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The Yamaha YZF-R6 is a sport bike, [1] produced by Yamaha as a 600 class from 1999 to 2020. From 2021, production availability is limited to a non-homologated race-only specification in most global markets, [2] [3] causing race organisers to realign their engine eligibility criteria to encourage other manufacturers having larger than 600 cc displacements to enter road-race competition from ...
Blue Circle Raceway, Lichtenburg; Killarney Motor Racing Complex (WPMC), Cape Town; Kyalami, Gauteng; Phakisa Freeway, Welkom, Free State; Prince George Circuit, East ...
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Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit (from Khaya lami, My home in Zulu) is a 4.529 km (2.814 mi) motor racing circuit located in Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa, just north of Johannesburg. The circuit has been used for Grand Prix and Formula One races and has hosted the South African Grand Prix twenty times.
South African motorcycle Grand Prix (1999–2004) Free State 500 (2010) South African Formula One Championship (1971–1975) South African Springbok Championship Series (1971–1972) Website: www.phakisa.co.za: Grand Prix Circuit (1999–present) Length: 4.242 km (2.636 miles) Turns: 14: Race lap record: 1:33.208 (Max Biaggi, Honda RC211V, 2004 ...
The race was held on a Saturday, similar to the Dutch TT. [2] In 1984 the races were plagued by bad weather conditions, resulting in many accidents. [ 3 ] The race in 1985 was the final to be held at the old Kyalami circuit before it was removed for the 1986 season due to the Apartheid policies which were in place in the country at the time.
Honda, Yamaha 17 16 18 4 Spain: Gas Gas 7 10 4 5 Italy: Aprilia, Cagiva 6 8 8 6 Germany: BMW 6 1 2 7 United States: 2 2 3 8 Australia: 2 1 4 9 Argentina: 2 1 10 United Kingdom: 2 2 11 Belgium: 2 1 12 Chile: 2 3 13 Portugal: 2 2 14 South Africa: 1 2 15 Sweden: Husqvarna 1 2 16 Norway: 1 17 Slovakia: 1 19 Botswana: 1 20 India: Hero: 1
The 1991 event also saw Stéphane Peterhansel take his first title in the motorcycle category with Yamaha, marking the beginning of an era of domination by the Frenchman. For the 1992 event, the finish line moved to Cape Town, South Africa in a bid to combat a declining number of competitors, where GPS technology was used for the first time. [9]