World Enduro Championship
Ivan Cervantes wins in Barcelona indoor enduro
20 November 2008
KTM factory rider Ivan Cervantes seized first Indoor Enduro event on his KTM EXC 250 2 stroke, equipped with Akrapovic exhaust. ...
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Great succes for Team Honda Johansson MPE and Akrapovic riders at classic race Novemberkåsan!
19 November 2008
Novemberkåsan is absolutely one of the hardest races that can possible be, whit somewhat 15 hours on the bike from early morning till late night it’s nothing but tough! ...
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Supercross
James Stewart is ‘King of Bercy’
13 November 2008
San Manuel Yamaha rider James Stewart continued a perfect start to his career in ‘blue’ by taking his YZ450F with Akrapovic Evolution exhaust system to a dominant streak of victories at the 26th Bercy Supercross in Paris....
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New R1 makes a great start for the 2009 season at Portimao
13 November 2008
2009 Yamaha WSB riders Ben Spies and Tom Sykes enjoyed a successful two day test at Portimao with their new team. Both riders used the time to develop the all-new Akrapovic equipped 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 race bike....
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Schumacher takes on the Yamaha WSB R1 at Portimao 2008 Media Test
10 November 2008
There was an extra guest amongst the media journalists present for the 2008 Factory Media Test at the Parkalgar circuit in Portimao. Former Formula 1 star and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher was invited to join the invited journalists testing out the 2008 Yamaha WSB YZF-R1, equipped wit...
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BMW S1000RR Tested At Valencia
10 November 2008
BMW riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus took their first steps on the all-new racer S1000RR World Superbike, equipped with Akrapovič Exhaust at Valencia....
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10 November 2008
There was an extra guest amongst the media journalists present for the 2008 Factory Media Test at the Parkalgar circuit in Portimao. Former Formula 1 star and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher was invited to join the invited journalists testing out the 2008 Yamaha WSB YZF-R1, equipped with Akrapovič exhausts, of Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser. The Yamaha Motor Italia Team were very impressed with his technical communication as he came in to debrief. His ability to communicate the feedback from the bike to help modify his personal set up was reported to be excellent. He also showed a keen understanding of the individual bike components and their effects on the ride. He was then able to make small changes with the crew to develop and improve his feel for the bikes through the session.
Source: Yamaha