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Piaggio Group has won a patent infringement dispute with Peugeot . The case centered on a Piaggio MP3 Scooter patent , with Peugeot Motocycles Italia sentenced to pay damages for more than one million euro . The court found that the control system on the Peugeot Metropolis , which enables a three-wheel vehicle to tilt sideways like a conventional motorcycle , had infringed the Italian portion of a Piaggio & C . S . p . A . European patent . The outcome of the legal action has also resulted in Piaggio being able to enforce a ban on Peugeot Metropolis sales in Italy .
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Central Banks around the world have warned bankers about failures to monitor private equity activity . A " creeping sense of complacency and lack of data " is said to be putting lenders at risk of exposure to " severe , unexpected losses ." They are failing to " properly measure how exposed they are " to the fund bonus and yielddriven private equity industry culture , the BoE has warned . Similar warnings are going unheeded in the United States and elsewhere . The amount of assets managed by private equity businesses globally has grown at a rate of about 13 % a year , rising from $ 2tn in 2012 to around $ 8tn in 2023 , with individual funds also growing exponentially ( Reuters ).
BMW Motorrad delivered 46,434 motorcycles and scooters to customers in the first quarter of 2024 . While the more than 24,000 units sold in March represented the highest new monthly sales in the brand ' s history , the quarterly total puts BMW Motorrad 3.1 % below its all-time high for the first quarter of 2023 . Meanwhile , BMW ' s automotive division has now made its one millionth Battery Electric Vehicle ( BEV ).
The seemingly troubled FIM World Supercross Championship has announced a four-race schedule for 2024 , visiting two new cities . Round 1 will be at BC Place , Vancouver , Canada , on October 26 , the home of the Vancouver Whitecaps , a Canadian professional Soccer team . Rounds 2 and 3 will be a Double Header at HBF Park ( formerly Perth Oval ), the home of Australian A-League Soccer Team Perth Glory , in Perth , Australia , on 23 and 24 November . The 2024 WSX Championship will wrap up at Etihad Arena , Yas Island , Abu Dhabi , UAE , on December 4 , during the final race of the 2024 Formula 1 Grand Prix season ; www . wsxchampionship . com
Orange County Half-Mile - Daniels Dominates , Kopp Makes History
Orange County Fair Speedway , Middleton , NY Progressive AFT Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing , Round 7 - June 15 , 2024
Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ) was precise to the point of perfection in his blowout win in the Mission SuperTwins while reigning Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER champion Kody Kopp ( No . 1 Rick Ware Racing / Parts Plus KTM 450 SX-F ) etched himself yet another prominent position in the history books …
Mission AFT SuperTwins While slippery conditions and continually altering lines kept the world ’ s elite motorcycle dirt track racers guessing all day long , championship leader Daniels was composed and in control throughout . After sitting atop the leaderboard in practice and qualifying , and then winning his heat and the Mission # 2Fast2Tasty Challenge , Daniels merely needed to get off the line clean and then do his thing in the Main . Once he did , Daniels ’ second triumph of the season was a drama-free 5.293- second margin of victory . By contrast , nine-time champion Jared Mees ( No . 1 Rogers Racing / SDI Racing / Indian Motorcycle FTR750 ) had a frustratingly off day , finishing fifth . Briar Bauman ( No . 3 Rick Ware Racing / KTM / Parts Plus KTM 790 Duke ) scored second , with Dalton
Brandon Robinson ( No . 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750 ) served up a timely reminder that he remains a genuine contender for this season ’ s Grand National Championship with an inspired performance in the June 22 , 2024 , Arai Bridgeport , NJ , Half- Mile presented by Drag Specialties , Round 8 of the 2024 Progressive American Flat Track season , sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing .
Mission AFT SuperTwins His victory at Bridgeport Speedway in Swedesboro , New Jersey , couldn ’ t have come under much more demanding circumstances , with Mission AFT SuperTwins title leader
Gauthier ( No . 79 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650 ) third and Billy Ross ( No . 29 Mission Foods / Digitrace Kawasaki Ninja 650 ) fourth . Mees fifth was the only FTR750 in the Top 5 , and one of five in a Top 10 that included two Yamaha MT-07s and one top five each for the KTM 790 Duke , the Royal Enfield 650 and the Kawasaki Ninja 650 .
Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Presented by KICKER Already with a strong claim as most decorated rider the category has ever seen , Kody Kopp furthered his argument by equaling Shayna Texter- Bauman ( No . 52 Rick Ware Racing / Parts Plus KTM 450 SX-F ) for most career Parts Unlimited AFT Singles wins by scoring his 19th triumph in just his 58th attempt . While Kopp has authored his fair share of runaway wins , # 19 ranked among
Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ) breathing down his neck and desperate to fight through after charging his way forward from the bottom of the top ten . Earlier duels saw Briar Bauman ( No . 3 Rick Ware Racing / KTM / Parts Plus KTM 790 Duke ), Jarod Vanderkooi ( No . 20 JMC Motorsports / Fairway Ford Ohio Indian FTR750 ) and Jared Mees ( No . 1 Rogers Racing / SDI Racing / Indian Motorcycle FTR750 ) all scrapping it out at one stage or another . Ultimately though , Robinson prevailed and became the first premier-class rider to claim a third win just as the season reached its halfway point . Daniels brought it home in second , ahead of Mees third , Briar Bauman in fourth and Davis Fisher the most dominant . The Rick Ware Racing star shook free of an early fourrider melee and promptly checked out . Despite cruising to the checkered flag , the Washington native still hit the stripe with more than three-and-a-half seconds in his favor . Second-ranked Chase Saathoff ( No . 88 JPG Motorsports Honda CRF450R ) and third-ranked Tom Drane ( No . 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) finished in their championship standing order at the conclusion of a relatively processional affair , despite early fireworks . Trent Lowe ( No . 48 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R ) extended that championship mirror to fourth after tracking down New Yorker Justin Jones ( No . 91 J & H Racing Husqvarna FC 450 ), fifth . There were five Honda CRF450R riders in the Top 10 , with two KTMs , plus the Husqvarna badged FC 450 ), and a pair of Yamaha YZ450F riders .
Robinson Defeats Daniels in Bridgeport Thriller
( No . 67 Rackley Racing / Bob Lanphere ’ s BMC Racing Indian FTR750 ) in fifth . The Indian FTR750 stood at the top of the podium again , for the first time in a few weeks , one of five in the Top 10 ; there were two Yamaha MT-07 riders in the Top 10 , with two KTM 790 Dukes , and Dalton Gauthier tenth on the Moto Anatomy Royal Enfield 650 . Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER There was hardly a moment to catch a breath while witnessing the latest masterpiece of double defending Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER champion Kody Kopp ( No . 1 Rick Ware Racing / Parts Plus KTM 450 SX-F ) take shape under the lights of Bridgeport Speedway . That said , Kopp looked more like an
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