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WSBK MMP: Carlos Checa dominates FP1 despite problems

12 April, 2020
Carlos Checa who wants to break last year’s bad luck at Miller Motorsports Park, ended up being on the top of the timesheets during FP1, but was unlucky again. First an engine problem his first bike sent him back to…

WSBK: Assen Paddock Girls

12 April, 2020
The third round of the World Superbike Championship that took place in Assen last weekend surely was an eventful race: downpours, crashes, bad tyre choices, unbelievable saves, red flags, outsiders taking the win and so forth. We told you about…

Tom Sykes pips Guigliano in QP1 in Moscow

12 April, 2020
Tom Sykes returned to the top of the timesheets in the first qualifying session at the Moscow Raceway.The Kawasaki rider who won the inaugural race at the Russian circuit last season, posted a blazing lap in 1.35.687 in the dying…

SBK, Portimao: here are the Paddock Girls /Gallery

12 April, 2020
All in all, we could say that Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing) was the only rider that finished both races of the Portuguese GP with a big smile on his face. Basically everyone else of the big guys of the…

WSBK Portimao test: Carlos Checa on top in the rain

12 April, 2020
In this morning’s test session at Portimao hindered by cold temperatures and rain, only a hand full of riders decided to brave the track, with Carlos Checa making it to the top of the chart, in an almost useless session.Eugene…

WSBK Monza Race 1 – A Picture Worth a 1000 Words

12 April, 2020
Italian photographer Renato Gaggio from All Race Motorsports News has captured with this shot the most dramatic and frightening moment of WSBK Race 1 at Monza.You can check out other photos from the All Race website here.WSBK Monza Race 1…

Leon Camier vs Jules Cluzel for £12,000 watch

12 April, 2020
There is the old saying that ?the first person you have to beat is your team mate’ and this will be doubly true in the case of Fixi Crescent Suzuki riders Leon Camier and Jules Cluzel, who will also be…

Max Biaggi's Aprilia RSV4 gets a warning

12 April, 2020
There’s a hush, hush rumor going around regarding Max Biaggi’s Aprilia RSV4 which he used at Assen and wasn’t exactly Superbike kosher.Apparently during one of the usual technical sporting checks they found that the fuel injection pump on the reigning…

WSBK Magny-Cours: Michel Fabrizio on Provisional Pole

12 April, 2020
Michel Fabrizio took this afternoon’s provisional pole at Magny Cours edging out Jonathan Rea for first place. Rea was followed by Noriyuki Haga and Ben Spies and all four riders were separated by less than 2 tenths of a second.Carlos…

Marco Melandri heads QP1 at Monza

12 April, 2020
World Superbikes’s first qualifying session at Monza was longly delayed as the track had to be cleaned up after Mitchell Carr’s Triumph leaked oil from the Serraglio to the Ascari chicane during Supersport qualifying.The QP1 started with some sun and…

Max Biaggi – The rider you love to hate

12 April, 2020
Known as the Roman Emperor or the Black Corsair, his girlfriend for the last five years, Eleonora Pedron, a former Miss Italy calls him The Boss, and Max Biaggi is the rider that you either passionately love or hate. Adored…

Max Neukirchner reveals MR Racing Livery

12 April, 2020
No big team launch for Mario Rubatto’s MR Racing team who will debuting in World Superbikes this season with SBK returnee Max Neukirchner.The 29-year old German rider who spent the last two season in Moto2 posted this photo on his…

WSBK Nurburgring: Davide Giugliano tops first free practice

12 April, 2020
Today’s World Superbikes opening free practice at the Ring saw Althea Ducati’s Davide Giugliano pip both title rivals Max Biaggi and Marco Melandri with his flying last lap of 1.56.395 and grab the top of the timesheets.With the championship in…

Sylvain Guintoli officially splits with Liberty Racing

12 April, 2020
We already posted the rumors after the WSBK Aragon round earlier this month, that there was a a lot of tension between Sylvain Guintoli and his Effenbert Liberty Racing team and that his pit crew had been axed after the…

SBK 2009: Guandalini with Smrz and Roberts

12 April, 2020
The Italian Guandalini Superbike Team lines up their pilots for 2009 in World Superbike with Jacub Smrz and Brendan Roberts riding the Ducati RS09. The FIM Superstock 1000 pilot signed his contact with team manager Mirco Guandalini.Mirco Guandalini said: “I…

Carlos Checa dives with the sharks

12 April, 2020
2011 World Superbike champion Carlos Checa took a dive today at the L’Aquarium Barcelona where he swam with the sharks (last year it was Jorge Lorenzo’s turn) tweeted, “Just arrived at Barcelona Aquarium, where I will swim with sharks, I…

Interview with Arie Vos: Dutch Superbike Champion

12 April, 2020
The friendly Dutchman Arie Vos won again the Dutch Superbike Championship. Twowheelsblog spoke to him:Arie Vos “Champion Open Dutch Superbike Class”, how does it feel?It feels great, although it is the fifth championship in three years for me. This one…

Carlos Checa takes home first Moscow Superpole

11 April, 2020
For the first time after several wet/dry Superpoles today’s World Superbike first ever qualifying session at the Moscow Raceway was dry and it was Carlos Checa who took home his first Tissot watch of the season.The reigning World Champion who…

How does Freddy Foray really prepare for the BSB? (w/video)

11 April, 2020
2010 World Endurance Champion and French Superbike star Freddy Foray will be riding a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R in the British Superbike Championship this season under the PR Racing banner alongside Gary Mason and he said, “Coming to the UK has…