like a 3-way #MotoGP title fight - Martin v Marquez v Bezzecchi. I've analysed the 9 circuits remaining - 4 are MM93 attack circuits and 5 are defence circuits, where Martin & Bezzecchi should be stronger. But which is which?   www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/mot...

MotoGP title battle: where will Márquez attack and where will he have to defend?

Nine races to go in what’s looking like a three-way title fight between Marc Márquez and Aprilia team-mates Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi. Márquez’s injuries mean he will be able to attack at some ...

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · last mo.

Aragon's best photo angle 😍😍 That's Alcañiz in the background, scene of one of the worst aerial bombings of the Spanish Civil War - in 1938 Franco had Mussolini's Aviazione Legionaria bomb the town, killing around 500 civilians. Photo: LCR Honda. #MotoGP #historychannel

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · last mo.

Oxley Bom Aragon #MotoGP track podcast 😎 Want to know the secrets of one of MotoGP's coolest racetracks? How to make a fast lap, why Aragon is so good for passing and tons more. Get track pods plus Friday and Saturday updates by becoming a Patreon supporter at oxleybom.com

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Mat Oxley@matoxley.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're gonna need a bigger engine! It’s 50 years since Giacomo Agostini became the last rider to win a MotoGP race on a 4-stroke without a 98% engine advantage over the 2-strokes. Yep, 98%!! www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/mot...

MotoGP's last four-stroke win - before the odds were stacked in its favour

It’s fifty years since Giacomo Agostini became the last rider to win a MotoGP race aboard a 500cc four-stroke, in the face of racing against 500cc two-strokes

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