As a Dutch rider in a Dutch team, the Assen WSBK round is particularly significant for Michael van der Mark. In this beautifully-shot film, the 22-year-old talks about his childhood, growing up around his fathers transport company, the major influences on his career and how...
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The Pata Honda team is gearing up for this weekend’s fourth-round World Superbike championship races at Assen in the Netherlands with riders Sylvain Guintoli and Michael van der Mark on their Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP machines. The historic 4.542km TT Circuit at Assen is just...
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The third-round of the World Superbike championship this weekend has been a challenging outing for Michael van der Mark at Aragon, Spain. Over the weekend the team strived to improve and find the optimum setting for the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP around the 5.077km circuit....
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Michael van der Mark will start tomorrow’s third-round World Superbike championship races from the fourth row of the grid after qualifying in 11th position today at Aragon in Spain. The Dutch rider had a positive start in the morning’s free practice runs and the team...
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Michael van der Mark set the overall seventh fastest time in the two practice sessions today at Aragon, Spain for the third round of the World Superbike Championship. The Dutch SBK rookie is confident in the changes made today and feels that him and the...
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With only one week to go before Michael van der Mark will make his first World Superbike laps at the famous TT Circuit in Assen, his and Pata Hondas home track, we are proud to present the new merchandise line of the 2014 World Supersport...
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After the opening two rounds in Australia and Thailand, round three of the 2015 World Superbike championship sees Pata Honda rider Michael van der Mark return to Europe for this weekend’s third-round encounter at Motorland Aragon near Alcaniz in Spain. The 5.077km Hermann Tilke-designed Aragon...
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Two times Suzuka winner Michael van der Mark, two-time MotoGP Champion Casey Stoner and MFJ All Japan Road Race JSB1000 Championship and HRC test rider Takumi Takahashi will be looking to clinch Honda’s sixth consecutive win in the Suzuka 8 Hours on the Honda’s MuSASHi...
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Michael van der Mark has scored a seventh place in today’s second World Superbike race at Buriram in Thailand. Unfortunately technical issues forced his retirement from the first of today’s two 20-lap outings, but the Dutch rider enjoyed more success in race two. The battle...
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Pata Honda rider Michael van der Mark will start from the third row of the grid for tomorrow’s two second round World Superbike championship races at Buriram in Thailand. Van der Mark set the eighth fastest time in Superpole with a lap of 1m34.514s. With...
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Michael van der Mark was twelfth fastest on overall times after today’s practices for round two of the 2015 World Superbike championship at the 4.554km Buriram United International Circuit which is hosting a WSBK event for the first time. The Dutch Pata rider was unable...
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Pata Honda World Superbike rider Michael van der Mark got the ball rolling for round two of the 2015 championship season in Thailand by visiting one of the world’s most prestigious Honda dealerships in Bangkok. Before driving 400km north-east to the new Chang International Circuit...
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