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WSBK Portimao – Smrz heads FP1

28 March, 2020
The first free practice session for this weekend’s title bout between Ben Spies and Noriyuki Haga at the final round of the WSBK Championship in Portimao, opened with a couple of surprises, with Jakub Smrz from Guandalini Racing taking the…

Valencia WSBK Race 1 and 2 Video highlights

28 March, 2020
If you happened to miss the last week’s Valencia WSBK races due to problems with the SBK website channel’s live feed and because they’ve removed their video on demand feature after a highly tooted restyling, here are two highlight videos.Secondo…

Aspar Martinez and Aprilia in MotoGP?

28 March, 2020
Every since Dorna and FIM announced the new 2012 rule change in MotoGP (that could actually be implemented in 2011) rumors that Aprilia could be returning to the premier class have been frequent, despite Gigi Dall’Igna and Leo Mercanti having…

Max Biaggi: "I'd like to finish my career in Aprilia"

28 March, 2020
Max Biaggi lost a bag of points during the last round at Silverstone, but the Roman Emperor continues to lead the championship heading into round eleven, when the World Superbike championship debuts for the first time at the Moscow Raceway…

Aprilia Alitalia Gets New Team Manager

28 March, 2020
Francesco Guidotti will be the new team manager in the Aprilia Alitalia Racing team. It will be a return to momma Aprilia for the Italian who first started with the Italian manufacturer in 1993.Guidotti, 37 has already managed Aprilia teams…

WSBK: Carlos Checa on Top on 1st Day of Testing

28 March, 2020
Althea Ducati’s Carlos Checa left the Valencia test the fastest on track and on the first day of WSBK official testing at Phillip Island, the Spanish rider came out again on the top of the charts, with a best time…

Aprilia to replace the RSV4 Factory at the end of 2013

28 March, 2020
During yesterday’s Aprilia Factory Team presentation and press conference in Milan, five time World Champion Max Biaggi let it slip that 2012 will be an all important season for the Aprilia Superbike team as it will be the penultimate year…

WSBK Misano: Troy Corser takes maiden pole for BMW

28 March, 2020
Troy Corser took his first pole position for the BMW team in today’s Superpole shoot-out at Misano. The Australian pole specialist (his 43rd) and two times World Superbike champion blazed a lap around the Misano Adriatico circuit to finish in…

WSBK Phillip Island: Leon Haslam Rockets into Superpole

28 March, 2020
Leon Haslam rocked in all three stints of Saturday’s Superpole at Phillip Island by taking his first ever career pole position in WSBK and edging out Ducati’s Michel Fabrizio in the last stint by a mere 0.016s. Cal Crutchlow will…

Aprilia RXV 4.5 Rally Dakar podium place

28 March, 2020
Dakar 2010 has concluded with Cyril Despres and his KTM taking out first place. Pal Ander Ullevalseter came second, also on a KTM, but what a success story for Aprilia! The RXV 4.5, ridden by Francisco Lopez, came in third…

Supersonic, Liberty Racing and Aprilia testing at Aragon

28 March, 2020
Not satisfied by the three day SBK test that was held at Portimao that was curtailed by rain two days out of three, Supersonic, Liberty Racing teams and Aprilia test rider Alex Hofmann are currently carrying out another two days…

WSBK Portimao: Toseland on top in FP1

27 March, 2020
Today’s first free practice at Portimao saw James Toseland hit the the top of the charts with a best lap of 1’44.351 in the final 10 minutes of the session and looking like Yamaha Sterilgarda has solved the electronics problems…

Aprilia Mana 850 new colours for 2010

27 March, 2020
The Aprilia Mana gets a new look update with the Mana 850 now available in new single-chrome colours. The rest of Aprilia’s technological and controversial naked bike remains the same with the Sportgear transmission and the GT and ABS versions.…

WSBK – Alitalia to sponsor Aprilia?

27 March, 2020
Alitalia, Italy’s former national airline company, now called Alitalia-CAI is close to closing a two year sponsorship deal with Aprilia’s Superbike factory team.CAI is owned by a group of Italian investors led by Piaggio’s President Roberto Colaninno who also controls…

Bombshell! Aprilia RSV4 isn’t a Superbike, it’s a Prototype!

27 March, 2020
Controversy has hit Aprilia after Max Biaggi took second place in the Superpole shoot out.It happened early this morning during the Superpole when Alstare Suzuki owner and team manager, Jean Francois Batta told Italian network La7 that: “Everyone knows that…

Max Biaggi talks about Max Biaggi – video

27 March, 2020
Whatever you think about Max Biaggi, you can’t help but admire his blazing talent, four 250cc World titles and a World Superbike title attest to that, and the fact he’s still winning races at the age of forty and sometimes…

Max Biaggi dominates Race 1 at Phillip Island

26 March, 2020
Max Biaggi kept a low profile this weekend working hard with his completely renovated team and it payed off as the Roman Emperor conquered the first race of 2012 World Superbike season at Phillip Island. Tom Sykes sitting in pole…

WSBK Donington Race 1 – Spies takes 9th win

26 March, 2020
Ben Spies took his ninth World Superbike victory of the season in race one at Donington Park.Off the starting line Ben Spies race pace was impressive as it was all weekend, but the surprise came from Max Biaggi and his…

Aprilia RSV4 R, Dorsoduro and Shiver live at EICMA

26 March, 2020
Aprilia live at EICMA has some impressive models to show off, including the RSV4 R, which is the undisputed queen of the stand. It appears along with the new Dorsoduro Factory (more on that later), the new Shiver and the…

WSBK Valencia – Max Biaggi takes provisional pole in QP1

26 March, 2020
Max Biaggi with the new Aprilia RSV4 took the provisional pole for round three of the 2009 World Superbike Championship, at Valencia.Biaggi set the quickest time of the day ten minutes before the end of the session with a time…

Randy de Puniet to ride for Aspar CRT team?

26 March, 2020
The 2012 silly season isn’t over, but it is mostly concentrated on how many CRTs there will be and who will be riding what, even if we already know several names like Colin Edwards with MGN Forward, James Ellison with…

WSBK Portimao Race 1 – Max Biaggi flies to Victory

25 March, 2020
It was Max Biaggi on his Aprilia RSV4 Factory who took the win in race 1 at Portimao after an exciting duel with Leon Haslam that lasted until almost the chequered flag, leaving Haslam in second and two tenths behind…