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Dorna Sports has announced a new Amazon Exclusive ' docuseries ' following the FIM MotoGP World Championship . Produced by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO , in collaboration with Dorna , the Prime Video series will premiere in 2022 and " take viewers behind the scenes of the world ' s fastest motorcycle racing championship , showing MotoGP as never seen before ". The new series will feature eight 50- minute episodes .
Dorna Sports has agreed a new contract with the Circuit de Barcelona- Catalunya , extending the partnership between the FIM MotoGP World Championship and the classic Catalonia venue for another five years . The new agreement guarantees the Gran Premi de Catalunya a place on the 2022 calendar and confirms a minimum of two more events to be held between 2023 and 2026 . The circuit has been part of the MotoGP roster since 1992 . The provisional dates for the 2022 Catalan GP are the 3rd to the 5th of June . From 2023 , the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will then alternate with other venues on the Iberian Peninsula .
Following on from its MX and Enduro success , Italian manufacturer Fantic Motor has taken the bold decision to make its Dakar debut in 2022 . A brandnew 450 cc single-cylinder 4-stroke , specifically designed by Fantic ' s Race Department , will be ridden by Franco Picco , who will be making his 28th attempt at the Dakar Rally .
Brembo CEO Daniele Schillaci is eyeing start-up deals to boost the software content of its premium brakes as software takes a bigger role in brakes ( Reuters ). The company , whose customers include Ferrari , Tesla and several Formula One teams , presented ' Sensify ', a pioneering braking system that can operate independently on each of a vehicle ' s four wheels . It includes a digital " brain " that uses data to adapt braking to personal driving styles and changing road conditions . Schillaci , an automotive industry veteran with previous stints at Nissan Motor and Toyota , said mechanics were still predominant in the Sensify system , compared with software content . " But soon the mechanic and software contents will be equivalent and by the end of the decade software will become predominant in braking systems ."
Brabus to launch KTMbased super naked
By Ben Purvis
Brabus has been a leading light in the world of Mercedes tuning since the 1970s and currently offers an array of off-the-shelf Merc-based machines with up to 900 hp ranging from luxury saloons to SUVs . Now the company is about to offer its first two-wheeler in the form of the Brabus 1300 R . Yet to be officially revealed ( at the time of writing ), the bike ' s existence has been betrayed by a paper trail of official documents that show it ' s set to hit the market as a 2022 model . The first clue comes from a trademark application , made in November to the
The Brabus 1300 R will likely be based on the KTM Super Duke RR .
CFMoto sports concept By Ben Purvis
CFMoto ' s signals of intent have been clear in recent months . Not only has the company launched the 700CL-X in Europe , but it ' s revealed the massive 1250TR-G tourer and 800 MT adventure bike in China , and now this - the carbon fibre bodywork SR-C21 concept . Although CFMoto has shown the SR- C21 in China , it is not yet confirming the specifications or performance . Close inspection appears to show a parallel twin engine , but not one that matches any of the company ' s current products , or those of KTM - a close partner of CFMoto and source of both the 800MT ' s parallel twin and the 1250TR-G ' s V-twin engines . The engine in the SR-C21 has a layout that ' s similar to some KTM engines ,
SR-C21 shows near-production future sports bike
European Union Intellectual Property Office , to register the ' Brabus 1300 R ' name to Brabus GmbH , specifically to be used on motorcycles . However , the real detail comes from type-approval paperwork , again filed in Europe , showing the bike is approved as part of the KTM 1290 Super Duke range . That means Brabus isn ' t employing its famous engine tuning expertise here . The 1300 R has identical performance to the 1290 Super Duke R and Super Duke RR , with 177 hp from a 1,301 cc V-twin engine . Instead of engine tuning , the Brabus elements will be in
suggesting it could even be an early glimpse of the long-awaited small KTM twin that ' s due to appear in future ' 490 ' Duke and Adventure models . However , given CFMoto ' s own engineering abilities , it could just as easily be a home-developed engine . It sits in a steel trellis frame with Öhlins suspension , Brembo brakes and Pirelli rubber - European influences that may stem from the fact that the concept was designed not in China but at Modena near Rimini , which acts as CFMoto ' s European design arm . The styling itself has distinct similarities to the company ' s existing 300SR sports bike and even more so to the upcoming 300 SR-R , which adds winglets and a single-sided swingarm to the mix . The SR-R has yet to be the form of visual changes , no doubt including lashings of carbon fibre , and potentially , improvements to the suspension . The bike ' s dimensions , revealed in the approval documents , show it ' s shorter than the stock Super Duke R , putting it closer to the single-seat Super Duke RR limited-edition machine that sold out in a mere 48 minutes when it was unveiled earlier this year . The Brabus is the same height as the other models , showing it hasn ' t gained a screen or fairing , but narrower , suggesting it has clip-ons or stubbier bars than the stock ones . It ' s also around 5 kg lighter than the normal Super Duke R , but the same amount heavier than the Super Duke RR , hinting that it will have some weight-saving parts , like lighter wheels and carbon bodywork . What ' s unknown is how deep the association with KTM runs . If Brabus is to make the 1300 R as an officially sanctioned machine , it could open the door to a whole array of other Brabusbranded , KTM-based bikes in the future .
officially revealed , but has appeared in Chinese type-approval documents and closely mirrors the SR-C21 ' s appearance ( but uses the existing 300SR ' s frame and single-cylinder engine ). Although theoretically a concept bike , the SR-C21 ' s components appear largely production ready . When displayed in China , the bike was seen to have a fully-operational TFT instrument display and even a conventional key . Some elements , like the stylised headlights and the forged carbon bodywork components , are less likely to reach production , but a parallel twin CFMoto sports bike - perhaps rivalling the Aprilia RS660 or Yamaha R7 - looks likely to join the range in the not too distant future . To back up the company ' s interest in sport bikes , CFMoto has revealed that it ' s entering the 2023 Moto3 Championship , in collaboration with PrustelGP and with Xavier Artigas and Carlos Tatay taking on riding duties . Given the close ties between CFMoto and KTM , it ' s no surprise to see that the CFMoto Moto3 entrant is essentially the same as the existing KTM racer .
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