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Cycle News 2023 Issue 09 March 7

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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Daytona 200 Preview T he 81st running of the Daytona 200 is getting set to roar this weekend at Daytona International Speedway and it will be one of the most competitive in the race's his- tory with 51 riders from 16 coun- tries attempting to qualify. The United States leads the way in the rider list with 32 entrants from 18 states. From there, Canada, Portugal, Great Britain and Cuba have two riders each while the Czech Republic, Spain, Brazil, Australia, Guyana, South Africa, Ireland, Argentina, France, Italy and Peru each have a single rider entered. There will also be six manufac- turers represented with Yamaha, Suzuki, MV Agusta, Triumph, Ducati and Kawasaki present. "This will mark MotoAmerica's sec- ond year of running the race and interest in the event continues to rise at a rapid rate," said MotoAmerica COO, Chuck Aksland. "To have riders from 16 different countries heading to Daytona Beach is huge as one of our goals was to work toward building the race into a truly international event as it once was. I think 16 countries being represented shows that our goals are being realized. It's also impressive to have six different manufacturers with an WIND IN THE P52 The 81st running of the Daytona 200 is getting set to roar this weekend at Daytona International Speedway and it will be one of the most competitive in the race's history with 51 riders from 16 countries attempting to qualify. opportunity to win the Daytona 200." Let's have a look at who we think will be in the fight for the win- ner's Rolex Daytona this Saturday. Defending champ Brandon Paasch

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